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Oct 22, 2011 | 11:57 PM

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Anyone using Apple TV? I've been thinking about getting one just because it's so cheap and I like the idea of what it can do. It would be for the bedroom. The main benefit is being able to stream to/from all my devices.

Is the price justified considering I already have a PS3 and Xbox that can both do Netflix?

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Oct 23, 2011 | 09:06 AM

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If you have dish network you can get a slingbox and then stream it to other devices

(i dont know anything about apple tv)

Oct 23, 2011 | 10:23 AM

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I have one and like it. Whatever audio/video is in iTunes, streams wirelessly to the TV. I also rent redbox movies and rip them with handbrake to apple tv format, building my digital collection. For a hundred bucks it's worth it.

Oct 23, 2011 | 03:53 PM

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Yeah, I figure for $99 you can't really go wrong.

Oct 23, 2011 | 05:58 PM

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Yeah, I figure for $99 you can't really go wrong.

The only downside is raw uncompressed 1080p is slow loading (hd home movies shot with canon t2i)720p content however is fast and looks great (Netflix, trailers, iTunes rentals).

Oct 23, 2011 | 06:12 PM

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Gotcha.

Oct 23, 2011 | 06:13 PM

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So my buddy has one and loves it. He jailbroke it and its way cooler. Apparently really easy and makes it wayyy better.

Oct 23, 2011 | 06:25 PM

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So my buddy has one and loves it. He jailbroke it and its way cooler. Apparently really easy and makes it wayyy better.

What are the benefits?

Oct 23, 2011 | 07:41 PM

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With it jailbroken you can run plex(or other home media software) and watch movies at 1080p(wired 1gb connection) but it tends to struggle a bit during playback.
From the factor it only runs 720p.
For the bedroom i think it would be ok. It's small and takes little space.
IF you could, wait for the apple tv 3 which is rumored to have the dual core chipset and be able to run 1080p better.

After you're done playing with it you could install a distro of linux on it and use it as a webserver

(that's what i'm going to do with it)

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Oct 23, 2011 | 08:07 PM

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My other alternative is to build another media server, but that's dollar intensive. I don't know.

Oct 23, 2011 | 08:37 PM

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i had and ATV2 with XBMC... sold it and bought a Roku. Roku is muuuuch better.

Oct 23, 2011 | 08:48 PM

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My other alternative is to build another media server, but that's dollar intensive. I don't know.

or you could go the mac mini route.

Most people do that. (well most mapple peeps)

Have you looked at others (boxee, roku WD media)?

Oct 23, 2011 | 09:14 PM

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After you're done playing with it you could install a distro of linux on it and use it as a webserver

(that's what i'm going to do with it)

Are you sure this works with ATV2? IIRC, unlike the previous model, it doesn't have a hard disk.

Oct 23, 2011 | 09:29 PM

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Are you sure this works with ATV2? IIRC, unlike the previous model, it doesn't have a hard disk.

Turn an Apple TV 2 into a Web Server
YArs
Here is the how to if you're ever interested

Oct 23, 2011 | 10:05 PM

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i had and ATV2 with XBMC... sold it and bought a Roku. Roku is muuuuch better.

What do you like better about it?

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