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As I stated above, Android syncs with iTunes.<br /> <br /> Expand on "iPad also uses iTunes for playback." How so?<br /> <br /> All I gathered from your article is that the iPad acts like a remote control for your computer. That is not unique nor does it warrant loving a specific device for.<br /> <br /> Unless you're talking about the iPad's music app. That isn't iTunes.<br /> <br /> The confusion is from you not talking about the iPad using iTunes as playback in your article.<br /> <br /> Foobar2000 imo is superior to iTunes as both a music player and as a library manager. I find it extremely odd that you, running a computer audiophile site, like iTunes. It sounds noticeably worse than Foobar2000 on my DT 990s.<br /> <br /> Further on in your reply, you seem to be wanting to have bit-perfect playback from the iPad itself? But again, your article doesn't talk of this.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> I think the main difference is here is our point of view. You see the iPad as another gadget. I see the iPad the way Apple does, as a replacement for your laptop. That is how they, and by they I mean Steve Jobs, is marketing and placing the device.<br /> <br /> I use my laptop to do things like connect it to my home theater to watch Hulu or type up a paper and print it. For the price of an iPad, there are many tablets out or coming out that can very well do this and replace my laptop. The iPad however could not do these two very basic tasks.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Soon enough we'll have tablets with huge hard drives. That future is very near.<br /> <br /> <br /> "It's been shown that the shorter the cable, the better the sound, so placement of the computer near the DAC is de rigeur. Of course, you don't know all of this, since you just popped in here promoting a product."<br /> <br /> Now you're making me quote you. Don't discredit me because I haven't posted on this site before. This isn't exactly the avsforum. You have no idea how long I have been browsing this site or what my prior audio knowledge is.<br /> <br /> And fyi, I bookmarked this site and have an RSS subscription because I am a computer audiophile. You really just came off as a pompous ass.<br /> <br /> <br /> "The iPad WOULD benefit greatly from the ability to output the digital signal - this has been done on iPods, and will likely eventually be offered for the iPad via the Apple connector."<br /> <br /> HDMI is a digital signal...<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "as stated above, I don't see the point in connecting a device for portable use to a non portable device, such as large LCD/plasma screen meant to be located several feet from the viewer. Are you gonna buy ($$$) and carry around a 10 foot HDMI cable for those once in a blue moon instances when you show your friends that your 'toy' can play high def video? I'm not."<br /> <br /> For the exact same price...why wouldn't you want the options given by greater functionality. Say you're out of town. Instead of bringing my laptop, I have my tablet. Many hotels today do have LCDs or Plasmas with HDMI inputs. Or say you have guests over from out of town. They could take advantage of your tablet's video output to watch something on a HDTV like Netflix streaming easily without having to bother you.<br /> <br /> Why not take more features for free? I find it comical that you're actually arguing that you would choose to take less features over more features.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "please, by all means, maintain your optimism for the future of this device, also please don't assume that others should see it as superior to an already existing device from a well known company. I'm an early adopter by nature, but I wouldn't invest in a product such as the one you're promoting from a company whose got no track record, and no existing app base, to speak of."<br /> <br /> Have you never heard of Android? I expect this from the layman that doesn't deal with technology...but not from a site called computer audiophile. Have you never used Windows Mobile or Blackberry OS or Symbian or WebOS either? I don't expect you to have used all of them...but at least something other than iPhoneOS. Have you ever heard of a small company called Google?<br /> <br /> Android has about 30,000 apps already. It's growing at an accelerating pace and there were almost 10,000 new apps in March alone.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> And it's not like Apple is the beacon of quality. How many class action lawsuits have they had against them for battery issues and the like? Even the iPad already has overheating and WiFi connectivity issues.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> At any rate, I've digressed a bit so I'll just leave it at that.

ha, I wish it was my product. No, I have no affiliation or association with Notion Ink. They simply have a product that caught my attention when reading about the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona not too long ago. It looks great and has a lot of potential.<br /> <br /> Funny that you found my YouTube video. I actually made that for class a week or so ago. Did you bother to watch the whole thing? All the facts I present in the video are true.<br /> <br /> No I don't believe it does support any media players. How does the iPad sync with any of these programs? It doesn't...so I don't see how you're making a point here.<br /> <br /> However, some sort of quality media player integration is a really good idea. I use Foobar exclusively...what media player would you want to see a mobile OS interface with? I don't think it would be too hard to write an app to do this. All it takes is good old Java to write an app on Android.<br /> <br /> You must not know much about Android if you don't think there are iTunes syncing apps. There are multiple ones, some free...some costing a few dollars. http://www.appbrain.com/search?q=itunes<br /> <br /> Most of them let you sync with iTunes via WiFi. Last I checked, iPhone OS can't do that. I personally don't like to have to connect my devices to my computer using cables...that's a thing of the past. Of course I don't like iTunes. It's not a good program or media player. It's only benefit is its marketplace...but even then Amazon is generally a better alternative(cheaper and DRM free). <br /> <br /> How can you not see the point in having HDMI? You're not paying more for it. I can easily see myself outputting videos or especially streaming video to either my or a friend's display. It's even more useful if your friend doesn't have anyway to get digital videos to his HDTV. <br /> <br /> What about USB ports? Given Android's open source nature...it's possible that you could hook up a quality DAC to your tablet that then goes to your pre-amp/amp. Say goodbye to absolutely needing a computer for your audio. A tablet would be all you need.<br /> <br /> Did I mention Android can already play FLAC?

Pandora is just spamming links...don't click them...<br /> <br /> This site needs to be able to flag spam and rate up/down comments.

Chris, why would someone buy an iPad for their home theater? It doesn't have an HDMI out. That alone is a dealbreaker. A remote app program is not unique...Gmote for Android does it very well and is free.<br /> <br /> But of course that's not its only fault. It can't multitask(Listening to Pandora and checking your Stocks at once is impossible). It doesn't have flash support used by the majority of businesses and commercial websites. It doesn't have a camera. You're stuck in Apple's closed restrictive app market. It doesn't do 720p. It doesn't do 1080p. It can't even output over 1024x768 via its Dock's VGA output.<br /> <br /> Of course it's faster than the 3GS, it has a 1GHz processor. But that's the same one that will be in the iPhone 4G...so no big deal there really.<br /> <br /> What will be worthy of a home theater is the Notion Ink Adam. Everything the iPad can't do, it can. For a lower price. http://www.notionink.in/adamoverview.php<br /> <br /> Dual Core, 1080p Video, HDMI, LCD + eInk, etc, etc. It runs Android too(which anyone can program with Java btw). It's quite simply a better choice for home theater or computer audiophile use. It'll be out this summer along with a bunch of other tablets to choose from too.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> What would be really cool is a tablet designed for an audiophile. Wouldn't be too hard to throw in a Burr-brown DAC.