Apple TV Wiki - Recently Updated Pageshttp://www.wikiappletv.com/pageSearch/updatedRecently Updated Pages on http://www.wikiappletv.comen-usinfo@wetpaint.comThu, 03 Apr 2008 12:25:57 CDTThu, 03 Apr 2008 12:25:57 CDTwetpaint.com60Apple TV Wikihttp://image.wetpaint.com/image/1/nroH0crzWeiO4VNqITGo2Q19044http://www.wikiappletv.comApple TV Wiki | Online community for Apple TV owners, users, buyers. Tips, information, reviews, Apple TV hacks. Wiki allows users to add Apple TV info, photos, tips; ask questions about Apple TV.News & Noteshttp://www.wikiappletv.com/page/News+%26+Notesaboostanihttp://www.wikiappletv.com/page/News+%26+NotesThu, 03 Apr 2008 12:25:57 CDTThis is a template page
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]]>Welcome to the Apple Channelhttp://www.wikiappletv.com/page/Welcome+to+the+Apple+ChannelDinu2008Dhttp://www.wikiappletv.com/page/Welcome+to+the+Apple+ChannelAnother good choice for an ebay alternative is elfingo.com http://www.elfingo.comThu, 13 Mar 2008 01:35:36 CDT

TV Shows

Apple currently has 80% of primetime shows available for purchase on its store. The current price is $2 per episode or about $35 for a season. There are also specialty deals for things like The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, which cost $10 for 16 new episodes.

Movies

Apple launched movies later and so far is only getting lukewarm support from Hollywood. But it's still trying, and pressure will only increase on the studios to let Apple sell new releases. In the long run, Apple is working to boast an online library similar to Netflix, sold for $9.99 a pop.

Podcasts

Podcasts used to be for geeks and amateurs only, but they've come a long way in a few short years. This is due in no small part to Apple's full embrace of audio and video podcasts, and they clearly consider much of the content to be high enough quality to have its own entries in the iPod and Apple TV interfaces.

And Music, Of Course

Because of the iPod, Apple owns the market for digital music, both in marketshare and in mindshare, for every demographic.

iPod or Apple TV, Your Choice

Not only is Apple working to get a lock on all audio and video content in their store, they also sell the most successful players for audio and video. They hope to re-create this success into the living room with the Apple TV.

Tying It All Together

Now all Apple has to do is sell subscription access to their vast libraries of content and they can replace cable and satellite radio entirely. Imagine being able to play any song in Apple's iTunes catalog, unlimited, for $15 per month. Or imagine being allowed access to any television show or movie that Apple sells for $40 per month.

It makes traditional cable and radio seem quaint, doesn't it? Apple can launch the first 100% on-demand media service. They may even pull it off.

]]>Apple TV Versus Vuduhttp://www.wikiappletv.com/page/Apple+TV+Versus+Vudujonbhttp://www.wikiappletv.com/page/Apple+TV+Versus+VuduTue, 29 Jan 2008 12:56:58 CST
]]>Apple TV, take twohttp://www.wikiappletv.com/page/Apple+TV%2C+take+twoGreen-Arrowhttp://www.wikiappletv.com/page/Apple+TV%2C+take+twoWed, 16 Jan 2008 17:59:16 CSTSource: PaidContent.org -- Jan. 15, 2008:

"Steve Jobs used Macworld to unveil a new iTunes Movie Rentals addition to iTunes Store and an update to Apple TV that will let customers rent the movies and more directly on the box without needing a computer. "

"...the potential game changer here is the Apple TV update - a complete interface overhaul that puts movie rentals front-and-center and offers titles in HD and Dolby 5.1 Surround direct to their lounge. Jobs continually referred to the “widescreen TV” experience - and, if it can get Apple TV right this time, Apple could now become a real player in the PPV VOD market for movies."



Source: PCMag.com -- Jan. 15, 2008:

"AppleTV 2.0 strikes me as a Hail Mary pass. The original product has not sold all that well and that isn't even Apple's fault. I'm glad Apple finally convinced major movie studios to make their films available for purchase and rent via iTunes, but this is not a new business. CinemaNow and MovieLink have been at it for years—and with only marginal success."


Source:PC World -- Jan. 15, 2008:

"Steve is saying that Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Netflix, Blockbuster, and Vudu have all tried to figure out how to put Internet movies on the TV. 'We've all missed.' He's acknowledging that Apple TV 'was not what people wanted.'"

"What people really wanted was 'movies, movies, movies.'"

"'So we're back...with Apple TV 2.0.' Which syncs with a computer if you want, but doesn't require a computer. You can rent movies directly and watch them on your widescreen--in DVD or HD quality. Applause and whistles."





