Samsung 2019 TV's support AirPlay 2 and iTunes...

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jarnim (archived2)
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Posted January 6, 2019 at 21:32 GMT
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Pretty interesting:

https://news.samsung.com/us/samsung-smart-tvs-launch-itunes-movies-tv-shows-support-airplay-2-spring-2019/

The market seems to be so brutal that even Apple is apparently abandoning their AppleTV.

Sadly, it seems like this will be exclusively on Samsung for the time being...

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andybandy (archived2)
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Posted January 6, 2019 at 22:00 GMT
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BeoVision Eclipse have already airplay 2 support from november :) 

so thats is not exlusiv samsung tv. 

Millemis
Millemis
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Posted January 6, 2019 at 22:26 GMT
#2116810

Not quite the same.

On the named tv’s (from Samsung) this is a part of the tv software.

With the Eclipse it is part of the B&O provided streaming funcionallity (the Sound Center).

MM

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andybandy (archived2)
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Posted January 7, 2019 at 01:18 GMT
#2116811

And what the different?

Souncenter of the eclipse is the main part of the TV.. so IT support AirPlay 2:) work very good:) 

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Madskp
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Posted January 7, 2019 at 06:02 GMT
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From the samsung press materiel it seems that Airplay is not only for sound but also for pictures and video which might be the first time Apple license others to do.

Location: Denmark

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tigerisak (archived2)
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Posted January 7, 2019 at 13:23 GMT
#2116813

Samsung will get Airplay 2 video support. So not the same at all andybandy.

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Mbee
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Posted January 7, 2019 at 13:52 GMT
#2116814

According to another press release from the CES, AirPlay 2 will also be supported by some other «big » brands (no brand cited precisely), but iTunes app is a Samsung exclusivity 

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Sandyb
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Posted January 7, 2019 at 15:11 GMT
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Yes indeed, this is obviously a strategic move ahead of Apple launching it's video streaming see.

A big move as Apple tries to further build out its services division, and be less iPhone reliant.
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Mbee
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Posted January 7, 2019 at 17:52 GMT
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So here we have the Airplay 2 (and HomeKit) brands announcements :

LG, Samsung and Vizio will be compatible

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moxxey (archived2)
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Posted January 7, 2019 at 20:13 GMT
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tigerisak wrote:

Samsung will get Airplay 2 video support. So not the same at all andybandy.

And this is pretty darned useful. Means you can stream from your iOS device to your TV. Your iPhone just becomes a handy visual remote.

Can't see Apple ditching their Apple TV though. Plenty of devices need that third-party support.

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