Apple TV

If you want to stream movies on a whim, get Apple TV. They have HD movies (lovefilm do not), and the selection is 100 times better.

Further, if location permits, the @TV would replace your airport rather than interfere with it.

JohnDuncan:

If you want to stream movies on a whim, get Apple TV. They have HD movies (lovefilm do not), and the selection is 100 times better.Further, if location permits, the @TV would replace your airport rather than interfere with it.

Would it still allow me to stream music from my laptop into the CDP? ie Spotify or radio through Airtunes.

 

Yep.

And it will work with an HD Ready telly?

 

Yes it will via HDMI

 

Beware of Apple's marketing with their 'HD' streaming.

The lousy bitrate means u are lucky if u end up getting the equivalent of DVD quality.

 

The days of proper HD quality downloads - as in something near blu-ray quality are still years away. Still better to rent/buy the disc, and cheaper too.

 

 

 

 

 

edsib1:

The lousy bitrate means u are lucky if u end up getting the equivalent of DVD quality.

Not my experience, but hey.

Apple TV and a Blu Ray player are not mutually exclusive of course if you want ultimate quality, but if you just want to pay to watch a film every once in a while, I say again - it's much better than the lovefilm app, both in quality and choice. An alternative would be Virgin or Sky's HD services, of course...

I agree the HD quality is as good as a good quality DVD that you can buy at current times

and yes it works out more expensive to rent from your nearest blockbusters , but you can choose what ever you want to watch without having found its already rented . Add the costs of getting to you'r local blockbusters then i would say its pretty equal on costs

If you are a big movie junkie then places like lovefilm are always a good option but i've found at times you end up with films your just not in the mood to watch 

Not to mention the new apple tv can stream music, photo's , movies , internet radio and you tube with ease 

I think people are getting all the internet tv and HD broadcasted content a little mixed up , it will never happen that internet tv will be the same picture quality as HD broadcasting as by the time broadband speeds have caught up blu ray and HD broadcasting will have moved on .

Its only if or when internet content takes over the quality will excepted as true HD  

landzw:

I agree the HD quality is as good as a good quality DVD that you can buy at current times

Whereas I say it's better.

And lovefilm is a great option if you want discs, yes, but their app (on Sony TVs and BD players for example) dosn't have a very good selection (as I keep saying). Most watched film this week: The Unforgiven (1992).

Of course there's always the PS3 too

 

I had a look through the movie library for the PS3 and its well up to date . really thinking about it the PS3 is an awesome multi media system with the added bonus of games now in 3D and the new movement system 

  

JoelSim:

I'm keen on streaming movies once in a while.

Do I get one of these? Or a BDP with LoveFilm?

I use an Airport Express and Airtunes already so I'd want it to complement that rather than interfere with it.

Thoughts?

From what I can see the Apple will let me buy a movie every so often for £3 or £4. LF will cost me £10 a month for unlimited.

I would probably, in an average month, rent 2 or 3 movies. However, if it works well it could increase, broadband connection permitting. 

For someone who likes taking discs out of their cases and all that hassle I would suggest a BD player and subscribe to Lovefilm. Cheaper, better quality and lots of disc changing!!

Gerrardasnails:

JoelSim:

I'm keen on streaming movies once in a while.

Do I get one of these? Or a BDP with LoveFilm?

I use an Airport Express and Airtunes already so I'd want it to complement that rather than interfere with it.

Thoughts?

From what I can see the Apple will let me buy a movie every so often for £3 or £4. LF will cost me £10 a month for unlimited.

I would probably, in an average month, rent 2 or 3 movies. However, if it works well it could increase, broadband connection permitting. 

For someone who likes taking discs out of their cases and all that hassle I would suggest a BD player and subscribe to Lovefilm. Cheaper, better quality and lots of disc changing!!

I was a LoveFilm subscriber, but what you fancy watching one day isn't what you necessarily fancy watching when it arrives. I want to be able to choose a movie and watch it there and then. 

Gerrardasnails:

JoelSim:

I'm keen on streaming movies once in a while.

Do I get one of these? Or a BDP with LoveFilm?

I use an Airport Express and Airtunes already so I'd want it to complement that rather than interfere with it.

Thoughts?

From what I can see the Apple will let me buy a movie every so often for £3 or £4. LF will cost me £10 a month for unlimited.

I would probably, in an average month, rent 2 or 3 movies. However, if it works well it could increase, broadband connection permitting. 

For someone who likes taking discs out of their cases and all that hassle I would suggest a BD player and subscribe to Lovefilm. Cheaper, better quality and lots of disc changing!!

On your other point, although I don't mind changing disks, it's not something I particularly love doing. I don't buy movies either except for kids films which to be honest I can get on DVD much cheaper. I'm nowhere near as picky about TVs as I am about hifi, for instance I've sold a couple of expensive cables that were being used on my DVD player and am now using cheapies. I would never do that on the music side. 

Though I'd point out that for the cost of a pair of your average interconnects, you can have an Apple TV and a BDP-S370...