Man I swear we get these threads every other week.
DVR- Not going to happen people. Apple doesn't want you recording shows they want you downloading shows.
Blu-ray- Not going to happen folks for the same reasons above with the addition that Blu-ray makes the ATV more expensive than it has to be.
If you want a DVR or Blu-ray buy a standalone because you're NOT getting it from Apple in a consumer device anytime soon. Neither feature generates any revenue for Apple beyond the sale of the unit itself (which is already low margin)
Hey personally I'd LOVE to see both features in a future version but where the rubber meets the road is Revenue/Profit.
I would bet a lot of money that apple is going to do this next. What else can they do to upadte the pple tv? Just add more space.. so i bet they are going to add a DVR. I would get rid of my Tivo and use my Apple TV.. when i get one
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I want a DVR in the next Apple TV
Yes -I like that your idea... add both an HD DVR and BlueRay dvd player to the Apple TV for $499. I'm in.
(a) any chance of support for DivX 3-6, mkv, .iso dvd files?
(b) any chance of higher capacity hard drives i.e. >300GB?
(c) any chance of plug-&-play support for external hard-drive with media files in them?
DVR- Not going to happen people. Apple doesn't want you recording shows they want you downloading shows.
Blu-ray- Not going to happen folks for the same reasons above with the addition that Blu-ray makes the ATV more expensive than it has to be.
If you want a DVR or Blu-ray buy a standalone because you're NOT getting it from Apple in a consumer device anytime soon. Neither feature generates any revenue for Apple beyond the sale of the unit itself (which is already low margin)
Hey personally I'd LOVE to see both features in a future version but where the rubber meets the road is Revenue/Profit.
Man I swear we get these threads every other week.
so true.