Worst Technology Of 2007
Worst Technology of 2007, hands down:
Windows Vista, released on January 30, 2007 to the general public.
Worst Technology of 2007, hands down:
Windows Vista, released on January 30, 2007 to the general public.
The RRP of the TV is too much $ IMO, so I bought a 40Gb unit from the Apple refurb store and it turned out to be what appeared to be a brand new unit anyway, in a shrink-wrapped retail box, with everything wrapped inside the box as new.
That's what refurbished Apple products are like -- more or less as good as new. They just give a discount in exchange for your assuming the perceived risk associated with purchasing merchandise another customer had rejected.
Two things you guys need to remember:
1. That is from an Australian perspective. We have pretty much zero iTunes video content.
2. Downloadable HD content is going to be massively expensive in Australia because of the way that the telcos have the infrastructure in a stranglehold.
The tv may be a great product in the markets where Apple have invested in video content but here it's nigh on useless.
Makes sense; if they don't like it, why would they buy it?
Your funny. Probably "try it" would be a better choice of words. People that don't like it have not tried it is what they were trying to say.
I dont think i would call it the worst technology, I think something along the lines of 'biggest flop' would be better.
Gates can say what he wants (did he announce anything beyond more content?)
Yes, not only did they recap existing PVR integration with Media Center and a built-in DVD drive, but also expansion to incorporate live TV (full set-top box capabilities), as well as a number of TV manufacturers that were going to integrate 'extender' capabilities right into the TVs themselves - sort of like an Apple TV being built right into next-gen Samsung/Toshiba TVs.
XBOX doesn't do PVR and pausing live TV, or does it? (Will it?) And if not, then aren't the xbox streaming movies and the PVR (on a computer) two separate products? As poorly as the aTV has done, both from a critical and sales standpoint, it looks like Media Center has done even worse so far.
Is anyone selling a freestanding (for sale, not something with a monthly fee like a TIVO) box that does PVR and streamed movies?
The extender built into a TV is a cool idea...the big question with that is if it is locked to a proprietary format like MCE, or if it would be able to talk to iTunes as well?
If the xbox lets you watch tv wirelessly from your computer and do things like pause live TV, that is pretty cool. But it still requires having the box plus a computer, just like aTV does. Probably wouldn't satisfy those who have been asking for something that does dvr in the box.
The Xbox isn't compatible enough and the UI is awful for controlling music.
Two things you guys need to remember:
1. That is from an Australian perspective. We have pretty much zero iTunes video content. No movies, no TV shows, just music videos and Pixar short films. This really limits the tv's functionality big time, video podcasts etc are OK but really they need to get proper video content in all the iTunes Stores quick smart because the rest of the world is really falling behind.
2. Downloadable HD content is going to be massively expensive in Australia because of the way that the telcos have the infrastructure in a stranglehold. A 5GB HD movie would often be double what your average Joe Bloggs (remember, none of us are Joe Bloggs, Joe Bloggs thinks the blue e is the internet and does nothing but email and word processing) has as a monthly download limit.
The tv may be a great product in the markets where Apple have invested in video content but here it's nigh on useless.
Apparently, apple agrees its a flop too. Considering they haven't done a single update since it's inception.
it doesnt matter if you love ATV or not. Just because you and the 19 other people who bought ATV last year think it is the end all be all of all things holy, doesnt make it not a flop.
Apparently, apple agrees its a flop too. Considering they haven't done a single update since it's inception.
Btw..betamax was better than VHS. And Laserdisc was better than DVD's.