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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: In my review of the Apple TV, one of my complaints was the 40GB hard drive (which only has 33GB of usable space). Though Apple says that’s enough to store store up to 50 hours of video, 9,000 songs, 25,000 photos or a combination of each, it doesn’t...
Abstract: The Apple TV does what it does well, but, as it now stands, it’s far from a “must-have” item as are Macs, iPods and, perhaps, the upcoming iPhone. It’s more of a device with promise than one that can revolutionize your life as the...
Simple setup. Breezy to use. Only way to link iTunes-purchased media to the home theater.
Small hard drive. No HD content on the iTunes Store. Restricted video formats. Cant access iTunes Internet radio.
The Apple TV frees your iTunes movies, TV shows, podcasts, and music, as well as your photos, from confinement within your Mac. If youve longed for a way to connect your iTunes media collection to your home theater, the Apple TV is the missing link. ...
The Apple TV is a very elegant solution to a sometimes difficult problem: getting all that media from your PC to your TV. If getting your music and iTunes videos to your TV where you can watch them more easily is what you are after, the Apple TV is a...
Abstract: April 10, 2007 - When Steve Jobs speaks, people listen. When Apple releases a new product, the internet explodes. Though Macintosh computers still havent carved out a bigger piece of the personal computing market, Apples iPod-iTunes megalith rules o...
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
Works best with 802.11n router, No HD content, No photo thumbnails, Small, easy-to-lose remote
The Apple TV isnt the first media-streaming set-top box on the market, but its the first one from Apple, and is therefore the one to bring what was once an early-adopter technology to the masses. For those of you still catching up, the Apple TV wirel...
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
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
For the first time in a while, I feel like Ive got an Apple product that didnt thrill me out of the box. Its a great way to get iTunes Store purchases from your computer to your TV. And it works well if youre OK treating the Apple TV like an iPod a...
