Best Buy to carry Apple TV at all locations
Best Buy said Wednesday that Apple's just-released Apple TV will be available at all of its retail locations nationwide beginning next week.
A blog posting over at CNet News.com reveals that all 822 of the electronics retailer's stores should have the $299 wireless streaming media device in stock starting next Tuesday.
Although initial shipment are said to be limited 3,000 units -- which spread across more than 800 stores means there will be about five Apple TVs available at each store -- Best Buy will reportedly have a two-week head start on all other retailers.
"Though there aren't many other consumer electronics stores that sell Mac computers, this does give Best Buy an advantage over the numerous outlets that carry iPod," News.com reported.
Apple and Best Buy are engaged in an ongoing pilot program aimed at testing sales of Apple's Mac personal computer line in Best Buy stores. The two firms agreed to expand the pilot last September to approximately 50 locations, up from the original 7.
All Best Buy locations already carry Apple's line of iPod digital music players.
A blog posting over at CNet News.com reveals that all 822 of the electronics retailer's stores should have the $299 wireless streaming media device in stock starting next Tuesday.
Although initial shipment are said to be limited 3,000 units -- which spread across more than 800 stores means there will be about five Apple TVs available at each store -- Best Buy will reportedly have a two-week head start on all other retailers.
"Though there aren't many other consumer electronics stores that sell Mac computers, this does give Best Buy an advantage over the numerous outlets that carry iPod," News.com reported.
Apple and Best Buy are engaged in an ongoing pilot program aimed at testing sales of Apple's Mac personal computer line in Best Buy stores. The two firms agreed to expand the pilot last September to approximately 50 locations, up from the original 7.
All Best Buy locations already carry Apple's line of iPod digital music players.
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The more the merrier. I just hope there will be enough info on hand to explain just how this works.
You are assuming they have a clue?
You are assuming they have a clue?
I'm assuming that Apple has a clue. It's their job to supply the literature,.
3000 Apple Tvs over more than 800 units works out to less than 4 per store, not 5. Either way, they'll probably be sold out before most people even see them.
I'll look for the line of tents outside of Best Buy later today when I drive by.
You are assuming they have a clue?
They'll be glad to let the Geek Squad charge you $90-$300 to install it, I'm sure.
I wonder if that means they are going to sell the HDMI to HDMI cables as well? For the price, they will send a ton of just those cables without the AppleTV.
I would imagine that BB sells tons of them now. Apple should brand their own. There's a pretty penny to be made off those things.
- Jasen.
I'll look for the line of tents outside of Best Buy later today when I drive by.
Yeah, no kidding.... I think it would be better to sell them in the check-out stands at Vons than BestBuy... at least you wouldn't have to face a "know-nothing-know-it-all" trying to tell you why you need to buy something else....
I would imagine that BB sells tons of them now. Apple should brand their own. There's a pretty penny to be made off those things.
Apple has branded their own and it's only $19.95.
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL...lm=TL951LL%2FA
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I don't really understand how this thing works to be honest. I have a wireless N Linksys router but how is TV going to detect my iTunes which is running on the wired lan side of the router? The PC doesn't have its own wireless adapter.
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PM me if what I say doesn't make sense... This isn't a tech thread.
Anyway, as long as it is on the same router, it should all work. But, if you have two different routers, have one act as a network bridge and the other be the router.
PM me if what I say doesn't make sense... This isn't a tech thread.
Anyway, as long as it is on the same router, it should all work. But, if you have two different routers, have one act as a network bridge and the other be the router.
I guess I don't understand. Sorry but if the PC has no drivers to detect any of the other wireless SSIDs being broadcast around the neighborhood, how is it going to connect to TV?
I don't really understand how this thing works to be honest. I have a wireless N Linksys router but how is TV going to detect my iTunes which is running on the wired lan side of the router? The PC doesn't have its own wireless adapter.
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It should work if it's on the same router
Apple has branded their own and it's only $19.95.
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL...lm=TL951LL%2FA
That is a good price for a HDMI cable, most of them the I have seen are start out around $40 and top out at over $100. They can't be that different than Apple's, at least n the low end.
I don't really understand how this thing works to be honest. I have a wireless N Linksys router but how is ?TV going to detect my iTunes which is running on the wired lan side of the router? The PC doesn't have its own wireless adapter.
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Check out AppleTV support page. You can view or even download the manual. Tells you everything you need to know. http://www.apple.com/support/appletv/