wonder if the $69 pricetag will still stick with the new apple tv Sent from my iPhone
> On Aug 18, 2015, at 10:43 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > Hi Laury, > > I don't think you'll regret waiting to see what Apple has in store for us > regarding the Apple TV. I have a second gen Apple TV and even though Youtube > has been gone from it for several months I decided to wait for the fourth gen > Apple TV which I will definitely want to get. > As far as saving a lot, this may be a bit further away since I also heard > that Apple is still making deals with content providers and many subscription > based channels may not be available until 2016. Anyhow, once the official > announcement comes we'll find out all of these detiails. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Laury-Johnson, Shawnese (LARA) > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2015 8:26 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Apple Tv > > Thank you so much. I'm definitely going to wait. I'm thinking of reducing my > current cable subscription down tremendously after getting the apple tv. > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2015 11:12 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Apple Tv > > Nobody knows which if any of the new features will be supported by the third > generation Apple TV. It is likely that one of the big features will be an app > store for the Apple TV which allows you to install apps which third party > developers will make. These could be anything from games to apps from > organisations like CNN or BBC to apps from music services like Spotify, > Deezer and so on. This will hugely enhance the functionality and usefulness > of the Apple TV since it of course is logical that you may want to play > content from a music service or news organization via your TV or sound system > the Apple TV is attached to. Of course the app store may be supported by the > third gen Apple TV, but nobody can say for sure. > Another expected enhancement to the Apple TV is SIRI integration and control. > My guess is that you will be able to talk to the Apple TV via the remote and > tell it to open a certain app or play something etc. I highly doubt that the > third gen Apple TV which is already 3-year old hardware will be able to > support this. > Next is the upcoming offering of a subscription based TV service. Once again, > maybe this will be supported or maybe not. > One should keep in mind that while the second gen Apple TV still can play > Netflix and a bunch of the existing channels, it does not even have Youtube > support any more. This quietly disappeared a few months ago. > Lastly there is the expected integration and support of many connected home > automation devices like thermostats, lights, locks and so on. You may not > have these now, but such devices will be the norm rather than the exception > in the coming years. > > I think in general that it is simply a bad idea to rush out and buy an Apple > TV now even though it may only be $50 especially because we already know from > rumours that a new Apple TV maybe announced as soon as September 9. That is > only 3 weeks away and within another week or so we probably know for sure if > Apple is sending out invites for a September 9 event or if it will be held a > week later. Why not wait these few weeks and see what happens, if no Apple TV > is forthcoming you can still spend your $50 in 3 weeks, but what you can > currently do with the Apple TV will not replace your existing cable > subscription. > I would give the same advice to somebody who wants to buy a new iPhone > although that is a bit different because iPhones are updated annually whereas > the last Apple TV update was 3 years ago. It is my guess that while a new > Apple TV will probably cost more than $50, it will not be hundreds of Dollars > simply because it is in Apple's interest to keep the price low so people get > it and then subscribe to channels, consume paid iTunes content or buy apps > from the new Apple TV app store which of course will generate a new source of > income for Apple. > > > > Best regards, > Sieghard > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Laury-Johnson, Shawnese (LARA) > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2015 4:53 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Apple Tv > > I have another question about the apple tv with regards to getting it now or > waiting for the new version to be released. If I get it now and they do come > out with a new version will I be able to update what I have or will I have to > purchase something additional? > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Brian Fischler > Sent: Monday, August 17, 2015 4:59 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Apple Tv > > If you have the extra money why wait for the new Apple TV which we do not > know when it will be coming, you can buy an Apple TV on Amazon currently for > $50, totally worth it. And on another note you do not need a TV to connect it > to if you have a receiver or Sound Bar as I hooked mine up without a TV via > optical cable $5 bucks for the cable on Amazon. Good luck. >> On Aug 17, 2015, at 1:42 PM, Chuck Dean <chuckd...@icloud.com> wrote: >> >> I just replaced my Roku box with an Apple TV. The AppleTV is very >> accessible, and easy to use. The Roku box has absolutely no excess ability >> whatsoever, and was almost impossible for me to see what was on the screen. >> >> I plan to wait and see what the new AppleTV brings, I may buy it and replace >> my current Apple TV box, which I bought about a month ago. >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >> caraqu...@caraquinn.com >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - 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