http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/ Engadget Comments for Next Apple TV to offer 99 cent streaming episode rentals? http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/Jul 12th 2010 1:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/Hulu is free for the same thing, gotta have Flash though - suckers.]]>Jul 12th 2010 1:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/
For me, the "killer app" is going to be Live sports in HD. This is the single reason I haven't gotten rid of my stupid cable TV yet. uggggh.

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I would pay $30/month for on-demand streamed TV in HD and would probably pay an additional $20/month for commercial free. Unfortunately, when sort through all the clutter and paid progamming on satellite/cable TV, I don't think TV (with commercials) is worth anything more than $30/month.

Just my two cents.]]>Jul 12th 2010 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/Jul 12th 2010 1:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/Jul 12th 2010 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/
Get rid of cable tv and watch sports at your local sports bar. Not only will you get rid of that cable bill, but you'll have:

1 Lots of games available to choose from
2 Lots of beer
3 and lots of 20 year old girls.

]]>Jul 12th 2010 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/Jul 12th 2010 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/
Meh, once you start the show (or movie), you only have 24 hrs to watch it... which means you can't watch it again unless you want to pay again.]]>Jul 12th 2010 3:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/Jul 12th 2010 4:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/
The Hulu app for the iPhone says differently.]]>Jul 12th 2010 7:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/
I use Netflix and love it, but 90% or more of the content is old as hell. I believe $30-50/month is a fair price to pay for a service which provides the newest television shows on the day (not the next day) of the release directly to my HD screen – not to my computer via Hulu.com.

Keep in mind that the cheaper it gets, the less money there is to invest into producing premium television shows. I'd like to see Apple and other future "Internet TV" companies come up with a flat cost per month – versus an a la carte pricing model.

One thing is clear, however, paying $100+/month for television through satellite/cable will likely become a thing of the past over the next few years.]]>Jul 12th 2010 7:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/Jul 12th 2010 7:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/Jul 12th 2010 9:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/Jul 12th 2010 1:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/
I'm guessing you steal your music instead? Cool story bro.

Provided you listen to GOOD music, 99 cents per track (or $9.99 - $11.99 per full album) is more than fair. Apple has done away with ALL DRM in their music, and it is very good quality. They also allow you to seamlessly use 1 copy across a ton of different devices.]]>Jul 12th 2010 1:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/
But I would pay for full back catalogs for $10 a month with Hulu Plus... because I would make damn good use of it]]>Jul 12th 2010 1:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/Jul 12th 2010 6:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/Jul 12th 2010 1:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/Jul 12th 2010 1:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/
Even if it was commercial-free? If so, 99 cents seems pretty fair.

The real trick would be to have a FREE episode model that was chock full o' commericals, ALONGSIDE a paid model without commercials, so the user gets to choose for every piece of content they consume.

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I won't pay if it is a show I can get over the air for free. I would pay for Top Gear (BBC), The Daily Show (Comedy Central), and quite a few Discovery Channel programs. But, I would like to see it pre-download the shows for me, not just stream it live.

They also need to list a bunch of the free podcasts by channel and make it easy for people to have TV ready to watch that is up-to-date.]]>Jul 12th 2010 3:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/Jul 12th 2010 5:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/Jul 13th 2010 10:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/Jul 12th 2010 1:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/
Yes I do hate Apple. And no, I do not know that to be true.]]>Jul 12th 2010 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/Jul 12th 2010 1:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/Jul 12th 2010 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/Right now I am in fanboy mode because of this
http://cl.ly/24c82be31a0f1f7b796b/content

iPhone 4 = very soon]]>Jul 12th 2010 1:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/
Calls being dropped = very soon]]>Jul 12th 2010 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/Jul 12th 2010 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/Jul 12th 2010 1:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/Jul 12th 2010 1:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/Jul 12th 2010 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/
God forbid I can watch these same shows and episodes on Hulu for free on my PC, but charging $1? ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING?! OMFG IM FUCKING RAGING NOW THE MORE I THINK ABOUT IT!

WHAT

THE

FLYING

FUCK?!

And People will pay for it. That's the sad shit. People will actually pay for it.

Oh shit, I gotta get offline before I hurt myself with how fucking stupid this is and Apple is and Apple fans.]]>Jul 12th 2010 1:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/Jul 12th 2010 1:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/
Did you consider the fact that these paid rentals will probably not have any commericals? (I'll eat my hat if this turns out to not be the case). :-)]]>Jul 12th 2010 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/
You sir, made my day, lmao.]]>Jul 12th 2010 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/Jul 12th 2010 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/
Take cable, pass it through a PVR and you've already got your commercial-free experience right there. Cable will have everything that Apple has and everything that Hulu has and probably most of what Netflix has.

How cheap does Apple have to be in order to undercut all of the alternatives.

The Apple solution is "cool" so long as you ignore the other options.]]>Jul 12th 2010 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/
+1 for awesome rant

Oh my God, I just peed my pants.

That was epic.]]>Jul 12th 2010 2:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/Jul 12th 2010 4:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/
You are going to hurt yourself with stupidity, but it's yours, not ours. What in the flying fuck makes you think that because I own Apple products I'm going to pay for hulu? What kind of brain damaged leap of logic is that?

Didn't anybody ever tell you that generalization is bad?]]>Jul 12th 2010 7:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/Jul 12th 2010 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/
DING DING DING!!!!!!!!

The only people who are crying foul here are people who either steal all their content, or people whose parents are the ones currently paying the cable bill anyway.]]>Jul 12th 2010 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/
10 shows @0.99 an episode is $40/week or $160 a month.

]]>Jul 12th 2010 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/next-apple-tv-to-offer-99-cent-streaming-episode-rentals/Jul 12th 2010 1:59PM