The Apple TV is wired to my receiver. The digital signal passes from the Apple TV to my stereo.
The Apple TV and computers all share a wifi connection. Itunes recognizes the Apple TV as a "speaker" connection.
Everything looks good from here... Yes. Yes, this is a fertile land, and we will thrive. We will rule over all this land, and we will call it... 'This Land.' I think we should call it 'your grave!' Ah, curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal! Ha ha HA! Mine is an evil laugh! Now die! Oh, no, God! Oh, dear God in heaven!
Wash ,'Serenity'
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ehab - Sep 01, 2010 1:39:36 pm PDT #14744 of 25513
...all my words have been taken by my work. - Mala
Jon B. - Sep 01, 2010 2:19:59 pm PDT #14745 of 25513
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
A negative look at Ping (Apple's new social networking thingie for iTunes)
If what that person is saying is true, then ping will be very lame.
le nubian - Sep 01, 2010 2:26:18 pm PDT #14746 of 25513
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I was irritated at the ping announcement because itunes is already more bloated that Orca as it is. Itunes as a software program does not need to get bigger nor to use more memory, etc.
tommyrot - Sep 01, 2010 2:35:08 pm PDT #14747 of 25513
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
From Wired:
5 Reasons Why Apple TV Is (Still) Boring
I'm just grabbing the reasons without the text:
1. Paltry selection of television shows
2. No iOS
3. No HD antenna
4. No 1080p
5. No bit torrent
I don't think #3 is a big deal, and I can't see Apple adding bit torrent to Apple TV, as it might piss off the content providers Apple is trying to court....
§ ita § - Sep 01, 2010 2:39:12 pm PDT #14748 of 25513
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Bit torrent? Grow up and get real. Until there's a viable legal usage of it, Apple of all people isn't going anywhere near it.
I agree with you on #3 too. Why should it have an antenna? It's about consuming content you pay for from Apple, pretty much. They're assuming you can get free shit elsewhere.
I've never had a problem with the selection of TV shows. Everything I've ever decided I was willing to pay for was on iTunes. I even rented my first movie a month ago.
tommyrot - Sep 01, 2010 2:41:40 pm PDT #14749 of 25513
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Oh, #1 is just referring to rentals.
§ ita § - Sep 01, 2010 2:44:37 pm PDT #14750 of 25513
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Huh. What is the price point for renting shows? Buying them is pretty damned cheap. It's what I do during the hard times before the DVD release.
tommyrot - Sep 01, 2010 2:46:52 pm PDT #14751 of 25513
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I think it's 99 cents for a program in high-def.
Tom Scola - Sep 01, 2010 2:47:22 pm PDT #14752 of 25513
Where do you come from? Where do you go? What is your scene, baby? We just gotta know.
99¢ for HD.
§ ita § - Sep 01, 2010 2:49:10 pm PDT #14753 of 25513
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
And how long do you keep it for? Because buying isn't that much more expensive.