My order just tonight finally states "Prepared for Shipment" but I still have not been charged for it. I guess that will happen when it ships.
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Initial Orders for New Apple TV Being Prepared for Shipment
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I hope that, like airtunes with the airport express, that the volume can be adjusted from the streaming source. I have outdoor speakers and take my laptop out back. The computer sends the music into the entertainment system and back out to the speakers. I can always mute the music or change the volume using itunes volume. I hope this remains the case when streaming through the apple tv.
Anyway I might actually get two of these. I wish there wasn't a wait on them. Hopefully new orders will ship faster soon.
Anyway I might actually get two of these. I wish there wasn't a wait on them. Hopefully new orders will ship faster soon.
I ordered mine on Sep.1st at 11:43am pst
beat you by a few minutes (11:23am PST) - at the time the web store was still down but i was able to order it from the iPhone apple store app...
mine too says "prepared for shipment." woot!
Huh ?
You can stream Netflix to your TV with the Apple TV and I would not consider an Apple TV without Netflix. The Roku is cheaper but most people think that the Apple TV will run apps. Also, many like myself, do not have a Wi, play station, or blu-ray player to stream Netflix to our TV.
four more days to Oct 1st, so hopefully all the Apple TV orders ships in next four days!
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you can use Apple tv to watch netflix also
I hear ya bro!~ go appl ~~~~~~~~~
I ordered mine on Sep.1st at 11:43am pst
I was thinking about getting this to wire it up:
http://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Power...r_1_3?s=gateway&ie=UTF8&qid=1285558683&sr=8-3
Any thoughts?
I use power line Ethernet and it works great. HOWEVER, it is very dependent on the electrical wiring in your home. Just make sure the return policy lets you return the adapters for any reason... just in case they don't work well enough for you.
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Trying to get a faster connection
I was hoping to get a faster connection to my cable modem.
I was going to put the apple tv in a corner of my house that is not hardwired to my cable modem.
I saw these NETGEAR Powerline AV devices and thought it might be a good way to get a faster connection to the interwebs.
I was hoping to get a faster connection to my cable modem.
I was going to put the apple tv in a corner of my house that is not hardwired to my cable modem.
I saw these NETGEAR Powerline AV devices and thought it might be a good way to get a faster connection to the interwebs.
Who would want to watch only in 720p? I wouldn't
Can you tell? I mean, really? I bought Star Trek on regular DVD when it came out, then on Blu-Ray when I got a player. I have a 40" 1080 TV and couldn't tell the difference. I think the difference between 720 and 1080 is snobbery, unless you can tell on a bigger TV.
It is not just about the size of the display but also the viewing distance. If I am sitting close enough to a 40" display I can definitely tell the difference.
That said, 720p is perfectly fine for my needs (mostly AirPlay).
Wasn't Star Trek filmed in the 60s? I think it's best to do a comparison with video shot in HD with a modern video camera.
The AppleTV intrigues me, but I still don't really understand what it can do that my iPad and a video-out cable to my TV can't do.
Once I've figured that out, maybe I'll buy one
Not having to deal with wires is a huge deal, and the video out cable does not do 720p. Even with the VGA cable you can only do 1024x768, which means with widescreen content that is actually 576p, not 720p. Plus a lot of TVs don't even have VGA input.
Ultimately being able to stream video, photos, and music, with extreme ease (and painless because there arr no wires) is a huge deal.
Besides, those video out cables are way overpriced. For not that much more you can have the new Apple TV, plus get the ability to stream tons of stuff without even needing your iPad hooked up.
I am pretty sure they arr talking about the Star Trek film that came out in 2009.
Old shows were filmed with actual film which has high definition. They go back to the original film and digitize it. And recently they have done this as well as add new special effects to bring the appearance closer to current day.
The AppleTV intrigues me, but I still don't really understand what it can do that my iPad and a video-out cable to my TV can't do.
Once I've figured that out, maybe I'll buy one
You park the device where you might want to stream to. For instance you might have an entertainment system and you would like to be able to play video and music from your computer or other device but not hard wire it in.
SHIPPED!
Just got the FedEx tracking number:
Ship date Sep 27, 2010
Estimated delivery Sep 30, 2010 by 4:30 PM
Just got the FedEx tracking number:
Ship date Sep 27, 2010
Estimated delivery Sep 30, 2010 by 4:30 PM
The AppleTV intrigues me, but I still don't really understand what it can do that my iPad and a video-out cable to my TV can't do.
Once I've figured that out, maybe I'll buy one
also, Airplay can select different devices without plugging/unplugging. That is, it will show all Airplay supported devices, and can switch between them from your iOS device.
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