Apple TV

[kybearfuzz]

I've been using Netflix for years. One of the perks is that I can stream movies, but only my new Mac mini computer upstairs was new enough to run them. I've been wanting to find a way to watch them downstairs. Most friends commented that I should get a PS3 gaming system, but strangely enough I don't get into video games that much. If I had one, it might change, but I tend to be happy with the App games on my iPhone.

So today, after getting awake and messing around the house for a bit, I drove up to the Apple Store. I LOVE the Apple Store. However, it's a dangerous thing as a lot of my Mac stuff is getting old. My iPhone is a 3G. My laptop is an iBook G4. And I dream of iPad. My credit cards have little to no balances. See... dangerous.

At 10:30 AM, the store was flooded. "WTF!!?" I thought. With the help of a cute daddy bear named Steve, I found the Apple TV unit. It's not much bigger than my iPhone. After drooling over several other i-Products, I managed to exit with my savings account intact with my Apple TV in tow.

The set-up was amazingly easy and it works like a dream. I didn't realize I could see my Flickr on there, but it's just too fun. Now I get to figure out what movies I want to watch. My instant queue is pretty full.

Yeah, I'm geeking out.

Comments

[barak.livejournal.com]

I've been thinking about getting an AppleTV simply to allow that darned roommate of mine to watch Netflix through it. But given that he really can't figure out how to turn on the DVD player, I doubt he'd watch it much. And I won't get one myself until Netflix supplies captions across the majority of their catalog, not just "subtitles on select foreign and limited television shows" - which is next to nothing.

Besides, I've got my iPad to play with for a while now.

But yay! What's on your queue now? Mostly horror, I expect. ;-)

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

LOL... you might be surprised. I just looked through it and it's a wild mix of documentaries, foreign flicks, horror movies, TV shows and comedies. :)