[opendtv] Re: 5 Reasons Why Apple TV Is (Still) Boring
- From: "Hughes Gary-DJWV76" <ghughes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 16:40:54 -0400
> 5 Reasons Why Apple TV Is (Still) Boring
>
> By Eliot Van Buskirk
> Wired.com
> September 1, 2010
>
> We know - the new Apple TV is really small, and it finally focuses on
> renting rather than purchasing television shows, integrates iOS
> devices as remote controls, has an optical audio output for surround
> sound, and costs just a hundred bones.
>
Unlike, say, the old Apple TV which looked really small until I put a
Roku next to it, integrates iOS devices as remote controls, has an
optical audio output for surround sound, and costs a couple hundred
bones? And presumably will have access to the same rental plan? I
haven't checked, my ATV is usually running XBMC.
Ok, the sub-$100 price point is important, but that puts it in direct
competition with the-current-Broadcom-chip-in-a-box BluRay (BD-Live plus
Netflix) player. It won't matter to most people how clunky the UI is
compared to the Apple TV.
Or the high end Roku if you don't want any of that annoying rotating
storage or the clunky UI.
And why, WHY, is everyone assuming this does not run iOS? It is the A4
chip. How many operating systems do you think Apple want to support on
that? I always thought one of the stumbling blocks with getting content
support for the old Apple TV was that it runs OS/X and is eminently
hackable (in the sense of making it do what I want), unlike iOS which is
a fairly controlled environment. I'm surprised they didn't roll out a
few, select apps for the thing.
Gary
P.s. does anyone know how the AirPlay option is supposed to work when it
gets here? It kind of looks like you continue to stream through your
iThing and the ATV acts like a remote display.
Gary Hughes
Video Architect
Distinguished Member, Technical Staff
Motorola On Demand Video, MA34
80 Central St.
Boxborough, MA 01719
Email: ghughes@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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