Apple TV Review — A Television Revolution?

Apple TV Review

Apple launched the first generation of its Apple TV as long ago as 2006. In September 2010 came the new version of the Apple TV, so let’s take a look a look at this hardware device and what it offers.

The Apple TV is a small hardware device designed to interface with your HDTV set. The Apple TV enables you to download (or rather stream) movies and TV shows, primarily rented from Apple’s iTunes Store, but from certain other sources as well, and then watch them on an HDTV.

The small (about four inches square) black box has the following connectors at the rear: power, Ethernet, mini-USB, HDMI, and digital (optical) audio output. It can also receive Wi-Fi. Internally, the Apple TV features the same A4 processor chip used in the current generation iPhone, iPad, and iPod. Also supplied with the Apple TV is a small remote control, which offers a minimum of buttons and is perhaps a little awkward to use. It should be noted that it is possible to set up an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch to act as an alternative remote control for the Apple TV.

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To get the Apple TV up and running it needs to be connected both to your TV and to the internet, either by Ethernet cable or Wi-Fi. A set-up screen will appear on your TV, and you can use the remote control to navigate the screen and connect to the web via available networks. Once connected, you can browse the movie and other video options presented to you on the screen.

To download material you will need an iTunes account. Any items rented from the iTunes site are subject to certain restrictions: Rentals are good for 30 days, but once you start watching a movie you have only 24 hours before the rental expires. Downloaded TV episodes expire after 48 hours.

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Apple TV Review

Apple TV review

plus YouTube. And it is also possible to network the Apple TV with a computer (not necessarily a Mac) and stream videos and photos from there on to your TV screen. The only problem here is that the Apple TV only accepts MOV, M4V, and MP4 video file formats. Other file formats will not be recognized.

There are several other major drawbacks with the Apple TV. One is that it does not currently provide access to the full range of popular TV shows. Apple has agreements with a number of major broadcasters, for example Disney, Fox, and the BBC, but by no means all of them. Another problem is that it is only possible to rent items not purchase them. This is primarily because the Apple TV has no memory or hard drive for storing data.

On the plus side, the quality of video and audio playback on the Apple TV is excellent, the range of material available from iTunes and Netflix is good, although not comprehensive, and the device is very straightforward and easy to use. All in all, this is a good product, but one that faces stiff competition in the months ahead in what is a fast-moving market for this kind of digital TV device.

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