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Got a rumor you want to add? Post it on this page.

]]>Apple TV 2.0http://www.wikiappletv.com/page/Apple+TV+2.0Green-Arrowhttp://www.wikiappletv.com/page/Apple+TV+2.0Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:41:30 CST
[Comment on this article | See also The Apple TV Wishlist]

New:Steve Jobs announces Apple TV 2.0 at Macworld


What Will Apple TV 2.0 Look Like?


The biggest criticism leveled at Apple TV in its early reviews is that it's too limited. It's not a full DVR device, so it doesn't compete directly against the TiVo. It doesn't play games, so it doesn't compete directly with the Xbox360's media-centric feature set. On the other hand, if you're looking for a device that seamlessly connects to the internet to play movies and primetime television shows, it's the only bet in town.

How will it improve in the next version?

A Larger Hard Drive: Of Course

The current drive only holds 40 gig, which is smaller than some iPods. Like the 5 gig first generation iPod, there's no doubt they will increase the capacity in later versions. Storage is cheap, so Apple could easily ship the next Apple TV with a 80 gig hard drive without increasing the price.

DVR Functionality: Don't Count On It

The initial comparisons to TiVo were inevitable, but Apple doesn't appear too keen on supporting traditional cable. Expect them to do an end-run to create their own pay-per-view or on-demand internet channel. Apple is looking to compete against the cable companies, not piggyback on them.

Subscription Content: "One Never Knows"

A shareholder recently asked Steve Jobs if Apple was planning on adding the aforementioned subscription service to Apple TV. According to press reports, Jobs grinned and said "one never knows". This is the strongest signal yet that Apple is planning on releasing a subscription service soon; they have long claimed that they cannot comment on upcoming products. This semi-response in regards to a rumor is unprecedented.

Software Updates: Confirmed

During a recent earnings call, Apple stressed that the Apple TV will be accounted as a "subscription service", meaning they will not need to report sales numbers for two years. As an explanation, their CFO stressed Apple will be continually upgrading the Apple TV via software. Whether or not this means the Apple TV will add a subscription product, software updates are coming.

Conclusion

The Apple TV 2.0 will have a bigger hard drive and perhaps a slightly modified industrial design to set it apart. But the lion's share of the changes will occur in the software itself, not in the hardware. This is reminiscent of the iPhone approach: by shipping a cell phone with no buttons, Apple can do almost all the upgrades they want with simple software updates.

Everything except larger hard drives.

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]]>How to Set Up Apple TVhttp://www.wikiappletv.com/page/How+to+Set+Up+Apple+TVLadieLuhttp://www.wikiappletv.com/page/How+to+Set+Up+Apple+TVSun, 04 Nov 2007 17:13:06 CST GO To curtis978865.wetpaint.com

]]>sidekick3http://www.wikiappletv.com/page/sidekick3dominique23http://www.wikiappletv.com/page/sidekick3RenameThu, 13 Sep 2007 14:33:42 CDTNew articles added week of June 4:

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]]>Apple rentalshttp://www.wikiappletv.com/page/Apple+rentalsrichtestanihttp://www.wikiappletv.com/page/Apple+rentalsFixed typo, added image and note about found resource in iTunes.Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:07:34 CDT Video rentals at $2.99 for 30 days?
Financial Times:

"Apple is in advanced talks with Hollywood’s largest movie studios about launching an online film rental service to challenge cable and satellite TV operators."

Hollywood studios in video


Recently Dave Wantanabe found entries of rentals in a problem list form within iTunes. Below is the image.


]]>Apple Macosxhttp://www.wikiappletv.com/page/Apple+Macosxjoeyb1234http://www.wikiappletv.com/page/Apple+Macosxi didn't like the contentMon, 10 Sep 2007 18:28:30 CDT
]]>Apple's new Iphone Decreasehttp://www.wikiappletv.com/page/Apple%27s+new+Iphone+Decreasejoeyb1234http://www.wikiappletv.com/page/Apple%27s+new+Iphone+DecreaseMon, 10 Sep 2007 18:26:15 CDTThis is a template page
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]]>Apple TV's Clunky Syncinghttp://www.wikiappletv.com/page/Apple+TV%27s+Clunky+Syncingheidiannahttp://www.wikiappletv.com/page/Apple+TV%27s+Clunky+SyncingWed, 22 Aug 2007 14:45:08 CDTThis is the interface for syncing TV shows to your Apple TV. I'm surprised Apple, a company renowned for good interface design, allowed this to ship. It's fine if you want to select all unwatched episodes of certain shows, but it's not nearly robust enough for many people.



