Considering Apple TV.

My environment is as follows - can you recommend me best way to hook up ATV.
1) HDTV - currently hooked up to a "media PC (WinVIsta)" BD Player, DVD Player, Cable Box,
2) Audio - 5.1 Sony Receiver with JBL Speakers. TV in analogue, Optical In from BD Player, Coaxial from DVD, Optical from Cable Box, Turntable, VCR.
3) Network - Wifi - MacBook Pro, Wired "Media PC", Bed Room Studio PC. BD Ethernet For Netflix"
I have a media drive with DVIX encoded movies..(700+ gig) iTunes Lib 200+gig. Netflix account.
How would ATV make my current system better?
Thank you in advance

Thank you for your opinion.
I liked ATVs navigational feature.. instead of using Window File system to access media files. I wish there is a one app that can navigate all my media file like ATV or even iTunes like interface.
1) If there a PC based app that does that..
2) Does that mean all my DVIX must be converted to MP4 or what ever ATV uses to play on ATV
3) One good feature of DIVX is that is supports multiple language for sub tittles.. like Korean ..
4) Popcorn tim or TVIX might have been a good alternate choice.. I had issue with playing Apple decoded files on TVIX type boxes... iTunes AAC or MP4..

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Considering Apple TV, but...

When I saw it on display at the Apple store, all the content being shown on the demo set up seemed fuzzy and low resolution.
You would think they'd show the best possible samples, and if that's the best I can expect, I'll skip it. My DVD player gives me a good picture, and the few digital broadcast stations I can pull in with a regular "rabbit ear" antenna are great.
A store employee said they were showing some older content that was meant for iPods and the newer stuff could be downloaded at higher resolution. But I don't know if he knew what he was talking about.
I presently don't have cable or a dish– I'm waiting till Fios is available in my neighborhood, and was thinking that Apple TV would be a good interim solution.
How does Apple TV compare to conventional DVD and cable picture quality?

You don't have to purchase any content at all from iTunes you can rip DVDs that you purchase and that way they are yours and have no DRM associated with them and you can use them anywhere with any product. if you rip from a blueRay disc you'd get blueRay quality. the quality of the picture completely depends on what you start with.
you can get better than DVD quality from a DVD rip if you use the right tools. I use a free product called Handbrake and if you use a 2 pass encode it ends up looking better than the DVD i ripped it from. It also puts in all the chapters and you can take the 5.1 surround sound and encode in ProLogic II so that you get 5.1 surround sound out of the AppleTV.
you can access your music and everything you have in iTunes through the AppleTV and more actually if you are on a Mac.. you can access your iPhoto albums as well. and you don't actually have to load anything on to the AppleTV you can stream all you content from your computer to the AppleTV. Why anyone would bother with the 160G model i don't know.. even 40gigs is probably overkill. just purchase some large cheap hard drives and attach them to your computer and stream content to the AppleTV... that's definitely the way to go... way less expensive and versatile.

Im considering Apple TV, but have a major question onn usefulness for my uses.

Hi all,
I was taking a serious look at Apple TV, but my goal is to purchase seasons of television shows which I see you can do in Itunes.
My goal is to purchase not rent, but If Iunderstand the new version of Apple TV right it has no HD for storage. Does it store your purchases on a cloud now, or is it more or less strictly a rental only sort of device?
Thanks in advance!

AtomikApple wrote:
I thought as much but wasn't aware of the streaming, still works well for my uses.. Thanks!
While I miss the onboard storage/purchasing of AppleTV 1, in general I always streamed to them due to large library size.
To be honest, I never quite trusted the 'reverse sync' of purchases to iTunes after my AppleTv1 content inadvertently wiped itself once.
Having said that, the ability to browse the store was actually very handy for previewing and deciding what to buy. TV and music video previews are often pretty representative of a purchase's quality, whereas for movies the quality tends to be better in general and you see an actual trailer not part of the film previewed.
I have actually sent feedback asking them to reinstate purchasing by allowing you to browse content and purchase but for the actual purchase to download directly to iTunes if running or to selected download library next time it's running - I'm sure this could be accomplished if they wanted to and would boost sales.
AC

How can I change my email address in Apple Discussions?

I need help with another question about confusing, obtuse Apple programing, specifically the Apple Website Discusion Forum itself.
For one thing – I didn't see a forum set up to ask questions about the Apple Support Discusion Forum. I'd say it's an important topic considering Apple still provides no guidebook with it's software.
My question is simple: I've left AOL and I'd like to change my email address within the discussion Forum, and possibly rename myself for privacy reasons (whynot). How do I do that?

Hello Craig.
My question is simple: I've left AOL and I'd like to change my email address within the discussion Forum, and possibly rename myself for privacy reasons (whynot). How do I do that?
Try here.
HTH
Jeff
EDIT: This will update your information on the entire Apple Website.
Mini 1.25, 512 AP/BT; 12 Al PB 1.5, 512 AP/BT Mac OS X (10.3.8)

Using Apple's sample project at your own gain, legal or not legal?

