2010-09-05, 02:35
1oser Wrote:I agree about jacking up the prices...
I'll say this though... checking out eBay right now... the 40GBs are going for about $60-$85 shipped, while the 160GBs are going for $120-$130 shipped (Continental US)...
It's tempting... (and probably the best time to buy...)
poofyhairguy Wrote:I don't see why so many XBMC fans are so negative about the new AppleTV.
I doesn't matter that the new AppleTV won't run XBMC, it can still be a great benefit to the community.
These AppleTVs provide basically NO overlap with a XBMC box. Sure the new Apple TV can't play a mkv rip. But XBMC (especially Live) can't use Netflix or play DRM iTunes content.
To me these AppleTV are perfect companion boxes to XBMC boxes like Revos. Everything they are bad at XBMC does well, everything XBMC is bad at it does well.
In fact, next time someone tries to create some monster on the Hardware Forum that does Netflix, iTunes and XBMC (in a terrible non-WAF friendly way), I will suggest they just get a Revo and an Apple TV for the price instead.
Everyone is too obsessed with having one box do everything. Multiple dedicated boxes are good to have.
I think the debates are interesting