There's plenty of chatter about a future Apple TV from analysts. Problem is, nobody can agree on a time frame. November 12, 2013 11:35 PM PST Apple putting TV plans on hold to focus on wearable devices? (Credit: CNET) Forecasting when the Apple TV will arrive has become a sport. Now one analyst is even saying 2015 -- or later. Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities, via 9to5Mac, said he believes an Apple TV -- a real TV and not the set-top box variety -- won't arrive until 2015 or 2016. Related stories Apple's TV plans on hold -- again, DisplaySearch says Apple's iPhone 5S, low-cost iPhone, iPhone 6 may be delayed And he cites some of the same reasons that NPD DisplaySearch cited earlier this week. That is, Apple TV sales will be small unless Apple can find a way to integrate new TV services and content. He did mention, however, that an updated Apple TV (the set-top box) should arrive in 2014 running Apple's new A7 processor. But, wait, there's still hope for a real TV next year. Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, speaking at a Business Insider conference, claimed it's coming in 2014. He cited sources in the supply chain of manufacturers, which, he claimed, have been testing out components for a big screen TV. Maybe consumers should just bet on an update to a set-top box for now. That seems to be a pretty sure thing at least.
There's plenty of chatter about a future Apple TV from analysts. Problem is, nobody can agree on a time frame.
Apple putting TV plans on hold to focus on wearable devices?
(Credit: CNET)
Forecasting when the Apple TV will arrive has become a sport. Now one analyst is even saying 2015 -- or later.
Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities, via 9to5Mac, said he believes an Apple TV -- a real TV and not the set-top box variety -- won't arrive until 2015 or 2016.
Related stories
- Apple's TV plans on hold -- again, DisplaySearch says
- Apple's iPhone 5S, low-cost iPhone, iPhone 6 may be delayed
And he cites some of the same reasons that NPD DisplaySearch cited earlier this week. That is, Apple TV sales will be small unless Apple can find a way to integrate new TV services and content.
He did mention, however, that an updated Apple TV (the set-top box) should arrive in 2014 running Apple's new A7 processor.
But, wait, there's still hope for a real TV next year. Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, speaking at a Business Insider conference, claimed it's coming in 2014.
He cited sources in the supply chain of manufacturers, which, he claimed, have been testing out components for a big screen TV.
Maybe consumers should just bet on an update to a set-top box for now. That seems to be a pretty sure thing at least.
