Re: 5 Things AppleTV needs to be a MUST BUY by Apple Gazette

[Roland Torres]

On Apr 6, 2007, at 4:11 PM, Scott Anguish wrote:

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> On Apr 6, 2007, at 7:08 PM, Roland Torres wrote:
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>> But without a DVD drive, there's a stiff 'turn-off' factor
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> honestly, I don't think that sales reflect that supposed 'turn-off'  
> factor.

Initial sales, you mean? Prolly too early to tell long haul.
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> even with a DVD drive, you'd need some good upconversion technology  
> (Farhouda?) to compete with a $75 Samsung player at this point.
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Yeah, but without a DVD drive, the hassle factor goes way up. No sale  
here.

Roland