Price range: £179.25 - £199.99
What is it: Network media box that wirelessly syncs content from your iTunes library on your PC or Mac to your HDTV
What we think: Not yet the streaming video giant it could be
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 19 April 2007
Tags: apple, downloaded, remote control, quicktime
We like:
Slick interface; ease of setup; styling
We don't like:
Small number of video formats supported; lack of content available to buy on iTunes; no surround sound
You might also need:
HDMI or component cable; PC or Mac with iTunes
CNET.co.uk judgement:
We like the simplicity of Apple TV and the attractive user interface. If Apple issued a software update to add support for more video formats and started selling hi-def content on iTunes, we'd snap it up in a flash. As it is, though, it has limited appeal to those that live exclusively in the Apple universe
Apple TV History
4 Jun 2008 in Crave
UK iTunes store finally gets movie downloads
At long last, you can now buy and rent movies from the Apple UK iTunes store, so now up to 700 movies can be viewed on your iPod, iPhone or Apple TV. Yay!
13 Mar 2008 in Reviews
Steve Jobs is right, Apple TV is a failure
The problem clearly isn't the licencing, it's the conditions Jobs Inc places on the media it hosts. Pull your finger out Steve, we expect better.
29 Aug 2007 in Crave
iTunes video: TV shows available to buy now in the UK
Want to download American TV shows like Lost to watch on your Apple device? Wait no more, for the iTunes TV store has finally arrived in the UK
31 May 2007 in Digital Living
Has Apple managed to work its magic again with its first video streamer, or has Steve Jobs' latest project been too much of a stretch?
27 Apr 2007 in Digital Living
Has Apple managed to work its magic again with its first video streamer, or has Steve Jobs' latest project been too much of a stretch?
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