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From Wired:
5 Reasons Why Apple TV Is (Still) Boring
I'm just grabbing the reasons without the text:
1. Paltry selection of television shows
2. No iOS
3. No HD antenna
4. No 1080p
5. No bit torrent
I don't think #3 is a big deal, and I can't see Apple adding bit torrent to Apple TV, as it might piss off the content providers Apple is trying to court....
Bit torrent? Grow up and get real. Until there's a viable legal usage of it, Apple of all people isn't going anywhere near it.
I agree with you on #3 too. Why should it have an antenna? It's about consuming content you pay for from Apple, pretty much. They're assuming you can get free shit elsewhere.
I've never had a problem with the selection of TV shows. Everything I've ever decided I was willing to pay for was on iTunes. I even rented my first movie a month ago.
Oh, #1 is just referring to rentals.
Huh. What is the price point for renting shows? Buying them is pretty damned cheap. It's what I do during the hard times before the DVD release.
I think it's 99 cents for a program in high-def.
99¢ for HD.
And how long do you keep it for? Because buying isn't that much more expensive.
Buying a HD TV program is $2.99. "Not much more" unless you look at the %.
eta:
Once you rent an episode, you have 30 days to press Play. Then it’s yours for the next 48 hours. Watch it once, or replay it as many times as you want for some instant rerun gratification.
But you keep it! There's no way I'm renting something for 1/3 the price of keeping it forever. Renting the movie made more sense (I think it was like 15-20%). eta: And even then, only rewatching within 48 hours was offensive to my Netflixy persona.
Personally, I agree. Although I might be tempted to rent an episode of a show I've never seen before if I'm not sure I'm going to like it.