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By: Apple is Not Fruit » Apple planning additional Apple TV models?

Apple is Not Fruit » Apple planning additional Apple TV models? — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 17:09:04 +0000

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By: David

David — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 20:59:23 +0000

nice prediction.

By: Ian

Ian — Thu, 10 May 2007 22:57:08 +0000

To start with I’d like some content to be available from iTunes for those of us in the UK.

By: Motorcycle Guy

Motorcycle Guy — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:03:22 +0000

Rofl this is definitely a case of reading something out of nothing.

By: Apple News » Apple planning additional Apple TV models?

Apple News » Apple planning additional Apple TV models? — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:51:05 +0000

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By: cuvtixo

cuvtixo — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 01:00:17 +0000

I haven’t seen any comments about how thin the argument that web page layout has anything to do with the number of models produced. I suspect it has more to do with either click traffic (I suspect a lot more people are looking at macbooks and apple tvs than airport extreme.) or maybe product model turnover rate (the new 802.11-n airport extreme replaces the older 802.11g airport extreme base station, which replaced the 802.11 a+b airport base, etc.)
There are also a lot of features: like very large SATA drives, which would cannibalize mac mini sales. A more likely model update would be to run cooler. Almost everything else needs to happen on the iTunes store, as opposed to the hardware- cheaper, better resolution Films and videos. A direct connection to the store would be nice, but that kind of thing could happen on the present model as a software update, and new codecs too, no reason to put out another model for that.
I’d also rather have some java or iPod games (joystick maybe?) PVR isn’t going to happen and neither are Halo 3 games, but big-screen scrabble would be nice!

By: iMat

iMat — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:39:24 +0000

So… Here are my two cents.

1) External USB Harddrive option. Someone suggested an external HDD would spoil the design of the AppleTV. I disagree as there already are external HDD especially designed for the MacMini. EVERY AppleTV owner would order an external HDD that suits the design of this device. So: there you have a big market

2) Ability to purchase content OUTSIDE the US. This whole “US centric” Apple strategy (iPhone, AppleTV, LEOPARD DELAY) is really bugging me!

3) Higher quality content (AVAILABLE OUTSIDE THE US)

That’s it. I OWN an AppleTV and use it as an entertainment system. I stand in front of my computer (a Mac) the whole day. The last thing I want to do is read RSS from my couch, watch YouTube videos or surf the net. I only want: music, TV shows and movies.
That’s not that hard Steve J., is it?

4) Here we enter the realm of “faisable but impossible…”. I don’t want PVR Ã lÃ TiVo: I would love an AppleTV with IPTV (there should be a reason why the device is being called “something”TV… So IPTV should be this reason)

So, my list is made of 3 items which I think are not that hard for Apple to adress and one “dream” that I think is unlikely to be made possible by Apple itself.

By: PodPacker

PodPacker — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 22:48:52 +0000

http://www.apple.com/appletv/specs.html

The first callout says it all.

1. Actual weight varies by configurationâ€¦

By: Gary

Gary — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 20:24:29 +0000

- High Def content
- Built in iTunes that syncs back to your mac
- SYNC TO IPHONE!
- would like to sync to my airport with connected speakers for at least music (would be tough to sync with the video I think)
- obviously the ability to add a larger HardDrive

even without all this stuff it’s a slick device as is. VERY COOL! can’t wait to see what they come out with next!