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<blockquote data-quote="baggss" data-source="post: 401306" data-attributes="member: 6762">Right now, I'm planning on going with an ATV.&nbsp; The streaming feature and simplicity of setup and use appeal to me.&nbsp; I've already ripped most of my video library for my iPod (4000+ Movies and TV Episodes) so there is no real conversion involved unless I want higher quality.&nbsp; I have to agree with dtownley1 about formats though, there are WAY to many to worry about and that is the reason why I tend to buy and rip my own content rather than &quot;acquire&quot; it from the web. Too much worry about conversion from this format to that format and all the things that can go wrong in between. It's far easier to just do it myself and know that it will work right the first time around.&nbsp; Having everything in a single format that will work on all my devices (Desktop Mac, iBook, iPods, ATV) is a huge bonus, at least in my opinion, as well.All that being said, WMC is much more mature than the ATV is and has more functionality.&nbsp; I won't be purchasing an ATV until at least the second or possibly the third generation has been released.&nbsp; I'm willing to wait for a bigger Hard Drive and more capability at this point, I can still watch video off my iPod on my TV with no problems.If your worried about compatibility with what you have, just go with WMC and be happy.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="baggss, post: 401306, member: 6762"] Right now, I'm planning on going with an ATV. The streaming feature and simplicity of setup and use appeal to me. I've already ripped most of my video library for my iPod (4000+ Movies and TV Episodes) so there is no real conversion involved unless I want higher quality. I have to agree with dtownley1 about formats though, there are WAY to many to worry about and that is the reason why I tend to buy and rip my own content rather than "acquire" it from the web. Too much worry about conversion from this format to that format and all the things that can go wrong in between. It's far easier to just do it myself and know that it will work right the first time around. Having everything in a single format that will work on all my devices (Desktop Mac, iBook, iPods, ATV) is a huge bonus, at least in my opinion, as well. All that being said, WMC is much more mature than the ATV is and has more functionality. I won't be purchasing an ATV until at least the second or possibly the third generation has been released. I'm willing to wait for a bigger Hard Drive and more capability at this point, I can still watch video off my iPod on my TV with no problems. If your worried about compatibility with what you have, just go with WMC and be happy. [/QUOTE]

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