The Apple TV is not the only set-top box to integrate computer-hosted media with your lounge TV – but it is the easiest to use. It’s superbly made and crucially boasts a clear and simple interface. It’s a doddle to find anything you need...
Apple should make everything. The day we can wake up to an Apple alarm clock, eat breakfast from an Apple toaster and drive an Apple electric car to work (at Apple) can’t come too soon. While the Apple TV isn’t yet an Ives-designed flatscreen...
Apple doesn’t play well with others. Apple TV can’t show DivX, XviD or WMV files natively, although the Boxee upgrade takes care of that. Apple’s definition of HD also leaves something to be desired – the 720p files might match mos...
Subtle, sexy and slim, Apple TV is almost everything a telly-loving Mac-head could wish for. Only its file format fussiness, average HD quality and high price (without even a HDMI cable to show for it) might disrupt Steve Jobs’ plans for world domin...
Apple should make everything. The day we can wake up to an Apple alarm clock, eat breakfast from an Apple toaster and drive an Apple electric car to work (at Apple) can’t come too soon. While the Apple TV isn’t yet an Ives-designed flatscreen...
Apple doesn’t play well with others. Apple TV can’t show DivX, XviD or WMV files natively, although the Boxee upgrade takes care of that. Apple’s definition of HD also leaves something to be desired – the 720p files might match mos...
Subtle, sexy and slim, Apple TV is almost everything a telly-loving Mac-head could wish for. Only its file format fussiness, average HD quality and high price (without even a HDMI cable to show for it) might disrupt Steve Jobs’ plans for world domin...
Provides access to a wide range of content, streams media from networked machines, full iTunes client system for spur-of-the-moment purchases, looks nice under the TV
Doesn’t work with older TVs, no off or sleep button, film prices unrealistic, no support for non-Apple a/v codecs, up to £100 more expensive in the UK Min specs: Mac/PC, iTunes 7.6 or later, wireless network (video streaming requires 802.11g or n)...
The addition of film and TV shows does transform the Apple TV into a handy supplement to TV schedules. We’d like to see the US price reduction matched in the UK, but if you already own plenty of iTunes content this is a liberating, though perhaps, n...
Abstract: Almost inevitably, considering the source, there are certain restrictions in place here as you\'ll only be able to access content stored in your iTunes library. This might mean re-encoding a lot of video files and ensuring you keep iTunes up to date. This...
Abstract: The Apple TV is a Mac in a very small box. It feels hot when its running, but this didnt cause any problems during tests. It can play High Definition Video, but supports only MPEG4 and H.264 encoded video with an AAC audio track. It cant record T...
Abstract: We also noticed that the AppleTV isn nearly as easy to set up on a wireless network as other similar devices. Although we had no problems with a wired connection it seems as though some routers management of wireless conflicts somewhat with the AppleTV...
Limited iTunes content and video format support, No Scart
If, like me, you find Apple a little bit too smug, youll be simultaneously impressed and annoyed by Apple TV. Its the cool side of computings attempt to repeat the success of iTunes, the iPod and iMac. On the one hand, that represents a successful...
Abstract: Its slick, its smart, its gorgeous, its... hang on, what does it actually do? A well-designed and easy-to-use device that lacks too many features to make it really useful. The Apple TV is the latest gadget from the company that brought us the iPo...
