iPad Vs Apple TV

[ParishYoung]

Will the iPad output video to a TV.

For example, if I rent a movie through iTunes, could I then hook it into my TV and watch it on the bigger screen?

If I can, then I guess I'll have no more use for Apple TV. Hopefully then eBay can let me recoup some of the cash I spent on the iPad itself. Lol.

 

[wombat888]

You can do this, but you could also do it with a desktop or laptop computer ... this seems like a stretch. The Apple TV is geared toward use on a TV with a 10-foot interface. I don't see much overlap there. The bigger competition for Apple TV is running Boxee on a desktop or laptop.

 

[Bcadiere]

Yes the iPad will output video to your TV via the Apple component AV cable. I have been renting and purchasing movies on iTunes and watching them on my TV. The picture quality is great.

 

[ParishYoung]

Can you rent in HD though, via the iPad, like you can with the Apple TV?

 

[zedsdead]

For whatever stupid reason, the ipad does not output HD, so it I'll downsample it to 480i.

 

[Bcadiere]

Yes you can rent HD movies but the output is either 576P or 480P.