http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/ Engadget Comments for Philips preparing assault on Apple TV 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/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/Jun 11th 2007 8:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/Jun 11th 2007 8:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/Jun 11th 2007 8:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/Jun 11th 2007 9:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/Jun 11th 2007 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/Jun 11th 2007 9:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/Jun 11th 2007 9:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/- stream from any network attached device
- stream DivX
- ATTACH EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE TO ITS USB PORT!!!!

Now, as you might have guessed, the last feature is the one I miss most. I really would love to have some sort of big hard drive either attached through USB to my AppleTV or else attached to my Wi-Fi router (even better, so I have less stuff in my living room) and be able to use that as a "repository" instead of my MacBook or iMac (so I can shut them off!!).]]>Jun 11th 2007 9:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/Jun 11th 2007 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/

The slot in the front may not be a slot, maybe an obnoxiously big IR receiver?]]>Jun 11th 2007 9:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/
Really though, only 40 GB? What is this, 2001? A new 200 GB drive can be had for under $50, probably much less when bought in bulk.]]>Jun 11th 2007 9:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/
- HDMI
- SPDIF
- RCA digital audio
- S-video
- RCA video/audio
- coax
- ethernet - for streaming digital tv which is free and also for streaming movies, pictures, etc from your computer to your tv, and it's also got a 40gb hard drive in it for recording
- USB connections to expand even that.

And on top of all of that, it has a digital tv tuner for over-the-air broadcasts. I have yet to see anything even remotely comparable except for a full blown computer acting as a dvr.]]>Jun 11th 2007 9:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/wow, paying almost $470 a year for a similar box which also receives TV signals.]]>Jun 11th 2007 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/
those USB2.0 connections are the same as you see on the back of Scanners and Printers.
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Yes, that is mentalsticks *point*. You don't hook devices up to a USB port like that; it's used exclusively on peripherals that are connected to a host computer. In other words, that port is used to connect the Phillips to a PC, not to connect storage to the Phillips.

And damn, for being so minimalist, they still managed to make it ugly. Something about the proportions and squareness just looks bad.]]>Jun 11th 2007 7:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/
I've been waiting for ElGato to release a cablecard-ready HD tuner...my Phillips TV doesn't like Cox Cable enough to synch the cablecard up right.]]>Jun 11th 2007 9:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/Jun 11th 2007 9:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/Jun 11th 2007 9:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/No, really, I think it's IR too.]]>Jun 11th 2007 9:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/Jun 11th 2007 9:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/Jun 11th 2007 10:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/Jun 11th 2007 10:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/
It looks more like an external harddrive with some digital media playback features.

The slot in the front is for cooling, possibly remote control sensor.]]>Jun 11th 2007 10:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/Jun 11th 2007 10:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/
PS HDMI stinks]]>Jun 11th 2007 10:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/Jun 11th 2007 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/
Besides, I don't like the simple fact of audio being incorporated.]]>Jun 11th 2007 11:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/
Kids aren't even trying hard these days.
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And why does it have an on/off button... on the back? A dvd-player or HD-player and such don't have that, since it's tucked away in a little compartment. It also seems to have a rather cheap powerconnection, instead of a more sturdy one. And it does indeed look like a knock off of the Mini.

I really hope this is just a quick mockup, because the finish and connection-options look like absolute crap. And I don't think people want to have to use an external drive to expand their storage, and they could've learned from Apple's mistake to initially offer a 40Gb drive. The minimum (imho) should be 100Gb at least.]]>Jun 11th 2007 11:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/Jun 11th 2007 11:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/


Sorry, I wanted to be like everyone else and ask a question about this but I couldn't think of a good one...]]>Jun 11th 2007 11:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/Jun 11th 2007 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/Jun 11th 2007 1:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/Jun 11th 2007 1:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/Jun 11th 2007 3:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/http://www.TVMama.com, the source for news of the PC-TV convergence. Tell your Mama!]]>Jun 12th 2007 4:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/]]>Jun 12th 2007 4:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/philips-preparing-assault-on-apple-tv/Jun 12th 2007 4:53AM