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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: If you e an iPod owner and you use iTunes for music and video and always wanted an easy way to move that content into your living room, Id say AppleTV is a great buy. For others, its probably a bit too costly to consider.
Abstract: Home theater PCs are not so much a fad as they are the future. The sheer capability and versatility one gets from integrating a home theater PC into a home theater and/or whole-home AV network is staggering. Think about it. Consumers now have a single ...
Abstract: At $299 retail, the Apple TV represents a colossal rip-off. It over-promises and under-delivers. It is not a home theater PC extender in the manner of an Xbox 360 or even a Slingbox, both of which do more and cost less. It is, for lack of a better desc...
Abstract: On Monday, March 28th, we happened to be in a Best Buy store. They had just received two Apple TV units. The guys behind the computer section counter were busily reading the box trying to figure out this new product. I splained it to them then bought ...
Abstract: Introduction When we reviewed the original iPod Video in 2005, we wrote: ... as with iTunes/AirTunes before it, might we someday see video on some future Airport Express? A year and a half later, Apple delivered exactly such a device: Apple TV, which b...
Abstract: $299 (shop for the Apple TV) At Macworld in January of this year, Apple formally announced the Apple TV (previously known as the "iTV"), an iTunes-compatible streaming media device meant to revolutionize the way we watch television. The announcement of...
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Easy to set up.
Works well with iTunes.
I now have access ot Music, Photos and Movies form our lounge room without having to go over the wireless network in realtime. We were using Airport Express and and would experience dropouts occasionall...
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40GB dr...
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Change on the horizon? by Ryguy on March 26, 2007
8 out of 10
I have had the Apple TV for about 4 days now. Im in love. However, there are a few things that I wish Apple would fix. Many of these have been mentioned be...
Apples entry into the living-room entertainment market has been one of the most talked about phenomena in recent tech history. The Apple TV is one of those products that you either love or shun. There are a great number of positive attributes - it pla...
A cleanly-designed alternative to tethering your iPod or a computer to a widescreen television set, offering streaming or synchronized access to part of your iTunes video and audio library, as well as synchronized, slideshow-style access to your PC or ...
” many of the things readers have been begging Apple to include in a device like this: a TiVo-like digital video recorder, a disc player, or even the ability to play games. But that doesn’t mean that we wouldn’t like to see them, ...
When Apple develops a new product, it has three choices: cater to its own beliefs as to what consumers want, cater to the desires of its hardest core fans, or cater to the mainstream. There are dangers in each of these approaches - picture them in your...
Abstract: Although the less exciting of Apples major announcements this year, Apple TV is finally upon us. As the world waits for the iPhone, its time to look at Apples latest entry into the convergence market. While we work on our review we thought you all m...
Basically, an iPod for your TV. Can stream iTunes content from up to six computers. Could replace an entire stereo/DVD component system for non-stereophiles. Gives users the ability to rent and purchase content from the couch without a computer. Easy-to-u...
Requires a widescreen TV. Video resolution will irk some discerning eyes. While you can rent movies from the Apple TV interface, you still need to purchase them on your computer.
Now with an improved interface, more iTunes video content (including movie rentals), and a lower price, Apple TV might actually become a blockbuster home entertainment device....
