01-16-2008, 04:00 PM
All-right...
Now I am confused.
The Apple TV can (thru itunes) rent a limited selection of movies.
The Apple TV can (thru youtube) show a selection of limited movies.
and...what else?
I am not a microsoft fanboy (computers) but as I sat last night playing my XBOX 360...I had to wonder...Steve at the very minimum produces appliances that are equal or better to the competition.....
Plays Xbox & Xbox 360 games
Plays DVD's
Plays HD-DVD's (with optional HD drive)
Plays Music CD's (limited appeal but there)
Streams video's, music, and photo's from one to whatever computers (Mac & PC)
Has an ipod interface and several USB ports (which I have added an 180gig hd to) for external drives and hardware.
You can buy (permanetly! ..... not rent!) movies, tv shows, and other video's..in HD!
I am not pointing this out to RAVE about the Xbox....merely to show...it's already been done....by freakin' micro-crap of all people....
Not to mention my Direct TV HD/DVR I use.
SO...Now to my confusion. Steve has routinely brought out either BRAND NEW technology OR a BRAND NEW way of using the same technology for the better. My Macbook and iMac are, hardware wise, nothing special but you put it with the software and industrial design...viola! Money well spent. My iPhone, again nothing hardware spectacular, but with the multi-touch screen, OS, and looks....money well spent.
The Apple TV (to me) is nothing new, nothing spectacular, and (for once) is not even close to it's competitors on release.
I really, really want to like it....but can't understand why it was built in the format it was....
Confused....
Jay
Now I am confused.
The Apple TV can (thru itunes) rent a limited selection of movies.
The Apple TV can (thru youtube) show a selection of limited movies.
and...what else?
I am not a microsoft fanboy (computers) but as I sat last night playing my XBOX 360...I had to wonder...Steve at the very minimum produces appliances that are equal or better to the competition.....
Plays Xbox & Xbox 360 games
Plays DVD's
Plays HD-DVD's (with optional HD drive)
Plays Music CD's (limited appeal but there)
Streams video's, music, and photo's from one to whatever computers (Mac & PC)
Has an ipod interface and several USB ports (which I have added an 180gig hd to) for external drives and hardware.
You can buy (permanetly! ..... not rent!) movies, tv shows, and other video's..in HD!
I am not pointing this out to RAVE about the Xbox....merely to show...it's already been done....by freakin' micro-crap of all people....
Not to mention my Direct TV HD/DVR I use.
SO...Now to my confusion. Steve has routinely brought out either BRAND NEW technology OR a BRAND NEW way of using the same technology for the better. My Macbook and iMac are, hardware wise, nothing special but you put it with the software and industrial design...viola! Money well spent. My iPhone, again nothing hardware spectacular, but with the multi-touch screen, OS, and looks....money well spent.
The Apple TV (to me) is nothing new, nothing spectacular, and (for once) is not even close to it's competitors on release.
I really, really want to like it....but can't understand why it was built in the format it was....
Confused....
Jay