It could be a good time to pick some iPod AV cables as Apple has told retailers to start clearancing them out. Why you ask? Well, silly, ’cause there is a new iPhone coming! That’s why. We hear that the upcoming AV cables combine both composite, and component into one cable, which will allow for both SD and HDTV hook up without buying two sets of cables. Does this mean Apple has big plans for the AV capabilities of the next iPhone/iPod. Hell if I know.
Phone News seems to think the next iPod will output all sorts of HD resolutions and it doesn’t seem out of the realm of possibility. What seems more likely though, (at least to me) is that Apple will produce a dock thingie that will take advantage of the new software in 3.0 and closely replicate the functionality of an Apple TV. Meaning, once the iPod is docked, WiFi, 3G video streaming, and locally-stored videos are accessible via an Apple TV-type menu. Or maybe I’m way off base. Who knows.
Anyway, Apple AV cables. They are going on clearance. Maybe.
I can’t forsee this thing having enough juice to pump out 720p video. I could be totally wrong about that but I just don’t see it happening.
Considering it already does 640 x 480 H.264 HD, and it has for 2 years, I don’t see why this is so far fetched.
The HD codec I should clarify, not full HD.
Any respectable thing should technically be in at least 1080i. Judging by the current processing power and the fact that they are talking this summer/fall release of a new iPhone I just don’t see it happening.
I would be thrilled if it did. But I know how quicktime already withers to HD where VLC strides ahead. They will have to make some huge logic changes to their software and processing.
Now, I would happily be surprised if this did happen. I just don’t see it in the cards.
Yeah your right, all the other cellphones with video output that I’ve seen are at least 1080i.
The cables are on clearance. I purchased one last week at BestBuy and they were $26.00 (their sticker showed “clearance” on it) – bestbuy.com listed it the same day I bought it for $51. They are great cables for showing movies through the car’s A/V system.