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#1
January 10th, 2007, 05:44 AM
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| iTV All very impressive but is there any chance Apple will actually add films to the UK iTunes store before releasing it in the UK? I can't see the point of bothering otherwise. I can't personally see them selling huge numbers here until this happens, sure maybe you want to watch the music videos you've bought on iTunes on a big screen but do you want to watch them as much as you want £200?
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#2
January 10th, 2007, 05:51 AM
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| i have about 40 movies in my itunes library that i've ripped myself...
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#3
January 10th, 2007, 06:29 AM
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| Why not just use a DVD player and save time ripping? Or just watch them on your computer and save £200. I see what you're saying but I still think it's time for the UK iTunes store to catch up though. Does anyone know the reason we don't have films yet? Is it down to licensing or something?
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#4
January 10th, 2007, 07:14 AM
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| most likely. i ripped these in an ongoing effort to leave dvd's behind, like i did with CD's. i find having to change dvd's tiresome (not just the physical getting up, but the endless licencing spiel either end, and the anti-piracy propaganda that pisses me off. i don't like the dvd format, i just like the picture and sound quality), and the sooner i can leave all that beinhd, the better.
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#5
January 10th, 2007, 07:42 AM
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| AppleTV isn't something that I can see being useful, for me anyway. We've got my old G4 plugged into the TV as a media server and since we don't have an LCD/Plasma, the biggest drawback is the poor resolution for using the Finder. I've tried stuff like MediaCentral but I still end up using an iBook and VNC for control. Even for those with an appropriate TV, I still don't quite see the draw, especially when you can pay a little more and get a Mini.
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#6
January 11th, 2007, 06:05 AM
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| Does the iTV thing include a PVR and a digi-box? |
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#7
January 11th, 2007, 06:11 AM
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| Quote:
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#8
January 11th, 2007, 09:06 AM
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| Hmmm... so £300 (or thereabouts) for a wireless transmitter. Maybe I'll get that hard-drive dvd recorder with Freeview afterall. |
