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These iTunes downloads aren’t cheap, though. New standard-def films cost £3.49 to rent and £10.99 to buy, and HD rentals cost a whopping £4.49.You don’t actually have to wait for the whole film to download before you can start watching: in our tests w...
A joy to use. Brilliant on-demand content. Excellent sound...
Downloads aren’t cheap. Slightly limited format support...
Sleek, sexy and now with loads of content, the Apple TV is a genuine must-have for iTunes users...
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Updated, January 16 2009.Let's get one issue straight from the outset: the Apple TV does not play TV. Or at least, not your usual programmes from Freeview or cable and satellite stations.Apple TV connects to your broadband router or network and earns...
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 with a simple...
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avguide.com Updated:
2011-07-30 08:51:57
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In case you haven’t noticed, iTunes offers more than just music these days. It’s become an online Blockbuster of sorts, filled with hundreds and soon thousands of TV shows, movies, and videos, all ready for download. Buy that episode of Lost you misse...
Apple TV is the most intuitive and easiest to use “media bridge” available, providing a hassle-free way to enjoy multimedia content from your computer to your TV. TPV Login or register to post comments...
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Digitaltrends.com Updated:
2011-07-30 08:52:07
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Video Review: The Apple TV was launched with a lot of fanfare and hype. But what really is the Apple TV, and does it live up to the hype? Watch as our own Jason Tomczak gives the scoop on what the Apple TV is, what it can do for you and how easy is it...
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v3.co.uk Updated:
2011-07-30 08:52:17
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This updated version of Apple’s media-streaming device suffers from the same problem as its predecessor. It’s well designed and easy to use but you have to live in the US in order to get the most out of it. The idea behind the original was tha...
Can link a TV directly to the Internet...
Expensive, No movies available in the UK...
It’s technically clever but not much use until Apple launches its film rental service in the UK...
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To break the surly bonds of TiVo and touch the face of Jobs. Not to be a fawning Macindouche or anything, but Apple TV is seriously a kick-ass product. I got mine today after days of ceaseless waiting and I can unequivocally state that no matter what y...
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homecinemachoice.com Updated:
2011-07-30 08:52:31
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The Apple TV has been out for several months now, and Id been reading the reviews, sitting on the fence trying to decide if I really needed one. Ive tried out a dozen or more network multimedia players in my house and theyve all had shortcomings. No...
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Own an HDTV? Well, get ready for the age of ATV. Lets recap: Al Gore created the Internet, and, on the seventh day, he rested. Immediately, entrepreneurs began selling pornography, and the World Wide Web had a purpose. Before long, people started po...
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i4u.com Updated:
2011-07-30 08:52:51
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Apple has been making big headlines of late with the iPhone, but most geeks were lusting after the iPhone it was the Apple TV that incited the geek lust in many. Now a few months after the Apple TV launched we are seeing firmware updates that add funct...
Easy installation, No power brick...
Includes no cables to connect to your TV, Remote is tiny and may get lost easy...
As I said before, if you are a hardcore iPod fiend who spends lots of time shopping iTunes and downloading content to watch wherever your day takes you, the Apple TV may be your dream product. Normal folks that aren’t into watching video and movie s...
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Apple?s video receiver is stylish and easy to set up, but you?re confined to iTunes-supported content.
Very easy to set up, Smooth, blockfree images...
Limited to iTunescompatible media, Highdef capability maxes out at 720p...
Apple?s video receiver is stylish and easy to set up, but you?re confined to iTunes-supported content.
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Computerpoweruser.com Updated:
2011-07-30 08:52:58
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Outputs: HDMI, component, digital/RCA audio, 802.11b/g/n; 10/100 Ethernet; Apple Remote included Apple TV is something a bit more and a bit less than the media streaming boxes we’ve seen in recent years. It’s designed to bring your iTunes libr...
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ipodobserver.com Updated:
2011-07-30 08:53:05
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Apple TV is a little white box that puts the contents of up to six iTunes and iPhoto libraries on your big screen TV. It connects to your HD television and sound system via HDMI or component video and audio cables, and it syncs the iTunes and iPhoto li...
