Tuesday, January 15th 2008

Apple Announces New Software for Apple TV; Lowers Price to $229

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Available as a free automatic download later this month, the new software announced today lets movie fans rent movies on the iTunes Store directly from their widescreen TV. With iTunes Movie Rentals and Apple TV - and with no computer required-customers can effortlessly rent movies just by clicking a button on their remote. By the end of February, they'll be able to choose from a catalog of more than 1,000 titles, including over 100 titles in high definition video with 5.1 Dolby Digital surround sound. DVD-quality iTunes Movie Rentals cost just $2.99 for library titles and $3.99 for new releases. High-definition versions are just one dollar more with library titles at $3.99 and new releases at $4.99.
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12 Comments on Apple Announces New Software for Apple TV; Lowers Price to $229

#1
bruins004
Apple TV is still around?
I thought that product bombed
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#2
Hawk1
It's still lurking about. Just dying a slow death.
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#3
Ripper3
Nope, it's still around. It was taken up very slowly by people, but actually, after it was hacked to run other OS, it became very useful. There's a UK based company that has Mac Mini and AppleTV based servers to rent out. They're not too powerful, but enough for a simple website.
I think the AppleTV is quite nice, they just didn't really make much of it. It's a bit like the iPhone, nice to look at, nice initiative, but it's flawed, needs work to be really truly usable.
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#4
bruins004
Yea they were one of the worst inventions of 07 bc they flopped so bad.
To tell you the truth I have never seen one for sale anywhere.
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#5
Hawk1
Ripper3Nope, it's still around. It was taken up very slowly by people, but actually, after it was hacked to run other OS, it became very useful. There's a UK based company that has Mac Mini and AppleTV based servers to rent out. They're not too powerful, but enough for a simple website.
I think the AppleTV is quite nice, they just didn't really make much of it. It's a bit like the iPhone, nice to look at, nice initiative, but it's flawed, needs work to be really truly usable.
You forgot to mention they are just slightly expensive, like all things Apple:D
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#6
Ravenas
The Apple TV being mentioned here just recently came out, and isn't dieing a slow death at all. It's a premium product, such as the iPhone. With such a hefty price tag it had before, it is only expected to gain a small percent of the market. It's good news that the price has lowered now. :toast:
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#7
Dangle
Apple TV reminds me of Xbox Live.
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#8
Wile E
Power User
DangleApple TV reminds me of Xbox Live.
Hmmm, yeah, I guess it kind of does seem a little like XBL.
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#9
Ravenas
DangleApple TV reminds me of Xbox Live.
Somewhat similar, except Apple TV has the ability to store and stream movies from your Mac or PC iTunes library. It also has the ability to store and stream songs from your iTunes library. Now with all of the movie companies signing on with Apple for movie rentals, the Apple TV will begin to gain even more market share. Blu-Ray HD movie rentals and purchases will also be a high possiblity in the coming future (all the rumurs of Apple about to go Blu-Ray exclusively).
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#10
Wile E
Power User
RavenasSomewhat similar, except Apple TV has the ability to store and stream movies from your Mac or PC iTunes library. It also has the ability to store and stream songs from your iTunes library. Now with all of the movie companies signing on with Apple for movie rentals, the Apple TV will begin to gain even more market share. Blu-Ray HD movie rentals and purchases will also be a high possiblity in the coming future (all the rumurs of Apple about to go Blu-Ray exclusively).
I can stream stuff from my PC's and Macs to my 360 (and my PS3, for that matter) And you can rent movies from XBL. Nothing new going on here.
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#11
Ravenas
Wile EI can stream stuff from my PC's and Macs to my 360 (and my PS3, for that matter) And you can rent movies from XBL. Nothing new going on here.
There's a lot new going on here:

-You can rent HD DVD and DVD quality movies.
-You can buy movies
-It has a lot bigger movie selection than xbox
-You can watch podcasts
-You can download music, stream all of your music. Transfer all of your music.
-You can watch youtube videos
-You can store pictures on it
-you can get pictures from flickr and .mac (you can look at friends websites and pictures)
-live searches for movies, music, ect...
-20th century fox is now offering digital movies when you buy dvds
-it's a standalone product
-802.11n wireless
-remote
-HDMI port, ethernet port, optical ports, component and analog ports
-40gb or 160gb
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#12
Wile E
Power User
RavenasThere's a lot new going on here:

-You can rent HD DVD and DVD quality movies.
-You can buy movies
-It has a lot bigger movie selection than xbox
-You can watch podcasts
-You can download music, stream all of your music. Transfer all of your music.
-You can watch youtube videos
-You can store pictures on it
-you can get pictures from flickr and .mac (you can look at friends websites and pictures)
-live searches for movies, music, ect...
-20th century fox is now offering digital movies when you buy dvds
-it's a standalone product
-802.11n wireless
-remote
-HDMI port, ethernet port, optical ports, component and analog ports
-40gb or 160gb
I can do all that with my 360 or ps3.

Still nothing new. Anything I can watch on my computers, I can watch on my consoles.
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