Comments on: Is Apple secretly working with Miglia? http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/ TheAppleBlog, published by and for the day-to-day Apple user, is a prominent source for news, reviews, walkthroughs, and real life application of all Apple products. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:46:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Simon http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14060 Simon Wed, 21 May 2008 11:46:37 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14060 A what about us in the rest of the world who can't buy any content from the apple store. kink of makes the apple tv useless to me. A what about us in the rest of the world who can’t buy any content from the apple store. kink of makes the apple tv useless to me.

]]> By: Apple interested in Miglia? http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14059 Apple interested in Miglia? Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:24:26 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14059 [...] to one blog, Apple might have an interest in Miglia’s products. Currently, there’s a USB port on [...] [...] to one blog, Apple might have an interest in Miglia’s products. Currently, there’s a USB port on [...]

]]> By: smokeonit http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14058 smokeonit Tue, 27 Mar 2007 14:51:36 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14058 appleTv processor is not fast enuff for miniTV HD... i have a miniTV HD myself and know what i talk about! unless miglia rebuilds the HDTV ATSc tuner with onbaord decoding of the transport stream this ain't gonna happen! and why should apple work with miglia and not elgato??? elgato and apple have a much longer realtionship than miglia... and elgato products are much better quality! appleTv processor is not fast enuff for miniTV HD… i have a miniTV HD myself and know what i talk about!

unless miglia rebuilds the HDTV ATSc tuner with onbaord decoding of the transport stream this ain’t gonna happen!

and why should apple work with miglia and not elgato???

elgato and apple have a much longer realtionship than miglia… and elgato products are much better quality!

]]> By: Scott Young http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14057 Scott Young Tue, 27 Mar 2007 02:26:13 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14057 "If it won't record then noone will buy it?" Well the iPod doesn't record, yet everyone buys it. Apple doesn't create devices that does everything, it just does 1-2 things that we want the most, to watch our videos and movies on a real tv instead of a computer screen. “If it won’t record then noone will buy it?” Well the iPod doesn’t record, yet everyone buys it. Apple doesn’t create devices that does everything, it just does 1-2 things that we want the most, to watch our videos and movies on a real tv instead of a computer screen.

]]> By: AwkwardTV » Blog Archive » Is Apple secretly working with Miglia? http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14056 AwkwardTV » Blog Archive » Is Apple secretly working with Miglia? Mon, 26 Mar 2007 12:20:52 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14056 [...] This article on TheAppleBlog.com suggests there might be a co-op between Apple and Migila, for a HDTV input device. If so, this would make a really nice add-on for the AppleTV! Blog this:Digg itdel.icio.usTechnorati? [...] [...] This article on TheAppleBlog.com suggests there might be a co-op between Apple and Migila, for a HDTV input device. If so, this would make a really nice add-on for the AppleTV! Blog this:Digg itdel.icio.usTechnorati? [...]

]]> By: AppleTV Going to Cash In? « Hrag Vartanian http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14054 AppleTV Going to Cash In? « Hrag Vartanian Mon, 26 Mar 2007 04:55:08 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14054 [...] s.palomino says: March 25, 2007 at 8:56 pm btw, if you want to nurture the fantasy that Apple TV will someday have DVR capabilities, rumors about Apple’s possible acquisition of Miglia might give you something to chew on …Is Apple secretly working with Miglia: http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/ [...] [...] s.palomino says: March 25, 2007 at 8:56 pm btw, if you want to nurture the fantasy that Apple TV will someday have DVR capabilities, rumors about Apple’s possible acquisition of Miglia might give you something to chew on …Is Apple secretly working with Miglia: http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/ [...]

]]> By: First Apple TV accessories coming soon? | Apple TV Hacks http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14055 First Apple TV accessories coming soon? | Apple TV Hacks Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:23:10 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14055 [...] Miglia products have disappeared from the Apple Store, so it seems something could be in the works. Rumors are [...] [...] Miglia products have disappeared from the Apple Store, so it seems something could be in the works. Rumors are [...]

]]> By: myMacBUZZ » Apple TV Quicklinks http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14030 myMacBUZZ » Apple TV Quicklinks Tue, 20 Mar 2007 06:23:58 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14030 [...] Apple be secretly working with Miglia in the wake of the latter losing its Elgato EyeTV license, asks The Apple Blog. Perhaps Miglia will help develop new DVR features for the Apple [...] [...] Apple be secretly working with Miglia in the wake of the latter losing its Elgato EyeTV license, asks The Apple Blog. Perhaps Miglia will help develop new DVR features for the Apple [...]

]]> By: Automation Adventures » Blog Archives » Rumor: Apple in talks with Miglia about DVR capabilities? http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14031 Automation Adventures » Blog Archives » Rumor: Apple in talks with Miglia about DVR capabilities? Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:27:39 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14031 [...] The Apple Blog, Blackfriars, and MaxDailyNews. Posted in PVR, Macintosh, Network | Trackback | del.icio.us | Top [...] [...] The Apple Blog, Blackfriars, and MaxDailyNews. Posted in PVR, Macintosh, Network | Trackback | del.icio.us | Top [...]

