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Apple TV Startup Movie

I don't understand why people say this is "useless or i don't see the point" I've ordered mine already and have begun encoding my dvd collection to h264 using handbrake, imagine your:rolleyes whole dvd library at your fingertips...right now i have my mac mini set up to the tv but i would rather use Appletv for all my media. I can't wait to have that kind of control over all of my media through my home entertainment system.

But i guess everybody has there own ideas of what apple tv should be.........:rolleyes:
 
silverboy31 said:
I don't understand why people say this is "useless or i don't see the point" I've ordered mine already and have begun encoding my dvd collection to h264 using handbrake, imagine your:rolleyes whole dvd library at your fingertips...right now i have my mac mini set up to the tv but i would rather use Appletv for all my media. I can't wait to have that kind of control over all of my media through my home entertainment system.

But i guess everybody has there own ideas of what apple tv should be.........:rolleyes:
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What he said.My video library is quit large and ive been converting them for about a month now.

Folks might also want to know that if you have an Elgato product it will work with the :apple: TV and iTunes.
 
I don't think it's a useless product. I'm just waiting to see if Apple offers HD content on the iTMS.
 
Where is the "RUMOR"

Okay... I think we can all agree that the Apple TV is going to come out. And many of us know that it is pretty useless (even though I still want one...) But where is the rumor. Haven't clicked the link and I know it will probably cool the first time I see it but where is my 12" MBP and my 8 core MacPro with SLI graphics and what not?

Some one send thinksecret or macrumors a message saying that their friends friend told you about a new 27" cinema display or something.
 
jaw04005 said:
I don't think it's a useless product. I'm just waiting to see if Apple offers HD content on the iTMS.
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My thoughts exactly. I am hoping that Apple will eventually use 802.11n ans start sending HD content over the web and then update (or if they really have to... upgrade) the Apple TV. I want one only for the reason that is is cool and will be a nice piece of eye candy next to my soon-to-be purchased 50" Plasma HDTV. Other than that the only thing I am going to need this product for is watching my media on my large screen, the stuff that isn't HD already of course.
 
ejbenjamin said:
I've been wondering lately if the Apple TV ship date may be dependent on Apple's progress in other areas-- specifically, the iTunes store.

It seems odd to me that the Apple TV specifically requires a widescreen television when widescreen content isn't available at the iTunes store. Perhaps widescreen content-- or, better yet, real 720p content-- will become available at the same time as the new device?

I think there's still a piece of the puzzle that's missing, and that may be it. I know the movie trailers are available in 720p, but not even Apple could get away with charging $300 for a device designed only for trailers.
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Of course widescreen content is available on iTunes store. Even their TV shows are in widescreen (not HD though). I just bought Prison Break "Chicago" episode since I missed it from Fox last Monday. I watched it on my computer and it was widescreen. However, the quality was pretty bad compared to the 720p (True 1280 x 720p) I get through eyeTV Hybrid.
 
silverboy31 said:
I don't understand why people say this is "useless or i don't see the point" I've ordered mine already and have begun encoding my dvd collection to h264 using handbrake, imagine your:rolleyes whole dvd library at your fingertips...right now i have my mac mini set up to the tv but i would rather use Appletv for all my media. I can't wait to have that kind of control over all of my media through my home entertainment system.

But i guess everybody has there own ideas of what apple tv should be.........:rolleyes:
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I also have a mini setup to my plasma but i can't see much benefit in the Apple TV besides the price. Now i plug in a USB hard disk for extra storage, use some extra plugins for iTunes, download podcast's and also play and rip DVD's. With the :apple: TV i can do no such thing, the networked computer with all the content has to be on and running iTunes. I wonder if a HD connected to the new airport express will be recognized?
 
Peace said:
What he said.My video library is quit large and ive been converting them for about a month now.

Folks might also want to know that if you have an Elgato product it will work with the :apple: TV and iTunes.
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You've been able to do this for quite a while with XBMC.

