Re: Apple TV ?


"Postal68" <Postal68NO@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Anyone have this yet?

My wife bought it for me for our anniversary and I don't know if it is
something I will really use. I told her I appreciate it but I don't know
if I am sure I want it(at least yet), and it hasn't arrived yet so I might
send it back.

I think the overall premise is good but does it stream in HD?

I love HD so much I rarely watch any SD programming. Also I have a
upscaling DVD player that does a good job in giving me a nice picture on
my HDTV. Is the quality of the streams that you download any good ?

I love new tech toys but I think this may be one that I can live without,
plus it just came out so I know there will be the Apple TV ver 2 out in 6
month s with all kinds of features and upgrades that ver 1 does not have.


What I've read about the video "quality" puts it in the same class as all
the other services that have so far offered similar services. I tried Vongo
for a while and would rate the video at always less then DVD at it's very
best and uneven in quality between different movies. It doesn't sound like
it will be ready for larger viewing devices for some time.


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