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The editors liked
Good picture and sound quality
Works well on 802.11n networks
Works seamlessly
Easy to use
Beautiful design
Provides access to a wide range of content
Streams media from networked machines
Full iTunes client system for spur-of-the-moment purchases
Looks nice under the TV
Capacious hard drive. Speedy streaming!
Apple should make everything. The day we can wake up to an Apple alarm clock
Eat breakfast from an Apple toaster and drive an Apple electric car to work (at Apple) can’t come too soon. While the Apple TV isn’t yet an Ives-designed flatscreen...
Easy to set up. Slick interface. No fan noise. 40GB hard drive ...
Clever syncing
Super-simple set-up.
Great looks
Easy to set up and use
Slick and simple to use
Excellent SIri integration. She never misunderstands what I say. The app-based approach to television is a winner
Even if it's just a bit ahead of its time right now. A refreshing interface that is at once both new and familiar
A genuine joy to use
Vast array of greatquality downloadable content available ondemand
Excellent sonic performance
A joy to use. Brilliant on-demand content. Excellent sound
Slick interface
Ease of setup
Styling
Attractive and well built
Easy to setup
Built-in WiFi
Intuitive to use
1080p resolution
AirPlay quite robust
Access your music and images and movies from your TV
Stream from over laptops
The editors didn't like
Won’t connect to the majority of UK televisions
Will only play a small number of video formats
Small hard drive
Idiosyncratic
Slow on older networks Min specs
ITunes 7.1
Wireless network (wireless video streaming requires 802.11g or 802.11n) o...
Doesn’t work with older TVs
No off or sleep button
Film prices unrealistic
No support for non-Apple a/v codecs
Up to £100 more expensive in the UK Min specs
Mac/PC
ITunes 7.6 or later
Wireless network (video streaming requires 802.11g or n)...
Unfriendly file compatibility. Expensive.
Apple doesn’t play well with others. Apple TV can’t show DivX
XviD or WMV files natively
Although the Boxee upgrade takes care of that. Apple’s definition of HD also leaves something to be desired – the 720p files might match mos...
Limited video format support. HDMI cable not included. No iTunes movie downloads yet...
No HDMI cable
No movie downloads.
Limited iTunes content and video format support
No Scart
Limited choice of TV programmes
No HD content yet
New model on the way
App Store discoverability is a mess. Search in general across tvOS can use a lot of improvement. Lack of dictation support is frustrating. Launch week apps and games leave something to be desired. Very few outstanding apps and games available right now
Store downloads aren’t cheap
Limited to iTunesfriendly file formats
Downloads aren’t cheap. Slightly limited format support
Abstract: The Apple TV is a Mac in a very small box. It feels hot when its running, but this didnt cause any problems during tests. It can play High Definition Video, but supports only MPEG4 and H.264 encoded video with an AAC audio track. It cant record T...
Abstract: We also noticed that the AppleTV isn nearly as easy to set up on a wireless network as other similar devices. Although we had no problems with a wired connection it seems as though some routers management of wireless conflicts somewhat with the AppleTV...
Limited iTunes content and video format support, No Scart
If, like me, you find Apple a little bit too smug, youll be simultaneously impressed and annoyed by Apple TV. Its the cool side of computings attempt to repeat the success of iTunes, the iPod and iMac. On the one hand, that represents a successful...
Abstract: Its slick, its smart, its gorgeous, its... hang on, what does it actually do? A well-designed and easy-to-use device that lacks too many features to make it really useful. The Apple TV is the latest gadget from the company that brought us the iPo...
Published: 2007-05-05, Author: Rob , review by: macworld.co.uk
Good picture and sound quality, works well on 802.11n networks, works seamlessly, easy to use, beautiful design
Won’t connect to the majority of UK televisions, will only play a small number of video formats, small hard drive, idiosyncratic, slow on older networks Min specs: iTunes 7.1, wireless network (wireless video streaming requires 802.11g or 802.11n) o...
Two stars may seem a harsh score for a well-designed product. But the lack of movie or television content in the UK, plus the inability of the device to play other formats than iPod video (notably DivX) work against the Apple TV. The range of hacks do...
Abstract: wireless media streaming the stylish way: The Apple TV is a set-top box designed to stream content from iTunes running on networked PCs and Macs. It connects to flat screen TVs by HDMI cable or component RGB input, and includes a 40GB ...
Small number of video formats supported; lack of content available to buy on iTunes; no surround sound
We like the simplicity of Apple TV and the attractive user interface. If Apple issued a software update to add support for more video formats and started selling hi-def content on iTunes, wed snap it up in a flash. As it is, though, it has limited ap...
