Apple TV looks Wack!

[Lostanddamned]

For good or ill most people are not like you. Many people, including me:

1. Don't want physical media. We already have shelves full of books or CDs or vinyl records and we don't need collections of anything else.

2. Don't want subscriptions. It's bad enough we have to deal with the mortgage and the utility bills and the phone bills. We don't want Netfilx or Hulu+ or anything else that we have to pay for forever.

3. Think anybody over the age of 16 who owns an XBox or PS3 is strange (although I know people like this). Watching Netflix or DVDs is not an inducement to buy a gaming console (see #1 and #2).

4. Don't want to rip DVDs in OGG whatis or XMBwhatever and then huddle around the computer to watch them. None of us live in a dorm room and few of us are very technical.

What we may want is something cheap that easily attaches to our TV. Something that lets us inexpensively watch stuff that we may occasionally want to watch but can't now. I realize the people you listed don't need an appleTV. Neither do people who spend $100 / month on cable.

I am not sure yet that I want one, but this comes closer to what I want than anything else so far. Best wishes.

So you dont want physical media, or to pay for them and you dont want to stream the media?

Apple TV isn't really for you I'm afraid due to being a physical device that you stream paid content to.

And a great deal of people over 16 own games consoles, its not that strange, its just how modern culture is.

 

[Scarpad]

I see this kind of thread all the time. Is it so hard to understand that AppleTV's main purpose is to connect to iTunes? The video content that you purchase on iTunes is encrypted so you need an Apple device to play it. If you do not purchase anything on iTunes then you have a number of choices to play your content. To me it is pretty simple. The fact that Apple has added NetFlix is an added bonus and I hope they add more. But if you have iTunes Content that will only play on Apple Devices you really have no choice. Am I missing something?

No you summed it up nicely.

I have an LG Blu Ray that will allow me to stream from a DLNA server, but it still requires me to set up Tversity to run properly, I think the average mainstream user would have difficulty with all that, but if they already have Itunes and an Ipod or Ipad, then plugging in an ATV and entering a code in Itunes is kinda pretty easy for them.

 

[Scarpad]

I have both a PS3 (Blu Ray) and an Apple TV.

I use Apple TV for movie rentals, TV shows, video podcasts and YouTube mostly. Apple's interface is the best of the media streamers, in my opinion, I like that it's tied to my iTunes account (and any gift cards I may receive) and it's cool to be able to control it with my iPhone and take purchased content with me instead of leaving it on TV.

The other day I was hiking with my toddler in a carrier when she tired/bored and started crying until I calmed her down by handing her an iPhone so she could watch "Princess and the Frog" on the way back to the car.

If I want to watch a movie to get the full HD experience, I'll buy the Blu Ray (because even 1080p content from the internet is too compressed to pack a similar wallop), but I often use the Apple TV for the convenience of on-demand rentals of new releases and easy navigation of my iTunes movie library.

Plus it works great for conversions of all those TV on DVD box sets that will never be in HD

 

[dXTC]

I have both a PS3 (Blu Ray) and an Apple TV.

I use Apple TV for movie rentals, TV shows, video podcasts and YouTube mostly. Apple's interface is the best of the media streamers, in my opinion, I like that it's tied to my iTunes account (and any gift cards I may receive) and it's cool to be able to control it with my iPhone and take purchased content with me instead of leaving it on TV.

The other day I was hiking with my toddler in a carrier when she tired/bored and started crying until I calmed her down by handing her an iPhone so she could watch "Princess and the Frog" on the way back to the car.

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The conveniences stated above cannot be understated when children are involved. I've placated my child a couple of times with some Looney Tunes shorts on my nano. I plan on picking up the new tv when it comes out, so it'll stream my child's movie library (among other things I've HandBraked) straight to the TV, eliminating the risks of DVD disk handling. I'm hoping we can reduce our satellite TV fee by switching to NetFlix, too.

 

[BoulderBum]

The conveniences stated above cannot be understated when children are involved. I've placated my child a couple of times with some Looney Tunes shorts on my nano. I plan on picking up the new tv when it comes out, so it'll stream my child's movie library (among other things I've HandBraked) straight to the TV, eliminating the risks of DVD disk handling. I'm hoping we can reduce our satellite TV fee by switching to NetFlix, too.

You should see how many scratched up Disney DVDs we have from when we let the kids handle them with a portable DVD player! The iTunes digital format is great!

 

[rneglia]

Just so I understand...you think the ATV is whack, and that the Sony Blu-Ray with the stated features is a better buy than the ATV, but you are going to go against your beliefs and buy an ATV anyway?

What the hell? This seems ridiculous and I'm starting to think you might be trolling for attention. You sure did change your tune quickly on this.

I already have the Sony Blu-Ray player, which I'm very happy with in general.

Now that I hear that this new TV is going to be iOS and possibly have its own apps, I'm willing to fork over the $99 and give it a shot. Plus, I like the idea of being able to stream stuff from my iMac over to my TV, like Mad Men or Breaking Bad.

Now if I could just find a set of external speakers that takes the optical audio (Toslink) thing, I could use the TV to stream music into the living room.

 

[DJinTX]

I already have the Sony Blu-Ray player, which I'm very happy with in general.

Now that I hear that this new TV is going to be iOS and possibly have its own apps, I'm willing to fork over the $99 and give it a shot. Plus, I like the idea of being able to stream stuff from my iMac over to my TV, like Mad Men or Breaking Bad.

Now if I could just find a set of external speakers that takes the optical audio (Toslink) thing, I could use the TV to stream music into the living room.

Two of the best shows on TV. At least you have good taste.