Apple TV arrives in SA - price and launch date revealed

[James]

Apple TV arrives in SA - price and launch date revealed

Core Group has announced the recommended retail pricing and launch date of the Apple TV in South Africa

 

[Strifehart]

Not a bad price. I've had mine for 2 years already though...

 

[Graal]

Mygaming, are you sure you're not missing a zero there? That's really cheap and I've never known Core Group as NOT shafting its customers.

 

[Juvenile]

What's its dimensions?
That is cheap... :wtf: for what the product is worth...

 

[Strifehart]

Mygaming, are you sure you're not missing a zero there? That's really cheap and I've never known Core Group as NOT shafting its customers.

RRP in the US is $99. So R1099 seems fair.

It's 9.8cm x9.8cm x2.3cm give or take.

 

[Juvenile]

RRP in the US is $99. So R1099 seems fair.

It's 9.8cm x9.8cm x2.3cm give or take.

Oh! I thought it was bigger. Well... in that case, the price seems right, I guess.

 

[Graal]

RRP in the US is $99. So R1099 seems fair.

It's 9.8cm x9.8cm x2.3cm give or take.

Yeah, I'm just used to Core Group putting up insane mark-ups on Apple products. Feels strange seeing an Apple product for so cheap in SA.

 

[MOnk]

I still don't get why anyone would buy movies from iTunes considering you can only play them through iTunes or iDevices.

 

[Juvenile]

I still don't get why anyone would buy movies from iTunes considering you can only play them through iTunes or iDevices.

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.

 

[Graal]

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.

 

[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