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What Ultimate NEW Apple TV Feature Would You Add (other than DVR)?

pipasforjaz said:
I would like to be able to change the picture on the movies...how can I explain? I have encoded many cartoons for my son to watch, but as many start with the same screen, the small picture that describes each is the same, so I would like to be able to change the poster frame
also would like the apple TV be able to decode AVI and otheres...I have so many that I could just put on it to watch....
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You can change the cover art in iTunes, under the artwork tab of the Get Info box.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304706#3
 
Features

Hardware:

Surround Sound
HDD Bump
1080p
Bluetooth (for keyboard, other potential devices)

Software:

iPod Touch/iPhone interface with widget-filled home screen
iPhone Apps (Safari, Mail, Weather, iTS)
Coverflow
Games

Content:

HD Content
Synchronized On-Screen Lyrics Option
Packaging/Liner Notes for Music and DVD/TV (Accessible from Coverflow album art, flip through pages like Leopard Finder documents)
Bonus Content for DVD/TV

Out There:

Downloadable Games for different consoles
iChat/AV
AT&T U-Verse
Subscription Option

Way Out There:

Monitor with Apple TV and iSight built in
 
I wonder if the 15th will bring ALL DRM-free music to iTunes (like Amazon) and appease the studios/labels but having rented movies with a time limit period. It would be great if they disabled DRM on all previous downloaded content too. This could be a really interesting MacWorld. It would certainly make the ATV more accessible, and also increase it's competition with the Xbox and PS3, and competition is never a bad thing.
 
Xeem said:
Yeah, me too. I want a device that reduces the clutter around my TV by replacing existing components, not adds to it.
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Makes no sense

The whole point of the Apple TV is eliminate physical media....a DVD drive would encourage it.
 
MikieMikie said:
Hell, I'd be happy with just Safari.
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I will second this. PSP and others that are not even for browsing can do this. It would be great to sit in the living room and browse internet without sitting in my office to do this. Apple already has a great wireless keyboard that is small and sleek that I use on my MAC.

1. Bluetooth (for keyboard)
2. Safari
3. Movie download/rental HD Content
4. Better iPhoto support with events, etc.
5. DVD/Blu-Ray player (USB add on is fine). This way they can discontinue the product if no one uses it. ATV would still be ATV, just the option for the people that want it.
 
1. Some sort of media drive, be it DVD or Blu-Ray
2. The ability to rent/buy/subscribe to video content
3. iPod dock, for the ability to carry around movies and watch them on TVs with little difficulty
 
1) external USB drive support
2) power efficiency features
- automatically enter standby mode (mine is HOT all the time)
- wake on lan (so I don't have to go in other room to wake my pc)
3) RSS
4) iTunes shopping
 
MikeL said:
Safari? A keyboard? A DVD drive?

Some of you people might want to have a look at buying a computer rather than a video appliance.
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Yes this is an option, but don't people have PS3, PSP, X360's, MAC's, DVD Players, Home Theatres, etc. This is just one more toy to play with.

I am sure that there are devices that people can buy, but it's better for me since I need one for the Game Room, Living Room, Kid's Bedrooms, and Master Bedroom that I think it is cheaper to go this route.

Not that I am complaining if they didn't make updates, just thinking it would be nice. Safari is the number one thing I would like.
 
ATV needs content, movie rentals and price drops. And yes a better movie browser that will probably come with time or with a new remote. HD content will come eventually. That's a given.

For the rest of the suggestions check out the Mac Mini.
 
Mkv playback support and not only mp4.. I don't really care if it can support bluray or not because my library is 100% digital.
 
If I had wanted a mini...

... I would have bought one.

When asked, "what NEW feature" you would like, I responded with Safari.

I know it's an AppleTV and not a mini. I bought it. I love it. I don't need anything else.

When the OP asked, I thought of the many times I was sitting in front of my HDTV and had the need to surf to Wikipedia or to Google about something I had seen on tv.

That a mini can do that is not the issue. I would just like to be able to do that from my :apple:TV.

So there. :p
 
JimmyDreams said:
I'd like :apple:TV to have the ability to make me a meatloaf sandwhich!! And maybe a beverage dispenser, yeah! And remote control via mental telepathy. Yeah, that's the ticket!! And it would all be professionally installed by....uh...by PAMELA ANDERSON, yeah! And when she's done, she'd clean my house and cater to me every need!!! YEAH!!

(sorry, New Year, same old me!!)
:D
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Good luck, :apple:tv doesn't even have a cup holder. The Mac Pro has a cup holder, why not the :apple:tv?
 
MikieMikie said:
That a mini can do that is not the issue. I would just like to be able to do that from my :apple:TV.

So there. :p
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Not to be cruel or demeaning, but that's just stupid. You want to browse the web on an ATV? Good luck with the remote. Oh, wait, you mean you want a keyboard, too? And a mouse?

You want a computer. Buy one.
 
MikeL said:
Not to be cruel or demeaning, but that's just stupid. You want to browse the web on an ATV? Good luck with the remote. Oh, wait, you mean you want a keyboard, too? And a mouse?

You want a computer. Buy one.
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I was never attributed with lots of intelligence, so I take no offense. My stupidity seems well within/below the range of others posting in this fantasy thread.

"I want my :apple:TV to massage my feet at night, when I get home from my postal route."

Is that more realistic? Or perhaps the wish for a Blu-Ray DVD player? Or auto-ripping? And other insane wishes? How about, "I want my :apple:TV to make people more open-minded and less quick to judge?"

What about whirled peas?

Come on, Mike. All I want is Safari. They put it on an eyePhone, and an eyeTouche.

-- Mikie
 
Macworld Secrets Revealed!!!

