Could YouTube Be the Killer-App for Apple's iTV?

Posted by Zonk on Friday December 29, 2006 @10:33PM from the the-dnd-psas-in-the-living-room dept.

mrspin writes "With Macworld Expo just over a week away, many expect Apple CEO Steve Jobs to announce further details (and the availability) of the company's yet to be released set-top-box, codenamed iTV. Powered by something similar to Apple's Front Row media center software, the iTV is designed to get the media content that's housed on a Mac (music, movies, and photos), streamed to the living room television. However, with its built-in wireless networking (suspected to be the faster 802.11n), why not bypass the Mac and have the iTV connect directly to the Internet? The combination of iTunes and DRM-free MP3s provided the 'killer app' for the iPod. YouTube could well do the same for Apple's soon-to-be released set-top box."

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Re:not youtube, but another by superpulpsicle · 2006-12-30 08:19 · Score: 0, Troll

Sorry but the stuff on Youtube is far better than the censored trash on NBC. More creative too. If NBC did put up mpegs of all their shows, I still would fast forward most of it. I think we need a Rhapsody-like service for movies. $29.99, unlimited movies streamed over network with Dolby 5.1. I'll be first subscriber in line. I don't want to own anything, I have no room. Just want to watch everything "once".