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...until Apple gets the studio's to change the 24hrs governed time limit to 48hrs, then 72hrs.

72hrs seems reasonable to most whom I've talked with. No one agrees 24 hours is the right way to do this, but it probably isn't slowing down Apple TV adoption rates dramatically. Early adopters will keep it selling well. Come the fall, look for a few changes in the Apple TV Service:

- Longer viewing time frame (48 - 72 hrs)
- Ability to purchase HD movies, then download to iTunes (still no HD movies directly available in iTunes. The paranoia continues...)
- Lower Pricing on Apple TV; $199 and $299 respectively

And the advantages to Blu-Ray are:
- Higher entry price by nearly double (for most decent players)
- Limited Blu-Ray tiles
- Trips to video store and back
- Netflix-like, plan in advance, mail back and forth game
- No ability to tie into iTunes content, Flikr, or home video's, etc...

Oh, I'm sorry these are Blu-Ray dis-advantages, my bad.

Blu-Ray Advantages Take II:
- For the Joe, a slightly better image quality that isn't worth the price, nor the other dis-advantages that Blu-Ray has vs. Apple TV - and even image quality will be eventually be moot.

Feb 26, 08 - 01:17 pm Comment from: Mr. Peabody

What's this? Fair objective reporting that tells it like it is? I don't suppose the rest of CBS news is like that - are they? It's getting to the point where you've got to be a member of a political party to watch the various network news feeds so that they can tell you what you think and believe.

As for tech news, it seems that if it's got to do with Apple it's almost automatically going to brow-beat Apple and Apple users. It's nice to experience a simple down-to-Earth report that simply states the users real-world experience. Any chance Larry M. can be replicated and syndicated to all news networks?

Feb 26, 08 - 01:21 pm Comment from: BiZarRo BaLlmEr

I think Apple TV 3 maybe very interesting.

I'd like a connection to a wireless keyboard/mouse
even more web site accessibility via apple tv
Flash? or alterative.

when, oh when is Canada gonna get the movie downloads???

I rented "The Hours" for .99 last weekend and captured it (including sound) on my MacPro using Snapz Pro. Now I have a DRM-free copy in my iTunes library which won't expire until I choose to delete the file. Consumer freedom.

yes! when? when will we be able to download the movies in Canada? sigh

You go, Peach Picker! I just got back from the grocery, where I snuck a cartload of food out the back door, but I left a $5 bill by the dumpster so it's all good. Hurrah, Consumer Choice!!
Seriously, people like you are exactly what the music labels and movie studios are worried about, and YOU're what's holding up adoption of these technologies that would be a so good for the majority of consumers who believe in paying for what they get.

@peach picker

Why would you do that? All that work for .99 cents and really how many times are you going to watch it? Are you kidding me, I figure you spent the .99 cents, 4+ hours of capture, compress and clean to get a movie you might watch twice.

You must really like that show because my time is worth much more than .25 cents an hour.

While I agree that its officially not legal to copy a movie that one downloaded, I really do not think that is what is killing the industry.
Peach Picker PAID for his download. As long as he is not making copies for everyone, left and right, the industry really is not suffering.

There are thousands of people that copy and make copies of DVDs illegally. They sell them at flea markets etc as original copies. Those people are actually doing the stealing as someone who buys a pirated copy will not buy a legal copy.

First we need to understand that the music industry and the movie industry is full of big wigs who have NO IDEA what they are doing. There are models for selling movies and music that make sense and make money, the problem is that it just may not make money for these quickly becoming useless mogals.

en

JS = BS

The most unfunny man on television just led the show to an all time low. Bring back Billy Crystal, or what about Robin Williams. Anyone but that guy, pleease.

Homestar Runner is twice as inventive and amusing.

Go Trogdor!!

Hey therre Nathan,

You did a great jorrrrrrb with that therrre analysis thingumy.

.99 for The Hours is about .97 more than it's worth....

The CBS guy didn't fully do his homework, for those that have paid attention, the Apple TV movies allow you to finish watching, and don't just 'disappear' after 24 hours. That's an important point.

The Oscar nominated movies are on iTunes? I didn't see'em. Maybe I have to look again...