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The interface is much changed. Not quite so simple as we’re accustomed, but still intuitive. There’s really only 2 new features: but they transform the product’s value. 1) Direct interface to iTunes Store, and 2) Movie Rentals.

The iTunes store on TV works well. I had some trouble accessing my iTunes account, so I had to create a new account on the PC, then reconnect. Not terribly difficult or time consuming. Once in, everything worked like a charm. Buying a song on TV simultaneously downloads it to my PC and AppleTV.

See the full review at http://www.broodingsavage.com/journal/2008/2/13/appletv-upgrade-is-here-review.html
]]>Feb 14th 2008 11:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/Aug 12th 2010 3:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/Jan 9th 2007 12:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/Jan 9th 2007 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/Like i said multiple, a touch-screen iPod!]]>Jan 9th 2007 12:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/Jan 15th 2007 12:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/
what is with the crappy specs?]]>Jan 9th 2007 12:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/Jan 9th 2007 12:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/
Microsoft can sell XBox 360s at a loss, because Microsoft pockets about $10 on every game sold. Apple has to make their profit on the hardware.]]>Jan 9th 2007 2:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/Jan 9th 2007 12:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/Jan 9th 2007 12:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/
Forgot to answer this...

The only stations using 720p are ABC and Fox. Every other HD station - *every* one - is 1080i.
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For $299 you can get a core Xbox360 that outputs in 1080p and can do everything the AppleTV can, plus play awesome games, plus communicate with your friends over Xbox live while you do it all.]]>Jan 12th 2007 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/Jan 9th 2007 12:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/
The only way IPTV will work is if you've got a fast broadband connection. You can still use the Apple TV if you don't have broadband by ripping DVDs.

Besides: Not everyone wants an XBox, and not everyone is willing to blow $1000 on an HDTV. I've only got a 32" CRT TV at home, and I buy a lot of content from iTunes, so this will be great for me.]]>Jan 9th 2007 8:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/Jan 9th 2007 9:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/
Seriously, when every single major TV announcement over the past year has been for 1080p, what the hell is Apple doing diddling around with 720p?

Maybe they're trying to pull a Nintendo and hoping to convince everybody that nobody cares about 1080p. That may work in video games, but it's not the future of home media. Nobody's going to buy something new that they know is already obsolete at this point.

Christ, I'm becoming cynical. I'm a devout iPod owner, but what the hell are they thinking with this paperweight and the iPhone?
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I'm looking for a cheap PC that I can add a big HD to (assuming Apple TV has USB ports) without having to mess around with TV tuners and such. XBMC is intriguing, but I'm not sure how to deal with the illegalities of modding an Xbox, adding an HD, etc.

So, yeah, DivX is kind of the clincher here. If AppleTV requires everything to be converted to Quicktime (which is a possibility), forget it.]]>Jan 9th 2007 1:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/Jan 9th 2007 1:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/Mar 20th 2007 10:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/
I just don't understand what the market is for a device like this when there's something out there already that has all of these features as secondary features and allows you to do so much more...

eric]]>Jan 9th 2007 1:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/
Those wanking over 1080i/p as the holly grail of resolutions is just that - wankers. Relax, take a deep breath and judge the technology not from its spec but from what it really performs like.]]>Jan 9th 2007 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/]]>Jan 9th 2007 1:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/Jan 9th 2007 1:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/Jan 9th 2007 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/
Lake Superior State University’s 2006 list of words banished “for mis-use, over-use and general uselessness”:
— Gitmo
— Combined celebrity names
— Awesome
— Gone or went missing
— Pwn or pwned, a misspelling of “own” used by online video gamers
— Now playing in theaters
— We’re pregnant
— Undocumented alien
— Armed robbery gone bad or drug deal gone bad
— Truthiness
— Ask your doctor
— Chipotle
*— i-anything
— Search
— Healthy food
— Boasts ]]>Jan 9th 2007 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/
BTW, iphone was a registred name of linksys, wichuse it on a voip phone, the word on the street is that linksys agreed to let apple use the name in exange of contracts (probably airport and iphone hardware supply)]]>Jan 9th 2007 6:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/Jan 9th 2007 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/Jan 9th 2007 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/Jan 9th 2007 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/Jan 9th 2007 2:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/Jan 9th 2007 2:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/
Video specs:

• Video formats supported: H.264 and protected H.264 (from iTunes Store): 640 by 480, 30 fps, LC version of Baseline Profile; 320 by 240, 30 fps, Baseline profile up to Level 1.3; 1280 by 720, 24 fps, Progressive Main Profile. MPEG-4: 640 by 480, 30 fps, Simple Profile

no word on divX WMV etc. that I can find]]>Jan 9th 2007 2:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/
http://www.apple.com/appletv/specs.html

Video
Video formats supported: H.264 and protected H.264 (from iTunes Store): 640 by 480, 30 fps, LC version of Baseline Profile; 320 by 240, 30 fps, Baseline profile up to Level 1.3; 1280 by 720, 24 fps, Progressive Main Profile. MPEG-4: 640 by 480, 30 fps, Simple Profile

Not quite there without Xvid / Divx and also missing VC-1. Won't be playing Blue Ray or HD DVD from your PC.
]]>Jan 9th 2007 2:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/
I guess I'll have to just pick up an Xbox or a cheap PC with a TV out. I was excited about AppleTV, but man, what a total disappointment. ]]>Jan 9th 2007 2:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/
They were quiet about this one but I guess there was a bit more to talk about today...]]>Jan 9th 2007 2:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=19333EBB&nplm=MA073LL%2FA]]>Jan 9th 2007 2:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/Jan 9th 2007 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/
Oh that's right it didn't.

I have no interest in "HD" over weak-ass component cables. ]]>Jan 9th 2007 2:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/Get real moron. HDMI is still not perfect... I still read consumers and reviewers (Sound and Vision Mag) swear that color and resolution through component looks more natural and not overly saturated like it tends to over HDMI. You people swear by a technology you know nothing about except some fanboy told you that HDMI was the holy grail of connections.
Question of the day: How many versions of HDMI currently exist since it's introduction and over how many years? Do your own research and stop following other kids... damn SONY FANBOT!]]>Jan 9th 2007 3:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/
This iTV is weaaaaaak.]]>Jan 10th 2007 6:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/ (number)i -- plain and simple. Interlacing is so 1950s.

Are they available immediately? I thought I read shipping in February.]]>Jan 9th 2007 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/
]]>Jan 9th 2007 2:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/1080i = Discovery and CBS
720= Fox, NBC, and ABC.

Anyway this is the first time I can honestly say other than the whole Apple movie making sweet, that this is just a cheap way to earn some extra capitol. How is it that they are going to offer more harddrive space in their ipods, then something running full video. Plus, many microATX motherboards come with wifi already enabled. What next a Celeron processor. Apple has officially jumped the shark.]]>Jan 9th 2007 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/itv-becomes-apple-tv/Jan 9th 2007 2:55PM