The heartbreaker for millions, however, is that Apple TV requires a widescreen TV — preferably an HDTV. It doesn’t work with the squarish, traditional TVs that many people still have.FIND OUT MOREApple defends its audience-limiting decision by saying that the future is HDTV; Apple is just “skating to where the puck is going to be,” as a product manager put it.
For those who don't know, Apple TV is the wireless bridge between iTunes on your computer and your TV set. That means if you buy The Office on iTunes, you can now watch it on your television.