[opendtv] Re: 5 Reasons Why Apple TV Is (Still) Boring
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 16:26:03 -0500
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
> Funny that both the article and Bert focused on the lack of an ATSC tuner. Why
> in the world would Apple, or any other company for that matter, add a tuner to
> a STB when that tuner is already included with the TV?
???
Do you expect your TV to incorporate a PVR, Craig? If yes, you would have a
point. If no, then clearly a separate box that allows for "anytime viewing"
would be expected to allow for time shifting of OTA programs. Even if such time
shifting *might* not be essential for Internet-based TV.
If this Apple box does not provide time shift recording, then that's one more
reason to pass it up.
> For those of us who are paying through the nose to watch more desirable
> content,
> this discussion is boring. We are at the mercy of the congloms and the
> politicians, and there's nothing Mr. Jobs can do to change those dynamics for
> now.
The victim mentality again?
You are happy to complain about being at the mercy of the congloms, oddly
enough, and ignoring being at the mercy of Apple or of the MVPDs. On the other
hand, I watch conglom content regularly and don't feel the least bit at their
mercy. Unless those who would help abolish FOTA TV get their way, that is.
Bert
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