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infoworld.com Updated:
2011-07-30 08:53:11
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A set-top high-definition digital media player, Apple TV uses built-in 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi or wired Ethernet interfaces to sync and stream user-selected content from up to five iTunes clients. In June a free, automatic software update will allow Apple...
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In the last 5 years, more than 50 companies have introduced home-network-ready receivers that connect your computer with your TV and audio system so you can stream music, TV shows, movies, and photos from the home office to your home theater. As place...
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Businessweek.com Updated:
2011-07-30 08:53:28
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The set-top box that syncs with a computer is simple to set up but doesnt deliver the audiovisual quality or all the features consumers may want...
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Apple TV offers a way for consumers to unlock the videos, music, and photos on their computer for use in the living room on TV. The new device competes against a series of other products, including the least expensive option of simply running a long v...
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In my review of the Apple TV, one of my complaints was the 40GB hard drive (which only has 33GB of usable space). Though Apple says that’s enough to store store up to 50 hours of video, 9,000 songs, 25,000 photos or a combination of each, it doesn’t...
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The Apple TV does what it does well, but, as it now stands, it’s far from a “must-have” item as are Macs, iPods and, perhaps, the upcoming iPhone. It’s more of a device with promise than one that can revolutionize your life as the...
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maclife.com Updated:
2011-07-30 08:54:15
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The Apple TV cant access Internet videos - and its not a DVR like TiVo - but it works well as a way to send your iTunes content to a big screen. At its core, the Apple TV is a conduit between your iTunes library and your widescreen TV. That may no...
Simple setup. Breezy to use. Only way to link iTunes-purchased media to the home theater.
Small hard drive. No HD content on the iTunes Store. Restricted video formats. Cant access iTunes Internet radio.
The Apple TV frees your iTunes movies, TV shows, podcasts, and music, as well as your photos, from confinement within your Mac. If youve longed for a way to connect your iTunes media collection to your home theater, the Apple TV is the missing link...
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Like every Apple product I have seen, the packaging and presentation of the Apple TV is outstanding and really makes you feel like you are buying a "high end"component. Here is the "unboxing" of the unit. The box for the Apple TV is rather small an...
The Apple TV is a very elegant solution to a sometimes difficult problem: getting all that media from your PC to your TV. If getting your music and iTunes videos to your TV where you can watch them more easily is what you are after, the Apple TV is a...
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2011-07-30 08:54:58
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April 10, 2007 - When Steve Jobs speaks, people listen. When Apple releases a new product, the internet explodes. Though Macintosh computers still havent carved out a bigger piece of the personal computing market, Apples iPod-iTunes megalith rules o...
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Let your iTunes content out of the box with the best digital media adapter yet.
Easy wireless network setup and synching, Local storage and A/V streaming, Near DVD-quality movie playback with HDTV upconverting, Spectacular digital photo slide shows...
Works best with 802.11n router, No HD content, No photo thumbnails, Small, easy-to-lose remote...
The Apple TV isnt the first media-streaming set-top box on the market, but its the first one from Apple, and is therefore the one to bring what was once an early-adopter technology to the masses. For those of you still catching up, the Apple TV wirel...
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Video review: If you already use iTunes, Apple TV is a brilliantly realised way to enjoy your PC content on your telly. But if you’re not a fan of Apple’s formats, look elsewhere...
Easy to set up. Slick interface. No fan noise. 40GB hard drive...
Limited video format support. HDMI cable not included. No iTunes movie downloads yet...
If you already use iTunes, Apple TV is a brilliantly realised way to enjoy your PC content on your telly. But if you’re not a fan of Apple’s formats, look elsewhere...
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Thetechlounge.com Updated:
2011-07-30 08:55:23
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Last year, to much fanfare, Apple introduced the Apple TV (then called iTV) to the world. Breaking with Apple tradition, they announced it long before the actual hardware release. The announcement was in September, along with the announcement that Appl...
Excellent UI, Comparably priced (similar set top boxes cost $200$250 and dont have a HD inside), Essentially a small computer opens up all sorts of opportunities for the modding community...
Limited hardware capabilities (limited HD playback), Seems to function best when synced to a computer, Not as smooth of an experience when streaming, No volume control from the Apple TV remote...
