It partially helps to explain why the current Apple TV is such a crippled product: (Follow-up) As I've been researching why Apple has chosen this approach with their Apple TV design, I ran across this Steve Jobs TV/cable industry quote on the Apple Insider web site. Steve Jobs comments on the Apple TV and TV/cable industry So my Apple TV recommendation is that until Apple "gets it", get a Mac Mini (or a PC), hook it up to your HDTV, and enjoy the entire internet on your TV. Again, this seems like such an obvious approach, I don't understand why Apple doesn't make the Apple TV a light version of this. Personally, I live in a small apartment currently, and I use my 24" iMac as my "Apple TV" device: I do everything I wrote about above, including Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, DVDs, Twitter, Facebook, keyboard, mouse, email, and on and on. it seems like so many of these things are obvious, and they could make the Apple TV a great product by opening it up to the internet. I don't know what Apple's motivation is with the Apple TV .
NETFLIX FOR MAC MINI TV
NETFLIX FOR MAC MINI MOVIE
With a Mac Mini you can do all sorts of TV and movie related things: while I feel like I'm comparing apples to oranges a little bit here - the MacMini is $699 and the Apple TV is $99 - the Mac Mini currently makes a much better "Apple tv" solution than the Apple TV. MacMini - A better Apple TV than Apple TVĪnd now.
Or if you watch a fair amount of tv and don't have a Tivo, get a Tivo first. I wrote about the Roku Netflix gift idea at the end of last year. The only good thing about the AppleTV is that it only costs $99, down from whatever it used to cost ($300 or $400, if I remember right).īefore getting into my Apple TV / Mac Mini comparison, if you're looking for something in the price range of an Apple TV, get a Roku instead. Want to watch free movies and tv shows on Hulu or browse other websites with Apple TV? Sorry, for some reason Apple has locked down the Apple TV without a browser, so you're going to miss out on all the free internet content that makes the internet a great place. Want to put a DVD you already own (or just rented) in an Apple TV? Sorry, no DVD slot. Want to watch a tv show on Apple TV? Pay up. Want to watch a movie on Apple TV? Pay up.
With few exceptions, everything you do on the AppleTV is just going to cost you more money. I told her I'd never buy one, not in its current state. Apple TV vs MacMini: I just had an interesting conversation with a friend interested in buying an Apple TV.
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