Apple are primed to enter the internet connected tv market and clean up says Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster. He predicts that Apple will launch an all in one television that does it all within the next couple of years.

Viewers currently are spending $2,000 plus for new tv kit. When you add on a blu-ray player, cable subscription, games console etc. You are looking at a serious cost. But Munster thinks that  Apple could deliver all the above and more, a super tv with everything built in for around $2,000.

“As connected TVs proliferate the integration of hardware, software and content will become a key selling point for TVs,” wrote Munster. “We believe Apple is uniquely positioned to combine these elements at competitive prices ($2,000) for an Apple-branded TV.”

Apple are currently developing a television subscription service according to Munster, which has reportedly been frozen amid resistance from TV networks and a push to lock in iPad content, in order to allow customers to replace their monthly cable subscriptions as one step toward offering connected TVs. Ultimately, Apple’s television package could be priced at $50-$90 per month and would allow some users to do away with such peripheral costs as recording devices, video players, and dedicated gaming machines.

Apple for its part have always denied any television ambitions and even reportedly regard Apple TV as just a hobby. It would however be foolish to think they are not looking at all possibilities as the market evolves.

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