Apple is on the verge of releasing a new AppleTV software revision, so you may want to wait to see how hackable the new version is.
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Tom Scola - Jan 23, 2008 11:08:22 am PST #4478 of 25501
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Jon B. - Jan 23, 2008 11:20:09 am PST #4479 of 25501
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FrontRow (at least the version that comes in Leopard) lets you remotely access other computers' iTunes libraries. AppleTV can also.
You can do that directly via iTunes as well. That is, if you're in iTunes on the Mini, you can directly view the library on the PC.
NoiseDesign - Jan 23, 2008 11:34:35 am PST #4480 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
Nobody here has an Apple TV, do they?
I have an Apple TV. What Tom says is accurate.
Kevin - Jan 23, 2008 11:57:43 am PST #4481 of 25501
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Are they any good, NoiseDesign?
NoiseDesign - Jan 23, 2008 12:17:21 pm PST #4482 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
I like mine just for the simplicity of getting my downloaded content onto my big screen.
§ ita § - Jan 23, 2008 12:26:52 pm PST #4483 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Should I not ask where the content is downloaded from, ND?
How does one control an AppleTV? I know there's an Apple remote, but it doesn't have that many buttons--is it like typing on a TiVo?
NoiseDesign - Jan 23, 2008 12:40:56 pm PST #4484 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
Should I not ask where the content is downloaded from, ND?
Actually pretty much all of my content is downloaded from iTunes or ripped from DVDs that I own. Remember I'm the guy that's the stick in the mud about copyright issues since it actually has an impact on my work.
How does one control an AppleTV? I know there's an Apple remote, but it doesn't have that many buttons--is it like typing on a TiVo?
Yes, everything is done through the little remote, so typing is similar to Tivo.
Kevin - Jan 23, 2008 12:52:48 pm PST #4485 of 25501
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
At the minute I stream my content from my iMac to my TV using an Xbox 360. I have something called Connect360 on my Mac, which shares all my movies and music to the Xbox seamlessly. It's brill.
The problem is it can share downloaded stuff fine -- DivX and Xvid play fine -- but it can't play legally downloaded stuff from iTunes. So I may end up with an AppleTV box for that.
§ ita § - Jan 23, 2008 1:46:57 pm PST #4486 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Remember I'm the guy that's the stick in the mud about copyright issues since it actually has an impact on my work.
True that.
It's funny--my sister asked me how long it took me to download a movie, and I was halfway through answering her when I realised I don't download movies. I can buy them, so why bother? She, on the other hand, downloads (or has someone with more bandwidth download for her) furiously. Living in Jamaica restricts what she can watch in the theatre and what she can buy, even over the internet.
Does that sort of thing chap you?
NoiseDesign - Jan 23, 2008 1:50:42 pm PST #4487 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
Does that sort of thing chap you?
To be honest, I tend to not overly worry about it. I buy movies and music and use them the way that I'm ethically comfortable. I don't allow friends to copy my music, and if pressed with explain why I feel the way I do about it. I try to let other folks do as they are going to do and only control the aspects of the situation that are directly under my ability to control. Hopefully, once in a while, people will see how I deal with the issue and it might give them pause to think. That's about all I can really hope for.