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Wednesday, Sep 17, 2008 10:05am
Apple TV update to enable direct HD TV downloads? |
Apple is already at work on an update to deliver HD TV shows to the Apple TV, anonymous sources claim. The release of iTunes 8 brought with it HD-quality shows, which can be viewed either on a computer or an Apple TV; the latter device cannot download HD shows directly however, despite supporting the option for movies. A software update for Apple TVs is said to be in progress, which may be necessary for multiple reasons.Although the Apple TV first needs the option of HD TV purchases added to its menus, major issue may be the need to decouple HD content from SD. At the iTunes Store, users who buy HD shows also receive SD copies, mainly for the purposes of syncing with an iPod or iPhone. Keeping these would be impractical with the Apple TV, as the 40GB version might rapidly run out of available space. |