No offense, but your reply is almost as large a "wall of text" (really it wasn't that big) as his message and you pretty much say nothing at all. Have a super nice day now.
You might get 20 episodes a month for $20 in standard definition, but you'd never get 20 shows, at least not on iTunes. They tried TV Show "rentals" when ATV Gen2 first came out, but it didn't last very long. I seriously doubt any streaming options they come up with are going to be a much better deal, really.
No thanks...FireTV has it cover.........
Heard that one before...and before...
$40/mo for 25 channels? LOL I'll pass. $19.99/mo for 25 channels, then *maybe* depending on channels.
i'm thinking more like $20-25 a month for Apple to be considered a 'participating service provider' for all the AMC etc apps and maybe $40 a month to get those and the premium ones like HBO, Showtime, Starz. get me BBC, iTV etc and I'd go up to $50. I pay $50 just for basic cable so I'd still be saving money
I put all 3 of ours away, we didn't use them as much as the remote app anyway. IMO it's just easier!Ready for the remote! The current one gets lost too much.
You must not have young kidsIt's not Bluetooth; one change I'd like. To people who keep losing it? Why not leave it on your coffee table or foot stool. If you leave it there every time you never lose it.
even after Apple releases new ATV 4, app like Kodi would not be in the app store.
I don't even use the original remote with my T.V. I use a universal remote instead because it's bigger (and harder to lose) and can control a number of other devices.Ready for the remote! The current one gets lost too much.
You can actually turn your Raspberry Pi into a media server for your TV by installing Forked Daapd, though you'll have to update it frequently because new versions of iTunes and the TV's OS tend to break it, though you can enable SSH so you can update it remotely. You can also use Automator to create program which will update it with the same Terminal commands you'd need for updating it via SSH. That way, instead of having to go to Terminal and entering a bunch of commands every few months, you can just click on the Automator application you created. That would make it easier to deal with the frequent necessity of updates. Automator and AppleScript are great things to know about. If you're not familiar with Automator, this might help: http://jbmachelp.besaba.com/mac/mac-index/automator---a-useful-tool--.htmlCurrently using a Raspberry Pi and wondering if I should go Android or wait for the new Apple TV.
People think this is going to cost $99?
and be able to use external drives?
and support 4K?
Setting themselves up for disappointment
What's wrong with the Apple TV remote we got?
I still don't understand "cord cutters" who would sign up for a $30-$40 service. Presumably also with Netflix, Hulu, etc.
Sounds great, I hope this is not US only like many good things in the past like Apple Pay.
Most certainly not by Apple themselves. The weirdest kinds of stuff (codecs) can be put into AVI and MKV containers. That is just a bag of hurt to support and goes against Apple's promise of products that "just work".Hopefully it will support external hard drive through USB, multiple file format playability (AVI, MP4, MKV)
Why not? I'm guessing that as long as an app complies it'll get in, pretty much as it is for the MAS and iOS App Store ( with the odd silly exception ).
Dear Apple, look and learn:
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Kind regards,
Common sense.