01-15-2008, 11:59 PM
Jem,
Back then. Not now. What functionality does it really offer that makes it compelling enough for someone to buy? The only thing that comes to mind for me is TV and movie purchase and rentals. I'm not going to spend $200.00+ for that. The AppleTV is a step in the right direction but it still has a long way to go before the average person will drop the bucks for it. At the current price tag, I'm willing to bet someone will be more inclined to get something like a TIVO HD. At least that offers DVR functionality and can also replace a cable box because of its cablecard slots. If I want to watch movies, a cheap DVD player does the job quite well.
Special note to Michael... It sounds like it is time for a new DVD player. One of my cheapies suffered from similar issues and replacing it with another dirt cheap model solved the problems entirely.
Robert
Back then. Not now. What functionality does it really offer that makes it compelling enough for someone to buy? The only thing that comes to mind for me is TV and movie purchase and rentals. I'm not going to spend $200.00+ for that. The AppleTV is a step in the right direction but it still has a long way to go before the average person will drop the bucks for it. At the current price tag, I'm willing to bet someone will be more inclined to get something like a TIVO HD. At least that offers DVR functionality and can also replace a cable box because of its cablecard slots. If I want to watch movies, a cheap DVD player does the job quite well.
Special note to Michael... It sounds like it is time for a new DVD player. One of my cheapies suffered from similar issues and replacing it with another dirt cheap model solved the problems entirely.
Robert