Cable TV has far more current content, and you can use a DVR to skip commercials.
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Cable TV has far more current content, and you can use a DVR to skip commercials.
I'm not entirely sure how people have been zombied into watching Glee on TV, let alone needing to see it on an iPad. Apparently there is never a shortage of things wrong with this world. I think people's brains are being cooked at a temperature of 451 Fahrenheit.
You sort of took that out of context. It was in response to:
"I think $4.99 is the winning price here. Still, having inline ads for a service I am paying to use, is unattractive (unless this has changed)."
My point being that in both services, you are paying to watch content with ads.
Nothing wrong with greed. After all if it weren't for greed we wouldn't even have the tv shows in the first place. Actors are greedy, producers, tv studios, etc. Heck don't you think that all the people out here complaining about not getting a free service are being greedy? Personally I think that $16 a month for the combo of hulu and netflix is a great deal WHEN compaired to the extra $40-$100 a month for cable. But for me...I'm just greedy and would rather not spend anything and check out free movies/tv shows from my library.
... which is directly relevant to these discussions since it should allow you to stream content from free Hulu to your ATV.
If they ever got Hulu Plus on the new AppleTV, I might get one. For now I'm happy with my old ApplrTV.
Agreed. That's why I cut out my cable also. I'm so sick of paying for the massive amount of advertisement we endure. The internet has become such a huge resource of free and commercial free content that traditional cablevision has become obsolete in my view.
I only care about 4.2 right now but having the better original Apple TV that has storage space on it, the one thing it can't do is stream video to my tv from my iOS device. I want other 4.2 features. And I've always essentially had Airplay for audio and full control over my entire media library through my Apple TV. Canceling cable/satellite for me for something like a Hulu/Netflix will never be worth it unless there comes a day that I can stream essentially any live sports event by some means. And sorry but access to ESPN3.com isn't going to cut it.
I know you're being sarcastic, but I think paying 40-60 and getting ads IS silly which is exactly why I don't do it. I can handle ads and I can handle paying for content, but having both doesn't interest me. There aren't ads on streamed content from Netflix, are there?
Some people seem to think that it's unreasonable to expect free content with ads, but that's exactly what the broadcast networks have trained people to expect for decades. And more recently, with free Hulu and other online TV streaming options. If they want people to feel like they should pay for content, then why are they sending the opposite message by making it free with ads?
Hulu Plus is awesome on the PS3 and we need it on the AppleTV....
Its totally different from netflix because it has the local TV shows the current and all the seasons.
Its totally different from netflix because it has the local TV shows the current and all the seasons.
You're correct, and I apologize. The "quote" button only picks up the current post, not the previously quoted sections.
I still think my point is a good one, but shouldn't have used yours as the best springboard to make it...
This is never gonna happen....live sports will have to be cable or OTA. But once ESPN or the NFL network gets an IOS app that will stream in HD (720p) a live sporting event...then its on...
Apple got it right on the new AppleTV....local storage is stupid...except for apps...and it has 8GB for that...which is enough for the first generation of this type of AppleTV...it will stream from your computer...so that is your storage for music, movies and pictures...
I won't pay for something that is free elsewhere. Sorry hulu. I have a DVR to record stuff I miss. If hulu was free on the iPhone, I'd watch if I was bored or what not, and they could make their money on the advertising, but if I have to pay, not worth it. I have the hole Internet to mess with when I'm bored.
Either the price needs to be a lot lower, or it can be higher if you have much less restricted content. People will not put up with a high price for a highly restricted selection of content, and ads on top.
Sorry, Hulu, nice try, but this model won't work.
Sorry, Hulu, nice try, but this model won't work.
Or your electricity bill. Or your rent/mortgage.
well people always are saying their cable bills are $100 etc. when in reality, $50 of that is the INTERNET. they act like they are getting by insanely cheap, but they don't list how much their internet bill is. i pay $92 w/tax for digital cable through time warner, includes internet. half of that is internet....so not sure why people are so crazy about dumping cable when it's only half of that $92.