Comments on: Too bad they won’t live http://brainsnorkel.com/2008/09/29/too-bad-they-wont-live/ Manifesto-driven development. Eclectic thoughts. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:42:42 +0000 hourly 1 By: Chris http://brainsnorkel.com/2008/09/29/too-bad-they-wont-live/comment-page-1/#comment-43340 Chris Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:42:11 +0000 http://brainsnorkel.com/?p=545#comment-43340 We're in love. During September I overstepped my 30GB quota in mostly iTunes downloads. We indulged in a modestly-sized 66cm 720p LCD TV with so many inputs it bristles like the death star when viewed from the back. I ordered the Apple TV at about the same time. I have our Media Center PC hooked up too. Over the last month I think I can count the times on one hand where we had it receiving those "terrestrial" television channels earthlings love so dearly. So... why? 70% indulgence and gadget lust. 10% convenience over watching on the PC. 10% solving J's yearning for easy access to our music collection now all of our CDs have been retired to storage. 10% being tired of hiring damaged DVDs. We’re in love.

During September I overstepped my 30GB quota in mostly iTunes downloads.

We indulged in a modestly-sized 66cm 720p LCD TV with so many inputs it bristles like the death star when viewed from the back. I ordered the Apple TV at about the same time. I have our Media Center PC hooked up too.

Over the last month I think I can count the times on one hand where we had it receiving those “terrestrial” television channels earthlings love so dearly.

So… why?

70% indulgence and gadget lust. 10% convenience over watching on the PC. 10% solving J’s yearning for easy access to our music collection now all of our CDs have been retired to storage. 10% being tired of hiring damaged DVDs.

]]> By: Alastair http://brainsnorkel.com/2008/09/29/too-bad-they-wont-live/comment-page-1/#comment-43333 Alastair Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:27 +0000 http://brainsnorkel.com/?p=545#comment-43333 Kubrick's 2001 also employed Pan Am, far more prominently as I recall... How are you enjoying the Apple TV? We love ours, it probably gets more daily use than broadcast TV or DVD player. Especially after I handbraked our entire Futurama DVD collection onto it. Very handy. By far the worst thing about the Apple TV though is the relatively low maximum video bitrate (~6MBits or so). Just not enough for really good HD. Kubrick’s 2001 also employed Pan Am, far more prominently as I recall…

How are you enjoying the Apple TV?

We love ours, it probably gets more daily use than broadcast TV or DVD player. Especially after I handbraked our entire Futurama DVD collection onto it. Very handy.

By far the worst thing about the Apple TV though is the relatively low maximum video bitrate (~6MBits or so). Just not enough for really good HD.

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