Cutting the cable

[Vanraw]

I'm still trying to figure out what on Earth the point of the AppleTV is when whatever it does can be done for nothing with your PC, or for half the price with other streamboxes, or free if you have game systems.

It's the same argument as for other Apple devices - they make it easy for the regular, non-geeky person. I'm a geek - I have no problem doing everything via the PC. My wife...not so much.

Also, remember it's only $99 now. I'm not sure anything comparable is out there for half that price. All the reviews have said it blows away everything already in the market, particularly for ease of use.

Well windows media center works out of the box the same way and its interface is very cable like. Hulu has a media center interface too now.

However I know exactly what your talking about in reference to the wife not liking the box... Hell my wife hates that fact that we have a cable box. She thought that went out of style in the 80s