Apple TV Booting off External USB

[backspinner]

Well, smaller size, HDMI output and better version of Frontrow

component video as well, and no separate power brick, easier to open...

 

[pilotError]

Don't forget a better graphics card as well...

 

[kalisphoenix]

full glorious stereo sound instead of that poopy optical audio, a lot less HD space to waste, the thrill of "living on the edge" as you wonder how long your hacked TV will continue to go unnoticed by Apple devs, no unnecessary Bluetooth for wireless keyboards, no obsolete DVD drive to have to maintain, never having to worry about upgrading your RAM...

And yeah, the power brick on my Mac mini CD drives me crazy

Wish I'd waited

 

[surferfromuk]

5.1 surround according to this apple TV hack wiki.


Tried & Working Video

720p Xvid
MKV with VLC (Coming in perian 1.0 for Quicktime)
.vob(DVDrip) with VLC (Menu, subtitles, 5.1 surround working)


http://wiki.awkwardtv.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

 

[kalisphoenix]

5.1 surround according to this apple TV hack wiki.

Tried & Working Video

720p Xvid
MKV with VLC (Coming in perian 1.0 for Quicktime)
.vob(DVDrip) with VLC (Menu, subtitles, 5.1 surround working)


http://wiki.awkwardtv.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

Not the same thing.

 

[milo]

Not the same thing.

Although it does demonstrate that the hardware can do 5.1, as many of us have said already.

 

[EasyB]

Has anyone made a DVR using Miglia and eyeTV?

If this thing is like a real mac, this should be possible to hook up your Miglia box to it and have DVR capabilities.

 

[cowm007]

There is a slight difference here. The first step to hacking the Apple TV was the obvious one to remove the harddisk. With any computer, you can open it, remove the harddisk, plug it into another computer, modify it and put it back in. That will be a lot lot more difficult with the iPhone. It will be more difficult to open (it may be impossible to open at all), and it has flash memory inside - much more difficult to remove and modify in another computer. The second step was going through USB; the iPhone has no USB.

Good points, I was thinking of how they hacked the PSP a lot, but it had USB access to memory card and now you can just USB through to the actual flash areas.

 

[localoid]

Although it does demonstrate that the hardware can do 5.1, as many of us have said already.

Yes, 5.1 works (under the right conditions.)

A recent PC World article elaborates on the 5.1 surround sound issue and Apple's take regarding 5.1 support...