]]> By: Big Trousers » Apple and Miglia http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14032 Big Trousers » Apple and Miglia Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:13:31 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14032 [...] has been a bit of a buzz going on in the past few days about Migila having lost the Elgato EyeTV software license. It seems [...] [...] has been a bit of a buzz going on in the past few days about Migila having lost the Elgato EyeTV software license. It seems [...]

]]> By: Matt Hoult http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14034 Matt Hoult Mon, 19 Mar 2007 08:10:38 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14034 I think that the opinion that Apple needs to sell through iTunes rather than simply saying "hey, check out this product" or eve "hey, look how you can get our shows for a one off hardware fee" has been beaten to death, but let me say something about Miglia. I don't have a lot of experience with many of Miglia's products, but I do with their old MediaBanks and these are simply the very worst Mac product I have ever had the dis-pleasure to use. I hope Apple aren't getting cosey with them for any reason, I certainly won't be using a Miglia product again given the choice. I think that the opinion that Apple needs to sell through iTunes rather than simply saying “hey, check out this product” or eve “hey, look how you can get our shows for a one off hardware fee” has been beaten to death, but let me say something about Miglia.

I don’t have a lot of experience with many of Miglia’s products, but I do with their old MediaBanks and these are simply the very worst Mac product I have ever had the dis-pleasure to use. I hope Apple aren’t getting cosey with them for any reason, I certainly won’t be using a Miglia product again given the choice.

]]> By: DVR Bulletin » Blog Archive » Apple Buying Miglia? http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14033 DVR Bulletin » Blog Archive » Apple Buying Miglia? Mon, 19 Mar 2007 07:50:30 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14033 [...] are spreading rumors that Apple may be acquiring Miglia, makers of TV Max+ and other products that allow customers to view TV on Macs. This would give the [...] [...] are spreading rumors that Apple may be acquiring Miglia, makers of TV Max+ and other products that allow customers to view TV on Macs. This would give the [...]

]]> By: Bob http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14035 Bob Mon, 19 Mar 2007 03:50:30 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14035 All the Miglia/EyeTV files below play very well on my mac Mini. All I need is a plug-in for Quicktime... Remember that 60 interlaced fields = 29.97 frames. NBC HD(1080i)cable QAM file I captured using EyeTV shows this: Video Tracks: 2112 MPEG-2, 1920 × 1080, 16:9, 29.97 fps, 18.97 Mbps, upper field first Audio Tracks: 2113 AC3 2/0, 48 kHz, 384 kbps A CBS HD file also 1080i shows this: Video Tracks: 49 MPEG-2, 1920 × 1080, 16:9, 29.97 fps, 65.00 Mbps, upper field first Audio Tracks: 52 AC3 2/0, 48 kHz, 192 kbps Fox 720p: Video Tracks: 97 MPEG-2, 1280 × 720, 16:9, 59.94 fps, 19.00 Mbps, progressive Audio Tracks: 100 AC3 2/0, 48 kHz, 384 kbps All the Miglia/EyeTV files below play very well on my mac Mini. All I need is a plug-in for Quicktime… Remember that 60 interlaced fields = 29.97 frames.

NBC HD(1080i)cable QAM file I captured using EyeTV shows this:
Video Tracks:
2112 MPEG-2, 1920 × 1080, 16:9, 29.97 fps, 18.97 Mbps, upper field first
Audio Tracks:
2113 AC3 2/0, 48 kHz, 384 kbps

A CBS HD file also 1080i shows this:
Video Tracks:
49 MPEG-2, 1920 × 1080, 16:9, 29.97 fps, 65.00 Mbps, upper field first
Audio Tracks:
52 AC3 2/0, 48 kHz, 192 kbps

Fox 720p:
Video Tracks:
97 MPEG-2, 1280 × 720, 16:9, 59.94 fps, 19.00 Mbps, progressive
Audio Tracks:
100 AC3 2/0, 48 kHz, 384 kbps

]]> By: Apple TV to get DVR features via Miglia? « Koolio http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14036 Apple TV to get DVR features via Miglia? « Koolio Mon, 19 Mar 2007 02:27:06 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14036 [...] 18th, 2007 · No Comments The Apple Blog witnessed something interesting at MacWorld: While I was at Miglia’s booth checking out their products and talking to their [...] [...] 18th, 2007 · No Comments The Apple Blog witnessed something interesting at MacWorld: While I was at Miglia’s booth checking out their products and talking to their [...]

]]> By: DVR to the People. « http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14039 DVR to the People. « Sun, 18 Mar 2007 00:16:54 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14039 [...] future. It has been revealed in the last few days that Apple have been in talks with Miglia and the speculation has been that Apple is either buying the company or atleast rights to the techology to add DVR [...] [...] future. It has been revealed in the last few days that Apple have been in talks with Miglia and the speculation has been that Apple is either buying the company or atleast rights to the techology to add DVR [...]

