You would have to be living in Timbuk2 to not know that Apple launched a completely revamped version of Apple TV. And let’s be honest, it is pretty impressive. It streams from Netflix, from your home computer and from YouTube. It streams in glorious HD (although only 720P) and the interface that was unveiled today was stunning. If you are anything like me, you waited for the Apple Store to get back up and running to place your order in early. I’m starting with one. “Starting with.”
But if you want to be able to use that beautiful “hockey puck” of a box on the day it arrives, you should order your HDMI cable now. Apple TV doesn’t come with an HDMI cable and to get all of that HD streaming goodness form Apple you are going to need a way to connect that box to to your TV.
Luckily you can get a very reasonably priced HDMI cable from Amazon for $6.99 (for a 2 meter version) or $7.99 (for a 3 meter version).
Or you can do what my friend Dave Pell plans to do. Just use the HDMI cable from your BluRay player. You won’t be needing it anymore.
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