Apple Movie Junkie

I’m batting .556 (almost 56% accuracy) when it comes to predicting Apple TV related news at Apple’s latest “It’s only rock and roll, but we like it” event and that’s a bad thing.

Wrong:  Apple TV will get a price drop and larger capacities.

Correct: Apple TV wont receive any CPU or BluRay updgrades.

Wrong: More studios and networks signing deals to release content on iTunes. Introduction of a Rhapsody-like subscription model for unlimited music.

Wrong: iTunes to support the ability to re-download previously purchased movies and TV shows.

Wrong: For my “one-last thing” I’ll go out on a limb and suggest announcement of an App Store for Apple TV.

Correct: Movies and TV shows from iTunes Store will still contain digital rights management (DRM).

Correct: Still unable to import my DVD collection so I can watch on Apple TV (maybe they’ll try to compromise with a lame DVD sharing feature from PC/Mac).

Correct: Still unable to stream content to Apple TV from my network attached storage (NAS) devices.

Correct: Still unable to play non H.264 content (like DivX/Xvid) on Apple TV.

I know my predictions were kinda lame and loaded for failure (or is that success?), however, this does underline the continued hobby status Apple has given to the Apple TV.  Not a peep… even the iPhone got some lovin’!

Throw us Apple TV Junkies a bone Apple.  The introduction of iTunes Extra for movies would have made the perfect transition to atleast drop mention of this feature coming to the Apple TV.  We’re being relegated to the back woods to die a slow pitiful death.