Apple MA711LL/A TV with 40GB Hard Drive | IPOD for your TV. But Better!!

Apple MA711LL/A TV with 40GB Hard Drive | Great at what it does!

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	Apple MA711LL/A TV with 40GB Hard Drive Apple Computer Apple Computer, 2007 average customer review:based on 91 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

With Apple TV, you can take your movies, TV shows, music, photos and podcasts from iTunes, and enjoy them in the comfort of your living room on your big screen TV! Apple TV syncs or streams your media from a PC or Mac wirelessly via 802.11b, g, or n. When syncing, files are stored on the built-in 40GB hard drive for later playback - streaming playback is done in real-time, and you can stream from up to 5 difference computers. In iTunes, you can customize how Apple TV syncs up with your media. Have it sync automatically for new purchases, unwatched media, or manually select whatever you like. Apple TV connects to your TV via component or HDMI (optional) cables, providing stunning visuals in resolutions up to 720p. Also, the Apple TV won't take up a ton of space like other home entertainment components. It's only 7.7" square and 1.1" high, about half the size of the Mac Mini! Supported Video Formats - 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 Supported Audio Formats - AAC (16 to 320 Kbps); protected AAC (from iTunes Store); MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps); MP3 VBR; Apple Lossless; AIFF; WAV Supported Photo Formats - JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PNG Ports - HDMI (video and audio), Component Video, Optical Audio, Composite RCA Audio, 10/100Base-T Ethernet, & USB 2.0 Built-in 48-watt Universal Power Supply (no bulky power brick!) System Requirements - PC or Mac, iTunes 7.1, Mac OS X v10.3.9 or later - or - Windows XP Home or Pro with SP2, and a 10/100 Ethernet network or an 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi wireless network. Unit Dimensions - 7.7 square x 1.1 high

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IPOD for your TV. But Better!!

Ran into this by accident when shopping for a new TV. I was looking for one of those TV's with built in Photo and Home Video capabilities like the new DLNA features of the SAMSUNG and Sonys. The samsung with this feature was a couple hundred bucks more and the sales guy told me to save the couple hundred bucks and pick up one of these.
It is an IPOD for you TV with better video capabilities. It wirelessly sync with itunes via a wifi network, and operates just like an IPOD and then some.
The music features are identical to any ipods. You can create playlists on itunes and send it over. The latest update even has the Genius feature of itune 8 where you select one song and it will build a playlist for you base on the genre of the song. Works great when you have thousands of sound to choose from.
The photo feature is cool too. You can sync you favorite photos to the APPLE TV and it will play it like a slide show. The photo also becomes a screen saver, much like the photo screen saver option on you PC.
But this is not why you bought it for. The video portion is pretty sweet. You can buy or rent videos straight from the AppleTV. You can do it from itunes (on the computer) and sync it over as well. I have the 40 gb version. I prefer to save the movies on an external hard drive and sync it over as needed rather than leaving it only on the Apple TV. Save the couple hundred dollars from the 160 gb version and get a 1 external TB drive. You just need to do the one extra step to transfer the files via itunes first. I believe you can not transfer the files from APPLE TV to the computer similar to the ipods but for sure there are hacks out there that probably took care of this already. I think the only difference is that you can only get HD format materials from the APPLE TV. Cost an extra dollar. I tried both and the standard format, I would say is as good as an old school DVD. THe HD is pretty good. Not sure it is as good as blu ray but pretty close. Video selection is limited right now, but Itunes was started pretty thin when it first started and look at it now.
The movie trailers are pretty sweet. It is prety much up to date with trailers that you would see in the movie theatres.
IT does run hot as many reviews had mention and it is a bit tricky to put on stand by.
The remote is tiny. I thing it will get lost among the cushions in no time. Check out the Harmony remotes. They are compatible.
Glad i got this instead of an Blu Ray. You can get You Tube as well. Straight from the box.

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Great at what it does!

I had been holding off purchasing the Apple TV, wanted it do do more, but ended up diving in. Thinking it would be at least a year before a major update and I really didn't want to wait that long to experience the product.

Hooked it up to my TV using a HDMI connection, looks great and sounds great. For purchases or ripped DVD's it is the way to go. And now there are 3rd party apps that can be loaded that give the unit streaming ability outside of iTunes.

Only 1 minor grip, no volume control from the unit, so I still have to use the TV remote.

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Old reviews are inaccurate

Since Apple TV's software update (2) this thing is finally delivering. I have left my computer and can now enjoy my living room. i am not going to bore you with specs and details. HD shows although not blu ray look pretty darn good at 720p.

Purchase songs from itunes, surf youtube, watch your pictures as slideshows watch movies rent movies (most with Dolby 5.1). I have a mac mini so I don't know about the experience using it with XP but I high;y recommend it. By the way I am using Component cables and not HDMI because I couldnt see the difference with a 42 inch TV.

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This could replace Cable TV for me!

I rent most of my movies from Time Warner Cable. They c often will not download smoothly, and in some cases will not load at all.

Apple TV downloads before playing, the results are spectacular, and the rentals are $2 less than Time Warner, and are available in high def.

There are far more movie selections than available on Time Warner. I wish there was a larger catalog of foreign films, however it does seem to be growing since the movies are shared with the iPhone, and iTouch.

Very easy to set up, and use, the controller is simple and elegant.

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Pretty good - but misses some features

I am a big fan of apple products. While this device works great for Pictures, Movies, Previews & Music, I think it misses the boat on Videos. I was planning on playing the videos on my Mac via AppleTV, however, they would all be need to be imported into ITunes to be played. That seems like an unnecessary requirement.

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