Alan Zisman -> All said the following on 8/8/2011 12:50 PM:
 AZ> This week's column: New Apple OS aims to leverage iPad
 AZ> technology - http://www.zisman.ca/Articles/2011/biv1137.html

 >> OS X 10.7 (Lion)..  Priced at $29.. users with multiple Macs
only have to buy it once; it can be downloaded free for
installation onto additional systems.<<

Attractive price.  But what is the cost of a base Mac box for someone who
wanted to make the move?  I see that an existing 10.6 is a minimum
requirement.

The new Apple commercials that show how easy it is to share videos  from a
Apple device to TV intrigue me.  For now, I convert my iTunes
video/downloads to AVI so that I can watch them on my full-size tv.  I
suppose that an Apple/Mac investment would make this experience more
seamless.  But the added hardware costs  could be prohibitive for someone
currently embracing the Windows path.

If I had my druthers.. I'd druther look for a linux-based solution.


PS..  TED used to provide PC compatible/shareable versions of their
downloads.  But all the videos are now mp4 only.  I need to convert them to
AVI(DivX) for my standalone DVD/DVR player. That's so tediuous and time
consuming.

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