What if you want to see all unwatched episodes of The Daily Show but you wanted to sync every episode (not just unwatched ones) of Battlestar Galactica? This interface won't allow it, which is a shame. Fortunately, it would be very easy to improve this functionality and bring it up to par with iTunes and the iPod. They just need to add an optional "playlists" ability.

This way, you can use iTunes' "smart playlists" feature to add any complexity you want. Drag and drop all your Battlestar episodes into a BSG playlist. Make a smart playlist called "all unwatched shows". Make a third playlist that combines the first two and name it "Apple TV Playlist". Then you'd sync that master playlist and get all the granularity you want.

Most people would never use the feature, just like most people don't use smart playlists in iTunes. But if Apple TV is to take over the living room, they need to make this syncing as powerful and simple as the iPod. There's no reason they can't.

]]>Apple TV Hackshttp://www.wikiappletv.com/page/Apple+TV+HacksAnonymoushttp://www.wikiappletv.com/page/Apple+TV+HacksaditionalTue, 14 Aug 2007 20:27:58 CDT Now seeking: Your best hacks!You bought the Apple TV and now you want to take it out for a spin and see what it can do. This section is where to report your best hacks--ones you've either discovered yourself, or ones you've read about on the Web. Be sure to credit yourself, or the original source. Got pictures? Even better!


To add your hack to the wiki,
add a new page (use the toolbox at right)
Warning: Apple TV hacks involve cracking open the box and doing something with it that Apple didn't intend. These hacks will most likely void your warranty, so proceed at your own risk.


USB Boot video >>

Converting from Movies to TV Shows: What to do when your TV shows get tagged as movies.

List of codecs that will work on AppleTV

Upgrade Apple TV storage
This site takes you through the process of upgrading the storage on your Apple TV.

Upgrade Apple TV storage version 2
Another tutorial brought to you by appletvhacks.net

iResQ Apple TV upgrade service
For a fee, this company will boost the disk size of your Apple TV.

Watch Xvid videos on Apple TV
Not just a software upgrade, this involves disassembling the Apple TV.

Apple TV dissection
If you just want to take the thing apart, from Engadget.

AppleTVHacks.net
A website devoted to AppleTV hacks.

Using Apache on Apple TV
Great if you want to run a webserver on your Apple TV

AwkwardTV
Lot's of information about modifying your Apple TV

Plugins
Several useful plugins for Apple TV

Enable SSH without opening
Create a so called Patchstick and boot from it, installing ssh on Apple TV

]]>The Apple TV Wishlisthttp://www.wikiappletv.com/page/The+Apple+TV+WishlistAnonymoushttp://www.wikiappletv.com/page/The+Apple+TV+WishlistMPEG-2!Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:06:52 CDT It's Not Perfect. What Would You Change About the AppleTV?Click EasyEdit to add to this list! (See also: Apple TV Hacks)

  • Ability to play more codecs by default
  • Larger hard drive
  • External hard drive via USB port
  • External HD-DVD/BluRay Player via USB
  • HD Content on iTunes
  • Buy content directly on Apple TV
  • Subscriptions for music, movies, and TV shows
  • Ability to record shows
  • DVD player capability
  • Compatibility with other media sources
  • Play internet radio stations from iTunes!
  • Respect the Sort Artist and Sort Album fields like iTunes does.
  • Allow you to rate music as it's played.
  • Enable album art slideshow in the streaming scenario too, not just the sync scenario.
  • Cache iTunes libraries when selected under sources so that switching between sync and stream is not as painful for people with large libraries.
  • Movie and TV rentals
  • When scrolling through a large music library indicate the letter upto in a large font (Saves feeling sick when trying to work out where you are up to in the alphabet)
  • Browse photo library by roll date
  • Ability to look at photo folders within many folders. Current version only allows one set of folder depth.
  • Thumbnails for viewing photos and ability to choose start point for slide show.
  • Control TV/HI-FI volume from the ATV remote (programmable like Tivo)
  • Continuous play of music videos / music video playlists
  • Streaming of iPhoto Libraries
  • Stream from network storage, independent of computer running iTunes
  • Option to run iTunes Visualizer (or similar) during music playback
  • Playback of content residing on an external drive connected via USB
  • Enable simultaneous HDMI and Component Output
  • Alarm clock
  • Create playlist directly on AppleTV
  • On the GO playlist functionality like ipod
  • Allow creation (via ITunes) and subsequent viewing of Movie Playlists in Apple TV for people with extensive video libraries
  • Make it like a bidirectional slingbox - make the tv connector a pass-through for some other input device with the ability to capture and transmit that input to another similar device (tv in another room) or your computer - or perhaps your iphone. This also eliminates the need for an extra input connector on the TV.
  • Internet browser with wireless USB keyboard and mouse.
  • Simple Music Quiz games
  • A proper power down stand by
  • Correct the always on HDMI signal when on standby which confuses auto source detection on HDMI switch boxes.
  • Boot Linux from CD/DVD drive connected to usb
  • Sugar OLPC on Appletv
  • Hardware decoding of MPEG-2 transport streams, and best-in-class deinterlacing of 1080i so we can instantly play back our EyeTV recordings in true HD quality.






