Any hope of a HD Bigger Than 160GB?

Question

I really want to get an Apple TV but 160GB is just way too small for serious use if you wnat content to reside on it (which i do), especially if you want to have any decent quality movies on there. I have all my music at 320kb and I have more than 160GB of music alone in iTunes. I'd want to be able to access all of my music, plus movies, plus photos, etc. if I had an Apple TV. So, does anyone know if they are going to make a bigger HD anytime soon? You can get Windows Meida Servers with multiple terrabytes, for instance, but I'd like to have something that works so I'm hoping Apple will make a bigger one and soon. Unfortunately, they went the other way on the iPod (down from 160GB to 120GB) so I'm not hopeful . . .

Answer 1

In case still not clear, when you sync with a library (ATV set to sync with your computer where you have your iTunes library) yes it will copy over what you tell it. However, when you leave iTunes on your computer open, ALL files in your library there are still available on the ATV. So a drive limit on a sealed device really isn't a big deal as you need all the content elsewhere to sync to it anyhow thus I assume you already have the drive space needed.
The drive on the ATV is just to have stuff local for when your computer is not on or iTunes is closed. Then it will just have access to what it has copied over.
For me, I have a 1TB drive attached to my main home computer. I have iTunes there pointing to that drive for it's library. And that drive has all my movies and music.
I tell iTunes to sync all music and then just x number of the most recent unwatched movies/tvshows. So the ATV will have current content, but not everything. But if I leave iTunes on my computer open, the ATV will have access to everything. Only if I shutdown my computer (or close iTunes) then the ATV will just have what is local and in this case, all my music and only the current movies/tvshows which odds are I want to watch.
So in general, you really don't need a large drive on the ATV if you are always going to have your computer on that it syncs with. And since you have the ability to upgrade your computer with drives and external drives, you really have no limit in space.