![]() We have been riding the electronic hog for several years now. Oh, you mention having trouble with your Apple TV remote controlling your Mac and Apple TV at the same time? Did you know you can pair the remote with the device? I don’t do this simply because I use multiple remotes for the same device and I think it only allows one at a time. I agree that an App Store makes sense and is probably in the cards for the near future.Īs far as buying content, I rent movies and buy episodes Doctor Who (because I can’t resist). As an iOS/Mac user, I think it’s worth having one for AirPlay alone. Makes much less noise, uses less electricity, and opens apps faster. Switched to an Apple TV last year from the Xbox. May not sound exciting, but $8 a month versus $80 makes you put up with a lot.Īlso been on and off of Hulu plus, but I usually get mad at it for the increasing amount of commercials that I’m paying to see. After you’ve been out of the live TV loop for awhile, it’s all new to you. We started by watching old TV shows that we missed when they originally aired. Quitting live TV was a bit of an adjustment, but you get used to it. I dumped cable about 4 years ago for very much the same reasons you stated. Anyone else own a Roku or AppleTV? I'd love to hear your thoughts! I read that Apple bid for Premier League rights in the United States a few years back serious statement of intent but no dice.Just so getting them is easier than bunny ears. In fact I'd gladly pay for ABC/NBC/CBS/FOX Roku apps despite them being available via air in the US.Paying for channels you don't want will soon come to an end. I know that networks are pleased with where cable TV networks have taken them but private network streaming has to be coming soon. I can't see the cable TV business model lasting too much longer.My whole don't-buy-content-from-iTunes sort of backfires with my AppleTV.I've not yet been able to push them to my big screen TVs yet but I can watch them on my other MacBook just fine. I've been able to find HD streams of the soccer games I want to watch via Twitter.Since the AppleTV remote works for both the AppleTV and MacBook, my remote has a fun time adjusting the MBP volume and ATV navigation at the same time. ![]() A JS/HTML/CSS-based API would have been way better. Roku's app language, BrightScript, looks inspired by Visual Basic.Roku's iPhone app is incredible - a must-have owners of both.The AppleTV interface is still much better than Roku's.Their app choices are incredibly limited and an App Store and open environment would fix that quickly. How the AppleTV doesn't yet have an App Store is crazy.Its open app platform and store makes finding apps easy and enjoyable. though I can say this easily because of my Netflix subscription Many people Netflix is too lacking but if you can't find anything to watch, you're being a diva. I may miss a Monday Night Football game here or there but there's really not much to miss, even on the major networks. I didn't miss the basic channel package and I don't now.A few thoughts about my experience without major media outlet entertainment so far: For about the price of one month of DIRECTV service I bought one-time media products. I cancelled DIRECTV and bought a Roku and a AppleTv. Why was a paying so much? I had justified it by telling myself "It's only $30/weekend to see loads of European games" but why should I pay $120+/month just to watch the $30 product I wanted? Ridiculous. I was able to swallow that pill for a while but I snapped a month ago. I was being charged ~$20/month just to "rent" the boxes.My base package was $89/month and I didn't watch any of it I needed that package, however, to be able to order the soccer packages, which cost me another $35/month.Whenever one of these storms would hit, I'd have a hard time getting reception for days. I live in Madison, Wisconsin and it gets very cold and snowy each winter.There were many reasons for doing so, a few including:
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