AppleTV now offered with 160gb hard drive BTO option

kaidomac · kaidomac #1 (**permalink**)

05-30-2007, 04:33 PM

Press Release (see 5th paragraph)

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Apple today also announced that it is offering a new Apple TV build-to-order option with a 160GB hard drive. The new larger hard drive offers four times the storage for up to 200 hours of video, 36,000 songs, 25,000 photos or a combination of each.* Apple TV is easy to connect to a broad range of widescreen TVs and home theater systems and comes standard with HDMI, component video, analog and optical audio ports. Using high-speed AirPort® 802.11n Wi-Fi wireless networking, Apple TV can auto-sync content from one computer or stream content from up to five additional computers right to a TV without any wires.

baggss · baggss #2 (**permalink**)

05-30-2007, 04:46 PM

Now I might consider buying one.

lonerider · lonerider #3 (**permalink**)

05-30-2007, 11:20 PM

I picked up a normal AppleTV a few weeks back. I love the thing, frees me up from having hook up my ipod to the TV to watch fullscreen movies.

I really don't see the hard drive upgrade being either needed or very useful though, unless they are going to significantly increase the quality on some of the videos. It works perfectly find using just streaming mode over 802.11g.

digital john · digital john #4 (**permalink**)

05-31-2007, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by lonerider

I picked up a normal AppleTV a few weeks back. I love the thing, frees me up from having hook up my ipod to the TV to watch fullscreen movies.

I really don't see the hard drive upgrade being either needed or very useful though, unless they are going to significantly increase the quality on some of the videos. It works perfectly find using just streaming mode over 802.11g.

HD content forshadowing?

amardilo · amardilo #5 (**permalink**)

05-31-2007, 07:30 AM

Cool so for an extra $100 we get 120GB bigger HDD?

If they did that same offer in the UK I would buy one. At 160GB for around £250 I think I would buy it.

Any idea or indication of when it's out in the UK?

kaidomac · kaidomac #6 (**permalink**)

05-31-2007, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by digital john

HD content forshadowing?

In his presentation yesterday, Jobs said they hadn't ruled out HD in the future. The main problem right now is file size - it takes too long to download real HD content on current high-speed Internet connections. Also from what I understand, it only outputs a 720p signal and also a somewhat weak 1ghz processor, so I don't think we'd be seeing 1080p anyway. In other news, Xbox Media Center is being ported to Linux:

http://www.xboxmediacenter.com/

I'm sure we'll be seeing HD support and probably Blu-ray and HD-DVD disc support from this project upon completion. A PC isn't quite as elegant as an AppleTV though.

scooter · scooter #7 (**permalink**)

05-31-2007, 09:54 AM

just read that they are also going to offer YouTube access on the AppleTV too.

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/05/30appletv.html

homer_j · homer_j #8 (**permalink**)

05-31-2007, 11:47 AM

so will the principal still be the same with apple tv - the content on the apple tv device mirrors whats on your computer that its reading it from - i.e. You cannot store your media content locally to apple tv?

kaidomac · kaidomac #9 (**permalink**)

05-31-2007, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by scooter

just read that they are also going to offer YouTube access on the AppleTV too.

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/05/30appletv.html

Separate thread:

AppleTV to Officially support YouTube

amardilo #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 20, 2007 Location: Milton Keynes, UK Posts: 152 Mac Specs: MacBook 2.0GHz, 2GB RAM, 120GB HDD	05-31-2007, 07:30 AM Cool so for an extra $100 we get 120GB bigger HDD? If they did that same offer in the UK I would buy one. At 160GB for around £250 I think I would buy it. Any idea or indication of when it's out in the UK? Last edited by amardilo; 05-31-2007 at 07:44 AM.
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scooter #7 (permalink)
Member Since: May 12, 2005 Location: Washington Posts: 539 Mac Specs: Macbook Pro 2.6 GHz, 4 GB, 200 GB, 256MB Vid	05-31-2007, 09:54 AM just read that they are also going to offer YouTube access on the AppleTV too. http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/05/30appletv.html From a G4 400MHz to an Intel Mac Mini to iMac Core Duo to a Macbook Pro 2.6GHz.............gotta love Apple!
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homer_j #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 26, 2005 Location: Lancashire UK Posts: 454 Mac Specs: MBP 15 inch 1.83. iBook G4.	05-31-2007, 11:47 AM so will the principal still be the same with apple tv - the content on the apple tv device mirrors whats on your computer that its reading it from - i.e. You cannot store your media content locally to apple tv? Just the road and my MBP.. wohoo.. No wireless networks - DOH! Oh well, wheres my ipod! :headphone
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