What would Apple have to offer for you to seriously consider dropping your cable/satellite subscription?
Certain networks? Tiers of networks (bundles) or à la carte network selection? Specific monthly subscription price? Cost of hardware? Additional capabilities (Blu-ray, DVR, 1080p, etc.)?
MacDailyNews Take: We’d need the major networks, certain cable networks, HBO, a robust sports package (which would mean live streaming from Apple) for a reasonable monthly fee that we won’t specify for fear of tainting your responses below. We’d hope it would be something our current Apple TV hardware could accommodate via firmware update, but would consider a new hardware purchase depending on the additional capabilities offered.
Ala Carte Channel Selection. One of my biggest gripes with cable providers is paying for 700 channels, and I watch maybe 20 of them.
Dropped it years ago.
But the problem is the content keepers who don’t give us access through Apple TV
Breaking Bad is great, you can buy a season pass before it shows… download and watch the newest show as it is broadcast.
Weeds… you have to wait until it comes out on DVD a year later…
The problem is the content cheaters, not Apple
I’d switch from DirecTV to AppleTV if Apple would carry live programming, along with the usual video on demand service.
We need more international news channel carriage, especially like “BBC World”.
A HDR with at least 1TB of storage with dual HD Satalite reciever wireless N with a version of safari to surf the web through my set top box that should be sufficient for me to start with
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Piss on television. Don’t even watch it anymore. Too much American made shit. Awful, nasty, gross, pathetic.
a la carte station selection for starters.
local programming
all networks
same lineup that cable has
free movies (not pay for each one) – just 1 monthly fee
cheaper than $49 per month
sign me up beeotches
I want to drop DirecTV. But only if AppleTV offered a movie & TV program subscription service at an attractive price.
I agree with jerry – I’d like to be able to pick-and-choose my channels, with the option, of course, of adding/removing as I feel necessary – I also agree with MacDailyNews that, as an existing AppleTV owner, I’d like to see additional functionality added to my AppleTV via firmware. DVR capabilities would be a must. But to completely remove myself from TWC, Apple would need to have content available immediately….
Content! There is hardly anything to watch on ATV. I would love to rent movies more than once a week but there is nothing new. Up is *still* in the New & Noteworthy section.