Apple TV

[Darren Wales]

Anyone got Apple TV?

Need something for the wife to buy me for Xmas and this came up as an option.

I have an iPad 4 but don't have an iPhone (although contract up in 2 weeks and could be tempted).

Is the Apple TV a fad or a useful toy?

Views sought.

Darren

[adam_u]

I use mine for:

digital radio/music from macbook/ipad through the surround sound
Netflix (subscription needed)
mirroring/airplaying iplayer and other stuff from ipad (no actual apple tv app for it)
have hired the odd hd film from itunes (about £4.50 a pop)

You can airplay to it from some of the newer macbooks - mine is too old (2010) I think it's from 2011 onwards.

View photos from those same sources

It's not the all singing all dancing media hub I was hoping for - mainly because nobody has been able to jailbreak it, but I do use mine a fair bit - it just needs more useful apps built in imho...

[jim76]

better off getting a non-apple streamer like a western digital. Far wider codec support and not restricted to services that apple allow you to use.

[ianjoyner]

I almost always rent films through my Apple TV now, I've got other options with Virgin Media and PS3, but the Apple TV is just quicker and handy that I can browse what's available first on iPhone or iPad. Near instant on of the Apple TV is nice just to check what's newly available.

You need decent broadband 7ish+Mbps for HD streaming.

The airplay mirroring is a convenient cable free way of displaying most things that are on your iPad on the TV if you want to.

[Sam Mughal]

Apple tv has dropped in the ratings drasticlly. the V2 (NOT THE V£)can be jailbroken and used with XBMC this means you can gain acces for 10000's of movies music etc FREE!

There are a lot better media players that are quicker and full hd and work better in general, the apple tv is very tempremental and can be glitchy.

Research before you buy

[Richard Lowe]

better off getting a non-apple streamer like a western digital. Far wider codec support and not restricted to services that apple allow you to use.

This...

If you're wanting a little media box the WDTV live is a much better/more flexible option ;)

[cigbunt]

there not very good unless you jailbreak it.. :thumbdown:

the rental prices are over priced and you can access the same content on other devices!