Mmmmmmm ... I like stuff :-)

They should have made one with integrated WiFi so that you could stream music to it from iTunes. It would have saved me having to get four separate amp/in-wall speaker systems for the four audio zones in my house.

There is a Zap dealership by my house. The only thing that they sell are those ugly 3 wheeled electric cars that look like the retarded younger brothers of the soviet eastern block cars of the 1970's that you used to be able to trade a pair of jeans for. This company will soon be filing for BK ...

I just bought one and am in the Apple store now ... brightness is about the same, a little more evenly distributed. Blacks are noticeably blacker. A great upgrade if you are a photo pro. Interestingly, the first one I got out of the box had 4 dead pixels ... manager gave me crap about exchanging it even though I had just bought it 5 minutes ago, but ended up giving me a new one without dead pixels. FSB boost is not really noticeable to me yet. Conclusion, very nice but not stellar upgrade. I would have liked to have seen a SSD HD.

:-)

Well, I just tried HD streaming and it worked flawlessly ... although it takes a bit of effort. Here is how I did it ...

1. I recorded an OTA 720p HDTV broadcast using my El Gato Hybrid;

2. I exported the program from EyeTV 2 as a Quicktime 1280x720 HD file;

3. I then opened the exported QT file in Quicktime Pro and exported again again using "Movie to ATV" (I had to do this because the original QT file would not stream);

4. I dropped the converted file in to iTunes, and streamed it to the Apple TV playing on my 44" 720P HDTV.

Final Streamable File Specs: 960 x 540 ... I am not sure why QT Pro converted the original 1280x720 file to the lower res, but it did and the file streamed and looked GREAT.

Results: I must say ... IT LOOKED SPECTACULAR. Somewhere between OTA HDTV and DVD ... just like sat and cable HDTV. I am a bit surprised given the low-end specs of the ATV. No dropped frames, no glitches, no hiccups. If they offer HD movies on iTunes, they are going to look GREAT!

The Downside: It took FOREVER to convert the 4 minute HD QT file using QTPro.

Well, I just tried HD streaming and it worked flawlessly. I recorded an OTA HDTV broadcast using my El Gato hybrid, saved it as a quicktime 1280x720 HD file, dropped it in to iTunes, and streamed it to the Apple TV playing on my 44" 720P HDTV. I must say ... IT LOOKED SPECTACULAR. I am a bit surprised given the specs of the ATV. No dropped frames, no glitches, no hiccups. If they offer HD movies on iTunes, they are going to look great!

The downside ... it took FOREVER to convert the 4 minute HD clip.

To answer a few quetions and a few stupid statements ...

- it can only stream content from computers running iTunes, not from networked USB drives

- yes, it streams HD content ... I am doing it right now

- yes, it has other screen savers

- no glitches in streaming content have appeared yet

What it needs ...

- 5.1 DD, it mixes everything down to stereo

- iTunes store better start selling HD content FAST, the SD files that they are selling now look less than stellar

- the ability to control it from iTunes, it should also show up in your speakers selection like the Airport Expresses do

YESSSSSSSSSS ... last place!

Yeah ... I'm number 10!!!

James ... a tad bitter because no one liked your submission? Play nice with the other kids or we will take your computer privileges away and send you to bed without any dinner.