Apple TV

Nuggsy · 28th August 2011, 12:59 PM

Anyone got one? Are they any good?

Hetzkes Ballet Teacher · 28th August 2011, 01:02 PM

No, and no.

Nuggsy · 28th August 2011, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Hetzkes Ballet Teacher

No, and no.

here we gan

Gerrin · 28th August 2011, 01:05 PM

There's better products that do the same thing... but they don;t have an Apple logo on.

Nuggsy · 28th August 2011, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Gerrin

There's better products that do the same thing... but they don;t have an Apple logo on.

like what?

Gerrin · 28th August 2011, 01:09 PM

http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.202-6290...ntent=202-6290

The main problem with Apple tv is the limited amount of formats it suuports.

Daydream Believer · 28th August 2011, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Nuggsy

like what?

Here's one - http://www.boxee.tv/

You can download the free boxee PC app to try it out before you buy it.

stroga · 28th August 2011, 01:37 PM

The main problem with Apple TV is the lack of supported video formats.

They are excellent if you buy all of your movies through iTunes from Apple, however if your videos are acquired elsewhere then you will spend A LOT of time converting these from divx, avi and mkv to a format that can be played by your apple TV

Lonz · 28th August 2011, 01:38 PM

I'm an Apple fan, but I can't see why anyone would buy an Apple TV. The features are lagging too far behind the competitors.

Sleepy · 28th August 2011, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Nuggsy

Anyone got one? Are they any good?

I have one and they are class mate.

Out of the box, not flexible enough. Jailbreak it (easy), stick XBMC etc. on it and your away.

Then you can stream HD movies from a PC over the network (wired or at least homeplugs are best) watch tv on it, use stuff like flashsportstreams on it, get your tv catchup stuff on it etc..

Also you have the handy AirPlay functionality to wirelessly stream pictures/music/videos from iOS devices.

For the price, spot on.

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Originally Posted by stroga

The main problem with Apple TV is the lack of supported video formats.

They are excellent if you buy all of your movies through iTunes from Apple, however if your videos are acquired elsewhere then you will spend A LOT of time converting these from divx, avi and mkv to a format that can be played by your apple TV

No need to do this, install XBMC and/or atv flash and your set.