Apple TV

Jeffrey Heaton from St. Louis, MO writes:

Think of the Apple TV unit as transforming your television into a large-format video iPod. All of the menus are very similar to how you use an iPod. It comes with a "front row" type remote control that allows you to select what you would like to play. The remote control is very simple, and uses an interface very similar to the standard iPod.

The Apple TV is capable of playing from either its internal hard drive, or streaming from your computer. The beauty of it is that you rarely know which it is doing. After syncing with the computer all of your titles are immediately available. If the title you choose has not been copied to the internal hard drive, then it is streamed. The hard drive only keeps what you frequently access. If your computer is off, you will only be able to play what you have downloaded.

Make sure that your television is compatible. There is no coax or s-video connection! Your TV must support either HDMI or component. You can also use optical audio if desired.

This is not a replacement for a Tivo or your DVD player/recorder. This device only supports playback from iTunes compatible files. If you would like to record or play DVD. But if you would like to watch your iTunes video at HD resolution, this device is great!

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