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The editors liked
Excellent UI
Comparably priced (similar set top boxes cost $200$250 and dont have a HD inside)
Essentially a small computer opens up all sorts of opportunities for the modding community
Very easy to set up
Smooth
Blockfree images
Can link a TV directly to the Internet
Simple setup. Breezy to use. Only way to link iTunes-purchased media to the home theater.
Easy to use
Apps load quickly
Had the lowest power usage out of all the products we tested
Basically
An iPod for your TV. Can stream iTunes content from up to six computers. Could replace an entire stereo/DVD component system for non-stereophiles. Gives users the ability to rent and purchase content from the couch without a computer. Easy-to-u...
Easy wireless network setup and synching
Local storage and A/V streaming
Near DVD-quality movie playback with HDTV upconverting
Spectacular digital photo slide shows
A cleanly-designed alternative to tethering your iPod or a computer to a widescreen television set
Offering streaming or synchronized access to part of your iTunes video and audio library
As well as synchronized
Slideshow-style access to your PC or ...
Laughing
Easy to set up.
Works well with iTunes.
I now have access ot Music
Photos and Movies form our lounge room without having to go over the wireless network in realtime. We were using Airport Express and and would experience dropouts occasionall...
Easy installation
No power brick
Provides access to a variety of free and premium media content--including movie rentals
TV shows
Music
Photos
Podcasts
And YouTube videos--on your living room TV
Streams media from networked Mac or Windows PCs
Purchases and rentals can be done d...
Syncs video
Streams content to TV
Extremely simple menus
Operation
Works with Macintosh and Windows PCs.
Streaming works remarkably well over moderate-to-fast networks
Easy to set up and use
Solid picture quality
Beautiful interface.
The editors didn't like
Limited hardware capabilities (limited HD playback)
Seems to function best when synced to a computer
Not as smooth of an experience when streaming
No volume control from the Apple TV remote
Limited to iTunescompatible media
Highdef capability maxes out at 720p
Expensive
No movies available in the UK
Small hard drive. No HD content on the iTunes Store. Restricted video formats. Cant access iTunes Internet radio.
Has fewer apps
Compared to Roku and Amazon products
Requires a widescreen TV. Video resolution will irk some discerning eyes. While you can rent movies from the Apple TV interface
You still need to purchase them on your computer.
Works best with 802.11n router
No HD content
No photo thumbnails
Small
Easy-to-lose remote
” many of the things readers have been begging Apple to include in a device like this
A TiVo-like digital video recorder
A disc player
Or even the ability to play games. But that doesn’t mean that we wouldn’t like to see them
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40GB dr...
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Change on the horizon? by Ryguy on March 26
2007
8 out of 10
I have had the Apple TV for about 4 days now. Im in love. However
There are a few things that I wish Apple would fix. Many of these have been mentioned be...
Includes no cables to connect to your TV
Remote is tiny and may get lost easy
Doesnt work with older
Non-widescreen TVs
Movie rentals must be watched within 24 hour timeframe
No subscription payment options
Lackluster file support for non-iTunes video formats
The Apple TV is a very elegant solution to a sometimes difficult problem: getting all that media from your PC to your TV. If getting your music and iTunes videos to your TV where you can watch them more easily is what you are after, the Apple TV is a...
Abstract: April 10, 2007 - When Steve Jobs speaks, people listen. When Apple releases a new product, the internet explodes. Though Macintosh computers still havent carved out a bigger piece of the personal computing market, Apples iPod-iTunes megalith rules o...
Easy wireless network setup and synching, Local storage and A/V streaming, Near DVD-quality movie playback with HDTV upconverting, Spectacular digital photo slide shows
Works best with 802.11n router, No HD content, No photo thumbnails, Small, easy-to-lose remote
The Apple TV isnt the first media-streaming set-top box on the market, but its the first one from Apple, and is therefore the one to bring what was once an early-adopter technology to the masses. For those of you still catching up, the Apple TV wirel...
Excellent UI, Comparably priced (similar set top boxes cost $200$250 and dont have a HD inside), Essentially a small computer opens up all sorts of opportunities for the modding community
Limited hardware capabilities (limited HD playback), Seems to function best when synced to a computer, Not as smooth of an experience when streaming, No volume control from the Apple TV remote
For the first time in a while, I feel like Ive got an Apple product that didnt thrill me out of the box. Its a great way to get iTunes Store purchases from your computer to your TV. And it works well if youre OK treating the Apple TV like an iPod a...
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Abstract: If you e an iPod owner and you use iTunes for music and video and always wanted an easy way to move that content into your living room, Id say AppleTV is a great buy. For others, its probably a bit too costly to consider.
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Abstract: On Monday, March 28th, we happened to be in a Best Buy store. They had just received two Apple TV units. The guys behind the computer section counter were busily reading the box trying to figure out this new product. I splained it to them then bought ...
Abstract: $299 (shop for the Apple TV) At Macworld in January of this year, Apple formally announced the Apple TV (previously known as the "iTV"), an iTunes-compatible streaming media device meant to revolutionize the way we watch television. The announcement of...
