Apple TV arrives in SA - price and launch date revealed

[MOnk]

If you have an iTunes account... And prefer that method...
Personally, I don't like iTunes. After it did a number on me, that I, to this day, will never forgive it for.

Yeah but considering the DRM limitations of your purchased movies you are better off just buying a BluRay and ripping it yourself.

[Juvenile]

Yeah but considering the DRM limitations of your purchased movies you are better off just buying a BluRay and ripping it yourself.

True. It works out cheaper and it'll consume less time.
It's merely just a "Look at my new Apple device "fashion statement"" kind of device.
Even if I had the cash, I still wouldn't purchase it... Doesn't seem worth it.

[Strifehart]

I use mine a lot. Primarily as an AirPlay hub and secondly as an tiny XBMC setup.

[TheAvenged87]

This looks like a good deal. Perhaps I'll look into this a little further.

[TBlaar]

It's actually a very good RRP... Seeing what this retails for in the UK / USA!

[matt]

I absolutely abhor iTunes, tbh. Especially the fact that I can't sync music from my iPod back to my PC unless the music is already on my PC. Considering my HDD containing all my music crashed and died, I can't get that exact same music from my iPod back onto my PC, so I'm stuck having to rip music from about 100 CDs again if I want the music back on my PC.

It's absolutely ridiculous.

I know a way to get music back onto your PC. Not sure if it'll work if it's DRM though.

1. Install MediaMonkey
2. Copy the folder that contains your mp3's from your iPod to your PC (Using Windows Explorer, not iTunes). They will be a mess because it'll be in a bunch of subfolders, and will have random names, and there's no apparent structure to the folders.
3. Use the Organise and Rename function in MediaMonkey to rename the MP3's from their tags, and move them into a proper folder structure. Eg, <Artist>\<Album>\<Track>.mp3