apple tv

[Rudegar]

anybody got any exp with it?

was thinking about getting one mainly for
having an easy access to music from the pc
in the livingroom for partys where i guess
the easyness of apple would be handy if you
had a bit of a drink
and maybe the odd yourTube click for fun
and a few video clicps not too many so i guess
the 40gb would be enough

[Alan Chan]

apple TV sucks, especially the value of it. Its simply too expensive for its features. I rather buy a home media centre PC for the living room TV.

[Whiterat]

I quite like them :)
Dont expect to get every youtube clip on it though, they are currently somewhat limited.

Certainly when 'modified' they become great little boxes capable of playing XVID encoded videos.

A friend of mine (www.semthex.com) developed a kernel for it that allows Tiger 10.4 to run natively!

Well worth the money IMHO.

[aboutthemind]

mini duo +
dvi- hdmi
or dvi to s
4 usb ports
usb to s-video nad sound
i or 2 firewire ports to all of the above including dvi hdmi
all white apple adapters frys
assuming that mac tcv is still over priced
mini is mac tv skills and adapter (no skills if you can listen to a guy at the apple store)

assuming mactv is still $$$$

ebay mini duo $300 xp upgrade $0 Toshiba dvd player with usb port and divx on it$40
or even $20 linksys wireless gaming device to tv


yu got options

[Rudegar]

i dont really want another pc

what i want is a device with 0 boottime
and zero hassel
that my gf and or guests can operate without
having to mess about