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My Experience with the Apple TV

Started by JRblog · 9 months ago

I’m no stranger to streaming devices. I’ve owned many different devices from Squeezeboxes to Sonos Multi-Room Music Systems. They all worked fabulously, and I would wholeheartedly recommend them. However, one thing they lacked was video content. If you only cared about music, t ... Continue reading »

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  • Joe Pruitt

    11 months ago

    Did you consider going with a Mac Mini? I've heard that AppleTV is fairly limited with what you can do and the little bit more you'd pay for a Mini is worth it in being able to fully access the web.
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  • Atane

    11 months ago

    Hi Joe,

    I actually had a mac mini a few years ago and used it as a HTPC. That was well before the Core 2 Duo version though.

    For my current application, an Apple TV is appropriate since I don't need or want a HTPC anymore.
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  • p0ps

    11 months ago

    This is such good news. I was thinking there were problems with this, since you aren
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  • ken

    9 months ago

    It gets better if you consider you could install XBMC or MythTV on the thing (it's basically a PC w/o a BIOS). Of course, this requires a bit of an adventurous spirit and a willingness to completely void your warranty and trash your ATV :-)
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  • Docmok

    9 months ago

    This is one of the best kept secrets of Apple, and it's a shame. I'm a technology geek like the best of them. I bought this product when it first came on the market with the 40 GB. I liked what it could do then. It was able to take the video from my computer iTunes, and play it on a set. Then, Apple developed the new software for it, it downloaded for free, and suddenly, it's an instant Netflix, joining to the iTunes store. If ever I miss a show, it's right there! The movies download and start playing instantly. It plays the music on my iTunes, YouTube searches, and my own video. Keep in mind, I still have the original 40gb! I've never had a problem, and just love it. Cannot recommend this enough, and no one I have recommended it to has a negative thing to say about it.
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  • Atane

    9 months ago

    Ken, yeah many people do that, but i'm content as is with the functionality of AppleTV. If i wanted more, I would probably get something from Elgato.
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  • Atane

    9 months ago

    Shame isn't it Docmok? AppleTV is far from a failure, but it should be bigger than what it is! At the pricepoint of the AppleTV, you really can't find anything comparable. A rarity considering Apple products don't exactly invoke images of budget conscious individuals. Maybe if Steve Jobs doubled the price people would notice.
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