Archive for June, 2008
12 New Additions To The HD Rental List
We have twelve new additions to the HD rental list tonight, all are catalog titles except one. We have, Bad Girls, Bingo, Ghoulies II, Hang ‘Em High, Lethal Weapon 4, Ocean’s 11 (1960), Sixteen Candles, The Philadelphia Story, The Wrong Man, Twilight Zone: The Movie, and Nowhere to Run.
The one new non-catalog HD title is [...]
WarGames is the $.99 Movie Of The Week
WarGames is the $.99 movie of the week for the week of July 1st.
Vantage Point, Drillbit Taylor and Meet the Browns Now Available As New Purchase Titles
Vantage Point, Drillbit Taylor and Meet The Browns are now available to purchase either through the iTunes Movie Store or Apple TV.
As for renting these titles, Drillbit Taylor will be available on July 30th and Vantage Point on July 31st. There is no rental date for Meet the Browns.
Download before DVD? Maybe
The New York Times is reporting that Sony will allow owners of a Internet-enabled Bravia (The Bravia Internet link) to download Hancock before the DVD hits. Should Apple try to move into this space? I mean Jobs kind of oversees Disney/Pixar and they just released a big hit over the weekend. 1 + 1 = [...]
New Rental/Purchase Titles To Look For This Week
The iTunes Movie Store is definitely making this part a little easier by adding the rental date for most new release titles. Below is a list of possible new rental or purchase titles to look for on Apple TV this week.
Available For Rent In July
The Eye (Rental Release Date 7-02-08)
Meet the Spartans (Rental Release Date [...]
MobileMe Update For Apple TV Just Around The Corner
Via MacRumors, reports are coming in from .Mac users that their MobileMe email address is now active. This appears to be hit and miss as my .Mac email address is currently not working under the MobileMe domain. But if Apple is beginning to flip the switch on MobileMe us Apple TV users should expect an [...]
Your Apple TV Rental Experience
Now that movie rentals have been around for the better part of four months on Apple TV, what has your rental experience been like? What do you think of the overall quality of the picture? Are some movies better encoded then others? Has the sound quality been everything you thought it would be? What have [...]
3 More HD Rental Additions For The Weekend
Apple is having a heck of an end of the week for adding HD rental titles. The three new additions include Against All Odds, Erin Brockovich and The Fugitive.
iTunes Remote Control App Coming for iPhone and iPod Touch….Could An Apple TV Version Be Far Behind?
Apple TV and iPhone/iPod Touch users may get their wish after all. MacRumors is reporting that within a Read Me of a pre-release version of iTunes 7.7 we get a hint at a previously unannounced iPhone/iPod Touch app. The Read Me states, “Also use the new Remote application for iPhone or iPod touch to control [...]
Untraceable Now Available As HD Rental - Brings Along 16 New HD Rental Titles!
Yes, you read that right, we get in total 17 new HD rental titles tonight. They include Untraceable, I Am Legend (Alternate Ending), An American in Paris, Buddy, Nightmare Man, Ordinary People, Pale Rider, Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, Presumed Innocent, Strangers on a Train, Lethal Weapon, Space Jam, Stage Fright, The Entrance, The Master of Disguise, [...]
Blu-ray Discs To Overtake Standard-Disc Sales By 2012
In a report out this week by the Entertainment Merchants Association, estimates are that by 2012 Blu-ray discs will overtake standard-disc sales. Apparently the EMA believes that Blu-ray sales will surge to $9.5 billion by then. What’s this have to do with the Apple TV you say?
I’ve always been a firm believer in that whoever [...]
Best Windows DVD “Backup” App
As a Mac user I’m familiar with all of the popular DVD “Backup” tools, such as Handbrake or Visualhub. So the question I posed over in the ATVJ forum is, what are the best Window apps for backing up DVD’s? If you have a favorite head on over to the forum and let’s hear what [...]
Blu-ray Versions of 10,000 BC Come With iTunes Digital Download
Warner Home Video joins Twentieth Century Fox in offering, at least in one case, an iTunes Digital Download on the Blu-ray disc version of 10,000 BC. According to iLounge what’s slightly different with the Warner version of the digital download is that the digital copy will be offered as a download rather then an on [...]
Sony to offer PS3 movie downloads
Engadget is reporting that Sony will start offering movie downloads this summer in North America. Now 2 of the 3 major gaming consoles in America offer downloads. Competition is a good thing in the rental download game, lets hope Apple steps up and starts offering more movies, and more Apple TV support to stay ahead.
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Introducing The Official ATVJ Forums And FAQ Page
With the number of members to the site growing everyday we thought it was time to open up an official forum for everyone to use. Members can use the forums to discuss everything from the latest hacks on the Apple TV to the latest released titles. To post to the forums you must be a [...]
