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Old 03-24-2010, 10:00 AM   #48
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Apple TV is looking very attractive these days.

I don't think it's great if you watch lots of TV or sports at the moment. But for someone like myself who only watches a couple selected shows I think it will be great. I think the HD offerings are lack luster (so I've heard, not seen). But with the money I will save from my huge cable bill I will be able to buy more Blu-rays. Plus the ability to download any episode is a plus. If I want to try out a show I can download the first episode instead of starting in the middle of the season. And for shows like South Park. I end up paying to watch them on cable and then I pay again to buy the physical copies. I would only have to pay once with Apple TV.

I think after the hockey season I will be scaling my cable subscription back a lot. I might keep basic cable and give the Apple TV a shot. If Shaw allowed me to have only the HD channels and not pay for everything else underneath I would buy an Apple TV right now.
The Apple TV is awesome if you're not in need of sports. Beyond that I find it to be an essential device. Why would I pay for cable when I can buy the show commercial free, keep it on my computer and push it to my mobile devices? Throw in the price of renting or buying a DVR and you're well ahead of the game. That isn't even touching on the awesomeness of digitizing your dvd collection and having everything a button press away.
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