For the first time in a while, I feel like Ive got an Apple product that didnt thrill me out of the box. Its a great way to get iTunes Store purchases from your computer to your TV. And it works well if youre OK treating the Apple TV like an iPod a...
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Home theater PCs are not so much a fad as they are the future. The sheer capability and versatility one gets from integrating a home theater PC into a home theater and/or whole-home AV network is staggering. Think about it. Consumers now have a single...
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pvrblog.com Updated:
2011-07-30 08:55:33
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If you e an iPod owner and you use iTunes for music and video and always wanted an easy way to move that content into your living room, Id say AppleTV is a great buy. For others, its probably a bit too costly to consider.
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On Monday, March 28th, we happened to be in a Best Buy store. They had just received two Apple TV units. The guys behind the computer section counter were busily reading the box trying to figure out this new product. I splained it to them then bought...
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$299 (shop for the Apple TV) At Macworld in January of this year, Apple formally announced the Apple TV (previously known as the "iTV"), an iTunes-compatible streaming media device meant to revolutionize the way we watch television. The announcement of...
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Introduction When we reviewed the original iPod Video in 2005, we wrote: ... as with iTunes/AirTunes before it, might we someday see video on some future Airport Express? A year and a half later, Apple delivered exactly such a device: Apple TV, which b...
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With more fanfare and consumer enthusiasm than most companies could ever hope to muster, in late 2006 Apple announced the Apple TV. The Apple TV is Apples opening foray into the near-trillion-dollar industry of television and movie entertainment and i...
Laughing Easy to set up. Works well with iTunes. I now have access ot Music, Photos and Movies form our lounge room without having to go over the wireless network in realtime. We were using Airport Express and and would experience dropouts occasionall...
Frown 40GB dr... (read more) Change on the horizon? by Ryguy on March 26, 2007 8 out of 10 I have had the Apple TV for about 4 days now. Im in love. However, there are a few things that I wish Apple would fix. Many of these have been mentioned be...
Apples entry into the living-room entertainment market has been one of the most talked about phenomena in recent tech history. The Apple TV is one of those products that you either love or shun. There are a great number of positive attributes - it pla...
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Call it a screenless iPod, a stripped-down Mac mini, or a networked media player: however you choose to think of it, Apple’s newest consumer electronics product Apple TV ($299) has arrived, and the company wants you to take notice. Marketed as a &ld...
A cleanly-designed alternative to tethering your iPod or a computer to a widescreen television set, offering streaming or synchronized access to part of your iTunes video and audio library, as well as synchronized, slideshow-style access to your PC or...
” many of the things readers have been begging Apple to include in a device like this: a TiVo-like digital video recorder, a disc player, or even the ability to play games. But that doesn’t mean that we wouldn’t like to see them...
When Apple develops a new product, it has three choices: cater to its own beliefs as to what consumers want, cater to the desires of its hardest core fans, or cater to the mainstream. There are dangers in each of these approaches - picture them in your...
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pcmag.com Updated:
2011-07-30 08:56:10
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Editors Note: This review has been updated to reflect the release of Apple TV firmware Version 2.0 on February 12, 2008.Since the late nineties, Apple has attempted to make the technically complex simple. The iMac did it for personal computing, and...
Basically, an iPod for your TV. Can stream iTunes content from up to six computers. Could replace an entire stereo/DVD component system for non-stereophiles. Gives users the ability to rent and purchase content from the couch without a computer. Easy-to-u...
Requires a widescreen TV. Video resolution will irk some discerning eyes. While you can rent movies from the Apple TV interface, you still need to purchase them on your computer.
Now with an improved interface, more iTunes video content (including movie rentals), and a lower price, Apple TV might actually become a blockbuster home entertainment device...
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Although the less exciting of Apples major announcements this year, Apple TV is finally upon us. As the world waits for the iPhone, its time to look at Apples latest entry into the convergence market. While we work on our review we thought you all m...
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computershopper.com Updated:
2011-07-30 08:56:20
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It just works. Thats the beautiful thing about the $299 Apple TV. Even simple directions make it sound more complicated than it is—just connect it to your television, and within moments youre viewing or listening to the media stored on yo...