I found a sweet sample project in my Xcode developer folder called "Sketch". I would like to use it's code and redesign, redevelop, and totally flip it around to were I just used it as a template towards my own project. Is that legal to do? Considering Apple produced it as a sample project, not as a sample code to build on. Or would this be something to contact Apple about?

I've done that. None of them say anything about redistribution to an extent of mine. Most of them say stuff like this "I found this in other headers, but this one came from infoPlst.strings"
/* For the Finder's info panel. */
CFBundleGetInfoString = "2.0.1, Copyright © 1998-2009, Apple Inc.";
/* For the app's About panel. */
NSHumanReadableCopyright = "Copyright © 1998-2009, Apple Inc.\nAll rights reserved.";
/* On Mac OS 10.4 "Apple Sketch document" is the localization of the matching CFBundleTypeName entry in the Info.plist. On 10.5 it's also the localization of the matching UTTypeDescription entry in the Info.plist. The NSPDFPboardType and NSTIFFPboardType localizations are only used on 10.4, by Cocoa. On 10.5 the corresponding CFBundleDocumentTypes entries are pretty much ignored, because this app uses UTIs instead. */
"Apple Sketch document" = "Apple Sketch document";
"NSPDFPboardType" = "Portable Document Format (PDF) document";
"NSTIFFPboardType" = "Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) image";

Apple Displays v. All the Rest

This is my first post to the Apple Discussions. I would just like to note the following:
I am a first-time Mac user, and I am generally satisfied with Apple. My Mini has offered no problems, runs smoothly, and is a fine machine. When I purchased the Mini, I decided to try and use my old Gateway FPD 1500 LCD. I was thrilled when it worked, and I have been using it for several months. However, this is where I start to have an issue.
After several months of using the 15-inch monitor, I decided a bigger monitor was necessary. Apple Displays are supposed to be the best, so I investigated them. To my horror, I discovered Apple only offers a one-year warranty on their monitors if they are purchased separately. Considering Apple's monitors are some of the most expensive on the market, it seems counter intuitive to pay $800 for a 20-inch display and get a one-year warranty.
Why, when companies such as Dell are offering three-year warranty's, does Apple stick with one? Considering the amount of the investment that seems to be a bad idea from an economic and equitable perspective. Unless, and until, Apple offers a a fair warranty on its monitors, I cannot see myself purchasing one however good it may be.

Hi Bill,
No reason to hesitate indeed. This merits further consideration, that's for sure. The following points should be investigated:
serial numbers of the defective units
kind of problem vs serial number
is the light involved (is it the main cause)
has someone tried to pinpoint the main cause
have the units been brought back to the Apple reseller
have the units been repaired
if not, has the answer "no" been taken for granted
Now Bill, you will allow me to rectify a major mistake by omission that you did:
This thread began August 17, 2004, more than one year ago.
I didn't look at the curve of responses vs time (didn't have the... time). Didn't look either how many times the same guy has written. But I am confident that those factors as a whole should return the epidemic to... yes, I will say it, a hospital sick room.
(I talked a few minutes ago with an ex-Senior Scientist Level 2 at Apple (those who know me know who...) and he tells me that even he can't have this kind of stats.)
Well, I am first of all a Chemistry Ph.D. This means nothing expect perhaps that I am bone-headed, and that I know about stats inside and out. We simply do not know the number of defective units here. I do not know, that's for sure.
About the professional photo studios, of which I know several: A good number still stick to CRTs and their degraded phosphors. All the serious ones (not all studios are serious, professional or not, alas) calibrate their displays very regularly. Our displays here are calibrated with a Spyder every two weeks. I just checked on a 20" and a 23", just to be sure. No problem there. Granted, one never proves anything with a few examples.
Frankly, in ordinary usage, I would not know if the colours have shifted or not. The thing is calibrated and appears OK by definition, which is absolutely all that counts. I would indeed take a major shift not to be able to calibrate it correctly. If you tell me: I am no longer able to calibrate correctly with my spectrometer, or colours are uneven, that's a different story: back to shop time.
Still another angle: last year, more than half a dozen topics appeared about freezes on desktop G5s. We're speaking here of 1500-post topics, closed by Apple when they were unmanageable. Still, it was later shown that the vast majority of G5s were healthy. My first one was an exception: it was deep-sixed by AppleCare and replaced, pure and simple.
So I repeat: you have a defective display? Bring it back, by all means!
P.S.: If you want to see the importance we give to colour, look at the "River and Waterfalls" or the "Portraits" series on my web site.
Bill, this is an interesting discussion indeed. I hope that it is useful to Eric!!!
Roger the Photographer
Montréal

Uk Itunes is apple TV a joke then?

Considering apple TV is designed to play movies and TV progs downloaded from i Tunes; It has been specifically made as a US box only.
Do not Buy this in the UK its redundant before you even start coz no movies or TV programmes are available to us.
A Chocolate firegaurd of a product
I wonder given the same interface with itunes is need for the iphone will this turn out to be a turkey too? looks good but only available to those few who have a ???world series??? within their own shores And yes the mobile phone market is very very large indeed .. but that coz the products work outside america.. and the rest of us buy and can use them quite sucssefully.
I'm just annoyed at apparant wide marketing of products only available to the few ...aye like mary A and her let them eat cake..

