What will the keynote bring?

[Got Haggis?]

pretty much...which is a huge for me, being a hdtv owner and all.  it also has cable card support.

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

Originally posted by Got Haggis?:
   it also has cable card support.

i don't know what that is.

[vansmack]

Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
  And just to recap, the only advantages of the series 3 over the series 2 is going to be HDTV compatible and the ability to watch two stations?

I've never heard anybody say "only" before dual HD Cable Card tuners considering the technology doesn't actually exist at the moment, but as far as has been announced, that is all we know.  I'd imagine there will be some new software toys as well, but I'm not testing this one.

[vansmack]

Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
   

Originally posted by Got Haggis?:
   it also has cable card support.

i don't know what that is. [/b]

Cable card support is a new mandated technology for cable companies so that you are not tied to their equipment for digital broadcasts.
 
 With the a cable card (literally, a credit card sized plastic device that slips in to a cable card reader), users can decrypt digital cable signals without a set top box.
 
 Most new HDTVs and nearly all new DVRs will come Digital Cable Ready, which means they will come with cable card readers built in.  Like kosmo said, this means no more IR blasters for TiVo and more options for the user to set the picture quality based on thier own equipment, not the equipment of the cable company.

[ggw]

Anybody remember the good old days when all you had to do was plug in your TV and jiggle the rabbit ears?

[vansmack]

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
  Anybody remember the good old days when all you had to do was plug in your TV and jiggle the rabbit ears?

The days when you could watch your choice of three channels and live sports didn't exist, but for Sundays and Monday nights?
 
 Thankfully, I've forgotten all about those days...

Pope loves his iPod
 
  The Pope likes to unwind by listening to his iPod.
 
 Pope Benedict XVI was given an iPod Nano as a present by staff at Vatican Radio.
 
 Officials have loaded it with religious music, plus pieces by Beethoven, Mozart and Chopin.
 
 He has been spotted around the Vatican using his iPod and distinctive white earphones.
 
 According to The Sun a spokesman said: "He is very pleased with the iPod. The Holy Father likes to unwind listening to it and is of the opinion that this sort of technology is the future."
 
 The Queen, President Bush and Tony Blair all own an iPod.
 
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 Q.  What do vansmack, markLe & the president have in common?
   <img src="http://www.felixkalkman.com/webfotoos/%20portfolio%20lowres/bodyb3.jpg" alt=" - " />
 A.  They are all gay.

[Got Haggis?]

cable card really won't be for 'primetime' until most tv's have cable card 2.0.  1.0 only supports one direction, which means no on-demand. 2.0 is bidirectional.

[vansmack]

Originally posted by Got Haggis?:
  cable card really won't be for 'primetime' until most tv's have cable card 2.0.  1.0 only supports one direction, which means no on-demand. 2.0 is bidirectional.

TiVo Series 3 will support Cable Card 2.0

[vansmack]

Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
  Do we have a more definite idea on the price of Tivo Series 3 yet?

Hey remember this thread?
 
 I finally have an answer for you, Julian, whomever you are these days.
 
 $799.
 
 http://www.tivo.com/2.0.boxdetails.asp?box=series3HDDVR

[vansmack]

Apple unveiled an iTV (hello trademark infringment, expect a new name) which is a new iTV device:
 
 - has 802.11 wireless built in
 - wired networking
 - USB
 - an HDMI connector
 - and also component video
 - analog audio and optical audio.
 
 It can controlled with an Apple remote and hooks directly to a TV or to set-top box or home theater system.
 
 The point of iTV is to allow movies and TV shows downloaded to a computer to play on a TV in another room.  Movies downloaded from iTunes will be 640x480.
 
 And Apple added a matchbook size Shuffle.
 http://www.apple.com/ipodshuffle/

[vansmack]

Before you upgrade to iTunes 7, make sure you don't mind living in silence for an hour.
 
 Easily noticed upgrades:
 
 1) Automatcially downlaod album artwork
 2) Determining Gapless Playback
 
 Depending on the size of your collection, it could take a while.  My work computer (4700 songs) is upgrading and it's been about 20 minutes.  It's on song 1000.
 
 My home computer has 5 times as many songs...

[nkotb]

I was about to upgrade before I read this.  What's the "gapless playback" feature?
 
 EDIT: Nevermind, just found it...
 
   

Originally posted by vansmack:
  Before you upgrade to iTunes 7, make sure you don't mind living in silence for an hour.
 
 Easily noticed upgrades:
 
 1) Automatcially downlaod album artwork
 2) Determining Gapless Playback
 
 Depending on the size of your collection, it could take a while.  My work computer (4700 songs) is upgrading and it's been about 20 minutes.  It's on song 1000.
 
 My home computer has 5 times as many songs...

[vansmack]

Originally posted by nkotb:
  I was about to upgrade before I read this.  What's the "gapless playback" feature?
 
 EDIT: Nevermind, just found it...
 
   

I always thought iTunes had it.  It's the iPod that doesn't have it, but really should.
 
 For those that don't know, it's the ability to play multiple tracks with no pause between them.

[vansmack]

I decided to stop the gapless playback thing and listen to music.  Not sure if it's doing it behind the scenes.  
 
 It's still looking for album art work though - 198 of 496.  Kind of a cool feature that's been available in many other players for some time.
 
 There is a new picture view that will show the picture of the last album you listened to, the current album you're listening to and what's up next (at least on party shuffle).