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Re: $30/month iTunes “Cable Killer” Subscription Service On The Way?

Jessicat — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:10:31 -0000

Okay see the issue is when i download songs from itunes or music videos my internet comes to a stop for any other activity. I think watching tv on it will do the same and other people on the network would be upset at me.

Re: $30/month iTunes “Cable Killer” Subscription Service On The Way?

mcman — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:59:38 -0000

I'm a creature of habit. I lose my comfort if I can't sit in front of my giant Plasma TV. In fact, I am so set in my ways that I prefer to watch shows with full commercials even though I don't like commercials. Kinda queer isn't it?

Anyway, I'd just slap a cable to my TV for this.

Re: $30/month iTunes “Cable Killer” Subscription Service On The Way?

Sir No Bull — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:23:54 -0000

Well, how about MS Media Center driven mini Asus attached to your plasma huge TV ... even better.

Re: $30/month iTunes “Cable Killer” Subscription Service On The Way?

Nikkita Croix — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:17:59 -0000

A lot of channels already offer some of their programs online. Even if you had fiber, you would still have to pay a ton of money to get enough bandwidth for more than one computer. Additionally, would you be able to put it on your ipod/iphone or other mobile device, or watch on more that 1 computer?

I don't think it would kill cable very quickly, if at all.

Re: $30/month iTunes “Cable Killer” Subscription Service On The Way?

chaosoldier — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:39:25 -0000

This is again, an interesting idea. I don't really see it as feasible for streaming live video and audio for just the reasons jackthompson said. But it would be nice to see more options including TV shows on the iTunes rental site.

Re: $30/month iTunes “Cable Killer” Subscription Service On The Way?

chaosoldier — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:37:30 -0000

Have you seen the new iMacs??? Maybe that will change your tune.

Re: $30/month iTunes “Cable Killer” Subscription Service On The Way?

Phlow — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:35:55 -0000

my biggest problem is that i like to watch tv on...
*GASP*
A TV! watching shows/movies on a computer screen is nice, but it's not really practical with more than one or two people

Re: $30/month iTunes “Cable Killer” Subscription Service On The Way?

michaelrayl — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:16:21 -0000

I would hope that rather than (or in addition to) a flat fee per month, there would also be an a la carte option for those of us who have a much smaller TV "appetite".

Re: $30/month iTunes “Cable Killer” Subscription Service On The Way?

Jack Thompson — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:20:20 -0000

"Would you ditch your cable company?"

Seems to me that even if a lot of Americans went the iTunes route, they'd still need a relatively fat pipe to download/stream this content, right? So they'd probably still be in bed with their cable company, they just wouldn't be buying TV from them. Fiber doesn't count. Fiber is a pipe dream for most people in the US.