Comments on: 30 Days of AppleTV – Day 29 http://www.applegazette.com/appletv/30-days-of-appletv-day-29/ Your Ultimate Guide to Thinking Differently Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:10:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: EJ http://www.applegazette.com/appletv/30-days-of-appletv-day-29/comment-page-1/#comment-10439 EJ Tue, 15 May 2007 05:34:17 +0000 http://www.applegazette.com/appletv/30-days-of-appletv-day-29/#comment-10439 Dave M. Your math is a tad deceptive. My wife and I watch around ten shows throughout the television season the prices on iTuens vary for the shows we watch from 18 to 45 dollars. so say we buy all ten season passes for we'll say $40 each that is $400 for an entire season's (year) worth of TV. Cable w/DVr ontthe other hand is $76 a month multply that by 12 and you get $912 a year so to use Apple TV saves me $500 dollars a year. Shows that I can watch again whenever I want. Also I just ask for iTunes gift cards for My birthday as does my wife for hers and our "cable bill" is taken care of. Dave M. Your math is a tad deceptive. My wife and I watch around ten shows throughout the television season the prices on iTuens vary for the shows we watch from 18 to 45 dollars. so say we buy all ten season passes for we’ll say $40 each that is $400 for an entire season’s (year) worth of TV. Cable w/DVr ontthe other hand is $76 a month multply that by 12 and you get $912 a year so to use Apple TV saves me $500 dollars a year. Shows that I can watch again whenever I want. Also I just ask for iTunes gift cards for My birthday as does my wife for hers and our “cable bill” is taken care of.

]]> By: DaveG http://www.applegazette.com/appletv/30-days-of-appletv-day-29/comment-page-1/#comment-9566 DaveG Wed, 02 May 2007 00:48:40 +0000 http://www.applegazette.com/appletv/30-days-of-appletv-day-29/#comment-9566 I'm with you (sorta) but I'd miss my History Channel, Science Channel, HGTV and HD Feeds of our local channels. I live on the wrong side of a mountain and without cable I wouldn't get a lick of channels. I’m with you (sorta) but I’d miss my History Channel, Science Channel, HGTV and HD Feeds of our local channels. I live on the wrong side of a mountain and without cable I wouldn’t get a lick of channels.

]]> By: Dave M. http://www.applegazette.com/appletv/30-days-of-appletv-day-29/comment-page-1/#comment-9539 Dave M. Tue, 01 May 2007 17:12:37 +0000 http://www.applegazette.com/appletv/30-days-of-appletv-day-29/#comment-9539 The only problem I have with the "purchasing from iTunes" vrs. "purchasing the DVD's" is that the quality of the DVD's is way better than the quality of the content from iTunes. Plus, are the iTunes shows in widescreen? The shows I usually buy DVD seasons of are in widescreen format so that when I am watching on my HDTV, I can change the aspect ratio and see the show a little bigger. If the shows on iTunes are still 4:3, then I really can't do that. I priced out buying shows off iTunes vrs just watching them on TV and based on that, iTunes is pretty darn expensive. My wife and I usually watch an hour a day during dinner, so that's $60 a month, then I watch 2 shows during lunch on the weekends, and my wife watches a show that I don't watch so that's $24 more for $84 a month. Add a couple more shows a week just because and we are talking just about $100 a month. Plus, the quality just isn't worth the $100 a month. The option was considered, and if I was watching all this on a regular TV, I probably would have a different opinion. However, with an HDTV, the pixelation is just too much for something I am paying extra for. The only problem I have with the “purchasing from iTunes” vrs. “purchasing the DVD’s” is that the quality of the DVD’s is way better than the quality of the content from iTunes.

Plus, are the iTunes shows in widescreen? The shows I usually buy DVD seasons of are in widescreen format so that when I am watching on my HDTV, I can change the aspect ratio and see the show a little bigger. If the shows on iTunes are still 4:3, then I really can’t do that.

I priced out buying shows off iTunes vrs just watching them on TV and based on that, iTunes is pretty darn expensive. My wife and I usually watch an hour a day during dinner, so that’s $60 a month, then I watch 2 shows during lunch on the weekends, and my wife watches a show that I don’t watch so that’s $24 more for $84 a month. Add a couple more shows a week just because and we are talking just about $100 a month. Plus, the quality just isn’t worth the $100 a month.

The option was considered, and if I was watching all this on a regular TV, I probably would have a different opinion. However, with an HDTV, the pixelation is just too much for something I am paying extra for.

]]> By: The Wizard http://www.applegazette.com/appletv/30-days-of-appletv-day-29/comment-page-1/#comment-9434 The Wizard Sun, 29 Apr 2007 17:16:53 +0000 http://www.applegazette.com/appletv/30-days-of-appletv-day-29/#comment-9434 I totally agree with you Michael. You should only pay for the stuff that you actually wanna watch. And the idea of keeping that stuff for later viewing (e.g. with your wife or friends) is kind of cool too. So, I totally favor the apple TV over the Cable subscription and through video podcasts and itunes music over the top and you have got yourself a killer deal. I couldn't agree more. I totally agree with you Michael. You should only pay for the stuff that you actually wanna watch. And the idea of keeping that stuff for later viewing (e.g. with your wife or friends) is kind of cool too. So, I totally favor the apple TV over the Cable subscription and through video podcasts and itunes music over the top and you have got yourself a killer deal. I couldn’t agree more.

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