Thus is what is lacking from the Apple TV from becoming a major non-subscription player, the fact that the basics are not included. Even my Xbox has these, you buy a set top box for £10-£20 that has these apps.
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Now? Heck, I cut the cord about ten years ago and have saved thousands upon thousands of dollars in the process. This is great news and the more options we have, the better. Sling TV is being received well so I suspect this apple version will too.
As for local channels, a decent roof antenna will take care of that for anyone worried about NBC or whatever channels. Besides, the regular network channels are not the "prize" here. It's the previously cable-only networks that make it worthwhile.
Overall, this is simply great news. **** cable and sattelite TV. You'd have to be a fool to hand them a car payment per month for a pile of useless channels.
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You can bring your Directv anywhere in North America... It's a satellite. People with RVs do precisely this almost every weekend.
What you can't being anywhere with an Apple TV is Internet access.
That sounds amazing until you said 2-3 dollars per channel.
If there are no adverts I would expect it to be more like 5-6 dollars per channel.
If this is true then the system continues to be broken. I pay for "the privilege of" connecting to the internet. ABC, CBS, and Fox make money through commercials. So for the privilege of getting the same ALREADY PAID FOR content, but through the internet, I pay an additional $30-$40.
I cut the cord years ago and get this content over the air. This plan does nothing for me.
Still waiting for a revolution to change the way content is delivered and consumed that actually makes sense.
I cut the cord years ago and get this content over the air. This plan does nothing for me.
Still waiting for a revolution to change the way content is delivered and consumed that actually makes sense.
It just needs a new UI. The current hardware is fine. Although if the Apple TV was a gaming console with 4k support that would be pretty cool too.
The beginning of the end was several years ago. We're now approaching the midpoint of the end, where people everywhere realize it's coming.
Except the end may not actually come. I anticipate what will really happen is that cable companies will begin lowering their prices and treating their customers better now that they have some real competition. I think they have the infrastructure in place to be a lot better at this than anyone else, but they haven't bothered because they're all regional monopolies.
I don't think this is what Apple were planning as a revolutionary AppleTV.
Subscription based TV beginning at $20 for a range of channels. No one has ever done that before!
Restricted to one country.
Its magical!
No - it needs to be Ala Carte - pick your own TV channels or Netflix style or something different.
Ala Carte pick your own TV channels: No one wants to spend $40 on a load of channels they'll never watch. That time has past, instead people want to pick $40 worth of channels they *will* watch.
Or Netflix style - $7 cheap monthly subscription for access to all you can watch. Even cable companies are learning this and launching their own Netflix competitors.
Subscription based TV beginning at $20 for a range of channels. No one has ever done that before!
Restricted to one country.
Its magical!
No - it needs to be Ala Carte - pick your own TV channels or Netflix style or something different.
Ala Carte pick your own TV channels: No one wants to spend $40 on a load of channels they'll never watch. That time has past, instead people want to pick $40 worth of channels they *will* watch.
Or Netflix style - $7 cheap monthly subscription for access to all you can watch. Even cable companies are learning this and launching their own Netflix competitors.
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Nice Concept, but Useless for Those Stuck with Cable Monopolies
I have to get my Broadband through Xfinity and if I cut out cable my current $90 plan would cost $75 for Internet Only. So I'm permanently tied to crappy Xfinity until I can get real broadband competition. It sucks.
I have to get my Broadband through Xfinity and if I cut out cable my current $90 plan would cost $75 for Internet Only. So I'm permanently tied to crappy Xfinity until I can get real broadband competition. It sucks.
As long as they have a monopoly in most areas on Broadband the answer is no. Keep up the wishful thinking.
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Keep living in a dream world. I don't know why people assume Ala Cart programming is some sort of magic bullet. Do you really think Networks would charge $1 or $2 monthly subscriptions for their service when they pay HUNDREDS of MILLIONS of dollars on content. Clearly a lot of you people think they are a charity, that content creation is free and ENTITLED to it and you shouldn't have to pay for it or at the very least pay a bare minimum. Ala Cart means every channel would probably end up costing $8 - $15 dollars a piece.
The challenge for many will be ISP data caps. Video racks up data very quickly. For a home with 2-3 TVs, it gets worse fast. That may result in many needing a "better" internet service, which translates into more $.
SD video can be close to 1 GB/hour and HD closer to 2. A home with 3 TVs at 3 hours per set and 1.5 GB/hour translated into something close to 15 GB a day or about 400GB+ a month. That's before you add in Smartphone use, email, web, texting, and pictures...
SD video can be close to 1 GB/hour and HD closer to 2. A home with 3 TVs at 3 hours per set and 1.5 GB/hour translated into something close to 15 GB a day or about 400GB+ a month. That's before you add in Smartphone use, email, web, texting, and pictures...
Who the hell are you to tell people what they should be doing? People like TV, get over yourself. Comments like this annoy the crap out of me.
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Plus we're already buying 3 year old tech.
What's the big deal about live TV if you can access it on demand the moment it premieres HBO GO? The only use I see for live TV is for news and sports......
This. I can't imagine that Apple hasn't considered this. But in most communities, the cable company controls Internet access. Drop their TV package and they jack up their Internet rates. What's Apple going to do? Become an ISP, too?
Your comment has me thinking... I hope the major networks they are planning to offer, allow you to access the local stations? I live just far enough out that a digital antenna can't pick up the local channels... and yes, I like them for the news and a couple shows that I enjoy during the week. But I really want my local news the most.
Otherwise, I'm guessing this is going to come with a new Apple TV box too. Something with some local storage? Full iOS that support gaming? Web browsing? Email? Oh heck... do that and I would imagine many people could dump their home computer and just have iPads and Apple TV.
Maybe that's the ultimate plan here???
Really hope for these things:
1) a new, MUCH faster Apple TV device with 4K support
2) MUCH better (or at least SOME...) worldwide content
3)
TV App Store
1) a new, MUCH faster Apple TV device with 4K support
2) MUCH better (or at least SOME...) worldwide content
3)
TV App Store