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Apple TV Take 2 is now LIVE!
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Are you getting it working? I know that Skype Pro give free calls to landlines in the same country - and they work out what country you're in by using your ISP's IP address.
I'm wondering why movies can't be purchased in HD. You'd think it would be easy to implement; just charge a couple bucks over the cost of the movie in SD.
It would be a HUGE seller. The convenience of buying and downloading online with the quality of HD.
I don't like the idea of paying $4.99 to download something that'll go away tomorrow. I'm more than willing to pay $12.99 to buy a version I can keep and watch forever, though.
Are the studios worried about piracy? That's a barn door that's already wide open, and the horses left years ago. They might as well just accept that there will be piracy, and give us convenient, legal ways to purchase what we want.
Also, does this new firmware play more formats? Would be nice to be able to play h.264 MKV files and xvid on the AppleTV. I'd buy one tomorrow.
It would be a HUGE seller. The convenience of buying and downloading online with the quality of HD.
I don't like the idea of paying $4.99 to download something that'll go away tomorrow. I'm more than willing to pay $12.99 to buy a version I can keep and watch forever, though.
Are the studios worried about piracy? That's a barn door that's already wide open, and the horses left years ago. They might as well just accept that there will be piracy, and give us convenient, legal ways to purchase what we want.
Also, does this new firmware play more formats? Would be nice to be able to play h.264 MKV files and xvid on the AppleTV. I'd buy one tomorrow.
Any chance 4:3 resolution is supported now (without pillorboxing, that is?). I have a 4:3 CRT TV that has the right inputs, and I'd like to get an 
tv, but not if I have to deal with black boxes everywhere. Thanks for any info!
tv, but not if I have to deal with black boxes everywhere. Thanks for any info!1) is AC3 sent over HDMI if we are using HDMI?
Yes
2) do we have to use HDMI and the toslink? (i have the onkyo 805 so it can handle the hdmi only).
It will output over both.
3) is the AC3 pass through (receiver/processor decodes it)?
4) any plans for linear PCM for the audio?
I'm sure about the above.
5) any chance we can use the USB port for an external hard drive (i'd love one you can stack onto the top of the ATV that has same look and feel).
Apple hasn't made any public statement about the USB port other than it is for maintenance.
Kevin
If the only use you'll get out of an AppleTV is "to buy a TV show that I could have recorded with a DVR for free", then I'd agree with you ... the AppleTV (the way you'd use it, anyway) is definitely not a convergence device.
As you can see from the other responses in this thread, for many other folks, it's a great convergence device.
(Possibly) Silly Question
In Apple TV Take 2, will we finally be able to manually synch -- i.e. upload video to the ATV and leave it there without maintaining it in our iTunes libraries? That was what most annoyed me about Take 1.
(All apologies if this has been asked and answered. I couldn't find it.)
In Apple TV Take 2, will we finally be able to manually synch -- i.e. upload video to the ATV and leave it there without maintaining it in our iTunes libraries? That was what most annoyed me about Take 1.
(All apologies if this has been asked and answered. I couldn't find it.)
Unless your tv has component (not composite) in and a widescreen mode, the results will be unsatisfactory. That is why I use mine only for audio/music. I really wish that Apple would add a 4:3 setting to
TV; they already have it for the iPod, so what is so difficult? I will probably never go to a widescreen hdtv until I am forced to do so when my current tv dies. There are some things that are simply better on a conventional 4:3 tv, such as movies originally created in 4:3 (most all that I ever watch).I would however like to know if there are any extra music features in take2, such as searching or playlist creating. Can anyone tell me?
I immediately discounted you as any kind of expert when you said you liked the WEGA's.
While it is possible that some future version of ATV will have DVR/Tivo like functions, I say no way they ever have a built in DVD player to make it all-in-one functional. My reasoning? Steve Jobs apparently does not favor the concept of DVDs or any sort of solid state unit used to transfer or show video. To see some evidence of this, I would direct you to the Apple Event in August 2007 where Steve announced the Aluminum iMacs, iWork and iLife '08. When he gets around to talking about iDVD, he makes it sound, rather pointedly, as though it is a useless app that no one really uses or needs anymore. That may explain, in part, why iDVD saw very little in the way of new features in the '08 version. Steve openly says in that demo that it is all about online streaming content now.
If that is how the CEO feels, then I don't see Apple ever including a DVD player as part of ATV. Keep in mind this is the same guy who took the 3.5" floppy drives out of the Mac when that was still pretty much industry standard.
Doesn't support the HD DRM as well as the industries require is the primary reason.
First Crash
I was just here reading the forums and theTV was in its screen saver and poof... Apple logo.... weird blue lines near the top of the screen, flashing lines... and straight to the diagnostic menu.
Looks like there are still kinks that need to be worked out.
I was just here reading the forums and the
TV was in its screen saver and poof... Apple logo.... weird blue lines near the top of the screen, flashing lines... and straight to the diagnostic menu. Looks like there are still kinks that need to be worked out.
Kevin, in what order are the Podcast favorites organized in? At first glance, they seem to be in order of addition. Shouldn't it be in order of most viewed?
So can I subscribe to podcasts directly on the ATV now ? I can see I can add them to my favourites and download an episode if I select it, but subscribe ?
Subscriptions are not supported in this release.
Kevin
Well, if you want the best modern consumer TV, then I would go with a Pioneer Elite Plasma. I have one and it beats any LCD or Plasma out there and the prices are coming down....
anyone with a already patched AppleTV updated to Take 2?
Supposedly Plugins won't work? Enabling SSH?
happy risky updating)
Supposedly Plugins won't work? Enabling SSH?
happy risky updating
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