I'm just using the TV as a monitor for the Mini. What advantage does AppleTV have over that?
If you don't already have a mini, it's cheaper?
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Jon B. - Jan 23, 2008 2:18:28 pm PST #4496 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Sean K - Jan 23, 2008 2:20:31 pm PST #4497 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Gris, you'd totally get a kiss, too.
§ ita § - Jan 23, 2008 2:21:50 pm PST #4498 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If you don't already have a mini, it's cheaper?
That's the only reason I'm looking at it. The mini I would put there instead would be over a grand. It probably does some fancier stuff out of the box with respect to getting media off of other devices, but I'm sure it's nothing someone hasn't written for the Mini itself in their spare time.
-t - Jan 23, 2008 2:41:50 pm PST #4499 of 25501
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Got it. For some reason I thought ita already had a mini.
So I have no excuse to buy an AppleTV? Good for my bank account, I suppose, but also a little sad.
OTOH, my ancient iMac is wigging out on me so there may be shakeups in the home network anyhow.
§ ita § - Jan 23, 2008 2:42:50 pm PST #4500 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think I just might have bought an Apple TV. Which really won't stop me from buying a Mini, but hopefully has put it off some.
Tom Scola - Jan 23, 2008 2:54:32 pm PST #4501 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
If you plan on renting HD movies from Apple, you can only view them on an AppleTV, and not on a Mini.
DCJensen - Jan 23, 2008 2:58:51 pm PST #4502 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
Some enterprising hackers have been known to make Apple TVs into dual (and more) boot Macs. [link]
-t - Jan 23, 2008 4:10:18 pm PST #4503 of 25501
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Thanks, Tom, fuel for the next debate with myself.
I have apparently forgotten my account name on my iMac after years of logging in automatically. At least I'm not calling tech support and demanding someone fix it.
Consuela - Jan 23, 2008 7:57:30 pm PST #4504 of 25501
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
So iTunes has suddenly decide not to recognize my iPod. When I plug in the iPod, it gets the "do not disconnect" sign on it, and the computer bleeps, but there's no iPod on the iTunes interface and it's not actually updating.
And yes, it's iTunes, because it doesn't recognize either of my iPods, with different USB cords.
Anyone got any ideas? I'd rather not update iTunes because the last time I did that, I lost all my playlists...
le nubian - Jan 24, 2008 2:58:29 am PST #4505 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
have you reset the ipod and then tried to connect it?