Apple iPhone and TV - initial thoughts
Apple TV
Pro:
small
no power supply/brick like the Xbox360
compatible with PC and Mac OSX
720p output (High Definition)
Con:
no black version
no analogue output because Hollywood won’t let them… effectively making this device useless to people with normal TVs
no 1080p output
requires iTunes to work properly
£199 for a box that quite frankly just plays back content, Xbox Media Centre is a far better, more feature rich and cheaper (unfortunately requires xbox modding though), there are however other alternatives
only allows you to play movies available via the iTunes shop or accessible via iTunes, to my knowledge this includes home made movies, divx, xvid, etc.
iPhone
Pro:
beautifully thought out UI
wifi connectivity (bluetooth too, but that’s expected these days)
nice design
high resolution screen
compatible with Windows and OSX
Con:
requires iTunes
too big to run with
battery? can you replace it?
no 3rd party apps