Apple TV, WTF
17 December 2011, 06:45 PM
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Apple TV, WTF
Apple TV, what a joke!
I bought this last week and it's typical apple rip off, £4.49 to watch national lampoons xmas vacation!
Turned it on today and saw an update, now includes TV programs. Ah, cool.. I actually like the catch up stuff and good for the kids programs too..
Err, WTF! £1.89 to watch an episode of inbetweeners or frozen planet! *FFS, this is a new low. The apple 'guru' in currys was bragging on this new TV program update to apple tv when I bought it, I honestly didn't believe even apple could stoop that low when bbc iplayer or 4od can offer all this stuff free!
When I saw this I ripped it out and boxed it back up.
What's my chances of a refund?
I bought this last week and it's typical apple rip off, £4.49 to watch national lampoons xmas vacation!
Turned it on today and saw an update, now includes TV programs. Ah, cool.. I actually like the catch up stuff and good for the kids programs too..
Err, WTF! £1.89 to watch an episode of inbetweeners or frozen planet! *FFS, this is a new low. The apple 'guru' in currys was bragging on this new TV program update to apple tv when I bought it, I honestly didn't believe even apple could stoop that low when bbc iplayer or 4od can offer all this stuff free!
When I saw this I ripped it out and boxed it back up.
What's my chances of a refund?
17 December 2011, 07:10 PM
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Try a different game. Some have one display on the iPad one on Apple TV, in full screen.
If you don't like paying for content, then convert or download in iTunes format, Computer Related is full of Pikey Pirates who are more than happy to help.
If you don't like paying for content, then convert or download in iTunes format, Computer Related is full of Pikey Pirates who are more than happy to help.
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17 December 2011, 07:59 PM
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Some people are so infatuated with Apple that they cannot see that they are getting ripped off ..... or they can see it but don't mind being shafted.
17 December 2011, 07:59 PM
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I think at that price you are buying the content, not paying to watch - no different to buying on DVD etc
Personally Im not at all impressed with the apple TV thing
Personally Im not at all impressed with the apple TV thing
17 December 2011, 08:02 PM
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Love my Apple TV , Great for streaming Apple Lossless Music thru the Home cinema ,
Also good for renting the odd film , Much easier than Blockbuster etc etc
Don't remember Apple forcing you to buy content , they just make it easier
We use ours mostly for downloading UK TV programmes (UK Nova ) then converting to Apple TV format and play thru iTunes.
Also good for renting the odd film , Much easier than Blockbuster etc etc
Don't remember Apple forcing you to buy content , they just make it easier
We use ours mostly for downloading UK TV programmes (UK Nova ) then converting to Apple TV format and play thru iTunes.
17 December 2011, 08:44 PM
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i spect it all works brilliantly , and nicely packaged too, JUST AS LONG as youve sucked up all their other products at the same time to work in conjuction
17 December 2011, 08:47 PM
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Just bought the 2nd series of Blackadder , Cost me $10 which is about 6 quid to you , Pretty sure a DVD would cost more and I would have to leave my couch to buy it .
17 December 2011, 08:51 PM
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The problem with Virgin is that they charge £4.99 for movies!
Renting from Easy Cinema costs £2 a pop, in better quality, and I get to keep them much longer. Does anyone really think it's worth paying more than twice as much just to watch something 'on-demand'?
Renting from Easy Cinema costs £2 a pop, in better quality, and I get to keep them much longer. Does anyone really think it's worth paying more than twice as much just to watch something 'on-demand'?
17 December 2011, 09:00 PM
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what happens to all this digital content (which could amount to £1000's) when the account holder pops of the mortal coil?
presumably the next of kin have to re-purchase it all over again if they want it
presumably the next of kin have to re-purchase it all over again if they want it
17 December 2011, 09:29 PM
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It's not the movie thing that annoys me, I'd probably have rented the odd new movie. It was the new TV thing that offended me, charging £1.89 for one episode of frozen planet? It's a bbc program funded by us licence payers and sold back to us by apple.
17 December 2011, 10:21 PM
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