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Comments on: Apple TV hands-on review (with UHQ pics) http://dougtoombs.com/2007/03/23/apple-tv-hands-on-review-with-uhq-pics/ Confessions of a Windows guy in a Solaris world ... Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:44:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Neal Campbell http://dougtoombs.com/2007/03/23/apple-tv-hands-on-review-with-uhq-pics/#comment-2 Neal Campbell Fri, 23 Mar 2007 18:10:48 +0000 http://dougtoombs.com/2007/03/23/apple-tv-hands-on-review-with-uhq-pics/#comment-2 Excellent review! Entering the WEP key reminded us of Pong. Excellent review! Entering the WEP key reminded us of Pong.

]]> By: caleb elston http://dougtoombs.com/2007/03/23/apple-tv-hands-on-review-with-uhq-pics/#comment-3 caleb elston Fri, 23 Mar 2007 18:49:53 +0000 http://dougtoombs.com/2007/03/23/apple-tv-hands-on-review-with-uhq-pics/#comment-3 really really great article. I loved how you told us how you are actually using it, and not just a rehash of the of the Press release. Thanks. I have a question though, do you ever turn it off? Does it sleep? Cheers, Caleb really really great article. I loved how you told us how you are actually using it, and not just a rehash of the of the Press release. Thanks.

I have a question though, do you ever turn it off? Does it sleep?

Cheers,
Caleb

]]> By: Doug http://dougtoombs.com/2007/03/23/apple-tv-hands-on-review-with-uhq-pics/#comment-4 Doug Fri, 23 Mar 2007 19:15:28 +0000 http://dougtoombs.com/2007/03/23/apple-tv-hands-on-review-with-uhq-pics/#comment-4 @caleb Thanks for the compliment on the review. I hope it was useful. The Apple TV does not have an off switch, nor is there one on the remote - so effectively it's on all the time - much like my TiVo. However, unlike my TiVo, I would hope that if you're not using the Apple TV, or if there's nothing getting pushed down from iTunes, that it would at least put its internal hard drive to sleep for a bit. So it may go into some sort of reduced power mode, but it's never off. @caleb

Thanks for the compliment on the review. I hope it was useful.

The Apple TV does not have an off switch, nor is there one on the remote - so effectively it’s on all the time - much like my TiVo. However, unlike my TiVo, I would hope that if you’re not using the Apple TV, or if there’s nothing getting pushed down from iTunes, that it would at least put its internal hard drive to sleep for a bit. So it may go into some sort of reduced power mode, but it’s never off.

]]> By: caleb elston http://dougtoombs.com/2007/03/23/apple-tv-hands-on-review-with-uhq-pics/#comment-5 caleb elston Fri, 23 Mar 2007 19:34:35 +0000 http://dougtoombs.com/2007/03/23/apple-tv-hands-on-review-with-uhq-pics/#comment-5 Thanks Doug. I have a Tivo as well, so that makes sense. Keep us posted with your thoughts after a day or two of using the AppleTV. If you plan to start buying more TV shows from iTunes, or any other habitual changes Thanks Doug. I have a Tivo as well, so that makes sense. Keep us posted with your thoughts after a day or two of using the AppleTV. If you plan to start buying more TV shows from iTunes, or any other habitual changes

]]> By: Jim Glidewell http://dougtoombs.com/2007/03/23/apple-tv-hands-on-review-with-uhq-pics/#comment-6 Jim Glidewell Fri, 23 Mar 2007 19:50:38 +0000 http://dougtoombs.com/2007/03/23/apple-tv-hands-on-review-with-uhq-pics/#comment-6 I justed picked up my Apple TV last night, and despite a little "period of adjustment" (like the fact that my music completely swamped the disk and pushed out all my iPhotos) I find it's very, very nice. Not only does it give me access to my (limited) collection of videos in iTunes, but it also is a great jukebox interface to the 500+ CDs I have ripped into iTunes. I don't expect I'll buy a lot of video content through the iTunes store. Instead, I'll likely snag and convert lower-res materials from some of the usual sources, as well as take some of the favorite family home videos and put them in an Apple TV friendly format. The Apple TV certainly has room for improvement (my #1 feature request would be streaming support for iPhoto), but the fit, finish, and out of the box usability are excellent. Thanks for the balanced and informative review. I justed picked up my Apple TV last night, and despite a little “period of adjustment” (like the fact that my music completely swamped the disk and pushed out all my iPhotos) I find it’s very, very nice.

Not only does it give me access to my (limited) collection of videos in iTunes, but it also is a great jukebox interface to the 500+ CDs I have ripped into iTunes.

I don’t expect I’ll buy a lot of video content through the iTunes store. Instead, I’ll likely snag and convert lower-res materials from some of the usual sources, as well as take some of the favorite family home videos
and put them in an Apple TV friendly format.

The Apple TV certainly has room for improvement (my #1 feature request would be streaming support for iPhoto), but the fit, finish, and out of the box usability are excellent.

Thanks for the balanced and informative review.

]]> By: Matt http://dougtoombs.com/2007/03/23/apple-tv-hands-on-review-with-uhq-pics/#comment-7 Matt Sat, 24 Mar 2007 13:41:16 +0000 http://dougtoombs.com/2007/03/23/apple-tv-hands-on-review-with-uhq-pics/#comment-7 My Apple TV was delivered yesterday. My 3-word review is "Works as Advertised." Which is, unfortunately, a rarity with tech gadgets. It's everything one would expect out of an Apple product. It took me a bit of fiddling with the sync settings to get it set up in a way that made sure all my videos were synced, along with some of my music and all of my photos. Some people on other sites have complained about the resolution of the videos, but I think that they display OK on my TV. Maybe it helps that my HDTV is only 26". They might look worse on a bigger screen. Oh, FYI...if you hold down the "Play/Pause" button on the remote for a few seconds, the Apple TV goes into "Standby" (aka "Off") mode. RTFM! ;-) My Apple TV was delivered yesterday. My 3-word review is “Works as Advertised.” Which is, unfortunately, a rarity with tech gadgets. It’s everything one would expect out of an Apple product.

It took me a bit of fiddling with the sync settings to get it set up in a way that made sure all my videos were synced, along with some of my music and all of my photos.

Some people on other sites have complained about the resolution of the videos, but I think that they display OK on my TV. Maybe it helps that my HDTV is only 26″. They might look worse on a bigger screen.

Oh, FYI…if you hold down the “Play/Pause” button on the remote for a few seconds, the Apple TV goes into “Standby” (aka “Off”) mode. RTFM! ;-)

]]> By: Apple TV and Toshiba HDMI Green Screen of Death - doug - toombs - dot - com http://dougtoombs.com/2007/03/23/apple-tv-hands-on-review-with-uhq-pics/#comment-8 Apple TV and Toshiba HDMI Green Screen of Death - doug - toombs - dot - com Sun, 25 Mar 2007 15:27:09 +0000 http://dougtoombs.com/2007/03/23/apple-tv-hands-on-review-with-uhq-pics/#comment-8 [...] my Apple TV arrived early Tuesday morning, I couldn’t wait to get it set up and start enjoying all of my iTunes content on my HD [...] […] my Apple TV arrived early Tuesday morning, I couldn’t wait to get it set up and start enjoying all of my iTunes content on my HD […]

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