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11/06/09
You're paying extra for the fancy user friendly interface. You can build an atom based htpc cheaper but you'd have to load software and configure, this is just plug and play. #mykaion
11/02/09
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Honestly, I wouldn't mind being able to pick and choose 15 shows for say $20 (any network). I don't watch a lot of TV, but the convenience of watching whenever I wanted, without DVR'ing it would be a godsend. #apple
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It would be worth $30 to me if I could basically build my own station. If I'm picking what I want, when I want it and the program is doing the work to get it to me instead of me browsing to Hulu or whatnot and sorting through everything to get what I want then the convenience could be worth that much. #apple
11/02/09
I know people even torrent stuff but most of the time using alternatives is a hassle and many times it's some guy who uploaded some low quality vid that looks crappy. I want to be done with that, especially in an HD age. Hulu is ok, but I would like to see more HD content and more shows.
If I could have it all in one or two programs (Like itunes or Hulu desktop), on demand, and decent video quality to HD resolution (to Hulu's credit, shows look pretty decent in Hulu desktop), I see that worth the price.
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11/02/09
i just saved three hundred dollars a year on cable, and got it linked up to my blackberry!
novel idea, but it will be more useful for people who are stuck with comcast or big cable at the moment. people who already have FiOS might not even look twice at this. #apple
11/02/09
Also, Fios TV costs at least 47 dollars a month, as does Comcast, so 30 dollars a month for this is actually a fantastic deal, esp because I bet there will be great integration btw TV/Computer/portables. So I'd imagine people with FiOS would probably look at it at least twice unless they're retards. #apple
11/02/09
Where did you get any implication that apple would be your ISP in this deal? How are you going to be getting all of this content to your computer for only $30 a month if you don't have internet?
On the same side though I do agree that I wouldn't be talking about what a great deal I'm getting 'cause I'm still mooching off my parents. #apple
11/02/09
11/02/09
I glossed over the Fios "TV" part. I didn't know that VZ even offered a fiber optic TV service I thought it was all internet.
Yeah, dropping the cable TV part is the point. My point was only that you still need some internet connection to get it. Oh and my other point is not to call others "retard". #apple
11/02/09
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I get a great deal on internet and TV that makes the cable TV cost around $10.
Do NOT want. #apple
11/02/09
I find that hard to believe. Markets differ and all of that but that is an insane discount.
I guess the follow up is what are we really talking here? Are you just getting basic, extended basic, etc. After all if its just "basic" your paying $10 too much already.
The other follow up would be what are you valuing the internet cost on?
The third follow up is where the hell do you live so I can move there and get $10 TV. #apple
11/02/09
I'm really considering dropping cable ANYWAY and doing the OTA/AppleTV thing. Probably save me some flow, too. #apple
11/02/09
Cable companies complain that they're losing money, but imagine how much bandwidth they could open up if the cut down the number of overly-compressed channels they squeeze onto their copper and switched to an IPTV-based system, like U-Verse and FIOS. They'd have tons more room for data -- they could keep their advertised speeds the same, but actually deliver on them.
Sorry, I'll stop being forward-thinking now. #apple
11/02/09
That would be awesome. I too would be all over that, but I don't get the impression that is what this is.
On the one hand thats going to cut into apple's revenue stream, which they're not likely to do. If they're charging me $50 to download a whole season of a show I don't foresee them charging me only $30 for every show I like. #apple
11/02/09
Also, that is downloadable. I have a feeling Apple would rather you download anything you plan on watching more than once. Their entire store model is based on downloading. #apple
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iTunes is already holding some of my TV shows and video's hostage, I was able to get my music out of there.
All I can say is dont trust one company with ALL of your media, one crap iteration and you're screwed! #apple
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Currently, Hulu picks up OK with its free ad-based viewing, but if my worst fears for Hulu comes true, I'll never be using that service again. #apple
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The cost seems a little steep to me too. I don't subscribe to cable. Perfectly happy with my over the air digital signal and the online availability from the networks and outfits like Hulu. So... I'd have to pay $49.95 for internet and another $30 for content. A little steep... maybe toss a music and movie subscription service into that fee and THEN I'd be interested. I could drop netflix, save money on music purchases and it would seem like a fair deal.
Until then... Over the Air Digital, Full Episodes Online, Netflix and Redbox is my formula for cheap entertainment. #apple
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11/02/09
[www.pcworld.com] #apple
11/02/09
Many of us PC users have always constantly ridiculed the Apple TV as a useless piece of garbage; it was a crippled computer, and did nothing better than any other SFF computer could.
Perhaps the Apple TV was ahead of its time initally? Maybe there will be a price-drop for the Apple TV after this plan takes into effect, and Apple gets more revenue off of the software than the hardware (Look at the videogame console industry. It apparently is a business model that can work.). #apple
11/02/09
If the AppleTV itself fails as a product, but did a decent job of getting people to consider buying TV through iTunes instead of their cable operator, Apple wins, and they win bigtime. Why? Because a mainstream buying audience will always care more about the content than the tech, regardless of what fanboys and early-adopters say/do. #apple
11/02/09
A related example can be found in track and field (humor me here, I promise it will make sense).
For the longest time, it was thought that a person could not run a mile faster than 4 minutes. It was equivalent to saying a man could grow wings. However, this "fact" was broken eventually. The following years afterwords, several other people also broke the 4 minute mark, over and over again.
Did mankind all of the sudden hyper-evolve? No. Its all mind over matter. Once you see/believe it can be done, you suddenly have the ability to. Its all just a matter of time.
/longwindedness #apple