- Multimedia device connects to television for instant HD movie rentals, TV show purchases, and more
- Play iTunes music on your home theater speakers
- View all your photos in HD on your widescreen TV
- Built-in 160 GB hard drive for local content storage
- Measures 7.7 x 7.7 x 1.1 inches (WxDxH); backed by a one-year warranty
Product Description
With Apple TV, you can rent and watch standard-definition movies with stereo sound or stunning high- definition movies with pristine Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound. Without leaving your couch. Apple TV also lets you browse millions of podcasts—including HD video podcasts—watch YouTube videos, view your Flickr and .Mac Web Gallery photos, and buy music and TV shows—all from your widescreen TV.Amazon.com Product Description
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Apple TV with 160GB Hard Drive – MB189LL/A
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#1 by gadgetmaster on April 14, 2010 - 10:19 am
Does not have a IR emitter for controlling your other components. Should be able to turn on off amp.
Rating: 1 / 5
#2 by Douglas Evans on April 14, 2010 - 11:32 am
This is a complete waste of time. I can imagine the discussion at Apple when they were conceiving this product. “I’ve got it: how about we make a box that people will buy from us and the only thing they can do with it is use it to buy other stuff from us that they could otherwise get for free!” That’s about it. Save your money until Apple or someone else comes up with a device that truly integrates content from the web with your TV. This definitely is NOT it.
Rating: 1 / 5
#3 by Willy Bee on April 14, 2010 - 1:58 pm
To state it clearly: I like Apple. But let’s face it: They create products and their first thought seems to be: how can we make loads of money? After that they add a dash of design and try to sell it.
Okay you think? No. They should sometimes ask what the user wants. Consequently this device has a cool design and is set up to earn loads of money whith it, because it is connected to iTunes and you can buy flicks and music.
Has it ever come to their mind that I do not want an additional device in my stereo rack? I want less of them.
So here are the devices they should have replaced:
* CD-Player
– mission accomplished. Throw your CDs in the computer. Get them ripped using iTunes. Sync and you’re done.
* tuner
– failed. There is no way to listen to (internet) radio.
One update on this (04/03/2008): You can stream internet radio from iTunes to AppleTV, but AppleTV needs to be idle and you need to trigger this from you Mac/PC. You cannot trigger this in AppleTV.
There have been reports that internet radio appeared in playlists on Apple, but the discussions on Apple’s formums imply that it only works occasionally.
* VCR
– failed. Sure, you can buy movies and even some TV shows on iTMS. But why pay for something that is on TV anyway. And what about the stuff that is not in their shop. So you will still need your VCR or HD recorder.
* DVD
– failed. There is no (legal and fast) way to view your DVDs on your appleTV. Actually a simple DVD Player would have done. But it seems that then it is too similar to the Mac mini. But the Mac mini is first of all a computer and not a media center. And apart from this: The Mac mini option is too expensive.
From my point of view this is 1 out of 4, which is not enough to make this a successful product. And the competitors are quite active. If Apple does not act to meet the expectations of most customers this will end like their PDA and game console. You do not know these devices? See. That’s what I mean.
Rating: 2 / 5
#4 by Todd E. Boyle on April 14, 2010 - 3:00 pm
I purchased a 160 GB Apple TV for the sole purpose of watching my extensive library of music videos that I have downloaded from itunes. After placing my music videos into a playlist, I was dismayed to learn that the apple tv cannot play one music video after another. After each video concludes the apple tv returns to a menu page where a new video has to be manually selected. Not good at parties or for my productivity. After visiting a nearby Apple store, an associate said they are aware of the problem and that an upgrade fix may become available at a later date. Until then, I would not recommend this item if your goal is to watch your music videos.
Rating: 1 / 5
#5 by Mohammed Y. Elias on April 14, 2010 - 4:41 pm
It is a great device, but I don’t understand why we can’t connect a keyboard and a mouse to it !
Rating: 4 / 5