Comments on: Apple TV + DVR = Billions?

By: RS

RS — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:56:25 +0000

It could happen eventually (although Apple will have to find a model that doesn’t too severaly undercut its existing attempts at video sales.)

Another question will be whether or not updates to the Xbox360 and PS3 offer the same functionality (and thus give you all that plus gaming for only slightly more. The Media Center extender functionality in the Xbox already offers this, but only if you have a Media Center PC hooked up to it. I think it’s pretty much a given that we’ll eventually see the Xbox function as its own stand-alone Media Center platform (with newer iterations including any necessary hardware; or maybe even offering up a non-gaming/media-flavored Xbox.)

By: John

John — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:30:59 +0000

DVR would be an interesting feature, but I’m not sure it wouldn’t distract users from the main usage of AppleTV (so far), which isi accessing iTunes material.

Frankly, I’d prefer to see an ATV with a blueray player or something built in before a DVR. As I already have (too many) TiVo boxes, and would likely continue to use them, I think a blueray ATV would be a nice addition. Considering the price of blueray players, and the fact that after HDDVD’s fall from grace PS3’s are actually selling out for the first time ever around me, an ATV with blueray at a reasonable price would be a pretty big win for Apple, IMO.

Also, I adore the graphic w/ the article — combines 2 of my favorite toys

By: Galvatron

Galvatron — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:56:11 +0000

but it’s speculation and besides what apple dosn’t tell ou is you can already do that with electronics an without need for appl tv

you just need a big hard drive for what your capturing $3-400 hic you can grab at target slav-mart or for 300 bucks a tuner card or tunerusbdongle

and a laptop or deskstop computer that pulls 2.0=ghz.
as for anaylists

mssive amounts of specultaion is the other reasons why the price of oil is breaking $110 a barel the other reasins being not enogh barels
to go aroun with the rising world demand
and the falling value of the us doller

apples sotck has fallen recently down to $150 a share an well sony aint selling enogh PS3’s

so his motivation or the firm he works for is to generat specultaion so inverstors go to those 2 companis and buy shares.

By: Kevin G

Kevin G — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:52:40 +0000

This is an amazing idea. I love the apple tv 2.0. I use it more than my cable. With the added features, it will all be amazing.

By: Matt T

Matt T — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:43:13 +0000

I think it would be a Great idea, within apples reach for sure.

I already own the 2nd version of Apple tv, i love it already and i can only see this product getting better over time!

By: AJ

AJ — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:13:24 +0000

DVR capabilities in Apple TV is not out of the question at all. We’ve seen what they can do with storage in Time Capsule, which in my opinion is a simple and brilliant idea. You’re basically adding a TV tuner to Time Capsule and putting the Apple TV software on it.

That would be a great little device. 802.11n router, DVR, and media extender. That, however, is mostly a pipe dream. The last two will eventually happen, but the possibility is there to add the third.