iTV, cablecard, .n

[Kevin Callahan]

On Dec 11, 2006, at 3:39 PM, rogerhoward at rogerroger.org wrote:

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> On Dec 11, 2006, at 12:36 PM, j o a r wrote:
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>>> But, it's clear a lot of folks want their recorded shows (not  
>>> just iTMS downloads) to seamlessly integrate with Front Row.
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>> Anything that can be played in QuickTime can be played in Front  
>> Row, right? I would guess that the same thing holds true for iTV.  
>> Steve likes his home video projects, so I'm sure you will be able  
>> to play more than iTMS downloads through the iTV.
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> Front Row has access to the complete Quicktime stack. Unless the  
> iTV is a repackaged Mac Mini, I would seriously doubt that  
> *anything* that can be played in Front Row will be playable on iTV.  
> Granted most people just think simple video/audio when they think  
> Quicktime, but QT playback on Mac and Windows supports far, far  
> more, and I'd be shocked to ever see all that functionality  
> available on a device like iTV. More likely, we'll see a subset of  
> what's playable in Quicktime - more like iTV will support what iPod  
> supports (and perhaps extended to support higher resolution).
>
> Best -Rh

i bet you're right on the money