Apple wants to know more about your Apple TV use

"Please take a few minutes to complete this survey to help us understand how you use your Apple TV. Your responses will remain completely confidential and results will be viewed only in aggregate. We value and appreciate your input."
The survey takes a few minutes to complete, and provides users the ability to give their full input in the form of a text box. You can take the survey by clicking here.
Update: Apparently Apple is experiencing a heavy server load and the survey site is being very unresponsive or not at all responsive at this time.
Thanks for the tip, Zack!
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You should do a TUAW survey of what people want in Apple TV
February 11 2009 at 12:13 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHa, If we were in charge, AppleTV would be the next Funzo.
February 11 2009 at 1:33 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyNO BLU RAY!!!!! Just allow us to BUY HD movies and RENT HD TV Shows. That small change would increase my AppleTV purchases ten-fold!!!
Why the survey????
Do they not know people want DVR functionality and a Blu-Ray disk?
Duh!
won't happen. The most expensive Apple TV costs less than the cheapest Blu-ray player. Apple view the Apple TV as a home theater "iPod" and wants the price in line with iPods, not Blu-ray players.
DVR is out because Apple's media contracts probably forbid it.. or at least it would make talks to get downloadable content much harder if Apple allowed "stealing" OTA TV. Cable card is out for the same reason and the "world of hurt" DRM just like Blu-Ray.
I agree that Boxee is where Apple TV needs to head...Other people's online content (not paid for) would scare the media companies, and again Quicktime Lock-in is part of thier game. They have nasty NIH for media formats just like Microsoft for document formats (hence no Vorbis, theora, Dirac, Flac, Xvid, etc). Quicktime is their lock-in to sell Mac Pros to video producers, that's why they make Quicktime for Windows to keep people using their tools. There's no way they'd PAY royalties to somebody else for Divix, and other common format players that Boxee uses, and there's no way they'd allow a plug-in structure partly due to their stance on App store and partly because if they "approve" apps, then they assume responsibility for what user apps do and access.
I disagree. OTA HD would not infringe on any movie deals that Apple has. The movies that show on the major networks are far and few between, it would be mostly for news/network shows.
Look at what MS is doing. They sell shows and movies via xbox store. They have the best media device out there right now with Media Center and the Xbox. Whatever deal they have seems to work for them. They have downloadable content and OTA/Cable/Satellite abilities.
I do agree that they will never reach online content like Boxee has though. But, integration with Hulu/Comedy Central/Netflix would be possible. They allready offer these services online, and more viewers would only equal more ad revenue for these providers.
AppleTV without Boxee SUX!
AppleTV with Boxee is AWESOME. All I want from apple in take3 is to remove the cheap hw and put a nvidia ION :) Maybe an SDK for legal Boxee version...
there you go...
I don't have a ATV, but I would of liked to take the survey. I think the major fallback that I never hear anyone talk about is the lack of a ATSC tuner in the ATV. Without that, it could never be a device in my home theater.
February 10 2009 at 2:19 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWhy would you need an ATSC tuner in your Apple TV? Doesn't your TV have one built in?
Offer an Apple TV with a CableCARD slot and Tru2Way support, and I'll buy a new one.
Because I want to be able to watch local tv with simple dvr functionality. I only want one device and one input on the tv. Keep it simple. It would be stupid to have to keep switching inputs on the TV based on what I want to do or watch.
That is exactly what I have now with windows media center and a HTPC. I just want Apple to make a full-featured ATV with DVR/ATSC/Blu-Ray so I can stay all apple in my house, and still have one media box driving my tv.
Time for Take 3 ?
That's interesting. I remember an interview with Steve Jobs where he said the company has only done a survey or focus group once, when they were going to open their first Apple Store.
February 10 2009 at 1:27 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyIf you missed out on the survey, why not just go to Apple's feedback site? I think most of the readers of this blog know where it is.
February 10 2009 at 1:21 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply$100 a month. All you can eat.
Then I'll buy an Apple TV.
That's kind of a lot but we do need better options that make it more in line with what normal TV costs. It's OK to rent movies because that is a decent price but if you buy only a few series a month it ads up to be more than just subscribing to satellite or cable.
February 10 2009 at 1:02 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThey have this now. It's called "cable tv." It sucks.
February 10 2009 at 1:06 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyIt's down now :-)
Sorry!
Thank you for being willing to participate in this survey. This survey is now inactive. We appreciate your consideration.
I think they don't care about our opinions anymore, lmao
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