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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
Abstract: Introduction When we reviewed the original iPod Video in 2005, we wrote: ... as with iTunes/AirTunes before it, might we someday see video on some future Airport Express? A year and a half later, Apple delivered exactly such a device: Apple TV, which b...
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...
Frown
40GB dr...
(read more)
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...
Apples entry into the living-room entertainment market has been one of the most talked about phenomena in recent tech history. The Apple TV is one of those products that you either love or shun. There are a great number of positive attributes - it pla...
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 ...
” 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, ...
When Apple develops a new product, it has three choices: cater to its own beliefs as to what consumers want, cater to the desires of its hardest core fans, or cater to the mainstream. There are dangers in each of these approaches - picture them in your...
Published: 2007-03-22, Author: John , review by: cnet.com
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...
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; oversimplified remote cant control other devices; no built-in D...
With its enhanced iTunes video offerings, PC-free operation, and a lower price tag, the updated Apple TV is a compelling Internet-enabled entertainment device for the living room.
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...
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.
Now with an improved interface, more iTunes video content (including movie rentals), and a lower price, Apple TV might actually become a blockbuster home entertainment device....
Abstract: Although the less exciting of Apples major announcements this year, Apple TV is finally upon us. As the world waits for the iPhone, its time to look at Apples latest entry into the convergence market. While we work on our review we thought you all m...
Published: 2007-03-22, Author: John , review by: cnet.com
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...
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; oversimplified remote cant control other devices; no built-in D...
With its enhanced iTunes video offerings, PC-free operation, and a lower price tag, the updated Apple TV is a compelling Internet-enabled entertainment device for the living room.
Abstract: At $299 retail, the Apple TV represents a colossal rip-off. It over-promises and under-delivers. It is not a home theater PC extender in the manner of an Xbox 360 or even a Slingbox, both of which do more and cost less. It is, for lack of a better desc...
Streaming works remarkably well over moderate-to-fast networks; easy to set up and use; solid picture quality; beautiful interface.
No support for 5.1 channel surround-sound; supports a limited variety of video formats.
In its current form, the Apple TV won’t follow in the world-altering footsteps of the iPod. With its simple setup, superb streaming, ease of use, and quality output, it’s a great piece of gear, but it will have more-limited appeal than the iPo...
