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Help me convince my wife to get Apple TV...

dernhelm said:
You must be thinking _really_ long term then. At $10/month for netflix, it is nearly 20 months just to cover the cost of a $200 ATV unit. Then you have $2 rentals for most TV shows and $5 rentals for most movies. If you figure 1 rental of each per month, then you are only really saving $3/month with Apple TV (not $10) meaning you are at around 66 months before you save the $200. By then your ATV will need to be replaced anyway.

And if you have a bunch of DVD's at home that you want to watch on Apple TV, you have to use Handbrake to rip them into your library (plan on 1-2 TB of disk space for media space). This is a pretty big hassle, but _really cool_ once you have it up and going (especially for movies the kids watch over and over). It's also very nice to be able to display your own home movies and photos on to the ATV.

Bottom line, though, if you are strictly talking about TV and Movie content that you don't already own - it's pretty tough to beat the cost of a Netflix subscription and a $100 Roku player. With the Roku you can rent movies on-demand from Amazon, and stream a wide variety of stuff from Netflix. You just can't display content you already own.
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I am a video editor/compositor by trade.

I wanted the functions of the ATV but didnt care to spend the cash on the box.

Fixed via Amex rewards :)

Thanks all
 
"Help me convince my wife ...." = stay away from giving advice.

I don't participate in threads that start with those words. :D

Hope she likes the Apple TV and that she didn't have plans to use the Amex points on something else.
 
Just displaying pictures in living room on big screen pays for it

There is no better experience than turning on your itunes music on your home theatre and have your entire picture collection slideshowing on big screen tv at the same time - my wife loves that.

With the new software update you can listen to your favourite radio station, eg. from Europe, watch youtube on tv.

not to mention movies - no need to load/unload dvd's, can rent them from living room.

Also, it is quiet and very easy to use and can be hacked to add more features

No more DVD/tape/cd players and media in your living room etc,
 
apple tv is great

- 5.1 surround sound
- amazing true full hd movies 1080p( almost good as blu ray for cheap price)
-just pay want you rent
-no monthly contract
- latest movie releases to own or rent
-tv series
-you tube
- radio streaming
- live concerts
- latest cinema trailers
- music
-music videos
- 2 minutes preview in all above, just with a single click

go for the apple tv
if you have a nice surround sound 5.1 and at least a 42" full hd tv you will love it

a true cinema experience.
 
couto27 said:
apple tv is great

- 5.1 surround sound
- amazing true full hd movies 1080p( almost good as blu ray for cheap price)
-just pay want you rent
-no monthly contract
- latest movie releases to own or rent
-tv series
-you tube
- radio streaming
- live concerts
- latest cinema trailers
- music
-music videos
- 2 minutes preview in all above, just with a single click

go for the apple tv
if you have a nice surround sound 5.1 and at least a 42" full hd tv you will love it

a true cinema experience.
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I thought the :apple:TV couldn't play 1080p?
 
FamiliaPhoto said:
What the ATV has done for my family is allow us to watch our DVD collection again. Having it available on demand with no hassle has been a god send which makes me gain value from my existing investment. I don't find the value in renting media as we don't do that very often at all. But having our 200 plus DVDs there ready for viewing, a real value to our family...especially all of the kid shows and movies.
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Serious question. I don't understand: what was preventing you from just putting your DVDs in the DVD player?

My vote is also for a Mini.
 
This may not help with the wife, but the ATV has solved for me the great digital media question- where do I store it and where do I watch it.

Like a lot of people my digital media library is enormous- nearly 500 films, 10,000 songs and thousands of TV episodes. For that kind of quantity you need a specialised storage solution (Drobo for me).

However where I store, rip and manage is not where I watch it.

The ATV has only 40Gigs but it can stream from my mini media server to anywhere in the house. An absolute must for me.

The ATV has solved my most pressing digital media question- to store and to watch.
 
Padraig said:
Serious question. I don't understand: what was preventing you from just putting your DVDs in the DVD player?
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I didn't understand until I started using it - but it's similar to the transition many of us made to iTunes music management a few years ago.

I don't have any CDs anymore, haven't purchased one in years. My music is always available, easily searchable and can be sent to any room in the house thanks to airtunes.

Similar thing with aTV - iTunes holds my movies, I buy and rent from iTMS and I don't have a bunch of DVDs laying around the house anymore. Movie collection is always available, at the touch of a button.

I found that I listened to my music more years ago when I ripped my CD collection...the same thing has happened with my DVDs - i'm actually watching some of them again.

Kids movies are the best - kids like to watch things again and again. It's nice to have Toy Story on tap and ready to go in 2 or 3 clicks of the remote.
 
cdavis11 said:
Similar thing with aTV - iTunes holds my movies, I buy and rent from iTMS and I don't have a bunch of DVDs laying around the house anymore. Movie collection is always available, at the touch of a button.

I found that I listened to my music more years ago when I ripped my CD collection...the same thing has happened with my DVDs - i'm actually watching some of them again.

Kids movies are the best - kids like to watch things again and again. It's nice to have Toy Story on tap and ready to go in 2 or 3 clicks of the remote.
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This is exactly what makes Netflix or a similar service so appealing today. Rent, Rip, Return, Watch at your leisure. Especially, the kids shows and movies where you can rent the entire season on one disc.
 
cdavis11 said:
I didn't understand until I started using it - but it's similar to the transition many of us made to iTunes music management a few years ago.

I don't have any CDs anymore, haven't purchased one in years. My music is always available, easily searchable and can be sent to any room in the house thanks to airtunes.

Similar thing with aTV - iTunes holds my movies, I buy and rent from iTMS and I don't have a bunch of DVDs laying around the house anymore. Movie collection is always available, at the touch of a button.

I found that I listened to my music more years ago when I ripped my CD collection...the same thing has happened with my DVDs - i'm actually watching some of them again.

Kids movies are the best - kids like to watch things again and again. It's nice to have Toy Story on tap and ready to go in 2 or 3 clicks of the remote.
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I hope you have everything backed up in two different drives.
If one of them breaks and it's the onlyone you had, you're done.
 
Um to OP what's wrong with HD cable with DVR and cartoon network. My niece knows nothing about apple tv and she loves her cartoon network and nick jr

The apple tv is a great idea but expensive device. HD cable with a dvr still works in my IMO.
 
gdeusthewhizkid said:
Um to OP what's wrong with HD cable with DVR and cartoon network. My niece knows nothing about apple tv and she loves her cartoon network and nick jr

The apple tv is a great idea but expensive device. HD cable with a dvr still works in my IMO.
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Can't get your own content on it..
 
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