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Apple TV 2.4 Update Now Available, Updated Remote App with Gestures
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Looks like they haven't forgotten about the existence of the AppleTV. I hope there will be a refresh coming soon with 1080p support and (at least) a DVD-drive with the ability to rip directly into iTunes.
This would sell like crazy and I see no reasoning against such a functionality.
This would sell like crazy and I see no reasoning against such a functionality.
how can i turn off the Apple Tv? nothing happen if i hold down the Play button on the apple remote
Just hack it, using the patchstick method, then you can enable external usbdrives. I have a 1tb plugged in, works great.
Apple tv would be (at least - for me), completely useless without boxee or xmbc. The ability to play divx, xvid, and well, just about any video format is what makes it a real media center.
theres been a standby option for a while within settings, if you really want to turn it off unplug it.
the update is nice, new features off remote are brilliant
If you stream (like I do) there is nothing on the 
TV and thus nothing to control or watch according to the remote. You have to connect the remote to your library that you stream from (set speakers to TV from within iTunes) and then you can switch to your TV and control and watch it from your main TV with your remote app. I have to admit that I have only done this with music and not a movie but seems like it should work for either if it works for one. Just look for the "Now Playing" icon in the submenu and it should show you whatever is playing from that iTunes library. This works really well for pumping music out to the backyard when having friends over. The "wow" factor usually is pretty large since you can see the album artwork on the remote and then hit a button and instantly switch to a new track.
TV and thus nothing to control or watch according to the remote. You have to connect the remote to your library that you stream from (set speakers to TV from within iTunes) and then you can switch to your TV and control and watch it from your main TV with your remote app. I have to admit that I have only done this with music and not a movie but seems like it should work for either if it works for one. Just look for the "Now Playing" icon in the submenu and it should show you whatever is playing from that iTunes library. This works really well for pumping music out to the backyard when having friends over. The "wow" factor usually is pretty large since you can see the album artwork on the remote and then hit a button and instantly switch to a new track.But can you hack it to do this:
It would be really entertaining if you could reprogram it to respond to a jacking-off motion whenever some politician is giving a speech and Apple TV would chyron spooge on the screen.
It would be really entertaining if you could reprogram it to respond to a jacking-off motion whenever some politician is giving a speech and Apple TV would chyron spooge on the screen.
enlighten me if you can, but I didn't really feel this enhanced the userbility of the apple tv interface, any more than using the little white stick. the response times for the fast forward/rewind were too laggy to be useful and the menu movements were nothing to fax home about. if they could display the apple tv menu on your iphone, as you see it on tv, then that could be cool.
and why hasn't apple enabled streaming of content from itunes to your iphone yet? I want to do away with my stupid sling box.
and why hasn't apple enabled streaming of content from itunes to your iphone yet? I want to do away with my stupid sling box.
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Has anyone noticed while playing content you can search the rest of your library. I was playing a podcast and was able to search for a movie rental. Previously once you left theenu of type of content the item would stop playing. AppleTV is becoming a much better iPod.
Has anyone noticed while playing content you can search the rest of your library. I was playing a podcast and was able to search for a movie rental. Previously once you left theenu of type of content the item would stop playing. AppleTV is becoming a much better iPod.
Hold down the Menu button at the same time hold the play button. The will do the trick i think?
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that will reboot the ATV not shut it off...only way is to unplug it
the remote is sweet!!! nice little update...they need an app store for the ATV
people use standby on ATV?! I just leave it running all the time, whoops. You think i've buggered it up leaving it on 24/7?
Not really, mine always comes out of standby anyway all on its own after a few minutes, so it's pointless.
I love the AppleTV. Sure it's a work in progress but with user feedback they have chipped away at some of the concerns with rather thoughtful solutions instead of slapdash ones.
Being a big junkie for Remote.app, using it with all my music, movies, etc. I am very happy they revised this to include gestures. That was the one thing I was waiting for. I find their implementation more elegant than simply having a bunch of "soft buttons" to push.
The new chapter selection is really cool. More like a DVD menu but still easier to control with finger scrolling than pushing buttons.
The AppleTV is in fact my primary media interface. Prior to that I had used the Airport Express for streaming music since it came out. I haven't purchased a CD or DVD in a few years now. I don't pirate... I just mean I buy them from legitimate online retailers like iTunes.
Being a big junkie for Remote.app, using it with all my music, movies, etc. I am very happy they revised this to include gestures. That was the one thing I was waiting for. I find their implementation more elegant than simply having a bunch of "soft buttons" to push.
The new chapter selection is really cool. More like a DVD menu but still easier to control with finger scrolling than pushing buttons.
The AppleTV is in fact my primary media interface. Prior to that I had used the Airport Express for streaming music since it came out. I haven't purchased a CD or DVD in a few years now. I don't pirate... I just mean I buy them from legitimate online retailers like iTunes.
How easy is this, and does it cause any problems?
My main wish would be to be able to directly correct my 1TB USB drive with all the vid files on.
Because Apple TV is easy! The average user can walk out of the Apple store, plug it into their system and it's good to go. No PC knowledge required.
Lame
We've been waiting how long for an AppleTV software update, and this is what we get? Now I can use the iPhone or iPod Touch that I don't have to control it? Awesome. Sign me up.
We've been waiting how long for an AppleTV software update, and this is what we get? Now I can use the iPhone or iPod Touch that I don't have to control it? Awesome. Sign me up.
If you stream (like I do) there is nothing on the
I have tried numerous permutations of the settings to accomplish this and I cannot get it to work.
I actually like the little white remote but I will be giving the remote on my iPhone a try.
I'm not holding out much hope that this update will fix the rather annoying problem I have with using it through an HDMI switch box. My TV only has one HDMI input so I tried connecting theTV through a switchbox. My SkyHD box work fine through it, my PS3 has no problems, my HD video camera works a treat but the damn TV will not play ball. The only way I can get it to work through the box is to turn it off, make sure the port it is using on the switch box is selected and then turn it on. This I have to admit is a real pain in the arse and takes away a lot of the enjoyment of the TV. Any suggestions on how to get it working would be most appreciated.
Rant over.
I'm not holding out much hope that this update will fix the rather annoying problem I have with using it through an HDMI switch box. My TV only has one HDMI input so I tried connecting the
TV through a switchbox. My SkyHD box work fine through it, my PS3 has no problems, my HD video camera works a treat but the damn TV will not play ball. The only way I can get it to work through the box is to turn it off, make sure the port it is using on the switch box is selected and then turn it on. This I have to admit is a real pain in the arse and takes away a lot of the enjoyment of the TV. Any suggestions on how to get it working would be most appreciated.Rant over.