As far as I can guess each tv will need its own box. Even though it may seem expensive at first, over time if you eliminate cable, it will save you a lot of money.
On 10/26/15, Laury-Johnson, Shawnese (LARA) <laury-johns...@michigan.gov> wrote: > Thanks to all who have indicated that they will let us know what content is > offered. My other question is will each television need to have its own > apple tv box? My mother currently has roku and she needs a separate one for > each tv. Currently its my husband and I and we have 2 girls and as you all > know with cable each tv has its own box. I’m looking forward to finding out > more. > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Monday, October 26, 2015 12:31 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: New Apple TV In The Apple Store > > Hi Jeremy and others, > > The big thing with the new Apple TV is that it will have an app store which > means theoretically anybody could make an app for the Apple TV, for example, > CNN, CBC, other news sources, any of the sports channels/networks etc. Of > course the possibilities are endless as they are on iPhone and I think we’ll > only start to see what’s going to be possible in the months to come as more > and more apps will be available. > > For me the big thing is that the Apple TV is so super easy and accessible, > it’s by far the best Netflix experience if you use Netflix and also the fact > that we can watch Youtube on the big TV sitting on our couch is very nice. > > Of course there is the fact that Apple is still negotiating with many > content providers to offer a full line-up of programming which currently is > only available via cable or satellite. Once again we won’t see where this > will go for another year or so, but considering Apple’s strength in offering > content and the fact they have virtually limitless money to me means it will > probably go far. > > Lastly, you can of course consume any content like movies or music you > bought on iTunes and you can buy and rent movies right from the Apple Tv. > You can also access anything in your iTunes library on your computer, for > example, if you have movies there which you obtained from somewhere else or > maybe which you ripped from DVD’s you have, you can watch them via your > Apple TV. The same applies to photos and music. > Even now at the higher price point, $149 and $199 in the US, I think it’s a > good deal and with the new Apple TV you also have access to SIRI, you can > tell it to play certain movies or, if you are watching and just missed what > was said, you can tell SIRI “What did they say” and it will rewind just a > bit to let you hear it again. The new Apple TV remote also have volume > buttons which can control your TV’s volume, so just one small remote will be > necessary. > > Anybody who has more basic questions as to what the Apple TV is or what it > can do, just go to Apple’s website or read some of the reviews which in the > next few days will pop up all over the major sites like The Verge, CNET and > so on. > > Regards, > Sieghard > > > > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Jeremy Gilley > Sent: Monday, October 26, 2015 9:11 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: New Apple TV In The Apple Store > > So, something like a cable box then. > I wonder if it will provide any of the sports channels. > At the moment like big ten, big 12, ESPN and ESPN2 and golf tennis all those > sports channels NFL and MBA and such. > Also, then if connecting it to the TV, I then presume for the sighted folks, > they will actually see the programs? > I did Google it, but well, it really didn't appear to be all that much to > invest into. > I also would love to cut out the big cable company, but from what I read, > you have to pay for Netflix, and I didn't see any of the big news channels > listed anywhere's like fox news and such. > > ________________________________ > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Patti Johnson > Sent: Monday, October 26, 2015 12:05 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: New Apple TV In The Apple Store > > Let us know what it does offer as far as content. > I am very curious. I have the 3rd gen apple tv and wonder if I'd like to > get the new one. > Patti > On 10/26/2015 11:44 AM, MamaPeach wrote: > I would look up Apple TV on the internet and see what the advantages of > having one are. I cut cable a long time ago, because many of the channels > that cable offers are things I just don’t watch. With Apple TV, I pay for a > NetFlix subscription and a Hulu+ subscription and get a lot of content just > with those too. I enjoy other applications as well, such as Lifetime, A&E, > YouTube, ABC, NBC, CBS, etc. There is so much available, on the 2nd > generation alone there are 71 apps, not counting all the content you can > access through the iTunes store, and the new generation is supposed to have > so much more. I am looking forward to Voice Recognition and playing around > with Siri. I would rather have a Roku as Roku offers tons and tons and tons > of channels, but the Roku has no VoiceOver or any other speech which makes > it toally useless for a blind person. Apple TV, with VoiceOver enabled, is a > great set top box for a blind individual. I can’t wait to see what all the > new version does offer. > > From: Jeremy Gilley<mailto:j_gil...@att.net> > Sent: Monday, October 26, 2015 10:45 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: RE: New Apple TV In The Apple Store > > Besides the easy way to look at the menus, can't one just get all those > channels through their normal television sets? > I know this isn't in all states and countries, but some cable companies are > now having accessible ways to use menus through the television set itself. > Got to see it in action when I went to visit family a few weeks ago. > Just trying to see the difference. > I mean also besides the menus, the person can listen to music and do > pictures, but well, streaming pictures through my television set won't > work. > Just some curious questions. > Never seen an apple TV in action, and for me, it just seems like just one > more thing to hook up to your television. > > ________________________________ > From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of MamaPeach > Sent: Monday, October 26, 2015 10:04 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re: New Apple TV In The Apple Store > > It's an honest mistake. When people hear about Apple TV, Google TV, or > Android TV, they picture a big screen television with special features. > While a Google TV needs its own explanation, an Apple TV is a small network > media player that can stream both from your home computers and from online. > Apple TV is a small device ( similar in size and appearance to the Roku Box > or Amazon FireTV) that uses an HDMI cable to connect to your television. > It also uses Wifi (or Ethernet) to connect to your home network and the > internet. > The purpose of Apple TV is to provide users with the ability to stream > media, such as photos, movies and music from iPhones, the iTunes store, or > from other partners like Netflix, HuluPlus, and more recently HBOGO or > HBONow, to enjoy on your TV and home theater audio system. > The Apple TV has VoiceOver on it so blind people are able to navigate the > device and play all provided content. I have had an Apple TV for several > years now and I am able to use it without any sighted assistance with the > use of the VoiceOver feature. The new Apple TV is supposed to be so much > better than the one I have, which is the 2nd generation. > From: Fanus<mailto:buys.fa...@gmail.com> > Sent: Monday, October 26, 2015 9:47 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re: New Apple TV In The Apple Store > > Hello list > Sorry for my ignorance but exactly what is an apple tv and what use and > value does it have for blind users? > Regards > Fanus > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: MamaPeach<mailto:mamapeac...@gmail.com> > To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Monday, October 26, 2015 3:45 PM > Subject: New Apple TV In The Apple Store > > Just to let everyone know, the new Apple TV 4th gen is now for sale in The > Apple Store. I just purchased the 64 gig model for $199.99. 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