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]]>Resourceshttp://www.wikiappletv.com/page/ResourcesAnonymoushttp://www.wikiappletv.com/page/ResourcesLink exchangeThu, 12 Jul 2007 09:12:11 CDT
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Reviews

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  • Steve Clifford - All things Apple, Web 2.0, Social Networking & more! Finding those little things that make a big difference.

  • TeamDroid - Eclectic junk form the four corners of the 'Net. And pictures too!


]]>Apple TV versus Joosthttp://www.wikiappletv.com/page/Apple+TV+versus+JoostAnonymoushttp://www.wikiappletv.com/page/Apple+TV+versus+JoostFri, 06 Jul 2007 16:54:14 CDTJoost is Toast.
I got to play around with Joost last week, and while the interface was very nice, I think Joost is going to have a serious problem breaking into the living room as well as the Apple TV will.


What do you think? Add your $.02!

I used to work at RealNetworks on their movies team. We'd approach a network and ask permission to stream their best shows, and the answer would usually go something like this: "We'll give you I Love Lucy reruns, with commercials before, during, and after, and each episode will cost $5. Oh, and we get to keep all the money."

And frankly, it was hard for RealNetworks to fight back too much. After all, if HBO doesn't want to let you stream Six Feet Under, nothing you can say will change their mind. Which explains why the free content on Joost is so dismal.

I clicked over to Comedy Central (classically stubborn with their media) in Joost and was presented with episodes of Stella. I've heard good things about Stella, but I've heard better things about The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, neither of which were available.

I clicked to MTV: Laguna Beach. Some low budget sports network had old soccer matches. I think I saw Beauty and the Geek. It was cool to see all these shows for free, but then I realized I had no interest in watching them even if I was being paid to watch them.

Joost is in a tough spot to compete with Apple. If they stay free, the content won't even justify bandwidth costs. If they start charging money, they'll be wading into stiff competition from NetFlix, TiVo, and the cable channels, not to mention Apple itself.

Apple is smart to lead with premium content at $2 per episode and a physical box. Joost is hoping you're willing to watch classic cricket matches on your computer, whereas Apple is betting you'd rather watch all your favorite shows on your television. It won't even be a fair fight.

]]>The Great Apple TV Giveawayhttp://www.wikiappletv.com/page/The+Great+Apple+TV+Giveawayjonbhttp://www.wikiappletv.com/page/The+Great+Apple+TV+GiveawayMon, 02 Jul 2007 20:09:42 CDT

Winner Announced!


The winner of The Great Apple TV Giveaway is editcandy, who entered this essay about jealousy:

"I have this client. Rich. Nice. Great home. He's got all these great gadgets. Always something new. "Oh, I just got a new MacPro and a copy of FCS 2." Or "They just delivered my new Steadicam Jr.; let's go shoot something." It's not obnoxious because he actually uses the stuff - and arguably even needs it. And yeah, I'm jealous because I could arguably need it too but I get to play with great equipment without having to worry about money.

One day I come in and yes, there's a new pile of toys and in that pile is: "Wow, you decided to get an Apple TV." And though I'm eager to see it running we have work to do. And a week later: "Huh, you haven't set up the Apple TV yet." And a week after that: well, it would have been rude to comment on how it's still sitting unopened.

I don't imagine that I'll ever be wealthy enough to buy stuff and let it sit fallow. Heck, I'm not even wealthy enough to purchase an Apple TV. But I really want to sit down and play with one. I'm craving it. It would make me happy."

Congratulations to editcandy and to everyone who took the time to send an essay in. We had a great time reading everyone's entry and we appreciate all the great comments you sent in.

]]>Your Favorite YouTube Videos on Apple TVhttp://www.wikiappletv.com/page/Your+Favorite+YouTube+Videos+on+Apple+TVjonbhttp://www.wikiappletv.com/page/Your+Favorite+YouTube+Videos+on+Apple+TVMon, 02 Jul 2007 17:48:52 CDT

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