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Yeah, and I think for most of here, there will be a "what's the big deal" factor when it comes out. Those of us who have no problem containing our video setup
by zach 14y ago
Yeah, and I think for most of here, there will be a "what's the big deal" factor when it comes out.
Those of us who have no problem containing our video setup inside our head, who have a Harmony remote, who have a mental picture of what goes where -- we're not really going to care that much. I think we'll appreciate a fully integrated TV experience, but I don't think we're the people who will get excited about it.
But let's put it this way, if you're staying at someone's house (i.e. babysitting or housesitting), the one thing you must hold a debriefing session on is how the TV, boxes and remote(s) work. That's kind of messed up. That's where the big advantage is for an Apple TV set.
- rbanffy 14y agoThat's the point - a TV remote should have 2 buttons at most - input select and on/off. And that's if selecting an input doesn't turn it on and selecting "off" from the input list doesn't turn it off. Or none, if it turns on or off according to the presence or absence of signals in its selected input. The set-top-box remote, OTOH, could be no more complex than an Apple remote - menu/back, play/select/pause, directions. One day I'll try tearing out every button off my TV remote and leave just the power and input buttons. Should be an interesting experiment.