Posts by caliminius

Quote: Originally Posted by midfat I think people are really missing the point on this. AppleTV is nothing more than a piece of hardware. It's got a processor, a hard drive, inputs, outputs and an operating system -- the last one...

Quote: Originally Posted by gregmightdothat The cost I calculated was for the average cable subscription. HD cable is way more expensive. I'm also assuming that iTunes will be 720p in a year. The file size of movies/shows will only...

Quote: Originally Posted by gregmightdothat @caliminius You seem to be the exception. Despite statistics, I think most people (with jobs) watch a fraction of the television you do. 1-2 hours, every night, is freaking insane. 1-2...

Quote: Originally Posted by JLL Which is why I'm discussing the fact that people who don't need a certain Apple product always seem to think that the product is stupid. I don't think people have simply stated that they don't want one...

Quote: Originally Posted by JLL Why does everyone that obviously doesn't have any need for a certain product complain that they don't see a need for that product? It's really quite simple: you don't have a need for ?tv. Apple doesn't...

Quote: Originally Posted by gregmightdothat How don't you see value in it? Let's compare costs. Cable TV: $40/month. DVR: $10/month. After 3 years, that's $1,800. Apple TV: $300. Season pass from iTunes: $35 each. (1800 -...

Quote: Originally Posted by nutrix Why would Apple bother spending all that money and time to achieve a couple of new sales of songs and movies when they don't even make money from them? Because those sales would drive iPod and now...

Quote: Originally Posted by Macadacious Here's how I envision this shaking out, with some minor tweaking along the way. Just like Jobs said for the Apple iPhone ("Making phone calls is the killer app"), but in this case - TV...

Quote: Originally Posted by bcharna By a show of posts, how many of the people who dont like the iTV (or aTV) use iTunes to buy movies or T.V. shows. I would much rather watch my shows and movies, and as a bonus, my music and photos on...

Quote: Originally Posted by hmurchison backtomac My goal is to eventually have all my media hidden from view in my entertainment area. I'm not interested in showing off my CD and DVD collection anymore. I'd rather just pick up a...