Imac to feature true 1080p screen and B-ray?

[Smartz]

I keep hearing a rumour that there will be new Imac called HD:Mac. That the screens will be true 1080p and that they will feature Blu-ray drives. I personally would love to buy one as i have my current Imac listed on Ebay but i will put off that 24inch Mac purchase until i know more.

Does this sound feasible? a HD consumer Mac with Blu-ray?

Also could they add the ability to read Blu-ray discs without loosing DVD Superdrive like capabilities?

I suppose that when they launch Leopard they need to be seen to be moving with the latest developments but who knows.

Matt

 

[kaidomac]

The HD part sounds accurate, but I don't know about the Blu-ray part. Apple did back Blu-ray a few years ago, but there's no clear winner yet. Putting in a Blu-ray drive and not an HD-DVD drive before the HD format war is settled might not be the best idea.

 

[bryphotoguy]

The HD part sounds accurate, but I don't know about the Blu-ray part. Apple did back Blu-ray a few years ago, but there's no clear winner yet. Putting in a Blu-ray drive and not an HD-DVD drive before the HD format war is settled might not be the best idea.

I agree.
Bryan

 

[boarderjosh10]

couldnt this computer concievably kill the apple tv?

 

[kaidomac]

couldnt this computer concievably kill the apple tv?

I know a couple people who use their computers as their televisions, but most people I know who have HD sets have at least a 42" TV. For the price of a 30" Apple LCD, you could probably buy a 46" plasma nowadays. I can't really picture a family sitting around a 24" iMac, you know?

 

[Bonzaisushi]

I highly doubt apple is worried about a format war. Especally when there wont be a winner either way(thanks to dual format players/burners) Blu ray is clearly in the head, and weve already heard of blu-ray support being built into leopard right? heck, isnt Blu-ray built into Toast titanium? i guess that wouldnt make a big diff since its a 3rd party app. but still.

This would be sweet as im looking to get a mac for home use only.

 

[trpnmonkey41]

1080p = 1920 × 1080
24" iMac = 1920 x 1200

The 24" iMac is 1080p just in a 16:10 ratio, not 16:9

 

[fleurya]

couldnt this computer concievably kill the apple tv?

The price difference and equipment are too different. The main competitor for Apple TV is the Mac Mini, which is why there's a good chance it will get the axe.

The only problem with that is, Apple won't have any "budget" computers.

 

[tmetcalf]

Maybe the question should be whether it will have a BD burner. As stated above, I don't see many people using this as their main viewing source. I suppose a few bachelors might do this in a studio apartment - or a couple/family that has an office in the bedroom and like to watch movies in bed.

But being able to edit HDV and burn to blu-ray - that would be quite nice.

 

[Smartz]

I firmly believe that Jobs comments about doing something scary and i think that could be commiting to HD and using B-Ray drives. KNowing Jobs and his approach i could imagine there being some sort of contra deal involving Apple using Bravia TV's in the stores for some sort of discount on Sony BD drives in exchange for Apple only support B-Ray in its pro apps for burning.

I mean its a bit of a chess play but the sort of style that seems to fit with Jobs approach. A standard B-ray movie disc could easily exploit its massive storage capacity and include a reduced sized film for Vod playback.

obviously im spitballing here and Sony might be concerned about the iphone impacting its SE walkman phone line and not wanting to play nice with Apple at all.

 

[lpn]

trnpmonkey, there are SO many things wrong with ur dp

 

[dtravis7]

trnpmonkey, there are SO many things wrong with ur dp

His DP?

 

[jakeroberts]

Could somebody on an average budget afford an iMac with such capabilities? The blue ray option is going to have to be pretty costly.

 

[B&O]

I cant see it before the MacPros have them. HD yeah. But BR is OTT at the moment.

 

[smurfy]

Blu-ray is a possibility, I think. Apple has always been an early adopter. I mean look at CDs. Apple exclusively started using CD drives in 1998, and most PCs still have floppy drives in them!

 

[Aptmunich]

Possible, but I think it's far more likely you'll see Blu-ray drives in the Mac Pro before you see them in the iMac.

 

[meatus]

Maybe the question should be whether it will have a BD burner. As stated above, I don't see many people using this as their main viewing source. I suppose a few bachelors might do this in a studio apartment - or a couple/family that has an office in the bedroom and like to watch movies in bed.

But being able to edit HDV and burn to blu-ray - that would be quite nice.

Blue Ray's aren't going to used for just movies. Look at the PS3 using it for games. You can 50 gig on a blue ray disc. You could use them so many different things other than just watching HD movies.

Of course it sounds like Blue Ray is going to be obsolete here in a couple years. 300 gb holographic discs later this year? Possibility of 1.6 TB by 2010?

http://http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=3641

http://www.engadget.com/2005/04/18/inphase-announces-300gb-holographic-discs/

 

[meatus]

Man I really should read through my post before I reply to them. Sorry for the sloppy post!

 

[tmetcalf]

Meatus:

I wasn't trying to say that movies are the reason - one of many possibilities as you said - but something that I personally would appeciate about it.