Time of the Tech

I have had about a month to play around around with Apple TV which gives me more than enough time to write a proper review. So let us get down to the nitty gritty. Hardware The Apple TV design is beautiful and small. The specs sheet looks good:  A4 processor, HDMI output and b/g/n wireless support. The remote is also beautiful and small. If you have an iPhone or iPad, you can use those devices to navigate Apple TV. What did it need? A Blu-ray version or some method to reduce the amount of HDMI cords you need. If you are like me, you have one HDMI cord for the cable box, one for the Blu-ray player and one for the Apple TV. The Sony Google TV would have combined all three (TV, Blu-ray, Google TV) into one HDMI cord going into your TV, although it would have cost an extra $300 bones. Software The user interface is gorgeous and easy to use as you would expect from Apple. You have the ability to buy and rent movies/ TV shows from the vast iTunes library. You can sync ...

Ever since I got my own place, I felt like three was an emptiness. In the soul of my apartment was an abyss created by the lack of Netflix. Recently, I was able to save up money to buy a product that could stream Netflix onto my TV.* As always, I explored all options with as much objectivity as my rationale could afford. Here were the challengers: Google TV:  $300/$400. Gorgeous user interface, replaces the HDMI output of your TV feed. $400 dollar box has Blu-ray.  Blue-ray Player with Built in Wi-fi:  ~$180. Self explanatory. Roku:  $60/$80/$100. Need $80 dollar box and above for 1080p resolution. Apple TV:  $100. Syncs to iTunes.   Xbox:  $200/$300/$400. $400 dollar Xbox comes with the revolutionary Kinect system. To stream Netflix, a $50/yr Xbox Live fee is required. PS3:  $300/$400. Comes with Blu-ray. Wii:  $200. Plays Wii game. Wii motion system has become outdated by the Kinect. Some systems had Blu-ray, which is...