01-15-2008, 09:30 PM
Robert M (and others)
I totally agree that it is not yet all things to all people, but like the initial iPod, it has all the elements needed to *eventually* evolve into a product that dominates this particular market.
I bought an AppleTV (refurb) for my dad for Christmas, and quite frankly I was a bit underwhelmed. Some of the features were cool, but definitely had some rough edges. With the improvements indicated in this "revision" I think they've made great progress in making it a lot more useful.
I bought it for him so he could stream/sync his many photos to his older big screen TV. Being able to rent/buy movies on a whim will be a big plus for him and my mom, since they are at least 40 minutes (round trip) from the nearest video rental store.
Yes... there is plenty of room for improvement, but the overall concept (and market size) makes it possible that Apple could have a real winner on their hands, if they just handle it right.
I totally agree that it is not yet all things to all people, but like the initial iPod, it has all the elements needed to *eventually* evolve into a product that dominates this particular market.
I bought an AppleTV (refurb) for my dad for Christmas, and quite frankly I was a bit underwhelmed. Some of the features were cool, but definitely had some rough edges. With the improvements indicated in this "revision" I think they've made great progress in making it a lot more useful.
I bought it for him so he could stream/sync his many photos to his older big screen TV. Being able to rent/buy movies on a whim will be a big plus for him and my mom, since they are at least 40 minutes (round trip) from the nearest video rental store.
Yes... there is plenty of room for improvement, but the overall concept (and market size) makes it possible that Apple could have a real winner on their hands, if they just handle it right.