http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/ Engadget Comments for iPhone 3GS totally capable of 1080p video playback http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/Aug 20th 2009 7:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/Aug 20th 2009 7:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/Aug 20th 2009 7:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/Aug 20th 2009 7:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/Aug 20th 2009 7:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/its right out the box, engadget you over did the tittle ]]>Aug 20th 2009 7:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/
Or in other words, if zune wasn't any good, a meh mp3/video player there wouldn't be these outburst.

The more flames the more intresting it is becoming... I'll have to check it when it comes to shops.]]>Aug 20th 2009 7:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/Aug 20th 2009 8:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/Not to mention the battery needed...]]>Aug 20th 2009 8:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/
I don't think they overdid the tittle in the i of iPhone. It seems fine to me. Now that I look it, it might be too big.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tittle]]>Aug 20th 2009 8:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/
"Wow, I'm not surprised that I'm being downranked by all of these Micro$hit followers. LAWL!! You guys are freaking MicroTards. Following a corrupt company with a stupid company logo, a nerdy leader who has no taste in style of clothing, has stupid glasses, who's partner is a bald idiot who sweats a lot, and is a coward and gets all emotional when the other company is making fun of them."

You're talking about Apple, right? Because they also have a lame logo, they're also corrupt, maybe more than Microsoft, they have a nerdy leader who wears an unfashionable black turtleneck with some jeans, glasses are pretty much the same as Bill, Steve Ballmer is balding but he does sweat a lot, and Appledid get emotioanl and requested Microsoft to take down the PC hunters ads.]]>Aug 20th 2009 8:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/
I have an iPhone 3G & an iMac and I downranked your comment, what am I?]]>Aug 20th 2009 8:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/
Honestly with a vocabulary like that people would think that you are 9.

You make the rest of us that can use both Apple and Microsoft products look bad. Thanks for once again making Apple users look like a bunch of idiots. We appreciate it.]]>Aug 20th 2009 8:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/
"No Feeding The iTrolls"]]>Aug 20th 2009 8:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/
Actually 17 thank you (:

But you know if im younger than you it's pretty bad that I can manage to be more mature on a comment bored than you.]]>Aug 20th 2009 8:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/
"Haha, and who said that the iPhone/iPod Touch couldn't handle 1080!! I smell jealously from ZuneTards."
-I'm guessing you mean 1080p? If so, they still can't. What this video shows the iPhone 3GS can do is do a very poor job at downconverting a 1920x1080 video to 480x272(yeah, that's right, I'll get to that in a bit) and then play it at that resolution.

"The iPhone 3GS and the iPod Touch 3rd Gen will/ already have better proccessors(th CPU in the 3GS is faster than Tegra, check for yourself)"
-You're missing the point. Yes, the basic processor is faster, but this isn't 1999. The Zune HD has 8 separate processors, 2 of which are basic ones. The rest handle audio, HD encoding and decoding, etc. The graphics processor on the Zune HD is far superior to that of the iPhone 3GS. In a device like this, that's all that really matters since it doesn't have a lot of really CPU-intensive operations.

"ACTUAL HD"
-No, it doesn't. The Zune HD does, though.

"More Apps/Games(The ZuneHD doesn't even have games yet)"
-The Zune HD isn't out yet. Besides that point, Microsoft has yet to announce how apps/games will be implemented(though it's pretty well confirmed that they will be).

"a bigger screen and better res.(WTF is 480x 272? That res. is gayness)"
-Here we go. You wanted to know? It's a 16:9 aspect ratio, you know, the same one used for widescreen movies. It's not a worse resolution, it's a different aspect ratio. Movies(the only thing you'll need resolution for) will show up at 480x272 on the 3GS as well.

"sleeker looks, and more people know what iPods are and only Micro$oft geeks know Zunes. Face it and stop whining and just get an iPod like the rest of us."
-Subjective, you think the 3GS looks better, most others think the Zune HD looks better. How does your second statement here show anything about the relative quality? Oh, right, it doesn't.]]>Aug 20th 2009 8:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/
"Hell, if Apple entered the Console business, they would easily make it to the top because they have thousands of developers and many people recognize the Apple logo as being hip and coolio."

I totally agree. And when they did, they failed. Yeah...awkward turtle just reared its ugly head. ]]>Aug 20th 2009 8:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/
"Hell, if Apple entered the Console business, they would easily make it to the top because they have thousands of developers and many people recognize the Apple logo as being hip and coolio."

I totally agree. And when they did, back in the early 1990s, they failed. Yeah...awkward turtle just reared its ugly head to say hi. ]]>Aug 20th 2009 8:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/
Regarding games on the iPhone and Zune HD. Like others said, games do exist on the Zune and the Zune HD will be capable of playing graphic intense games way better than the iPhone 3G S. Not only that, Microsoft already has huge connections with professional game developers and XBox Arcade games (which the Zune HD can theoretically handle) blow any game you can find on in the iTunes App Store all they have to do is port them and I bet if they did Microsoft would automatically make the games you already purchased on the console available on the Zune.]]>Aug 20th 2009 9:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Pippen

Now, who cares? The Xbox360 is a better console from the hardware specs than the Wii, but the Wii does sell like crazy.