PLEASE NOTE: I'm making this up. Any resemblance to the truth is entirely coincidental.

I've just heard from a secret source that Apple will be officially announcing 4 things at MacWorld. They're "Something is in the air" teaser is a reference to the fact that the important announcements will deal with "wireless" technology.

1. Announcement #1: iPhone. Massive success. Upgrading to 16GB. As you may have heard (yadda, yadda), firmware 1.1.3. Expect it within the next week.
2. Announcement #2: iPhone SDK. Expect it in February, presenters: Delicious Monster and Slingbox Media. Demos. Presenting preview of iTunes 7.7, with support for application loading, etc. Introducing iChat, with video over WiFi. Will be released in February.
3. Announcement #3: iTablet/MacTablet. Multi-touch. MacOS X. Bluetooth 2.0. Georgeous. Shipping NOW. $999.
4. Announcement #4: iTunes Rentals & HD content. Works on iPhone, iPod, Apple TV. New major studios on-board, 24 hours, blah, blah.

5. And One More Thing: This is BIG. :eek: Apple TV2. Features: Revamped interface. Dual cable card support. Built-in DVR. iTunes WiFi Store & Ministore with built-in interactive television guide and live-pause. Casual gaming titles available through iTunes. Bluetooth 2.0. 5.1 surround sound. $299. Pre-order today, ships at the end of the month.

6: One MORE Thing: Apple TV remote doubles as a microphone, and AppleTV supports iChat for video phone calls, even during normal tv watching. Now available on Windows. Coming to iPhone in February.

Jobs shocks the world again, and competitors crap their pants.

~ CB
 
wPod said:
1) 5.1 Surround
2) high def content
3) enable the USB drive and allow software developent
-add TV tuner USB drive and DVR software for all the whiners
-add external HD
-add external blue ray drive (the external drive that will be coming with the ultra portable macbook!)
4) add composite output so the average joe can hook it to their TV and thus the :apple:TV will be able to reach a larger audience and be more popular (i use my :apple:TV on my SD tv which happens to have component input and the SD looks just fine, same quality as playing a DVD on my TV)
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barijazz said:
I'd like it to have a blu ray dvd player and the ability to buy tv shows, movies, songs and podcasts on apple tv, all in full 1080p. And that when you subscribe to a podcast or buy a season pass that it automatically downloaded straight to apple tv. And a computer could browse an apple tv's drive, like if a friend came to your house and wanted to get a song off your apple tv.:D
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Cleverboy said:
Other than DVR (already talked to death), what ultimate feature would you like Apple TV to have. I basically ask this, because I honestly have one that would completely change things. YouTube was nice. RSS feeds and web browsing would be pretty cool too no doubt.

Here's my pitch. SCREEN MIRRORING. Basically in iChat, we see Apple supporting screen mirroring for other iChat watchers. While its not exactly super-ideal, I'd love to be able to choose a monitor on my computer to "SEND TO APPLE TV" (I have multiple-monitors). It would make Apple TV an EXCELLENT presentation tool, and make ANY computer/web content instantly available on the television.

I mean, I'm sitting here right now using Netflix's "WATCH IT NOW" feature, and I'm thinking, man... its not rocket science. If I had an Apple TV, how nice would it be to go into iTunes, and tell it to send my right monitor's screen to Apple TV?

Moreover, if I was playing a DVD or Quicktime movie fullscreen on my laptop, wouldn't it be nice to just shoot that screen over to the television? Or, better yet, if I was demonstrating a web page, I could hook an Apple TV to the digital monitor and use my laptop (on the same network) to demo from half a room away. I think that would be powerful and UNIQUE... and most importantly, a software update away.

~ CB
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ALL OF THOSE COMBINED AND APPLE WILL RULE THE WORLD!!


All of those
 
Cleverboy said:
PLEASE NOTE: I'm making this up. Any resemblance to the truth is entirely coincidental.

I've just heard from a secret source that Apple will be officially announcing 4 things at MacWorld. They're "Something is in the air" teaser is a reference to the fact that the important announcements will deal with "wireless" technology.

1. Announcement #1: iPhone. Massive success. Upgrading to 16GB. As you may have heard (yadda, yadda), firmware 1.1.3. Expect it within the next week.
2. Announcement #2: iPhone SDK. Expect it in February, presenters: Delicious Monster and Slingbox Media. Demos. Presenting preview of iTunes 7.7, with support for application loading, etc. Introducing iChat, with video over WiFi. Will be released in February.
3. Announcement #3: iTablet/MacTablet. Multi-touch. MacOS X. Bluetooth 2.0. Georgeous. Shipping NOW. $999.
4. Announcement #4: iTunes Rentals & HD content. Works on iPhone, iPod, Apple TV. New major studios on-board, 24 hours, blah, blah.

5. And One More Thing: This is BIG. :eek: Apple TV2. Features: Revamped interface. Dual cable card support. Built-in DVR. iTunes WiFi Store & Ministore with built-in interactive television guide and live-pause. Casual gaming titles available through iTunes[/B]. Bluetooth 2.0. 5.1 surround sound. $299. Pre-order today, ships at the end of the month.

6: One MORE Thing: Apple TV remote doubles as a microphone, and AppleTV supports iChat for video phone calls, even during normal tv watching. Now available on Windows. Coming to iPhone in February.

Jobs shocks the world again, and competitors crap their pants.

~ CB
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Not bad....things I bolded....nope....

There is NOT absolutely NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT going to be DVR capabilities in the ATV!!!!
 
I'd like to see DVR capability and a DVD/Blu-ray drive since I will need one anyhow. I have a HD DVD player and things look to be switching over so I will need to add Blu-ray and I don't want a PS3.
 
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