Makes a lot of sense. Here in NZ we use a digital free to air called Freeview, my Panasonic BR HD recorder has an app to watch any channel or whats recorded onto an iOS device. Sky, our pay tv is making an app. And off course there is also watching downloaded content. Maybe a wee airplay sound box would make the sound more expansive, like the 15 hour battery one at the Apple Store? Im considering one of those.
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From: Just Murray <krismurray@gmail.com>
To: "<iPad@yahoogroups.com>" <iPad@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, 4 December 2013 11:12 AM
Subject: [iPad] iPad as a TV
So. I've thought about this post for a while. Please excuse my absentmindedness if I've already posted it. =^o
I live in a 2 story house, bedrooms and kitchen front door all upstairs. Downstairs I have a 60" TV. And my Mac mini. But I live primarily upstairs. Now. My Apple TV serves a the video that my house gets. I don't use cable tv. My recliners are downstairs and watching tv is fairly comfortable. Recently I've been using my iPad instead of my tv to serve me video. And I gotta say. It's quite nice. Instead of sitting six feet back (2 meters ish) I set it a few inches away. The screen still fills relatively the same portion of my visual field. It uses less power than my tv. It travels to my kitchen if I want when I'm cooking or heck my bathroom too ya know?
I think I will phase out my tv. And yes I've sat with a friend and we've watched shows on my iPad. Certainly cinematic masterpieces won't be the same on an iPad as with surround sound. In my experience those are a tiny fraction of my viewing time..
Anyway. Just thought I'd share.
Cheers
~KLM
\\ Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darkness of other people" ~ Carl Jung //
I live in a 2 story house, bedrooms and kitchen front door all upstairs. Downstairs I have a 60" TV. And my Mac mini. But I live primarily upstairs. Now. My Apple TV serves a the video that my house gets. I don't use cable tv. My recliners are downstairs and watching tv is fairly comfortable. Recently I've been using my iPad instead of my tv to serve me video. And I gotta say. It's quite nice. Instead of sitting six feet back (2 meters ish) I set it a few inches away. The screen still fills relatively the same portion of my visual field. It uses less power than my tv. It travels to my kitchen if I want when I'm cooking or heck my bathroom too ya know?
I think I will phase out my tv. And yes I've sat with a friend and we've watched shows on my iPad. Certainly cinematic masterpieces won't be the same on an iPad as with surround sound. In my experience those are a tiny fraction of my viewing time..
Anyway. Just thought I'd share.
Cheers
~KLM
\\ Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darkness of other people" ~ Carl Jung //
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