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The Perfect Apple for the Living Room - GigaOM — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:30:03 +0000

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The Set-Top Box Scorecard « NewTeeVee — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:02:43 +0000

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By: Will the New Apple TV Make the Mac Mini Obselete? « NewTeeVee

Will the New Apple TV Make the Mac Mini Obselete? « NewTeeVee — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:24:12 +0000

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By: jay Klarnet

jay Klarnet — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 04:50:28 +0000

So where is the ATV update ... the Apple web site says it is coming soon. itunes, iphone/touch have been updated already but where is the apple TV update. When will soon be now. This is one of the most exciting developments that Apple has announced along with their wireless hard drives. The latter apparently won't be available until the spring. All in all probably worth the wait.

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Vudu in Deep Doo-Doo « NewTeeVee — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:50:08 +0000

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By: pauroberts

pauroberts — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 06:10:13 +0000

I have an Xbox for gaming and an ATV, which after almost a year, is our most used home entertainment component, next to the TV and Audio system it runs with. Content has come from both iTunes and more questionable sources, but its utility and ease of use are unparalleled (not to mention, it’s the coolest way to bring my music collection through the AV system–something I think that is frequently overlooked, maybe because it’s an expensive way to play music, but then again, it’s replacing a CD player–not to mention the CDs, and with playlists, it’s mostly replacing radio. However, it needs streaming internet radio). It’s one cool device, and I agree with the poster above, once you have it and use it, you will understand.

OK, that being said, the Xbox is also cool–for gaming. It’s not nearly as user friendly for media. Those who think so are pretty short sighted or at least can’t see beyond their own nose. My 2 year old can operate the ATV (and even more surprising, my wife and mother and the baby sitters and my in-laws…). I think it’s great that people love their Xboxes and can get so much utility out of them, but they weren’t designed for the non-gaming or non-geeky crowd. I mean, play with an ATV 5 minutes and you’ll get the whole thing. The addition of iTunes and rentals (without the PC dependency) makes it even better as a stand alone device.

As I said, there are some things that could be better. I’d like to see the streaming net radio, and I would like to see interoperability with non iTunes sites in the future–I’m looking at you Netflix and Unbox. Maybe Apple needs to do some partnerships with those guys and others to own the living room, but they’ve done the best job so far from a hardware/software standpoint (example again – the thing is whisper quiet compared to the Xbox–actually it’s not even whisper quiet, it literally doesn’t make any noise).

OK, that’s all.

By: James Gardiner

James Gardiner — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:54:03 +0000

Eric Susch: Sorry, the Xbox does stream from any computer using a standard streaming protocal. This includes any computer running simply Media Player 11 (So EVERY modern PC running XP or above) and also most NAS (Network attached storage) devices from most manufactuers. I have not tested it that much however, but I can confirm. Xbox360 is a great solution. And has been doing this before AppleTV. Its just the media LOVE apple and Hate microsoft so tend to POO POO them. Tho, the RSS/Podcasting built in features and better user interface do seem to make all the difference (To the press anyway).

I expect RSS features soon on Xbox, now AppleTV have done it. Xbox Plays Xvid/DivX for example. a far more WANTED feature then many of the features the AppleTV does. It also does 1080p. It is a far more supirior device and the services matches Apple with there announcements.

Its all about the marketing.

James

Still, I feel that Microsoft have great tech, better and done before Apple in many ways.

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By: Goodbye Blockbuster, hello AppleTV! — Kind of a Big Deal

Goodbye Blockbuster, hello AppleTV! — Kind of a Big Deal — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 07:21:21 +0000

[...] RIP Apple TV, Hello Apple TV « NewTeeVee As for competition, with iTunes and the iPod/iPhone, Apple proved it knows how to meld hardware and content better than anyone else. Apple has the convenience bit down. I can begin watching a movie in less time that it would take me to travel to and from the video store. No more hour-long waits with the TiVo. When I’m done, there’s no return trip and no envelope to take to the post office. It just disappears. [...]