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Is there any way to watch live news on an AppleTV? This is the only thing that's preventing me from cutting my cable.

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The Apple TV wasn't designed for that sort of thing; it's for all intents and purposes a closed system (i.e., iTunes-stored content only).

At the same time, if you have a flat screen TV, then chances are you can hook up a PC or Mac to it using it as a monitor and grab newscasts off the web (a friend does this and it works great). Also some of the higher-end flat screens offer links to content distributed by the manufacturer (Sony's Bravia line comes to mind here).

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that's terrible usability though. Thanks for your help. – Mark Dec 29 '10 at 18:09
there is speculation that Apple will establish an App Store for the Apple TV like it has for their other iOS devices and even OS X now. With Apps comes the possibility of streaming live content. – Ryan Sharp Dec 29 '10 at 20:23
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@Ryan: It's all talk until the media event. – Philip Regan Dec 29 '10 at 20:30
it's also highly likely considering the path all other iOS devices have taken and the amazing source of revenue its created for Apple and developers. – Ryan Sharp Dec 29 '10 at 20:43
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@Ryan: I'm not disagreeing that it could happen, I'm just saying that until that happens, it really doesn't help us out here and now. – Philip Regan Dec 29 '10 at 20:44

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