Syncs video, music, photos; streams content to TV; extremely simple menus, operation; works with Macintosh and Windows PCs.
iTunes video isn’t currently in HD; doesnt stream Internet radio; cant create playlists on the fly; only plays content you can store in iTunes...
Believe what youve heard: The Apple TV really is that good. Finally, a media extender that gets it right...
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At $299 retail, the Apple TV represents a colossal rip-off. It over-promises and under-delivers. It is not a home theater PC extender in the manner of an Xbox 360 or even a Slingbox, both of which do more and cost less. It is, for lack of a better desc...
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After months of anticipation, Apple’s $299 Apple TV, a set-top box for syncing and streaming iTunes content between a Mac or Windows PC and a television, has finally seen the light of day. Designed to provide the missing link between the media files in...
Streaming works remarkably well over moderate-to-fast networks; easy to set up and use; solid picture quality; beautiful interface.
No support for 5.1 channel surround-sound; supports a limited variety of video formats.
In its current form, the Apple TV won’t follow in the world-altering footsteps of the iPod. With its simple setup, superb streaming, ease of use, and quality output, it’s a great piece of gear, but it will have more-limited appeal than the iPo...
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Buying a new smart TV is expensive business, and to be quite honest, it's probably not a great idea, as once you have spent hundreds/thousands of pounds on a new TV then you are locked in to its onboard hardware for the TV's lifetime – which may well be o...
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As Apple enthusiasts and customers, we tend to be very aware of the Apple TV. We also know a little bit about the competition, like Google TV as well as other major services like Hulu+ and Netflix. But when it comes right down to a head to head compa...
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With the deluge of streaming and downloadable video options the Internet has to offer, it's become obvious that computer and iPod screens can't hold a candle to the wall-size HD monster in your living room. To plug this gap, a burgeoning market of stre...
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Roku was founded nearly 12 years ago by one of the creators of the DVR, Anthony Wood, and the company has built its popularity on one idea: simplicity. Apple TV has the backing of legions of fans and an iTunes ecosystem that, although less inclusive than...
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Next, you'll enter your Apple ID and password on your iPhone or iPad, and choose whether you want your Apple TV to remember these credentials for future iTunes purchases (your life will be easier if you say Yes), and if you want it to send performance dat...
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Apple's foray into the media-casting world gave birth to Apple TV. A company known for its minimalist designs and easy-to-use interfaces, Apple produced a sleek remote and an intuitive navigation system. Unlike many competitors, Apple TV doesn't feature p...
Easy to use, Apps load quickly, Had the lowest power usage out of all the products we tested...
Has fewer apps, compared to Roku and Amazon products...
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Apple's foray into the media-casting world gave birth to Apple TV. A company known for its minimalist designs and easy-to-use interfaces, Apple produced a sleek remote and an intuitive navigation system. Unlike many competitors, Apple TV doesn't feature p...
Easy to use, Apps load quickly, Had the lowest power usage out of all the products we tested...
Has fewer apps, compared to Roku and Amazon products...
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Apple TV is a set-top box battered by the forces of time. Now more than two years old, it's showing its age in terms of interface and performance, and it might be replaced by a newer model in the near future. That could explain why Apple recently slashed...
It's the only option for streaming iTunes content, Apple Music, HomeKit, and AirPlay further extend the box's usefulness, Appdriven home screen is easy to understand, Fairly cheap for a highend settop box, Only platform that still lacks voice search...
Outdated hardware translates to long loading times, Limited app selection, Remote is overly simplistic and depends on line of sight...
While it's beginning to show its age, Apple TV's hooks into the Apple ecosystem still make it worth considering...
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"The future of TV is here."It is not the world's most understated tagline for a new product, especially one from Apple. If you want to set sky-high expectations around a new TV product after years of rumors and sly winks and shelved plans, well, that's ex...
Siri works well for TV and movies, Really fast, Games are a fun addition...
Siri is extremely limited, Have to log in to every app individually, No 4K support...
More times than not, the Verge score is based on the average of the subscores below. However, since this is a non-weighted average, we reserve the right to tweak the overall score if we feel it doesn't reflect our overall assessment and price of the produ...
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