01-15-2008, 11:10 PM
[quote Ombligo]I just wish the AppleTV had a DVD player. I'm pretty sure a USB2 external DVD player could be plugged in, but just incorporating a player (even if it won't record) would be enough to make me bite now.
Without it I'm waffling and may just stay with a mini.
I agree. I have a Mini as *my* mediaPC, and I like it with FrontRow and with EyeTV, etc. for my 42" LCD... but I'm a bit concerned that Apple will not treat FrontRow with the same feature parity it preserves for AppleTV. So while I have a DVD player, will I be able to use all the same features as are in the AppleTV... or will Jobs leave those out hoping to get me to buy and AppleTV *in addition to* my Mac Mini, MacBook Pro and G4 MDD?
Without it I'm waffling and may just stay with a mini.
I agree. I have a Mini as *my* mediaPC, and I like it with FrontRow and with EyeTV, etc. for my 42" LCD... but I'm a bit concerned that Apple will not treat FrontRow with the same feature parity it preserves for AppleTV. So while I have a DVD player, will I be able to use all the same features as are in the AppleTV... or will Jobs leave those out hoping to get me to buy and AppleTV *in addition to* my Mac Mini, MacBook Pro and G4 MDD?