Anybody have an Apple TV, or can you suggest one?

smartartist said:

The new ones are great and pretty affordable. Do you want to store media on the device like the old ones or just stream from iTunes etc?

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BadMoon said:

Until they provide content in true HD im staying away.

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The Ringer said:

I wish apple would just nut up on the HD crap already. The whole competition thing with Itunes is crap.

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BadMoon said:

You know why they are doing it? They are going to unviel and apple TV of course. That way you have to buy their TV to have access to HD features.

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Kabukiman said:

I see this rumor a lot and I think it's absolutely ridiculous. Think of all the crap that needs to hook up to a TV. Apple doesn't want a product that needs to universally support every device out there. They don't want to make a product that has a bunch of cables plugged into it either. Not to mention that the margins on TV sales are really low. There's no way Apple is ever going to want to get into the TV manufacturing game.

To the OP - None of the current Apple TVs have local storage. You'd have to hunt down the old, slow, no longer supported version for that. Get the new one. It's $99 and has Netflix and iTunes. You can store the files on your computer and stream them on your local network if you are concerned about internet usage.

Or get one of those Roku gizmos that has Netflix, Amazon, and a plethora of other apps but doesn't have iTunes.

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BadMoon said:

Ummm have you read the Steve Jobs book? One of the last things he worked on was apple TV and quoted as saying "I finally cracked it.". There is no question they will come out with TV's IMO. I believe they also registered for a bunch of patents. Its just a matter of when IMO. Maybe a year maybe two.

"I'd like to create an integrated television set that is completely easy to use," Jobs told his biographer. "It would be seamlessly synched with all of your devices and with iCloud. It will have the simplest user interface you could imagine. I finally cracked it." Jobs -

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Kabukiman said:

I haven't read the book yet (it's on my todo list, but I've been put off by some of the reported technical errors). I have heard that quote and I still stand by what I said. Even if that quote means what you're suggesting, it will take a long time to get from Jobs' idea to a final product. The iPad was developed before the iPhone, we see how that worked out. Not to mention, Jobs isn't running Apple anymore. Anything can happen. I wouldn't put too much stock in an idea mentioned in Jobs' bio and I certainly wouldn't make any purchasing decisions on it.

As for the patents, Apple has about a gazzillion patents that aren't always tied to shipping products, as do most tech companies.

I dunno, anything could happen, but I'd be very surprised if Apple released a giant display for people to replace their televisions with.

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tomandshell said:

If Apple released a big screen TV for the living room, it would probably be 720p and somehow incompatible with Blu-ray players.

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BadMoon said:

Until they provide content in true HD im staying away.

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