How would you change the Apple TV (take 2)?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Devon @ Feb 15th 2008 6:41PM
HD downloads would be a very nice addition
daryl @ Feb 15th 2008 7:16PM
WHAT?!!! Dude, get the fuck off the computer and off the internet
Big John @ Feb 15th 2008 7:21PM
*headscratch*
Either be more specific or read up on the Apple TV take 2.
Devon @ Feb 15th 2008 11:10PM
Right now Apple TV only allows for rental of HD content. You can't pay for and download(keep) HD movies only rent them. I don't get what is so hard to understand about that.
domerdel @ Feb 15th 2008 7:31PM
SMB network access would be nice. that and DivX support :) Is there gigabit ethernet support? i guess there wouldn't be a need to if they wont give us SMB network access :)
Glenn @ Feb 15th 2008 7:39PM
What's so hard is the word "download" does not mean "keep". Obviously the Apple TV doesn't necessarily stream in the classic sense, since you can "download" something, and then something else and watch the first and so forth as long as you are within the 30 day window. So your terminology was at fault here. Normal rational people would assume you don't know what you're talking about.
HDpurist @ Feb 15th 2008 8:06PM
1 change: Shut it down.
720p + over compressed = 480p not worth your time.
Stick to Blu-ray 1080p in all it's glory if you want HDM.
Apple's stock has taken a huge nose dive since early Jan and won't be coming back in a long time. Why? Apple has already diluted the market with iPod - there's no room to expand or make more money, it's a dead end for them. All their other products like iPhone and AppleTV are junk gimmicks nobody wants. Over forecasted profit and extremely weak consumer demand.
Stick to Blu-ray - atleast you would physically own the movie, not some virtual download that expires in 24 hrs.
jared @ Feb 15th 2008 8:47PM
yea, that whole iPhone thing was a huge gimmick product that nobody wanted, lets go tell that 20% of US smartfone users they were punked
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Galley @ Feb 15th 2008 8:54PM
I just finished watching "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" in HD. Apart from the film pretty much sucking, I was very pleased with the image quality. $4.99 isn't that great a price, though. Now on to the list!
1. Allow Apple TV to connect to an AirPort Express
2. Support for an MLB.TV subscription
3. Monthly movie rental subscription (2 or 3 at a time, like Netflix)
4. View multiple music videos in succession - I want my MTV!
5. Being able to subscribe to podcasts without need of a computer
6. HD TV Shows
Essefgy @ Feb 15th 2008 9:32PM
I've been saying it from the beginning. 1080p, None of this 720p 24fps crap. I don't want to have to re-compress my home videos just for Apple TV.
CDN Crockett @ Feb 15th 2008 9:44PM
Close the doors!
Mr Stevo @ Feb 15th 2008 10:35PM
The 24 hour limitation to view your movie once started is bull. If you have 30 days to watch, but once you start it, only have 24hrs, that's not cool. Considering how many interruptions we have on a daily basis, they should at least give us 72hrs. Just in case we want to watch it again the next day.
Anti-Apple @ Feb 15th 2008 11:46PM
How would I like it changed? Take Apple out of the picture!
Jason @ Feb 16th 2008 12:23AM
How many of the people who posted above me actually own an ATV? I have one, I love, I use it daily. If you don't have an interest in it, please don't waist time complaining about it.
Harley3k @ Feb 16th 2008 12:26AM
Change the rental period from 24 hours to more like 72 hours to a week.
I know I can download it and keep it for 30 days, but once I start watching it I only have 24 hours to watch it.
Make it more like when I rent a DVD, (at least 3 days), and I will never go to blockbuster again.
Ryan @ Feb 16th 2008 1:27AM
it needs to play avi's (axxo)
and much larger hard drive
Siva @ Feb 16th 2008 2:43AM
I agree with the poster that said he owns and loves the AppleTV. I own it and love it. With Take2, in addition to sampling all kinds of podcasts (video and audio), I can also listen to internet radio. AppleTV acts as a remote speaker from iTunes using the AirTunes feature (it is awesome). I can browse YouTube with ease and also listen to all my music. I don't necessarily rent movies right now, but I am hyped about ripping movies with handbrake (they are working on a Apple TV 5.1 profile). It really is a great gadget. Browsing through my friends' flick and .mac gallery is another plus. The quality is awesome. All this in a small package that is totally silent. Also, people that are obsessed with 1080p, checkout AppleTV first. It actually is pretty neat. BTW, I do own a PS3 and love it too. I just finished watching Casino Royale with my father-in-law on Bluray with PCM 5.1 in my home theater. However, for living room use, AppleTV is great.
Tom Cooper @ Feb 16th 2008 12:21PM
I'm in the UK, and we STILL don't get movies yet!
So, that'd be my number 1.
I don't like the new menu, I think it's hard to use. Like when you're in say, the movie menu, highlighting the 'My Movies' option, pushing the menu button takes you back to the main screen, getting rid of the menu!
AGH! Hard to use! Nah, pushing the menu button should take you back to the 'Movies' option, to be able to select the 'TV Shows' option or something. Am I the only one that doesn't like this?
Rick K. @ Feb 18th 2008 10:41AM
For the few who made serious comments, pack it up and go home. It would appear this was never meant to be a serious thread. Obviously, most of these people has never seen an AppleTV in action. They have made their conclusion by reading reviews (read: being told what they would like). These are the type of sheep who also make their voting "decisions" based on bumper stickers. And for all the hammering Apple is taking here, I don't see much difference between their rules and other services' rules. This makes me think it's the studios making some of the (stupid) economic decisions here.
A quick note to those who made the suggestion about a longer waiting period. I must have had a different experience than you. My first-day rental was used to compare to an actual HD disc. After I was suitably impressed (mysteriously choosing to believe my own eyes rather than somebody else's) I paused the movie and forgot about it. Late the next day I came back and, even though the 24-hour period had expired, I got a message stating that "Your 24 hour viewing period has expired. Push Play to continue watching or Stop to delete the movie" or very similar words. I didn't think I'd actually have to memorize them. So I pushed Play and watched all the way to the end, an arduous experiment that many reviewers failed to complete. Now it looks like many reviewers have sort of missed this little ditty, making their reviews from promotional material rather than doing the work themselves. This is the sort of shoddy reporting that makes me skeptical about reviews in general. Anyway, this little bonus seems to set Apple apart from other services, if that incredibly poor research thing is to be believed.