Comments on: Apple TV sales Triple. Why ?

By: cheap r4 dsi

cheap r4 dsi — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:17:03 +0000

does that movie with the apple logo happen every time u start up the apple tv console? it looks cool! plz reply!

By: papampi

papampi — Mon, 04 May 2009 14:55:11 +0000

I just bought 2 ATVs for me, and my friend and ainstalled boxee/xbmc on em!!!!

please release the source code !!!!!

By: Kurt

Kurt — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:50:42 +0000

So they sold 30 instead of 10?

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:59:34 +0000

I just bought mine. Saw a friend’s with BOXEE, and that allowed me to make the jump into buying it.

By: Duncan

Duncan — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:16:53 +0000

For the right price, I would be willing to pay for a modification that allows movies to loop indefinitely AND would allow the Apple TV to be managed over a WAN.

By: Gubes

Gubes — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 06:04:57 +0000

The key to make Apple TV successful has little to do with the hardware and ALL to do with software and content. Only suggestion for hardware (which is more of a software issue) is allow the USB port to be used to connect additional storage devices. I’d rather do this without a hack.

Things I would like to see (would require movie studio support):

1) Movies to be available at the same time of their DVD release for both purchase and Rent.

2) More variability in pricing at the lower end – i.e very old movies that are seldomn bought or rented should go for like $0.99.

3) Rentals – 1 month to to finish once you started watching i think is fair. Also a subscription model should also be presented as an option.

4) TV channel subscription which leads to on-demand viewing of their content with commercials.

There are several ways in which people want to pay for media. Apple should provide them with choice. Also, the cost of purchasing movies is ridiculous. You can buy a DVD for less than $15, why should the studios charge the same on-line? If the movie studio sells a DVD for $15 at the store, they are only getting $5-7 tops after they give room for wholesalers and retailers to make their margin – not to mention the risk of holding inventory and the cost of manufacturing the physical media. They should charge $5.99 for library and $6.99 for new releases and add $1-2 to have it in HD – without DRM. Rentals should cost 1.99 for library and 2.99 for new release and $1 more in HD. The margins the studios make on that would be the same as on DVD sales – and their sales would go through the roof!

The studios should start to see the internet as an opportunity rather than a threat. You are cutting the middle men out of the equation and if you pass on those savings to the consumer, they will buy more movies and content – while you make the same money on each title. I just don’t get it.

By: Toni

Toni — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:52:27 +0000

we’ve paid nearly $20 a month for, only to let the same three movies sit on our counter for three weeks some months because we don’t have time to watch them?

By: vidman

vidman — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:44:25 +0000

i had a ATV with ATVflash. it is confusing, it has to be easy for just anyone to use but the stock AppleTv menu is. Do i want the ability to play DVD (.iso) yes, 1080p yes, a browser yes (controlled via iphone keyboard) but it has to have the simple and clean interface that ATV 2.3 has. No offense, but I don’t see the reason why you all like xbmc so much. i don’t remember if i was able to get Boxee to work but i am not interested in those hacks anymore. too much work and time. show me what i am missing with some screenshots but i found xbmc crappy. Also, I don’t care about hdd size, i stream off of a 2 gb raid 5 NAS. Large video libraries will never fit on the device never mind it missing the redundancy of a simple raid like Synology has.

Features i would like to the most are:
1. DVD .iso and avi playback support (or DVD import software – grow up Hollywood this is inevitable)
2. Wifi to InfraRed output (volume control for amplifier – whole house audio via iphone / touch)
3. Instant access to new DVD releases
4. PVR (a stretch but i would like an Apple version of SageTV)
5. 1080p (really do i need it NO, but there is not doubt that this capability shoudl be there)

Gotta run, thats all for now.

By: Antonio Anselmo

Antonio Anselmo — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:17:32 +0000

Apple has done a crummy job with AppleTV. Hackers, tinkerers and engineers have saved this product. If Apple thinks otherwise, let me know what universe they are in. Boxee and XBMC have been a big part of this increase in sales (via word of mouth). Not to say that nito and others are also helping.

This could be a great product. I like the slimmed down Unix on it. Can’t wait till the the drive is solid state. (My has the annoying disk click – I’m going to have to return it).

Apple management needs to be more helpful and clear up the Hulu issue. As far as charging for content, this device gives Apple a controlled advertising channel to convince the rest of America to stop paying for Gates.

By: Todd

Todd — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:32:13 +0000

Erm, actually… Apple has said a number of times that the AppleTV is ours to do with as we like, they don’t care if other software is placed on it.

The issues on the iPhone have much more to do with it being a new mobile platform and its being plugged into the cell phone network.