Some newbie ATV questions

[carrollf]

1) Security: is it possible for anyone to hack into my ATV as it is on my network but not protected by any firewall?

2) What are the best video settings for HD on a 1080p TV? RGB High? I thought I saw AUTO as an option the first time I was in the menu but its not there now

3) Does anyone use their ATV as a backup for Music and other content purchased on the Store? If I for some reason lost my music on my iMac, could I retrieve it from the ATV?

4) Can the ATV be used as an external hard-drive?

[tom1971]

3) Does anyone use their ATV as a backup for Music and other content purchased on the Store? If I for some reason lost my music on my iMac, could I retrieve it from the ATV?

you can rescue your data by hacking into it - patchstick.ca (http://patchstick.ca) offers a "Rescuestick" that does the job
4) Can the ATV be used as an external hard-drive?
You mean, you want to store any kind of data on it - yes and no- you can hack your ATV and then you can theoretically store data on the drive by using smb connection, or via sftp

[Tallest Skil]

1. And do WHAT?
4. Only if you hack it, but then why not just buy an external hard drive for half the price?