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<blockquote data-quote="IvanLasston" data-source="post: 1488767" data-attributes="member: 145676"><p>With all the smart-tv features coming out - the Apple TV by itself makes little sense. I agree - most everything web based - is now being included on the set-top box itself.</p><p></p><p>Where Apple TV makes a difference - is if you have other Apple products - and use iTunes as your main media manager. Then you can stream from any device - to the ATV - including your iTunes library. It also gives you access to the iTunes store - for movie rentals and purchases. </p><p></p><p>So you can see - if you are not fully invested in the ecosystem - it is a $99 box that has redundant features. If you are invested in the ecosystem - it is a $99 that acts as a stream point to your home theatre. For me - this replaced an old Windows computer acting as a HTPC (much cheaper than having a computer just to access your iTunes media (and/or other media)). </p><p></p><p>My one big gripe - is I have to add my media files to iTunes - to access them (movies and music) - there is no way to point to a drive and say play this movie (that I've found without jailbreaking) I tried using the airplay mirror feature from my MBP/MBA - but it looked horrible on the ATV.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IvanLasston, post: 1488767, member: 145676"] With all the smart-tv features coming out - the Apple TV by itself makes little sense. I agree - most everything web based - is now being included on the set-top box itself. Where Apple TV makes a difference - is if you have other Apple products - and use iTunes as your main media manager. Then you can stream from any device - to the ATV - including your iTunes library. It also gives you access to the iTunes store - for movie rentals and purchases. So you can see - if you are not fully invested in the ecosystem - it is a $99 box that has redundant features. If you are invested in the ecosystem - it is a $99 that acts as a stream point to your home theatre. For me - this replaced an old Windows computer acting as a HTPC (much cheaper than having a computer just to access your iTunes media (and/or other media)). My one big gripe - is I have to add my media files to iTunes - to access them (movies and music) - there is no way to point to a drive and say play this movie (that I've found without jailbreaking) I tried using the airplay mirror feature from my MBP/MBA - but it looked horrible on the ATV. [/QUOTE]
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