Is ATV 1 worth $65 ?

takiv · Jan 11, 2013, 01:25 PM

My buddy got a new ATV 3 for Christmas, he offered me his original ATV1 for $65. Is it worth it ? The reason I thought to get it is I dont have a HDTV, so the current Gen does nothing for me. I realize I wont be able to do airplay mirroring, Would I be able to stream Itunes audio ? That would be useful to me, as my whole house audio setup is right next to my tv.

I'm kinda new to mac's and apple tv.

musicpenguy · Jan 11, 2013, 01:27 PM

You'd be able to resell that for a few hundred dollars - they are still quite valuable - check eBay's current prices for an idea on its value

jpix55 · Jan 11, 2013, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by takiv

My buddy got a new ATV 3 for Christmas, he offered me his original ATV1 for $65. Is it worth it ? The reason I thought to get it is I dont have a HDTV, so the current Gen does nothing for me. I realize I wont be able to do airplay mirroring, Would I be able to stream Itunes audio ? That would be useful to me, as my whole house audio setup is right next to my tv.

I'm kinda new to mac's and apple tv.

I have an ATV1 and use it daily. While you can't airplay, you can jailbreak it and plug in an external HD and play movies that way. It can stream videos and music and with iTunes homesharing turned on. Plus, the ATV1 has its own HD so you can load media content on it directly. I think $65 is a great deal.

whoiare · Jan 11, 2013, 02:15 PM

You actually can airplay to the apple tv 1 if you jailbreak it. Id pay $60 for it. Then buy a broadcom 15 HD card for $40 and install it in conjunction with crystalbuntu. This will put XBMC on the apple tv, allow airplay - not mirroring, and also give you 1080p with enough horsepower to run some decent blu ray rips. also play any format video file you want. You can install crystalbuntu to a USB drive so you can maintain the original apple OS as well, but id install it directly to the HD as its faster and more reliable.

dynaflash · Jan 11, 2013, 02:33 PM

Yes its worth $65 all day and twice on sundays. Buy it, if you don't like it resell it for easily twice that much.

jessica. · Jan 11, 2013, 02:43 PM

Totally. I'd jump on it for that price in a heartbeat.

kage207 · Jan 11, 2013, 04:08 PM

I still have my 1st gen.

Though I do have a 2nd & 3rd.

takiv · Jan 11, 2013, 07:11 PM

Thank y'all for your input. Just picked it up, guess I'll have to read up on all this now : )

Southern Dad · Jan 12, 2013, 10:19 AM

I love that you got your answer on the forum threads. Another place to pick up older Apple TVs is pawn shops. You would be shocked at how little some of them know about what they have.

Jan 11, 2013, 01:25 PM	#1
takiv macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Moonville, SC	Is ATV 1 worth $65 ? My buddy got a new ATV 3 for Christmas, he offered me his original ATV1 for $65. Is it worth it ? The reason I thought to get it is I dont have a HDTV, so the current Gen does nothing for me. I realize I wont be able to do airplay mirroring, Would I be able to stream Itunes audio ? That would be useful to me, as my whole house audio setup is right next to my tv. I'm kinda new to mac's and apple tv.
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jessica. macrumors Nehalem Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wrong girl from the right side of the tracks	Totally. I'd jump on it for that price in a heartbeat. __________________ Because I'm an ahole.
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Jan 11, 2013, 07:11 PM	#8
takiv Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Moonville, SC	Thanks Thank y'all for your input. Just picked it up, guess I'll have to read up on all this now : )
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Jan 11, 2013, 02:15 PM	#4
whoiare macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2011	You actually can airplay to the apple tv 1 if you jailbreak it. Id pay $60 for it. Then buy a broadcom 15 HD card for $40 and install it in conjunction with crystalbuntu. This will put XBMC on the apple tv, allow airplay - not mirroring, and also give you 1080p with enough horsepower to run some decent blu ray rips. also play any format video file you want. You can install crystalbuntu to a USB drive so you can maintain the original apple OS as well, but id install it directly to the HD as its faster and more reliable.
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Jan 11, 2013, 02:33 PM	#5
dynaflash macrumors 68000 Join Date: Mar 2003	Yes its worth $65 all day and twice on sundays. Buy it, if you don't like it resell it for easily twice that much.
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Jan 12, 2013, 10:19 AM	#9
Southern Dad macrumors regular Join Date: May 2010	I love that you got your answer on the forum threads. Another place to pick up older Apple TVs is pawn shops. You would be shocked at how little some of them know about what they have. __________________ Pro, 2 X 2.8 Ghz Quad-Core 13" MacBook iPhone 4S 16 GB iPad 64 GB WiFi AT&T (1st Gen) Macbook Pro i7 Apple TV2 iPad 64 GB AT&T (3rd Gen)
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