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 - Apple's shelf warmerTo state it clearly: I like Apple. But let's face it: They create products and their first thought seems to be: how can we make loads of money? After that they add a dash of design and try to sell it. Okay you think? No. They should sometimes ask what the user wants. Consequently this device has a cool design and is set up to earn loads of money whith it, because it is connected to iTunes and you can buy flicks and music. Has it ever come to their mind that I do not want an additional device in my stereo rack? I want less of them. So here are the devices they should have replaced: * CD-Player - mission accomplished. Throw your CDs in the computer. Get them ripped using iTunes. Sync and you're done. * tuner - failed. There is no way to listen to (internet) radio. One update on this (04/03/2008): You can stream internet radio from iTunes to AppleTV, but AppleTV needs to be idle and you need to trigger this from you Mac/PC. You cannot trigger this in AppleTV. There have been reports that internet radio appeared in playlists on Apple, but the discussions on Apple's formums imply that it only works occasionally. * VCR - failed. Sure, you can buy movies and even some TV shows on iTMS. But why pay for something that is on TV anyway. And what about the stuff that is not in their shop. So you will still need your VCR or HD recorder. * DVD - failed. There is no (legal and fast) way to view your DVDs on your appleTV. Actually a simple DVD Player would have done. But it seems that then it is too similar to the Mac mini. But the Mac mini is first of all a computer and not a media center. And apart from this: The Mac mini option is too expensive. From my point of view this is 1 out of 4, which is not enough to make this a successful product. And the competitors are quite active. If Apple does not act to meet the expectations of most customers this will end like their PDA and game console. You do not know these devices? See. That's what I mean. Rating:  - Wow, this is awesomeThey're calling it Apple TV Take 2. In other words, any review before February 12, 2008 is a review of the old model. A huge update--a complete revamp of the system was released as a free upgrade by Apple to make the Apple TV and entirely new device. You watch the TV shows you want, the movies you want, when you want. We had Tivo and loved it, but Tivo can only record what the networks feed you. With Apple TV, if you want to sit down and watch one of those first episodes from Season 1 of MythBusters, you can search or simply navigate to The Discovery Channel, select MythBusters, Season 1, pick your episode, and begin watching it within a minute or so. All on your big flat-screen TV from the comfort of your couch, using your Apple remote. No computer needs to be turned on. You just need wireless Internet access. You can buy television episodes, movies, or now you can rent movies for about $3. We cancelled our DirecTV when we bought the original Apple TV last year, but this new update makes live television obsolete. Add to that the ease of an Apple interface, and it's like having an iPod Touch for your TV. We're very, very impressed. Apple iPod touch 16 GB without Software Updates Rating:  - beautiful you tube... but a ways to gocan improve a lot of stuff but makes the wall hanging LCD in parents house an amazing photo frame Rating: - AwesomeAwesome. Had it from the beginning and the software update will make it even better. come on, HD rentals! Rating: - A really good product...even better after the new upgrade softwareI just purchased the 160gb Apple TV and really LOVE IT! I did my research and made my purchase immediately. Apple will be coming out with their new software for this product and its going to be even more versatile. It was easy to set up and I really didn't have to read the manual because I knew how to use my common sense in setting it up. The only thing I will have to add to this is a HDMI switch so I can have my Apple TV and my satellite tv box connected to the TV. My tv (37" Sony Bravia) only has one HDMI female connection port and the guy at the Apple store said that the HDMI is the best way to connect to the tv because it uses HD technology well. I had other options in connecting but I agreed with him about connecting HDMI. This is a good product and I highly recommend anyone to add this to their Apple products. Enjoy! :)
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