March 28, 2013
Apple expected to release Ultra HD TV (アップルUltra HDテレビ-iTV-販売か?)
台湾の業界内では、アップルが Ultra HD (3840 by 2160)テレビを発売するとの噂が絶えない。
色々な条件が付いていますが、2013年の終わり(クリスマス商戦?)か2014年の始めとの憶測です。
ホンハイがかなり突っ込んだ話をアップルと行っているとされています。
Apple is reportedly continuing to develop a TV rumored to be called the iTV, which is likely to support Ultra HD (3840 by 2160) along with voice and motion control functions and Internet connectivity, according to industry supply chain sources.
The sources said that Apple and Foxconn Electronics have been in
discussions for quite some time in terms of the TV's mass production
schedule, but that Apple has been considering where panel supply for the
TV will come from, as Ultra HD TV panel makers, most of whom are based
in Taiwan, are expected to be producing at nearly full capacity in 2013
in order to meet demand from China-based TV vendors.
Additionally, other panel makers in Apple's supply chain that may have
the ability to produce Ultra HD TV panels are expected to allocate most
of their panel production to the company's iPhone, iPad and iPad mini
products instead, as ultra-mobile devices are expected to be popular in
the market during 2013, the sources noted.
However, the sources added that Apple is banking on LG Display to be
able to mass produce Ultra HD TV panels by the second half of the year.
If LG is successful and has ample supply of the technology, Apple may
try to release the TV by the end of 2013 but is more likely to do so
towards the beginning of 2014.
