Network Multimedia player with Wireless 802.11n support and embedded hard-drive. Easy to use with sophisticated interface. But limited codec support. But you can hack it to expand capabilities (http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/content/view/30103/82/).
Apple Apple TV (iTV)
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Apple TV. Looks great. Couple with Handbrake and you have a killer home entertainment system. Make sure you have a FAST internet connection if you intend to rent movies - it can take an hour to buffer SD movies over a 1MB connection, 8 hours for HD. Apple TV is a great idea. It has great potential.... Read the full review →
2 people find this review helpful
After my initial excitement about our Apple TV my enthusiasm has waned considerably. PROS: • easy to set up • connects effortlessly with my mac wirelessly • easy to sync and manage via iTunes CONS: • sluggish - almost unresponsive when it is syncing • UI is out of date • navigation... Read the full review →
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Overall it was ok but doesn't compare to the second gen ATV. If you are someone who has a slower internet connection but a large library of movies/TV shows already, this may be a better option though. Read the full review →
1 person found this review helpful
Apple TV does what Apple wants it to do, get you to spend money in the apple store. Where’s Hulu or other web video, not YouTube? I use this device as a media player. I have content on a Windows Home Server and this device plays it pretty flawlessly. There are a few minor issues requiring a hard... Read the full review →
1 person found this review helpful
Apple TV could have been the greatest thing ever, if only Apple would have tried a little harder. Pros: - It can play/stream music, video from your computer to your television - Great for randomizing photos in a panorama - Video does support HD Cons: - It can only download the information for one... Read the full review →
1 person found this review helpful
If you're looking for information about how hackable the Apple TV is, how well it runs the hacks, and so forth--this review won't be useful. I have two Apple TVs. I use them for podcasts (audio and video), Movies and TV shows I've bought or rented from the Apple Store, or ripped DVDs... Read the full review →
1 person found this review helpful
If the price was a little lower on this thing I could easily recommend it to everyone, but so many other devices are cheaper and have most of the functions. I use it all the time for streaming music from my computer to my tv with the photo sideshow that it does. Its killer for parties. Something... Read the full review →
1 person found this review helpful
I like apple and all of their products but this one disappointed me. It has limited codec support and sluggish software. I had this for about 3 weeks and decided to return it. I bought a PS3 slim and have found it has better video and audio quality with more codec support. I even put Boxxe on it and... Read the full review →
1 person found this review helpful
Although it served it's purpose for a time. It's just too restrictive, maybe due to the way it's marketed. This device is not a video player but more of a iPod for your livingroom. If the requirements of any video player to play your home movies is to reencode them to mp4 then it's a fail. Read the full review →
0 people find this review helpful
I bought the Apple TV because our daughter ruined our DVD player putting the discs in and out. With the Apple TV there is no more handling of the disks. We were able to burn all our movies to our computer in our office and broadcast them to the TV. The menus where easy enough to navigate that our 3... Read the full review →
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For what it is designed to do - be a television interface for iTunes, it does that well. However, for the money, I'd want so much more from the device. The interface is lacking. It can only play back video and audio files that iTunes can deal with. I've tried hacking it a number of... Read the full review →
0 people find this review helpful
When I bought my Apple TV back in Fall 2008, it changed the way I thought about my television. I now had a choice between consuming TV content on my television through either my cable provider or iTunes. As a financially strapped college student who doesn't have all the time in the world to... Read the full review →
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I will likely not give up my original Apple TV for years just because of the hard drive. It is too bad that Apple no longer supports this box with firmware updates. Read the full review →
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When it was first released, it was a good product. As time has gone on, Apple hasn't improved the firmware in any significant way. Unmodded it is going to under-whelm; there are far better options now. The one advantage that it has over the second gen product is local storage; this is very... Read the full review →
0 people find this review helpful