Comments on: 5 Things I Don’t Like About The New Apple TV

By: Larry

Larry — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 14:24:36 +0000

“Really hard” “pretty ridiculous” “nightmare” – get a grip you freaking baby! Spew your victim tales somewhere else…like to a therapist. Apple TV works wonderfully if you can follow very basic setup instructions. If you have this much difficulty with this product, how on earth do you manage watching basic cable or satellite TV? You know, all of those remote buttons, menus, powering sequences not to mention if you went one step further with DVR functions. I’m really surprised that you somehow managed to write your review all by yourself – at least according to the byline.

By: ATVowner

ATVowner — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 03:53:30 +0000

You are right to expose the horrors of media sharing on this device if you don’t agree to store everything in iTunes and pass your credit card information to Apple as well. I don’t care if it was revealed in the specs, the only reason to cripple the device is to force people to buy media from Apple out of frustration.

Roku is much better, but still suffers from codec/format limitations. Once someone offers a reliable solution that has the top 5 formats and simple media sharing, who on Earth would buy the Apple TV, even for an Apple network?

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By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:56:53 +0000

I agree with Ken, while it has some issues, it’s not as bad as you make it sound. I would make one recommendation on your sharing issues.

A couple of years ago, The Apple Blog had a great post on combining all of your media into one shared library (http://theappleblog.com/2008/10/13/one-itunes-library-on-multiple-computers/).

Having done that, once I turned on Home Sharing, I could stream every piece of content on my network very easily – it didn’t matter whether it was iTunes purchased or Handbrake ripped.

If you keep your content in different iTunes Libraries, as long as it is in iTunes, playing and streaming content is fantastic with an AppleTV.

By: Janko Roettgers

Janko Roettgers — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 16:47:25 +0000

Ken, I also prefer the original Apple remote. Not as stylish, but it just works better.

By: jtsnyc47

jtsnyc47 — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:11:20 +0000

Those bemoaning the lack of NAS support, or the iTunes prerequisite, would probably have done well to actually read up on the device before investing. Both of these limitations are well-documented going back to the first iteration of the device.

I suppose you could always use ignorance of the device’s published limitations as the basis for a blog post or comment, but that would look kind of stupid.

By: Ted

Ted — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:09:35 +0000

Decent, critical review… For $99, even with a few rough edges it’s a deal for most people. I’d like to see a “Pro” version that includes a 1TB Drive or higher, a MediaCapsule or some such. Having iTunes running is “okay”, but that shouldn’t require a full Mac or PC.

Homesharing worked okay for me, but it took me a bit to understand it’s treated differently than the AppleTV 1.

LOVE the zero heat, auto shutdown and super small form factor.

And lastly a hint: There are 1000′s of free TV shows hidden under the Internet Menu, then “podcasts”. It’s endless free video content.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 11:52:54 +0000

The cons of Apple TV include the home sharing “gotcha”, and lack of NAS (DLNA) support out of the box. I still don’t have access to my content, streaming locally simply refuses to work correctly and having to sign in to Apple is a threat. I cannot use this device without the internet (no cabins, or RV’s).After 2 weeks of daily use it is obvious that Apple is trying to shove people into their store, not enjoy their media. If this is the direction Apple is heading they are going to forfeit me as a customer.

The pros are silent operation, minimal space, solid construction and low power consumption.

I would give the new Apple TV a solid D. The homesharing scam will be it’s largest hindrance.

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