]]> By: Rick Curran http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14038 Rick Curran Sat, 17 Mar 2007 22:18:07 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14038 Interesting idea, I think it's interesting that the AppleTV is listed next to the iPods on the Apple Store, it's no accident that they are grouped together. It seems like a very good way to ensure that the AppleTV has some form of success like the iPod by having a big third party supplier of devices that can plug into and enhance the AppleTV. Miglia would fit well as a provider in that area, and if their products are intended to complement the AppleTV then they'll work well with iTunes (or any other Apple Software) and therefore wouldn't need the Elgato software. That said, the tone of Elgato's press release of the 'termination' of the agreement does appear quite strongly worded. Interesting idea, I think it’s interesting that the AppleTV is listed next to the iPods on the Apple Store, it’s no accident that they are grouped together. It seems like a very good way to ensure that the AppleTV has some form of success like the iPod by having a big third party supplier of devices that can plug into and enhance the AppleTV.

Miglia would fit well as a provider in that area, and if their products are intended to complement the AppleTV then they’ll work well with iTunes (or any other Apple Software) and therefore wouldn’t need the Elgato software.

That said, the tone of Elgato’s press release of the ‘termination’ of the agreement does appear quite strongly worded.

]]> By: Tom http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14037 Tom Sat, 17 Mar 2007 20:33:09 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14037 If Apple could offer a system where I could watch any show on cable on-demand (without having to pay $1.99 a shot) then that would be huge for me. Why mess around with setting up and configuring a DVR if I could just fire up my Apple TV and watch the episode of Lost from last night that I missed? When you stop and think about it, most people who have a DVR are probably recording the same set of shows anyways. My cable company offers movies on demand, why don't they offer TV shows on demand? If Apple could offer a system where I could watch any show on cable on-demand (without having to pay $1.99 a shot) then that would be huge for me. Why mess around with setting up and configuring a DVR if I could just fire up my Apple TV and watch the episode of Lost from last night that I missed? When you stop and think about it, most people who have a DVR are probably recording the same set of shows anyways. My cable company offers movies on demand, why don’t they offer TV shows on demand?

]]> By: Bruce http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14041 Bruce Sat, 17 Mar 2007 18:44:09 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14041 There is a flaw in the idea of using either the Elgato or the Miglia with AppleTV for DVR functionality. The AppleTV will not play 1080i60 or 720p60 MPEG2 formats - the only two HD formats used in over teh air digital broadcasts. And that is a shame. There is a flaw in the idea of using either the Elgato or the Miglia with AppleTV for DVR functionality.

The AppleTV will not play 1080i60 or 720p60 MPEG2 formats – the only two HD formats used in over teh air digital broadcasts.

And that is a shame.

]]> By: Martin http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14040 Martin Sat, 17 Mar 2007 18:16:55 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14040 Cable tv is less than 20 dollars per month here, why would i even want an Apple TV ? i use 3 eyeTV tuners, connected to one mac with the largest screen, that's a lot better than the Apple TV + a TV. using the mac as a TV makes much more sense to me than buying a device that does nothing else than to connect a mac to a TV that' i don't even have ! Cable tv is less than 20 dollars per month here, why would i even want an Apple TV ?

i use 3 eyeTV tuners, connected to one mac with the largest screen, that’s a lot better than the Apple TV + a TV.

using the mac as a TV makes much more sense to me than buying a device that does nothing else than to connect a mac to a TV that’ i don’t even have !

]]> By: Matthew http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14042 Matthew Sat, 17 Mar 2007 17:28:52 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/03/15/is-apple-secretly-working-with-miglia/#comment-14042 It is $50 a month for cable TV in my area. $50 a month = $600 a year to watch anything. I don't watch everything though. So for the same $600 I could by 17 season passes of iTunes TV shows. Further ad to that, ABC gives away their news shows for free over podcast. I think that is compelling. Not for everyone. I am not a channel surfer, and I spend little time in front of the TV. I am out, on the internet, reading, far more than I watch TV. Now add to this device, the streaming of music, and photos. You will see this is a compelling device. It is not for everyone, just as a iPod with video is not for everyone, but I will be very surprised if in a few years this is not a huge success. It is $50 a month for cable TV in my area. $50 a month = $600 a year to watch anything. I don’t watch everything though. So for the same $600 I could by 17 season passes of iTunes TV shows. Further ad to that, ABC gives away their news shows for free over podcast. I think that is compelling. Not for everyone. I am not a channel surfer, and I spend little time in front of the TV. I am out, on the internet, reading, far more than I watch TV.

Now add to this device, the streaming of music, and photos. You will see this is a compelling device. It is not for everyone, just as a iPod with video is not for everyone, but I will be very surprised if in a few years this is not a huge success.

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