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I really hope they merge it with airports, it's always nice to have one-less-device. I hope they put a ton of storage in it as well so it can be used for time
by benologist 13y ago
I really hope they merge it with airports, it's always nice to have one-less-device. I hope they put a ton of storage in it as well so it can be used for time machine and not have to always stream the movies I buy.
The gaming is also a really exciting possibility, iOS has an amazing gaming ecosystem and I miss it a lot when I'm playing stuff on my kindle and phone.
The only thing I'm not enthusiastic about is it will still be too locked down to replace my media pc.
- coob 13y agoNext to a huge EM shield (TV) isn't always the best place for an access point.
- benologist 13y agoIs that something they're able or likely to solve?
- makomk 13y agoApple solution: "You're placing it wrong."
- bluthru 13y agoIt really needs to be able to work without a computer or iOS device. Right now you can't use just storage attached to your router and the AppleTV. Annoying limitation.
- rahimnathwani 13y agoHmm... but how will they make money from the content on your external storage? If you bought the content from Apple, then (assuming a fast internet connection) they could let you stream it, without requiring a computer or iOS device. If you got the content someplace else, then that place is Apple's competitor.
- bluthru 13y agoYou can already do what I'm describing. It just requires that you have a computer with iTunes running or an iOS device.
- rahimnathwani 13y agoWhat you're describing is "use just storage attached to your router and the AppleTV". You cannot already that. I acknowledge that you can work around that limitation by using AirPlay from Mac/iOS, or adding media to your iTunes library. My point is that there's no incentive for Apple to add the specific functionality you (we) would like, i.e. playing stuff from a USB mass storage device or from an SMB share.
- bluthru 13y ago>or adding media to your iTunes library. Yes, which doesn't require the iTunes store.
- rahimnathwani 13y agoMy point is simply that, although there are already ways for you to watch non-iTunes-store content onto your Apple TV, Apple has no incentive to provide you with an additional method like USB mass storage or SMB streaming.