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Testseek.co.uk have collected 136 expert reviews of the Apple TV G2 and the average rating is 71%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Apple TV G2 .
 
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The editors liked

  • Small size
  • Low price
  • Runs cool
  • Solid 720p playback
  • Responsive interface
  • As much as you can knock it for looking like a plain black box
  • Apple designed a sleek exterior for its new hardware. It's unobtrusive
  • Understated and
  • Best of all
  • Quiet
  • The breakout star of the device
  • Though
  • Is the new tvOS. It's opened a world of p
  • Tiny and beautiful
  • A breeze to set up and use and features an attractive graphical interface
  • Can stream DRM protected content
  • Cheap
  • Great interface
  • Streaming works well
  • Smaller and cheaper than before
  • Very easy to set up and use
  • Builtin wireless networking
  • Apple TV is small. Incredibly small
  • And the whole thing can fit comfortably on the palm of your hand. It's smaller than the previous version
  • And will look gorgeous when sat next to your HDTV. With Apple TV
  • There's no need to worry about copying your movies and TV series to DVD. Instead
  • You'll be able to stream all your media content straight from your laptop or computer to your TV
  • Without ha
  • Built-in wireless networking
  • Minimal design
  • Easy to set up and start using
  • Automatically syncs with iTunes
  • Plays Apple FairPlay protected iTunes content
  • Affordable
  • Simple set-up
  • Slick browser
  • Impressive HD playback
  • Using your iPhone as a remote
  • Best friends with your iPad
  • 1080p video
  • Plenty of streaming options
  • Smooth operation
  • Excellent integration (for Apple devices)
  • Your music played over your HiFi
  • Your pictures and movies on your telly
  • Phenomenal user interface
  • Rent iTunes movies from your TV
  • Streaming content from your computer to your TV
  • Small
  • HDMI
  • Optical connection
  • Design
  • Price
  • Selection of Films
  • WiFi enabled
  • AirPlay
  • Streams entire iTunes Library

The editors didn't like

  • Limited rental content on iTunes
  • Home Sharing requires single iTunes account
  • Initial setup still requires tedious text input
  • Both a boon and a faux pas
  • The Siri Remote is the most loved/reviled aspect of Apple's new plastic. By building in a microphone and half-baked Siri support
  • The Apple TV takes some serious steps forward on its march to the living room throne. But simulta
  • No TV shows. Streaming only option creates major flaws
  • Limited content available via iTunes in the UK
  • Rentals are comparatively expensive
  • No local storage
  • Needs a Mac to be turned on and running iTunes to stream content
  • No online UK partner to match Netflix
  • Over-reliance on the Mac or PC
  • No 1080p HD
  • No hard disk for storing music or video
  • ITunes rentals in UK are more expensive than in the US
  • The new Apple TV doesn't currently offer the ability to rent and download TV programmes. This wouldn't be quite so bad if the feature wasn't offered on the previous generation Apple TV
  • Or across the pond where US users can download to their hearts content. Fingers crossed that Apple will fix this soon.
  • 160GB drive is paltry compared to other devices
  • Limited playback options (no DivX playback)
  • Remote is awkward to use Min specs
  • ITunes 7.1
  • Wireless network (wireless video streaming requires 802.11g or 802.11n) or Ethernet network
  • Mac
  • OS X v10.3.9 or...
  • US centric content at moment. Make sure you get iTunes 10.1 when home streaming
  • Some may miss the hard drive
  • Not much full HD content on iTunes
  • Fiddles with audio sampling rate
  • Limited app options
  • Too closed for non-Apple users
  • No movie rentals
  • No browser
  • No NAS support
  • No music rental
  • Not 1080p

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  Published: 2011-01-04, review by: theglobeandmail.com

  • Abstract:  Small and unobtrusive, Apple TV probably the perfect gift for the videophile on your Christmas list. And at $119, the price is also right. In a nutshell, this gizmo is the missing link between the primary screen in your household, the TV, and the Web. ...

 
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  Published: 2010-11-08, review by: hereshow.ca

  • Abstract:  Apple TV is aimed at those who have cultivated a strong affinity to iTunes. It takes that Cover Flow universe of shuffled playlists andQuickTime movies and gives it the grandeur of the big screen with the ease of a TV remote. Now into its second genera...

 
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  Published: 2011-01-04, Author: Stewart , review by: techgeek.com.au

  • Small, light, great interface, easy to use
  • No RCA/Component, HDMI only, Needs to buffer video on slow internet connections

 
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  Published: 2010-11-12, review by: gadgetguy.com.au

  • Movies on-demand, made easy; Beautifully designed interface; Extra features like YouTube, internet radio, Flickr, and podcasts bring the web to your TV
  • No TV show rentals in Australia (yet); Some iTunes rentals more expensive via Apple TV; Infrared interference with Apple computers; Maximum resolution only 720p

 
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  Published: 2010-10-27, review by: goodgearguide.com.au

  • Compact size and design, ease of use and setup, excellent interface, good quality, AirPlay feature
  • No way to rent TV shows, no hard drive, HD content limited to 720p, limited content available compared to US
  • The Apple TV is competitively priced and boasts an excellent interface, so if you want an easy to use, basic solution to rent movies you'll appreciate its simplicity. Unfortunately, the lack of content – particularly the fact that Australian users can't r...

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  Published: 2010-10-26, Author: Gary , review by: tweaktown.com

  • The Apple TV (somewhat rebranded now as iTV, but still being sold under that moniker) first arrived in home cinemas over three years ago, a curious oddity in a market torn between competing HD standards (Blu-ray and HD DVD). It had no support for eit...

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  Published: 2010-10-21, review by: smarthouse.com.au

  • Tiny form factor; Easy setup; Slick menu system
  • No TV show rentals; No hard drive means no downloads; No 1080p playback; Lack of codec support

 
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  Published: 2010-10-07, review by: smh.com.au

  • Abstract:  Apple chief executive Steve Jobs holds the new, smaller Apple TV device. Three years ago, the company put out a small box called the Apple TV that brought iTunes movies to the TV set, but it was too cumbersome and expensive to be a success. Now, the...

 
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  Published: 2010-10-06, review by: macworld.com.au

  • Tiny; cheap; responsive; great streaming performance
  • Limited content from iTunes; HDMI only, $129
  • If you own the previous generation Apple TV, in upgrading now, you’re essentially paying for a slightly faster and much smaller machine. But at $129, that upgrade might still be worth it, depending on your current level of frustration with the laggy in...

 
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  Published: 2008-04-21, review by: smh.com.au

  • Abstract:  Apple TV 2.0Price $449Rating 3.5 out of 5 The "new" Apple TV set-top box is identical to the old one but revised version 2.0 software inside this shiny metal slab delivers several welcome features. However, the best tricks of this second-gen digit...

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