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TUAW says "Is the Apple TV being replaced?"

the apple tv is a great machine, people just aren't educated about it.

We use it in our living room to:

Do music playlists
do music video playlists
play youtube content
and...
do ppv HDTV movies, it is much easier and better to use than Directv PPV. also... it really is a great piece of electronics.

if people knew how good it was, many would consider getting one.
 
I think the apple TV is a good idea in concept. But i can't justify buying one. if i had the extra money i might buy one. But i also need a tv :p

I just wish itunes had more content as far as movies and tv shows. I think what it has so far is very impressive.
 
If It was a PVR, i would definitely buy one, add the fact its a Time Capsule, and it would be perfect!
 
I want to be able to play music videos as part of a regular playlist. Say I am playing a regular album as a playlist on the AppleTV, but also happen to have music videos for some of the songs. I'd arrange the videos to take the place of the songs in the play order and be able to watch the video then whenever the song plays. Currently the video will play if you select it from the playlist, but if you are playing a playlist it skips right past.
 
vandlism said:
I want to be able to play music videos as part of a regular playlist. Say I am playing a regular album as a playlist on the AppleTV, but also happen to have music videos for some of the songs. I'd arrange the videos to take the place of the songs in the play order and be able to watch the video then whenever the song plays. Currently the video will play if you select it from the playlist, but if you are playing a playlist it skips right past.
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Video Playlists are something that Apple is not addressing, in both the Apple TV and iPhone. Very annoying.
 
Has anyone heard what happened on the call? I don't see anything in the news, but today was supposed to be the day they revealed the announcement if there was one to be made.
 
BoulderBum said:
Has anyone heard what happened on the call? I don't see anything in the news, but today was supposed to be the day they revealed the announcement if there was one to be made.
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There was never an announcement scheduled for today. TUAW is smoking crack and apparently unable to read. The entire rumor came about from a mailing to Apple retailers instructing them to take down their current marketing materials for the AppleTV on Sept 30th. In the brain dead world of TUAW this meant "new product to ship this tuesday". If they had taken 30 seconds and actually read the mailing, Apple clearly stated that their license for the images in the marketing material had expired and needed to be removed.
 
Ah, it appears that there was no product announcement.

http://www.tuaw.com/2008/09/30/new-product-announcement-cancelled/

It was interesting to see how many people came out of the woodwork to give their opinion about what needed to change though.

Mine is that:

1. A Blu Ray drive might help sell the unit who otherwise might not see the point, but once you "get" Apple TV, you see why the drive isn't necessary.
2. PVR capabilities a la Tivo is a bad idea. Live TV, and scheduling recordings is the "old" way of doing things that requires too much work and patience. On-demand content is where the future is at, and Apple TV aces that capability!
3. The most compelling feature Apple could build into the next-gen Apple TV is a Wii style remote (which they have patented already) and support for an App Store that offers casual gaming like the iPhone. Apple TV would totally rock with such capability!
 
The Apple TV is a great product, if they are planning on replacing it, it should be something better.
 
3. The most compelling feature Apple could build into the next-gen Apple TV is a Wii style remote (which they have patented already) and support for an App Store that offers casual gaming like the iPhone. Apple TV would totally rock with such capability!
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you knwo that totally slipped my mind... a gaming system of sorts... espically if it already ran on an OSX platform....

which leads us back to just upgrading the video card??

very interesting!
 
It's a good product. It doesn't need replacing with something more capable, it needs to keep coming down in price and more done to provide content.

I'm waiting for an STB that provides the following:

1. Buffering (like AppleTV, unlike the Netflix STB) so HD works fine on sub-10Mbps connections
2. Subscription based access to libraries (like Netflix, unlike Apple iTunes)
3. Standalone functionality, no need to install software on a computer to get it working (unlike AppleTV, not sure about the Netflix box)

In addition, I'd probably buy a sub-$100 box that supports Hulu.com.

It's not hard to see AppleTV working in that environment. I'm surprised actually Apple hasn't leapt onto the subscription model, as it's theoretically much more user friendly. Just select the movie, wait for it to download, and watch it. How much easier could it be?

Blu-ray's pretty much DOA. Apple shouldn't be supporting such a lackluster and living-in-the-past format. I know that'll upset those who spend a few hundred dollars on Blu-ray players, but it really isn't going to succeed in any real way, and Apple is in a better position to spearhead better ways of delivering on HD's promise.
 
I all I want from Apple TV is:

a: Music Video playlists

b: wireless stream FrontRow from my mac so I can play DVD's and other movie files which wont play on Apple TV.

c: apps? possible something like a DIVX app that plays that format.
 
out of curiosity

is there any reason apple could not just better integrate the itunes store, the iphone and ipod line more with the apple tv?

they already have the remote app for iphone and ipod, what if all the games and apps you can download from the app store, could also be played on the apple tv, and on the computer?

why couldn't the ipods be the controllers?

I dont know, it just seems like the next logical step. they already have the developers for the touch platform, why not extend it into all their products and services? its just pure revenue for them
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Confirmed reports on a certain Target clearance thread on the slimming wallet forum have shown that the AppleTV on clearance in stores that carry them. Although, it may only be on clearance as it is an "Online only" item according to target.com.

I do hope this is true, as I would love to get an AppleTV that could support 1080p MKV files and come with a decent hard drive size at a decent price.

Would love to be able to purchase those from the movie store as well, it would give my dog less of a chance to continue eating my DVD collection! Nothing is worse than coming how to find my irreplaceable DVDs or two separate sets of my OSX discs being chewed on.... why oh why does she have good taste??
 
:eek: *anguished groan* Dudes! I have a refurb 160GB AppleTV sitting in its original cardboard box from the Apple Store that arrived today. Must ... not ... open ... until ... Tuesday. Right?
 
selowitch said:
:eek: *anguished groan* Dudes! I have a refurb 160GB AppleTV sitting in its original cardboard box from the Apple Store that arrived today. Must ... not ... open ... until ... Tuesday. Right?
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I haven't heard any real rumors of an update, but you never know if it's just "one more thing..."
 
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