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Apple Releases Apple TV 2.3 Software Update

Apple TV is now a Multimedia Center!

I love the ability to control my AirTunes Speakers throughout my house by the Apple TV. So for example i can now use the convenient user interface of the Apple TV to control my music in the garden or in my other rooms who are all connected with AirTunes.

Its now a real multimedia center which competes with much more expensive systems. I am speaking only about music btw.
 
Need Netflix

Ok so I updated my Xbox 360 last night and let me tell you, the netflix streaming works amazingly well. I watched 5 episodes of 30 rock effortlessly in high def with no significant wait times.

Usually I've been waiting for appletv upgrades with bated breath, but at this point, who cares.

Netflix streaming is a dealbreaker. Come on Apple, get your act together and make a deal with them already.
 
Good update, now I can stream music around the house without using a computer. I have five things to say to Apple about this and the last update:

1 PUT BACK THE PRESS-HOLD STANDBY OPTION
2 PUT BACK THE PRESS-HOLD STANDBY OPTION
3 PUT BACK THE PRESS-HOLD STANDBY OPTION
4 PUT BACK THE PRESS-HOLD STANDBY OPTION
5 PLEASE PUT BACK THE PRESS-HOLD STANDBY OPTION

Putting my Apple-TV into standby mode is now a pain in the butt.
 
fiardinkum said:
Good update, now I can stream music around the house without using a computer. I have five things to say to Apple about this and the last update:

1 PUT BACK THE PRESS-HOLD STANDBY OPTION
2 PUT BACK THE PRESS-HOLD STANDBY OPTION
3 PUT BACK THE PRESS-HOLD STANDBY OPTION
4 PUT BACK THE PRESS-HOLD STANDBY OPTION
5 PLEASE PUT BACK THE PRESS-HOLD STANDBY OPTION

Putting my Apple-TV into standby mode is now a pain in the butt.
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You can achieve the same thing by holding down menu until the main menu appears and then holding play/pause and the aTV will go into standby. Essentially the same thing, but you have to hold an extra button first.
 
ipedro said:
Perhaps amongst the pioneers... but I'm witness to the fact that friends who come over fall in love with the device and several have already bought one. They use it to display the content they have on their iTunes already and have been getting into purchasing TV shows and renting movies. They almost never delve further into ripping and the sort.

My financial advisor came over one time and asked me how I was playing music on my TV and controlling it with my phone. I pointed at the tv and gave him a quick tour. When I told him it was basically an iPod for your TV, he immediately understood the concept. We had another meeting last week and he told me he had bought one. He's not your type of person to get into ripping DVDs and all that geeky stuff. He simply follows the concept.
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Okay, you know a few people who bought it solely to purchase content off iTunes. They will want to put their DVD collection onto it at some point too, and as confusing as the HandBrake interface is for the average user, it won't be long until there is an easy and simple way to rip DVD's without having to choose bitrates, decide upon quality % etc (just one preset in 'simple' mode for example, pop in the DVD and it'll come out at the same bitrates as the iTMS content) allowing them to start putting their collection into iTunes.

Unless they are happy at being restricted to the iTMS with heavy DRM.
 
Kilamite said:
Okay, you know a few people who bought it solely to purchase content off iTunes. They will want to put their DVD collection onto it at some point too, and as confusing as the HandBrake interface is for the average user, it won't be long until there is an easy and simple way to rip DVD's without having to choose bitrates, decide upon quality % etc (just one preset in 'simple' mode for example, pop in the DVD and it'll come out at the same bitrates as the iTMS content) allowing them to start putting their collection into iTunes.

Unless they are happy at being restricted to the iTMS with heavy DRM.
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Devil's Advocate: Yes, but your average user won't even know that they can get their DVDs into tv or won't bother with learning it because as you say, HandBrake is quite complex and scary for a non-geek.

iTMS's "heavy DRM" doesn't bother these users. They rent or buy to watch/listen to the content on their tv and some even find that it syncs back to their computers and allows them to sync it to their iPods and iPhones as well. DRM really only bothers people who are aware of it.
 
you can still hold to stanby, you just can't do it from now playing screen. Just go back to main menu then hold button to put into standby.
 
ipedro said:
Devil's Advocate: Yes, but your average user won't even know that they can get their DVDs into tv or won't bother with learning it because as you say, HandBrake is quite complex and scary for a non-geek.
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It'll be different when a simplified ripper comes out - put in the DVD, click go and it does everything for you. Collects metadata and tags the files.

We'll get there eventually....I hate how complex the process is. Not that I don't understand it all, it is just pointless for the average user who just wants to have their DVD collection on their Apple TV.

Least the new developer snapshot of HandBrake has an 'Apple Universal' preset that will encode at good quality for all Apple devices. We're getting there.
 
ipedro said:
Disconnect your phone line. You'll be waiting a long time.
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lol:) I hope not. I need a solution for my cable/digital lifestyle issues.

spice weasel said:
I'm not even sure he's right about Boxee. Just look at all the attention it has gotten from a bunch of different sites. People are literally begging for invites. The ATV is still a hobbyist's toy, and hobbyists are the ones likely to familiarize themselves with all the latest tricks.

