01-15-2008, 09:36 PM
I agree and am interested, but my problem is that I am cheap. So the price of the apple TV is key. The movie rental idea is great and the price is right. Currently I run a dongle out the back of my imac and through a hole in the wall using a long RCA cable, to the extent I want to watch itunes tv shows on my old TV. So I could use an upgrade there.
Maybe it is just me, but DVDs often seem to get skip or get stuck and don't play properly. Maybe this is my 5 year old black friday DVD player I bought for $20. I have been meaning to buy a new DVD player now for years, but instead of that and instead of buying an upconverting one or a blue ray playing one, an apple TV is at least a possibility.
I may not be typical, but I may be more typical to the average consumer than most here. So I agree with the overall idea that Apple is getting close to getting this right.
Maybe it is just me, but DVDs often seem to get skip or get stuck and don't play properly. Maybe this is my 5 year old black friday DVD player I bought for $20. I have been meaning to buy a new DVD player now for years, but instead of that and instead of buying an upconverting one or a blue ray playing one, an apple TV is at least a possibility.
I may not be typical, but I may be more typical to the average consumer than most here. So I agree with the overall idea that Apple is getting close to getting this right.