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As my :apple:tv stopped working for me a couple of months ago, I've been on the fence on buying a new one. I like that :apple: is updating it, though I'm not sure if a "bigger" update is coming in the next few months.

I do miss it though I'm getting by with a MBP hooked up to my tv.
 
Is Front Row dead?

I too am waiting for Front Row support.

I'm worried about Front Row. It hasn't been updated in Snow Leopard. They specifically point that out on the Snow Leopard preview page:

"All system applications except DVD Player, Front Row, Grapher, and iTunes have been rewritten in 64-bit."

http://www.apple.com/macosx/technology/#64bit

I guess we could cling to hope that another team (outside of Mac OS X system apps) develops Front Row, and plans to release an update to the program after Snow Leopard ships.

However, I wouldn't count on it. They've moved on to Apple TV.
 
I must say that I don't watch live TV anymore with the exception of sports. I have 1 ATV in the living room and 1 in the bedroom both synced to the same iTunes library. After successfully modding both devices with a 2TB HDD, this is (dare i say) my favorite Apple product even better than the iPhone. With the 7200 RPM and 32 MD cache, no lag or glitches. No more need for a DVD or Blu-ray player. Everything is digital at a great resolution and 5.1 sound. Thank you Apple!
 
My Apple TV seems snappier. Also, it doesn't freeze or restart between changing modes using the iPhone app anymore. Before if you were in music, and picked a movie using the iPhone app — the Apple TV would reboot.
 
Is it possible to get Hulu on Boxee for the Apple TV again. I had it months, but of course they blocked it. Has that changed with the new update?
 
Finally TV shows are listed the way they were in the 2.0 version of the software. With version 2.0 TV shows were listed by the Show Name field in iTunes. Somewhere around 2.1 this method of listing was abandoned in exchange for listing by Artist, which never made sense to me. Great to see a return to the logical method of listing!
 
1080p

1080p has been around at least since the last software update. However it is only listed as an HDMI option, so all of you using those little component cables are out of luck.

This is not a listed spec on Apple's site, as it probably would confuse the average consumer who couldn't figure out why one cable would support a higher res than the other, especially when one cable has one cable and the other had between 3 and 5.

Test it out before you claim shananigins!:p
 
The update wiped out my Launcher, Boxee, XBMC, etc. Just ATV left.

You'll need to plug your patchstick back in, reboot, wait for the patchstick to install Launcher, reboot again, then update Launcher and Boxee to the latest releases (Boxee just put out a new release last night too).

OTOH, I haven't seen any positive reports on forum.boxee.tv about upgrading to ATV 2.4 and getting Boxee working again.

IMHO, I haven't been using Boxee much since Hulu had its dust-up, so I'll be upgrading the ATV and then Boxee. If it doesn't work, I'll monitor and try again next week; if it does work, I'll play around with the new apps Boxee's lined up. I find the ATV's new remote gestures significantly more compelling right now than Boxee.
 
Universal Remote

Apple has their Remote App for iTunes. What I would really love to see is a universal remote App that would control the Mac DVD player, iTunes, QuickTime and the mouse in general. It's a natural.
 
You'll need to plug your patchstick back in, reboot, wait for the patchstick to install Launcher, reboot again, then update Launcher and Boxee to the latest releases (Boxee just put out a new release last night too).

OTOH, I haven't seen any positive reports on forum.boxee.tv about upgrading to ATV 2.4 and getting Boxee working again.

IMHO, I haven't been using Boxee much since Hulu had its dust-up, so I'll be upgrading the ATV and then Boxee. If it doesn't work, I'll monitor and try again next week; if it does work, I'll play around with the new apps Boxee's lined up. I find the ATV's new remote gestures significantly more compelling right now than Boxee.

Have you tried Nito? I am with you, I liked Boxee, but after the whole Hulu drama I haven't used it much. I DO however use Nito to mount the USB drive on my Airport and pull movies from there, any luck getting that installed again?
 
I wonder if this programing can be ported across to make an app that would allow for the user to control their Mac or even iTunes or Front Row. . . ?

Someone should do that. I really want gestures to allow me to remote Swipe across spaces on my Mac. I think it'd be cool. . .
 
Uggh...Now I want a Touch more than ever. That little white remote sucks, and the universal remote I have just doesn't do well with it. Using it with the Touch would probably be great.
 
I'm worried about Front Row. It hasn't been updated in Snow Leopard. They specifically point that out on the Snow Leopard preview page:

"All system applications except DVD Player, Front Row, Grapher, and iTunes have been rewritten in 64-bit."

http://www.apple.com/macosx/technology/#64bit

I guess we could cling to hope that another team (outside of Mac OS X system apps) develops Front Row, and plans to release an update to the program after Snow Leopard ships.

However, I wouldn't count on it. They've moved on to Apple TV.

Wow, that worries me. Hadn't noticed Apple isn't doing updates to those apps in SL. :confused:
 
You'll need to plug your patchstick back in, reboot, wait for the patchstick to install Launcher, reboot again, then update Launcher and Boxee to the latest releases (Boxee just put out a new release last night too).

Can you post a link to the most up-to-date instructions on how to hack the Apple TV with the newest Boxee software

thanks
 
Most important new feature!

Most important new feature:

The update has now enabled the use of the on-screen iPhone keyboard for text input on the ATV! Praise Jesus!!
 
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