Will AppleTV Take Off?
Many Apple products are being praise as “wonders of technology”, but the AppleTV is not. Technology sites like Popular Mechanics have it on the top ten worst gadgets of the year, Apple itself prefer to talk about it as a “Hobby.” While most people don’t think is a product worth buying, rumor sites think AppleTV will take off after Macworld 2008.
MacRumors.com believes that AppleTV will see changes in January, they say and I quote “the Apple TV is expected to see changes in 2008 that “could include an LCD display”. AppleTV will need a little more than an LCD display to convince me on buying one, and I think this is the way many consumers think.
What will it take to make the AppleTV a successful product? It’s all about the content, the way AppleTV works now is that you need to have a computer with some media on it, like TV shows, movies, etc. You sync both the AppleTV and your PC/Mac to enjoy then on a TV rather than your computer screen.
Content is king, we all know that movie sales have not taken off either on iTunes, and TV shows are kind of sluggish too. Then you add problems like the NBC fiasco where you don’t really know who to believe, Apple blames NBC and vice-versa. We need more shows available on iTunes and the rumored addition of movie rentals.
The way I see it, movie rentals is the only option that can help AppleTV stop being a hobby. A NetFlix style box that allows you to watch your content or rent some to enjoy on your TV, also we need content to be at a better quality. Cali Lewis from GeekBrief.TV wants a DVD on the device, how about Blu-ray instead?
When the AppleTV came out, many people criticize it because the connections available on the device where for newer TV’s. The native aspect ration on the device is widescreen, is supposedly meant to high definition (HD) content yet movies and TV shows on iTunes are not of HD quality.
To conclude just give me a subscription service ala NetFlix, give me HD content to watch on my HDTV and try not to lose more TV networks. If any of these comes to reality you bet I will be buying one, what about you, will you be getting one if any of this rumored additions come true? Give us your take on this subject and thanks for reading.
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