Even plays 720p content. I don't know what an :apple:tv has over that..
 
fowler. said:
You've been able to do this for quite a while with XBMC.

Even plays 720p content. I don't know what an :apple:tv has over that..
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That's great if you have an XBox.Something that not everybody owns or wants to own.

Spend $400 on the XBox then use XBMC or if you're like me just spend $299 on the :apple: TV :)
 
Object-X said:
:apple: TV or mini or both? AppleTV is cool, but it's not very feature rich and it's only 720p :(
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Please explain "it's only 720p :(" Other than BluRay and HD-DVD, XBox and PS3, where do you get better than 720p content, there is none broadcast. Do you have one of the 1080p HDTVs? If so, what do you watch on it, that is 1080p?
 
artpease said:
Please explain "it's only 720p :(" Other than BluRay and HD-DVD, XBox and PS3, where do you get better than 720p content, there is none broadcast. Do you have one of the 1080p HDTVs? If so, what do you watch on it, that is 1080p?
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You are correct....

Comcast HD broadcasts in 1080i mpeg-2 as their default. Dishnetwork broadcasts in 720P h.264 as their default stream.
Being a customer with a HDTV I've used both Dish Network and Comcast and to be honost the 720P H.264 looks a heck of a lot better than the mpeg-2 Comcast streams.

As for the producers of content they do it in mostly 720P and sometimes now in 1080P but the latter has not yet become the standard.
 
Still makes no sense to buy iTV

Compile 'em all said:
Because :apple:TV can stream directly from the Machine hosting the files. In your case, each time you download a movie you have to copy it over to your iPod, go to your TV and connect it.
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Still makes NO sense. You don't even need an ipod. Those of us with laptops can easily just plug them right into our tv, video projector or anything else and press play in itunes. Why do any of us need iTV? I love macs but this product is bizarre...:confused:
 
operaman said:
Still makes NO sense. You don't even need an ipod. Those of us with laptops can easily just plug them right into our tv, video projector or anything else and press play in itunes. Why do any of us need iTV? I love macs but this product is bizarre...:confused:
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Me? Because I dont want to have to mess with wires and configuration just to watch a movie/listen to music off of my laptop. One cable, always ready. It's call ease of use.
 
AppleTV noooo

For me, appletv will be the flop of the year. I hope I am wrong anyway.
I was hoping that it would work like the airtunes (wireless router + itunes stream)... NO
I was hoping that it would work the same way as "Front Row"... NO

Why not? WHY WHY WHY!!!???
 
Teddy's said:
For me, appletv will be the flop of the year. I hope I am wrong anyway.
I was hoping that it would work like the airtunes (wireless router + itunes stream)... NO
I was hoping that it would work the same way as "Front Row"... NO

Why not? WHY WHY WHY!!!???
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Um... it actually does essentially do those things. It isn't a wireless router, but... it's basically the rest.
 
jsw said:
Um... it actually does essentially do those things. It isn't a wireless router, but... it's basically the rest.
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Yeah, I'm not quite sure what he means either. If he means you need to use the TV to queue songs and whatnot (unlike AirTunes), at least you dont have to run back to your computer everytime you want to make a change!
 
Teddy's said:
Do you mean it really works like Front row?:confused:
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As demo'd, it's essentially a new (Leopard?) version of Front Row which can access the content on multiple Macs, so, yeah, it does act a lot like FR - but a newer, better FR.
 
operaman said:
Still makes NO sense. You don't even need an ipod. Those of us with laptops can easily just plug them right into our tv, video projector or anything else and press play in itunes. Why do any of us need iTV? I love macs but this product is bizarre...:confused:
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Why?

Because I want to connect this...

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To this...

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Without this...

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jsw said:
As demo'd, it's essentially a new (Leopard?) version of Front Row which can access the content on multiple Macs, so, yeah, it does act a lot like FR - but a newer, better FR.
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Good! I hope it is.

I don't want to have high hopes about leopard's eye candy but I know its capabilities.

...and I hope apple tv is not a flop!
 
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