There is room for more than one 'brand' of media player.

]]>Aug 20th 2009 10:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/
Ahhh, one would tend to look at the publishing process and restrictions on what devs can do as more locked down by Sony, Nintendo and MS than even the AppStore. Even the channel of publishing is restricted to being through the console manufacturer.

It would rather appear Apple read the console playbook when working out the AppStore.

So on the spurious notion that Apple might make a console. We could rather expect more of the same, in line with the big gaming 3 ]]>Aug 20th 2009 11:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/Aug 21st 2009 2:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/
DON'T FEED THE TROLL!!! You're just giving him the negative attention he craves because that's all mommy and daddy gave him, and negative attention is better than no attention.

Just do what I do, report and move on.]]>Aug 21st 2009 9:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/Aug 21st 2009 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/Aug 20th 2009 7:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/Aug 20th 2009 7:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/
Nope, the 2nd gen iPod Touch has a faster CPU than the original iPod Touch, iPhone and iPhone 3G, but it's still slower than the 3GS. It also only has 128 MB RAM, where the 3GS has 256 MB.]]>Aug 20th 2009 7:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/Aug 20th 2009 7:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/
That OLED screen on the other hand, is a killer feature. ]]>Aug 21st 2009 4:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/
Putting HDMI on the Zune HD, or any digicam, is easy. Adding it to the iPhone/iPod *changes the docking connector* which means they have to start over on the ecosystem of accessories. While Apple really has no choice but to do it eventually, it's a very big deal for them. They'll need to line up a bunch of cool accessories from third-party vendors before they drop the announcement.]]>Aug 24th 2009 4:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/Aug 20th 2009 7:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/Aug 20th 2009 7:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/Aug 20th 2009 7:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/
So it can decode 1080p... big deal. You wrote a whole article on that? Must be a slow news day. What's next, a list of the resolutions and file formats that the PSP can decode? Riveting!]]>Aug 20th 2009 7:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/Aug 20th 2009 8:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/Aug 20th 2009 8:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/
First of all, your a big time MS booster. Do you work for them?

Seriously. If you do you should come clean.


The zune HD and the ipod both are using arm processors. Its the same core. Obviously both have accelerated chip hardware to play back video, and that differs. They imbed cores into the Nvidia processor the Zune uses (for a software guy, I spend way too much time with EE (Electrical Engineers))

Plus the ZUNE HD isn't even out yet vs a fairly established existing product, so why don't we wait to the reviews come out to see how it works.

The other thing is what is this software? Most software that plays back video is optimized, likely this software isn't, this is a hack, and it seems to work alright. Playing back HD video on portable devices is kinda well... dumb, the screens aren't even HD. Having to plug the devices into a cradle to watch while interesting in concept isn't really all that practical.]]>Aug 20th 2009 9:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/
How is plugging a device in a dock not practical? Docking is part of just about every iPod accessory and I think it's been proven pretty practical for some time now. The only difference here is you are going to watch a video. Also, unlike every home theater docking system i've seen for the iPod, with the Zune you get the same interface on the television as the device making it hell of a lot easier to navigate.]]>Aug 20th 2009 10:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/Aug 21st 2009 3:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvp96mEl7MQ

Really nice TV interface for a PMP. Exactly like the PMP's, but still just as functional. I actually wish the Xbox 360 had the Zune interface for media playback. Much more visually pleasing. ]]>Aug 21st 2009 4:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/Aug 20th 2009 7:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/
This is like trying to watch a blu-ray on a old 20in tube TV, no different than watching a DVD on the same TV.]]>Aug 20th 2009 7:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/
Wouldn't a phone call REALLY interrupt your show now instead of jsut being a small annoyance you ignore if you don't want to pause?
]]>Aug 20th 2009 8:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/
that is where the magic of bluetooth come in

or Google Voice, just pick up the house phone.]]>Aug 20th 2009 10:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/Aug 20th 2009 11:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/
OK.]]>Aug 20th 2009 7:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/Aug 20th 2009 8:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/I certainly believe that Apple could not do smooth 1080p playback, yes. Because unlike Copy+Paste, the processor just ISN'T capable of handling it. No amount of software magic can save incapable hardware. Tegra needs a processor specifically designated JUST to video decoding in order to play 720p video. If anything, I would say this demonstration of the iPhone's "ability" to play 1080p is really a demonstration of its INability-- try as you may, but it will stutter, freeze up, or crash.]]>Aug 20th 2009 9:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/Aug 21st 2009 1:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/iphone-3gs-totally-capable-of-1080p-video-playback/Aug 20th 2009 7:07PM