Apple TV v2.0 review
Finaly I got this cool gadget for my play room. I am not watching much
TV and use Netflix, but Netflix rentals are slow and we had week ends
without single DVD we can both enjoy. Netflix online is cool, despite
that I have to drag my Windows laptop, but selection is … Just too
old: there are lucky new flicks like Darwin Award, that made there,
but in magority it sucks. Apple rentuls much more promising: new
staff, even so numbers are small.(2000?) also ATV offers iTunes
playback and YouTube . Cool.
Opening box was pleasure : Apple did a great job as usual: box looks a
bit scary: more 'reach' but it is OK.
Most complex part is to make iTunes on my Windows Home Server see ATV
and then entering code , conecting to WiFi and Apple Store: all
required running around and using one finger cool Apple remote: not so
bad and I was up and tuning with ATV conected to my projector (120'
screen, 720p)
ATV updated itself and we were ready to rent a first moview :
Sunshine. It was ready imideatly and all worked good.
ATV less responsive on your own library: big photo folders give it
seriose trouble: I even had to create a separate small and one level
tree for it to see pictures some how: I do not understand why Apple
have issues with more simple things like pix.
Another thing is ATV get frozen on couple of YouTube flicks. Had to
power down by unpluging: there is no button.ATV is alwas ON.
Well, all in all, Apple TV is a very cool and usefull device, nicly
implemented: I hope Apple will fix these minor issues and put more
videos on line.
I love my ATV- it is best 'media extender' I had so far and I had a
few;-)
Strong buy: for 200$ or so it is a steal!