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Feb 26, 2007 | 6:47 am
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AppleTV
Has anyone been lucky enough to see the new AppleTV yet. I am very interested, but have not seen any in the Apple Stores yet. I want to know how the quality is. Anyone have any input?
Feb 26, 2007 | 8:07 am
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I ordered one, haven't gotten it yet though.
My guess is the quality will be no better and no worse than the quality you get from plugging your IPOD in to your TV now. I do this frequently with mine (just finished a weekend of watching all the Firefly series) and it's just fine.
My guess is the quality will be no better and no worse than the quality you get from plugging your IPOD in to your TV now. I do this frequently with mine (just finished a weekend of watching all the Firefly series) and it's just fine.
Feb 26, 2007 | 9:26 am
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Here's the back panel of the device:
http://www.apple.com/appletv/connect.html
Feb 26, 2007 | 10:19 am
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You don't technically need a widescreen or HD set, but you do need a set that has either HDMI or component video inputs, neither of which is found on most 4:3 TVs.
Here's the back panel of the device:
http://www.apple.com/appletv/connect.html
Here's the back panel of the device:
http://www.apple.com/appletv/connect.html
Feb 26, 2007 | 3:03 pm
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Feb 26, 2007 | 3:08 pm
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Feb 26, 2007 | 4:59 pm
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It DOES do HD playback, but right now, there isn't much in the way of HD content for it. The thought is that iTunes Store will start to sell HD content.
Feb 26, 2007 | 8:08 pm
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Doesn't look like it. You'd need a converter to convert the progressive-scan widescreen output of the AppleTV to the interlaced 4:3 picture of your TV. See this discussion:
http://forums.appleinsider.com/showthread.php?t=71266
http://forums.appleinsider.com/showthread.php?t=71266
Feb 26, 2007 | 8:41 pm
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Just checking this out, does it only work for movies downloaded to itunes and then transferred? Can i play a dvix movie on the computer and it shows up on the TV?
Feb 26, 2007 | 8:48 pm
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Apple TV will sync one computer's iTunes with the internal hard drive or stream the content from other computers shared iTunes libraries.
You select and play the movies from the Apple TV and not your computer.
Mar 20, 2007 | 9:31 am
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Just received an email from Apple letting me know my Apple TV shipped today, supposed to be at my house on the 23rd via FedEx. Interestingly enough it was shipped direct from SHENZHEN CN according to FedEx.
Mar 20, 2007 | 10:39 am
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Mar 20, 2007 | 11:50 am
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actually 1st gen, at least the 5 gb that i bought my son years back came from taiwan...guess what, his battery still holds a charge and runs well, even though my 3rd gen got swapped 3 times by apple care and then i ended up buying new hard drive for it. and of course my 3rd gen was from prc