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We have prime, but rarely watch video there since we have kids. You have to log into your amazon account, and there is not a way to only select the free movies. Last time we tried our kids watched the free show, then rented another that we actually own. Have not tried since.

Amazon ships so fast, not sure the Prime is worth the cost.

They are all pretty cheap. Cost really is not a factor.

I have actually perched my Apple TV on the top of my TV set when cleaning. Not a permanent solution, but you probably could velcro it to the back or something, it is that small.

I’d love to pay for HBO Go… But they wont sell it to me! (I don’t have cable).

We repurpoed an old PC, installing a newer video card and attaching it to our HDTV when cutting the cable several years ago. It works great when nothing else does. Using a mouse and keyboard is a drag though. We also have a real antenna for sports, much better HD picture than cable!

We have an Apple TV, it works great, but limited on content. The kids love watching cartoons on Netflix, watching our home movies on Vimeo, and our photo stream coming from our phones. We have never rented or watched a movie from Apple ($5 to rent an old movie???)

The Apple TV would rock if they simply let you install apps for other providers like Amazon. As obvious as that is, it has to be in the plans at some point.

I was thinking the same thing! Can an Android pro explain the difficulty? I’m assuming the phone OS is required in place of the TV interface?

I’d be really happy with a 27" 4k monitor about now. Being stuck at “Full HD” on a 24 is almost laughable.

Sports is the only reason to have cable in 2012, pretty much everything else you can stream online. And Live news, but with the vast ability to consume all the news you want online, who really needs that?

The 1000 is simply the photo stream, not the actual photo’s. My iPhone has well over 1000. Every picture is automatically backed up on iCloud, and downloaded to a folder on my wife’s laptop. The photostream does not count toward your storage limit on iCloud (that fills up fast), but the actual stored pics do.

The photostream is the screensaver on our AppleTV, and its fun to walk in the house and notice pictures flipping on the HDTV that were shot less than an hour ago.

I like to see through my windows.

While I am not a fan of the merger, deleted the app from my phone upon hearing news of the buyout, I do not see any reason the merger should not go through. Instagram is already being copied, and the site does not create the same type of lock in that facebook does (you could go elsewhere, but all your friends are on facebook).

I know you said that in jest, but having 3rd party apps is what shooting with a phone camera so fun. Why not merge the phone computer, screen, and software, and killer interchangeable lens camera? Download custom control apps. Download editing apps. Download apps to share via whatever social network you prefer.

It is too obvious, I think we will see this sooner than later. This is also where Android has a huge advantage.

Microsoft is doing the right thing, “classic” experience on a touch based tablet is going to suck.

They are not going to “Block browser choice” as the clickbait headline screams, but saying if you are going to write for this platform, write a proper app. Mozilla is crying foul for not being allowed to take the easy way out, and provide a piece of software that will function very poorly on a tablet.

Microsoft needs to get all their apps ported to “real” tablet apps ASAP as well, including IE and Office.

Micro Center seems to have base iPad 2’s for $360 every month on sale. Can walk in and pick one up.

Honda’s and Toyotas that are leading car sales in the US are selling on build quality. They are actually some of the most expensive choices in each class. They intentionally shoot for bland design, not too hip, not too stale, but don’t rock the boat.

I used to sort Netflix Genre by “user rating”, and could find something to watch pretty quickly. Since they have taken that away, most of the time I simply give up trying to find a movie. We only keep Netflix to allow my son to watch cartoons!

I want to support any company trying to break up the cable monopoly. Hulu just went to the dark side, and I can’t support that.

People tend to buy great products that work. While branding has an influence, you over inflate its importance.

Common sense at Microsoft? There is hope yet.

So long Hulu.

It is becoming obvious the old guard is never going to open up to Internet streaming, and will require a company to produce their own content to break the monopoly. This only opens the door wider for the first company to really take on the Cable Godfathers. Netflix has a chance, but likely not well enough funded. I’m guessing Google, Microsoft, or Apple are the only ones with enough cash.