Just showin' off...

[mrgreen4242]

Your media files are stored on a hard drive that is seen by iTunes on one of your computer (i.e., its library). If you stream, then the ATV is perfectly fine out of the box. But if you sync (for better responsiveness, high-def movies, portability, et al.) then you need to increase the drive capacity of the ATV. Right now, the largest 2.5" PATA drive is 250 gb. We have modded our ATV's with a PATA to SATA adapter, which provides eSATA functionality of the ATV's hard disk bus.

Ya I get what you are doing, just asking if guys are all keeping files on your computer and syncing them to the ATV r if you are using a hack to move the only copy over there (which can be done on a hacked ATV).

If you are doing a standard sync, you are buying 2 TB+ drives, which must get expensive.

 

[Cave Man]

Yes, I have 2.5 TB of computer storage and 750 gb of sync'd media on the ATV. Those shows/music are the ones we frequently play. Crazy, for sure, but this thing is like a drug...

 

[brad.c]

While your set-up is impressive, this is what caught my eye first:

Now you've got room for a whole lotta guilty pleasures, my friend.

 

[Cave Man]

While your set-up is impressive, this is what caught my eye first:

Now you've got room for a whole lotta guilty pleasures, my friend.

Yeah, she, Wayne Gretzky and Rush are the only Canadians that I like.

Besides, no one sings Christmas music like Anne.

 

[brad.c]

Yeah, she, Wayne Gretzky and Rush are the only Canadians that I like.

True, the rest of us are right b@st@rds.

 

[fok]

Are all of you guys opening up the ATV to plug in your HDD? Isn't there a way to use a patchstick to allow for USB hard disk storage? If anybody knows, I'd love to learn how!