I agree 100% with your last statement, which was what I was getting at earlier. That's why Apple needs to start moving away from the iTMS model. It might work if the offerings were outstanding, but it just doesn't cut it when the movies to buy are crap quality, you can't buy HD movies, and you can get TV shows off the internet or from Netflix.

I understand the studios are a PITA to deal with, but come on Apple, it's time to make the ATV truly shine.
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Amen.

Kilamite said:
Okay, you know a few people who bought it solely to purchase content off iTunes. They will want to put their DVD collection onto it at some point too, and as confusing as the HandBrake interface is for the average user, it won't be long until there is an easy and simple way to rip DVD's without having to choose bitrates, decide upon quality % etc (just one preset in 'simple' mode for example, pop in the DVD and it'll come out at the same bitrates as the iTMS content) allowing them to start putting their collection into iTunes.

Unless they are happy at being restricted to the iTMS with heavy DRM.
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Right. The Apple TV needs to appeal to the masses, not the hobbyists. If people don't believe the market is there, just look at all the DVD/BluRay purchases, Windows Media Center sales, Tivo subscribers, and Netflix users. The market is there, Apple is not.
 
Kilamite said:
It'll be different when a simplified ripper comes out - put in the DVD, click go and it does everything for you. Collects metadata and tags the files.

We'll get there eventually....I hate how complex the process is. Not that I don't understand it all, it is just pointless for the average user who just wants to have their DVD collection on their Apple TV.

Least the new developer snapshot of HandBrake has an 'Apple Universal' preset that will encode at good quality for all Apple devices. We're getting there.
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I baked my own. Even my wife can use it. Drop in the disc and in a couple hours it appears on the ATV.

But I'll never give it to someone else, and nobody else will make such a thing either. Because the second you get such a thing working perfectly they do something different to break the process....
 
mac2thefuture said:
Hey, this iphone remote app looks the business. I am as usual having some issues though. When I select something to view it will only play on my imac.
How can use it as a genuine remote for :apple:TV

Thanks
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You need to add your ATV library to the Remote app. I think you might need to also do it in the ATV, under the Remotes menu. Sorry, I did it once and then forgot about it, so I don't remember exactly.
 
pilotError said:
Some folks just don't get it. If you want a good DVR solution, go Tivo and get the software to send it to your Mac.

Seriously, another useless post.
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Actually, the sarcasm of the post went over you. The post was in jest. This has been debated over and over again. We all know what the AppleTV is for.

Lighten up.
 
Video Playlists?!

Where the bloody hell are my movie playlists?! Can't see them anywhere?! This is an added feature but can't find it anywhere! This is the main reason I updated. Also using the volume controls on the remote whilst playing music seems to do nothing!? Oh and yes I have updated to 2.3! I checked!! :confused:
 
Philpo said:
Where the bloody hell are my movie playlists?! Can't see them anywhere?! This is an added feature but can't find it anywhere! This is the main reason I updated. Also using the volume controls on the remote whilst playing music seems to do nothing!? Oh and yes I have updated to 2.3! I checked!! :confused:
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Go to the Audio/Video settings.
 
ipedro said:
Perhaps amongst the pioneers... but I'm witness to the fact that friends who come over fall in love with the device and several have already bought one. They use it to display the content they have on their iTunes already and have been getting into purchasing TV shows and renting movies. They almost never delve further into ripping and the sort.

My financial advisor came over one time and asked me how I was playing music on my TV and controlling it with my phone. I pointed at the tv and gave him a quick tour. When I told him it was basically an iPod for your TV, he immediately understood the concept. We had another meeting last week and he told me he had bought one. He's not your type of person to get into ripping DVDs and all that geeky stuff. He simply follows the concept.
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Agreed... My friends who see mine end up buying their own... and their friends see theirs and buy their own.

Other than me, everyone else just considers it as an iPod for your TV and they don't know or care how to do any other function with it.

So ignoring the forums and looking at the people I know with :apple:TV's, its a 10:1 ratio of users who only use Apple Content to people who want/know about more.
 
joemama said:
Actually, the sarcasm of the post went over you. The post was in jest. This has been debated over and over again. We all know what the AppleTV is for.

Lighten up.
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Just to be fair, I think MacRumors needs to install a sarcasm font for the forums... It is kinda hard to detect the tone of someones typing ;-)
 
hitekalex said:
What??? This is ridiculous. Is Apple breaking this stuff on purpose to keep us buying the content off ITMS?? Broken DD 5.1 passthru is a complete deal breaker, as this basically makes my whole movie library unwatchable. I am staying with 2.2 until this is fixed.

:mad:
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Yeah the ew features are nice, but none are worth having no Audio in my vids, well at least 5.1 sure the AAC audio would still work. I'm glad I stuck to my rule about waiting a day to upgrade, I'm always wanting to do it as soon as available, glad I don't
 
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