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They were playing Pirates of the Carribean, and the quality was apalling. It was HORRIBLE.

I can only imagine what it does to already crappy youTube videos.

Smooth move. The "idea" is great, but the execution is pathetic.]]>Jun 20th 2007 1:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/Jun 20th 2007 2:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/
You'd be right IFF (and only if) the video hadn't been "DVD quality", according to its properties in iTunes as shared with me by the Apple Store attendant.

Nice try.]]>Jun 20th 2007 2:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/
Again, your problem is with what the iTunes store sells, not what the AppleTV can do.]]>Jun 20th 2007 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/
They are NOT higher quality than they are on my laptop. Get an AppleTV and try it out for yourself.]]>Jun 20th 2007 2:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/
I let my 3 and 6 year old thumb through our family movies and photo albums on the Apple TV. They are more than capable of operating it because it is so easy. I do NOT want them doing the same on YouTube.]]>Jun 20th 2007 1:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/Jun 20th 2007 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/Jun 20th 2007 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/Jun 20th 2007 3:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/Jun 20th 2007 3:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/
In other news ... no fast forwarding is actually an advantage. Yeah. It helps us all slow down and smell the ... roses.]]>Jun 20th 2007 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/Jun 20th 2007 2:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/Jun 20th 2007 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/I think the simplistic large icons and text design is excellent for viewing on a TV in a living room.

What would you have done differently?]]>Jun 20th 2007 2:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/Jun 20th 2007 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/Jun 20th 2007 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/Jun 20th 2007 2:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/Jun 20th 2007 2:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/Jun 20th 2007 3:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/
Commence the hater parade in the comments. Remember: it's just a simple feature. Nobody but you has said it's some life-altering event. It's just a software update.]]>Jun 20th 2007 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/Really? what do you do, click and stop at every entry? try holding the button down won't you? I can go from A to Z in about ten seconds with the built-in acceleration - on a streaming 60gb library.

"I still can't BROWSE my photos, I can only view a fucking slideshow of them."
Hmm nope. Wrong. Two things here: you can disable the Ken Burns effect and get a normal full view of your picture OR you can just PAUSE the slideshow and use the arrow buttons to navigate. You can also go forward and back while the slideshow is playing normally. What's the problem again?

" still can't put my music videos in FOLDERS, all 400 of them are in one long fucking list."
That I agree with.

"Loading my iTunes library (streaming, not cached) takes 25 minutes."
As someone else has said, either you have a serious network problem or you've never actually owned an AppleTV. Connectiing to my (60gb) library takes about 15-20 seconds. Once I'm in there's absolutely no buffer issues - even with HD podcasts and full-length movies.

"Several of the YouTube videos had nothing but REALLY loud static on the audio."
Well... none that I watched this morning. Perhaps blaming the source would be an idea?

"The damn thing still gets hotter than a patch of asphalt at noon in Tijuana."
And? do you want to sleep on it? Mine sits next to my plasma tv, doesn't make a sound and does everything I bought it for. I don't spend my time touching it ;-)

And on the ridiculous issue of quality: PLEASE. Video quality has NOTHING to do with the device. Stop it already. I've watched HD content from the NASA that's phenomenal. I've watched some of our own HD material that looks beautiful. Blown up video WILL look crappy no matter what device you use. Just watch standard def 480i television on an HD set sometimes. The AppleTV streams and plays back HD content perfectly. Nuff said.]]>Jun 20th 2007 4:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/
I still can't SEARCH for my music, scrolling artists from A to Z takes me 5 minutes.
I still can't BROWSE my photos, I can only view a fucking slideshow of them.
I still can't put my music videos in FOLDERS, all 400 of them are in one long fucking list.
Loading my iTunes library (streaming, not cached) takes 25 minutes.
Several of the YouTube videos had nothing but REALLY loud static on the audio.
The damn thing still gets hotter than a patch of asphalt at noon in Tijuana.

I'm returning it and getting a real streamer. Steveo was right, it really isn't anything more than a hobby for him. Screw YouTube, get me some decent features on the damn thing first.]]>Jun 20th 2007 2:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/
My iTunes library is 150GB and it loads on the AppleTV in less than 10 seconds *streaming*. I call bullshit on your loading comment unless you are using the world's first wireless router.]]>Jun 20th 2007 2:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/
The loading thing is very much true. 17000 songs and 900 video clips takes it 20 minutes to load, it is connected wired to my lan.

Oh, and I forgot to mention how much I HATE the remote. I'm sure it is great for a Mac user who plays with Frontrow for 5 minutes, but for any kind of serious media browsing it blows chunks. The AppleTV needs a REAL remote.
]]>Jun 20th 2007 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/Jun 20th 2007 2:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/]]>Jun 20th 2007 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/Jun 20th 2007 3:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/Sure >>>> 'AppleTV']]>Jun 20th 2007 3:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/Jun 20th 2007 3:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/Jun 20th 2007 3:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/
Sure, CERN publicized it, but it was invented by the US government.]]>Jun 20th 2007 4:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/Jun 20th 2007 4:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/
And unfortunately YouTube also uses progressive download for its flash content. Google uses a nifty semi streaming technology, explained here: http://www.jetstream.eu/servers/XL/stroboscope.html, that allows any webserver to offer random access to ondemand flash video content!


]]>Jun 20th 2007 5:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/Jun 20th 2007 5:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/Jun 20th 2007 9:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/
System Requirements
• Widescreen (16:9) enhanced definition or high definition television with an HDMI, DVI, or component video input
• Wired or wireless network
• iTunes 7 (available as a free download)
• Broadband Internet connection (fees may apply)
• Macintosh computer with Mac OS X v10.3.9 or later; or PC with Windows XP Home or Professional (SP2)

Does that mean it still no running well on Vista?
just curious, i dont plan on buying one, has anyone tried it?

Matt]]>Jun 21st 2007 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/
Those specs are incorrect - perhaps Apple is being over-cautious, but I am using an Apple TV with:
- A standard (not HD) TV with component inputs.
- iTunes running on both a Mac OS X (10.4.10) and a PC (running Vista).

Also, I have to say that it's really cool having YouTube on the Apple TV. WIthout that, I can only play the media from my computer, which is fine for music and podcasts, but my video content doesn't change often. But with YouTube, there's always cool video to watch.]]>Jun 25th 2007 8:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/Jul 4th 2007 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/apple-tv-with-youtube-v1-1-update-hands-on/
Similarly, with people asking about attaching to the iTunes store, how will password entry be protected? Does a person always have to wait for others to leave the room or house?

On another note, how will backing up your music work?

What if different family members purchase music? How do they get them on their iPods? Is the music stuck on the Apple TV?]]>Jul 22nd 2007 1:33PM