Apple TV in Hong Kong

Hi,

Does anyone know if Apple TV rentals and movie downloads work in Hong Kong? Am moving there soon and hear Apple TV in the UK is very good for this so want to do the same in HK.

Thanks.

Posted on Oct 10, 2010 11:15 AM

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Nov 6, 2010 10:22 AM in response to Kooksy

What I want to know is, where can we buy one in Hong Kong without paying the excessive 40% of the product price for international shipping we have to pay if we buy on eBay?

Although I have a US iTunes account, the AirPlay streaming feature alone is quite enough to justify the price of this product for use in other markets where rentals may not yet be available. I wish Apple would understand this and release the **** thing here.

Actually, I'm hoping that after iOS 4.2 is released, we might start seeing some grey market imports.

Nov 15, 2010 7:07 PM in response to Valan Chan

Since the Apple TV doesn't include any sort of tuner, TV signal type doesn't matter at all. It's all output via HDMI. Likewise, every digital appliance these days is sold with a switching power supply, so mains input doesn't matter either. The only thing is plug type, and I'm sure everybody has plenty of extra UK plug to "figure 8" plug cables lying around, and if they don't they can get one for HK$10.

So it comes down to price. An Apple TV in the States costs $99, and it's possible to get one without paying sales tax. An Apple TV in the UK costs £99!! That's a markup of about 60%.

I think if you're buying one in the UK you're being "pound foolish", to twist an idiom.

Dec 5, 2010 8:00 PM in response to Kooksy

Hi,

I had been using the US Apple TV 2 in Hong Kong for quite a few weeks now, mostly stream rented or purchased video from my Mac. Only problem is since the latest firmware update on the apple TV 2, is been a bit unstable, it just quits randomly during the movie playback. Last night must had stopped 10 times on one of my rented movies. Been working well before that.

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