Comments on: Does Apple have a chair yet? http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/01/16/does-apple-have-a-chair-yet/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:55:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: BAGAGT1 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/01/16/does-apple-have-a-chair-yet/#comment-567350 BAGAGT1 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:36:10 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/index.php/2008/01/16/does-apple-have-a-chair-yet/#comment-567350 I'm not certain Apple has 3 legs to stand on much less 4. The iPhone is a great product, but it's only the first release, and the competition isn't standing still. Time will tell how well the iPhone can competeCertainly the Apple TV is an improved product, but unless it can act as a DVR, I wouldn't buy one. The Media Center PC/Xbox 360/Media Center Extender would be a better fit in most homes as a lot of homes already have Windows PC's, and a lot of 360's out there also. If Microsoft can lower the price of the extenders to under $200 they might have a winner. I also disagree that the XBox 360 is still looked at as a Video Game Console, the same could be said of the PS3 but the fact is a lot of Blue-Ray Discs are being sold on account of the PS3. I’m not certain Apple has 3 legs to stand on much less 4. The iPhone is a great product, but it’s only the first release, and the competition isn’t standing still. Time will tell how well the iPhone can competeCertainly the Apple TV is an improved product, but unless it can act as a DVR, I wouldn’t buy one. The Media Center PC/Xbox 360/Media Center Extender would be a better fit in most homes as a lot of homes already have Windows PC’s, and a lot of 360’s out there also. If Microsoft can lower the price of the extenders to under $200 they might have a winner. I also disagree that the XBox 360 is still looked at as a Video Game Console, the same could be said of the PS3 but the fact is a lot of Blue-Ray Discs are being sold on account of the PS3.

]]> By: Cosmic http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/01/16/does-apple-have-a-chair-yet/#comment-567322 Cosmic Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:35:36 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/index.php/2008/01/16/does-apple-have-a-chair-yet/#comment-567322 Nope, no chair yet - just a stool. I agree that the Apple TV update makes it better, but I still think it's a fairly useless product. Is it really worth over $200 to buy a box that lets you rent movies? Doesn't that seem a little backwards - that the company that make portable digital music truly possible is now selling a box that does little more than frees us from walking to the mailbox? Tivo has been the real revolutionary set-top box, and Tivo + Unbox / etc is a much better 4th chair leg than Apple TV. And Microsoft's Media Center completely blows it out of the water: I've had the ability to rent movie downloads -- which my ass on the couch and only a remote in my hands -- for a while now thanks to my HTPC. Apple TV is sleeker than a desktop, but until it catches up to Media Center, it's not getting any space in my living room. Nope, no chair yet - just a stool. I agree that the Apple TV update makes it better, but I still think it’s a fairly useless product. Is it really worth over $200 to buy a box that lets you rent movies? Doesn’t that seem a little backwards - that the company that make portable digital music truly possible is now selling a box that does little more than frees us from walking to the mailbox?

Tivo has been the real revolutionary set-top box, and Tivo + Unbox / etc is a much better 4th chair leg than Apple TV. And Microsoft’s Media Center completely blows it out of the water: I’ve had the ability to rent movie downloads — which my ass on the couch and only a remote in my hands — for a while now thanks to my HTPC. Apple TV is sleeker than a desktop, but until it catches up to Media Center, it’s not getting any space in my living room.

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