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Advantages of Apple TV vs. ordinary Mac or PC connected to television?
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<blockquote data-quote="Ctrl-Opt-Del" data-source="post: 1438366" data-attributes="member: 215112"><p>I was considering buying one of these, as I do watch a lot of streaming media from sites like YouTube / NetFlix / BBC iPlayer / etc. and also a lot of offline digital media downloaded to my computer's harddrive.</p><p></p><p>However, I then realised, I <strong>do</strong> <em>already</em> do this; I have my 1080p HDTV as my desktop computer's monitor - comfortably running at native 1920*1080 resolution - meaning I already can watch content in full HD (when it's available).</p><p></p><p>So, as neat & good value for what it is as it may be; are there any actual specific benefits to this device vs. a full computer (I have a wireless keyboard & mouse, so the Apple Remote is of only negligible benefit); or is it <em>just</em> a small, cheap alternative to having to buy a fully-fledged computer to dedicate to one television, unnecessary if one <em>already</em> has a computer dedicated to one's TV?</p><p></p><p>Cheers for any insights / relevant experience with the device <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ctrl-Opt-Del, post: 1438366, member: 215112"] I was considering buying one of these, as I do watch a lot of streaming media from sites like YouTube / NetFlix / BBC iPlayer / etc. and also a lot of offline digital media downloaded to my computer's harddrive. However, I then realised, I [B]do[/B] [I]already[/I] do this; I have my 1080p HDTV as my desktop computer's monitor - comfortably running at native 1920*1080 resolution - meaning I already can watch content in full HD (when it's available). So, as neat & good value for what it is as it may be; are there any actual specific benefits to this device vs. a full computer (I have a wireless keyboard & mouse, so the Apple Remote is of only negligible benefit); or is it [I]just[/I] a small, cheap alternative to having to buy a fully-fledged computer to dedicate to one television, unnecessary if one [I]already[/I] has a computer dedicated to one's TV? Cheers for any insights / relevant experience with the device :) [/QUOTE]
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