I'd really like to see the Airplay feature to be picked up by projector manufacturers and Keynote would start to support streaming via Airplay. Then I could finally do slideshow with iPhone!
How does this compare to a linux-backed roll-your-own media center? Obviously it supports netflix, and you can't install your own applications, but what else?
Kinda depends on who you are. There's a high ratio, say 1 to 20, of people who want to build their own media center versus people that just want to buy something cheap that works well. I've built my own media centers before, but honestly when the first Apple TV came out a few years ago it answered pretty much every problem I had. I was able to buy tv shows and rent movies right from my TV. The interface was pretty straightforward. I used to pirate movies and shows, but that was a lot more complicated than just spending a couple bucks to get something to watch right now. Didn't have to worry about poor quality anymore, etc.
I really like to reverse your question: why would anyone want to build their own media center now-a-days?
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Microsoft had some standard for wireless projectors that I've never seen in real life, but hopefully this will catch on.
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[+] [-] geuis|15 years ago|reply
I really like to reverse your question: why would anyone want to build their own media center now-a-days?
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