First off, let me say I’m sorry for the lack of updates (even my art teacher at school was heckling me) and for that I apologize, I’ve been in a bad mood for damn near a month (judging by my last post) and well it kept me from blogging I suppose.
But to start off the actual post here, most people are starting to receive their Apple TV, and well, I can’t help but leave this alone.
Here are some reasons why I strongly dislike the Apple TV:
1.) HD. One word, two letters, granted I know the world is heading in the HD direction, I would love for the Apple TV to have the capability to be used with standard def TVs, now I have a 20″ Flat Screen standard def TV, and a 14″ standard def TV, either one I would use the Apple TV with.
2.) Wireless transmitting. Granted these have the new draft-N wireless cards in them, which is always good that Apple is going for higher standards with their wireless, unless you have an N network, the transfer speeds must be painstakingly slow. Especially if you’re still on a B network, G I can see as being feasible.
3.) BYOC (Bring Your Own Cables). This is Apple we’re talking about, even iPods come with chargers (as of now anyways), so to just include the AC Adapter with these set top type boxes is ridiculous, but I suppose if you can afford the price tag ($299 USD) and an HDTV you can spare some for some HDMI cables or something.
4.) Interface. Granted I buy all my music, movies, music videos from iTunes so their supplied with album art (where applicable), what about the pirates (arr!) who buy an Apple TV, I don’t support piracy, but what good is the interface when you’d either A.) have to get your own album artwork and manually apply it, or B.) go without. The whole focus of the interface is album art, it’s the center of focus with the Apple TV.
5.) Pricing. Apple products have always been priced at premiums, or higher than you’d expect prices but it’s because of the quality and polish that goes into every unit they make, wether it Mac, iPod, iPhone (TBA), or Apple TV.
Most people are saying the 40GB HD in their Apple TVs is insufficient, but I disagree, you figure most of the content you’re watching is streamed, so it doesn’t matter how big of a hardrive you have. I’d still love to see if this part is user serviceable and if it can be upgraded, but only a matter of time.
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APPLE TV HATER, i agree with everything u said…….
common misconception. as long as you have component or HDMI inputs then you can use apple tv. it doesn’t need to be HD or what you think HD is. HD actually starts at 480p or also known as standard def.
So Brian, you’re telling me I can use the Apple TV on a standard definition say, my 20″ Flat Screen TV?
Brian,
HD doesn’t start at 480p - It starts at 720p (1280×720), and goes up to 1080i/p (1920×1080).
You are right about the inputs though. If your TV has component/HDMI in you will be able to use the Apple TV, even if your TV isn’t HD.
Don’t be stupid, when downloading (in the right way which is FREE with AMULE and SSX) iTunes gets the album cover automatically for me…
Stupid north american always paying for what it is free…
but– HD is the way to go! And if you don’t have HD, you shouldn’t have the tv in the first place. The same goes for the rest of your points- You don’t have N or G? That’s your own deal- there have been plenty of opportunities to upgrade. The album art point is hardly such; Apple provides album art for free to registered users of the iTunes Store. Get with the times! If you were Apple, would you release a product with already outdated features?
Didn’t think so.
Matt