What is the point of iTV??

[Aptmunich]

It's "Apple TV" (actually, "{apple icon} TV"), and you can learn all about it at store.apple.com.

TV?

 

[jonnyd]

So does my Quad, but I don't want to run a cable clear across my living room to get to the TV, or even to move the location of my computer. Wireless is the way to go and I've been waiting for something like this, from Apple, for some time.

That's what I thought too - my desktop is way too big and ugly to be in the sitting room.

Strange though, if you look at the AppleTV page, it doesn't actually say the thing does what I'd imagine most people would want it for - streaming the stuff you already have on Itunes.

I have most of my DVDs ripped to Itunes - the originals get tucked away where they can't be wrecked. If I could attach one of these gadgets to my TV and call up my Itunes Library, I'd be interested. At first glance, it doesn't actually say it can do that.

 

[Corbri]

I still don't understand what good apple tv is , but it would be great if it was wireless like time capsule, and you could send things from your mbp (or whatever mac computer you have) to it and it would play them. I wish it had lots of file formats, and organized your stuff etc...

Also bigger hd for dvr would be awesome because 40 gigs is crap. Put at least 500 or don't waste my time lol.

 

[Aptmunich]

I still don't understand what good apple tv is , but it would be great if it was wireless like time capsule, and you could send things from your mbp (or whatever mac computer you have) to it and it would play them. I wish it had lots of file formats, and organized your stuff etc...

Also bigger hd for dvr would be awesome because 40 gigs is crap. Put at least 500 or don't waste my time lol.

That's funny... you just described precisely what it already does:

It has wifi built-in, you can sync (copy) content onto the internal harddrive or stream it from any Mac.

There's a 160GB model as well as the 40GB version.

 

[Davvyk]

we own one in our house and its brilliant. yes its got its problems (file compatability) but for me in my house its the best solution. 4 macs all with video on all now connected to the living room.

there are many ways to achieve what apple tv does but few do it so elegantly