http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/Sep 12th 2006 3:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/Sep 12th 2006 3:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/
And, those overpriced, 640x480 IMovies are going to look great up-rezz'd and stretched.]]>Sep 12th 2006 3:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/Sep 12th 2006 3:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/Sep 12th 2006 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/Sep 12th 2006 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/Sep 12th 2006 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/Nov 8th 2006 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/Sep 12th 2006 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/Sep 12th 2006 3:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/Nov 8th 2006 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/
..and I love how Apple's press says that Apple is "Apple forges path to digital living room". Yeah right. Ever heard of Windows MCE? For $300 I built a Windows MCE box that plays back 1080i content flawlessly thanks to an GeForce 6600 and Nvidia's excellent Purevideo decoder which means GPU-assisted decoding negating the need for an expensive CPU. Doesn't get any better than MCE + MyMovies right now, sorry.]]>Sep 12th 2006 3:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/Sep 19th 2006 10:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/
Also, his box must be small, and eye catching. laff.

or he's just lying -

i think it's a great idea for $299

all depends on how it plays my higher rezed avi files, after i bring them to mp4 land of course]]>Sep 26th 2006 9:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/Oct 3rd 2006 9:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/
Oh, and by the way, labuss, what you just said is just Apple crap comming from a Mac user.]]>Oct 14th 2006 12:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/
Personally, I'm sick of the Mac hype --and-- the Bill Gates bashing. ]]>Jan 6th 2007 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/Jan 31st 2007 2:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/Sep 12th 2006 3:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/And it is pointless to have HDMI and Component if the max resolution is 640 x 480. It looks to me like the content is what's holding this up, not the hardware. My guess is that Apple have given out this much detail to generate market demand that will help it force the hand of studios (although they launched the iTunes Store with only Disney, so they could have done that for hi rez too). When was the last time super-secret Apple let the press see hands on demos of prototype hardware..?]]>Sep 12th 2006 3:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/Sep 12th 2006 3:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/There are lots of media players around, does this do hdtv?
]]>Sep 12th 2006 3:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/Nov 8th 2006 12:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/Sep 12th 2006 3:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/At around $100 for the graphics card and $100 for Windows (at least) it doesn't leave a lot to build the rest of the Media Center...]]>Sep 12th 2006 3:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/Sep 12th 2006 3:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/Cheers!]]>Sep 12th 2006 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/Sep 12th 2006 3:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/Sep 12th 2006 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/
I also wonder if they'll have rentals on the iTunes store. For me that makes much more sense that buying stuff digitally. The appeal of being able to rent a massive online catalogue of movies would be amazing.]]>Sep 12th 2006 3:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/Sep 12th 2006 3:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/
HDTV playback is definitely the $300 question. A device like this doesn't need "horsepower", per se. It needs a decoder chip, like what sits in my LinkPlayer2 DVD player and can decode HD content from my Mac: MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DIVX, WMV. It certainly can be done. I hope this does it.

Announcing a product, features, price point that isn't coming out yet? Yeah, Apple must be pressuring someone. I'd guess it's the movie studios, saying hey, this is how we'll bridge the gap between computers and TVs. Get on board or get left behind. Unfortunately, that doesn't speak to HD support. Here's hoping...]]>Sep 12th 2006 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/Sep 12th 2006 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/Sep 12th 2006 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/Dec 2nd 2006 2:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/No chance you were a track star in high school...how fast can you grab it and run?]]>Sep 12th 2006 3:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/Sep 12th 2006 3:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/
Posted at 3:41PM on Sep 12th 2006 by sal [ ! ]"


i must be missing something... but is the required XP MCE needed on the host computer now $0? i keep seeing this said... and i could've swore i've seen a dollar amount attached to getting your XP host turned into an XP MCE machine.

and technically... doesn't the same priced $299 360 Core also act as an Extender? or not? ]]>Sep 12th 2006 3:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/Sep 12th 2006 3:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/Sep 25th 2006 11:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/Sep 12th 2006 3:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/Sep 12th 2006 3:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/
I've got a Media PC. It cost $1299 but is totally silent. Don't stand near it though because the PentiumD in the sucker puts out a heat wave that will melt you during the summer, and keep a room warm in the winter.

Seriously i'd love to see some low cost HTPC options out there. But if you want em dead quiet like everything else in my theater room you add a $1 in front of the 300 most of the time.]]>Sep 12th 2006 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/
I see three wires coming out of this thing - exactly the same number as coming out of my cable box, and one more than comes out of my DVD player.

The iPod/iTunes announcements today were neat, but the video stuff was all pretty meh.]]>Sep 12th 2006 4:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/Sep 12th 2006 4:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/
Where's the tuner/dvr?]]>Sep 12th 2006 4:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/Sep 12th 2006 4:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/
]]>Sep 12th 2006 4:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/
I'd like to know how you legally did that.]]>Sep 12th 2006 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/hands-on-with-the-apple-itv-prototype/Sep 12th 2006 4:15PM