I think that Sony Wega monitor is displaying in 720p mode. The picture should be even better when on the 1080p monitors.
With Apple committed to adding Blu-Ray discs, and apparently developing a multimode HD video network, the Mac mini is bound to be a popular accessory for HDTV owners.
Apple plans possible HDTV role PING!
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HOLY SH$T! THATS SO COOL!
Yeah, that's 1280x720. You can tell because everything looks way too damned large. A shame that more TVs don't support 1920x1080.
At least this explains Jobs' "2005 is the year of HD" comment. Gotta say, though, I'm more excited about HD coming up in the next-generation of game consoles.
First, you have the current example of VOOM, the HD satellite system. People just aren't buying into it. By contrast, the iPod was an accessory to a wildly booming mp3 (pirate) market.
Secondly, the satellite vendors are going to be switching to advanced codecs like AVC (from MS) or H.264 (part of upgraded MPEG4). I suspect they can execute this switch much faster than Apple can build a whole new business, launch birds, sell set top boxes, etc. Unless, of course, they buy ailing VOOM and Tivo. Then they get a leg up. If that happens, all bets are off.
Digital TV: What Are We Waiting For?
Erin Biba, Medill News Service
Wednesday, March 23, 2005
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,120155,00.asp
[snip] Broadcaster opposition, consumer confusion are slowing the transition from analog to digital... The FCC's timetable called for analog broadcasts to stop on December 31, 2006, but with the digital transition taking longer than anticipated, that date is likely to change. [unsnip]
Sounds like Apple will be well positioned. Since my analog TVs are going to need some sort of black box to feed them the new signal in a usable form, I guess I'll be getting a new computer in 2007. ;')