Just because there aren't TV shows and movies available (at least not yet) from the UK iTunes Store doesn't make the AppleTV useless. It will still play music, photos, music videos, and of course anything you import into iTunes yourself (and it's quite possible to import DVDs into iTunes; it's not legal in the US, but it is most places in the world, and tools are available to do so).
But if you don't find an AppleTV worthwhile, then don't buy one - if and when they release it in the UK; we may find that they don't release it there until such time as movies are available from the iTunes Store, but we'll have to wait and see.
As to the iPhone, again, if it doesn't meet your needs, don't buy it. Certainly Apple won't sell it in the UK until it works there. As to world roaming, we'll have to wait and see. If Apple's made a mistake, it will be quickly apparent once the iPhone ships.
only available to those few who have a ???world series??? within their own shores
I have no idea what you mean by this.

Does apple still sell the iSight?

I have a G5 tower and don't have a camera built into my monitor and was looking to buy the iSight. But I can't find it on the applr store website. Do they still sell them?
Thanks for any help.

Welcome to Apple Discussions, WishboneJG
Short answer: "No" (at least not in the USA)
My search of iSight discussions yielded this recent post that should "help":
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5022721&#5022721
Because Discussions Searches are currently so slow, I quote the relevant part:
... Apple no longer sells the external iSight.
If you want a real external iSight, you will have to look for used or NOS (new, old-stock) iSight at computer or electronic stores.
You can also often find external iSights, including some advertised as new, at internet auction sites. However, even if the iSight you are buying is a NOS iSight, it may not be covered by Apple Warranty. If the seller is not providing you service guarantees or warranty, you may be interested in considering Apple's iSight Service: Frequently Asked Questions.
Moreover, if you "buy one 2nd hand", you may want ask whether the connectors, cables, and mounts that meet your needs are included.
Other than for software like iMovie, which requires that external cams provide Firewire DV signals, any of the new UVC cams will work when used with Mac OS X 10.4.10. This is true for any of the new UVC cams, whether Logitech or other brand. The critical thing is that the cam must support UVC.
For more info about UVC, see this post in the "Webcams other than iSight" thread.
If you are looking for specifically for Firewire alternatives to external iSight, take a look at Unibrain, iSweet, iBOT, or others that claim compatibility with Mac OS X and the apps you want to use with your webcam.
If you post back for more info, please include what Mac OS you are using, what apps you want to use with your webcam, and your country location.
EZ Jim
PowerBook 1.67 GHz Mac OS X (10.4.10) G5 DP 1.8 External iSight

Is there a working 4gb kit out yet? (THIRD PARTY PLEASE, NOT FROM APPLE)

is there ANYONE with a legit kit from a brand? there are too many conflicting stories of brands with people who say it works and doesnt work
anyone have a real answer?

aliciar wrote:
etresoft, you may want to have a read through this thread. There are users who have bought from OWC and are having the freezing issue.
I like OWC because they are Mac-only. You can just pick your Mac, select what upgrade you want, and you are guaranteed that it will work. Plus, the prices are just as good as anything you'll get from NewEgg.
There are certainly other companies that are just as good, but many people have had very good experiences with OWC. Many people have had very bad experiences with eBay-types.
That being said, there is nothing whatsoever about OWC memory that is different than any other brand of memory. It is all the same stuff. Some of it just comes from different suppliers with varying specs. OWC tries hard to make sure the components they buy will work in a Mac. NewEgg isn't going to do that. If there is a "bad batch" of RAM, you are just as likely to get it from OWC as anywhere else. But the same applies to Apple too. I would consider Apple's RAM and OWC's to be equivalent. They both buy from the same people. They both try to make sure it works in a Mac. Neither can be 100% successful. I just think you have a much higher chance of having good components if you buy from Apple or OWC than from anyone else. OWC just happens to be much cheaper than Apple.

Is there a specific tv apple tv works with?

I have a sony and we are considering apple tv. Can it work with any type of TV?

As long as it is an HDTV with HDMI port, HDCP compliant, and at least 720P then you will be fine.

Has any one heard if apple will start to support Flash player for Safari

There are a few web sites I like to visit but they require flash player and Safari does not support it on my iTouch. does anybody know a work around or have you heard if Apple will start supporting it?

Considering Apple owns about 75% of the "pad" space I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for them to disappear.
To further illustrate your ignorance, it is Adobe who has given up on Flash, not Apple. If you did any sort of research you would quickly find out why there is no Flash in iDevices.
If there's any pride swallowing called for, I believe it would be yours.

Apple TV in Canada

I am considering Apple TV in the hope that it will become more economical than cable TV. I live in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and have a HD TV. I recently read an article in a magazine looking at the cost breakdown of cable, Apple TV and Mac Mini over one and three years and was quite amazed. However, this was based in the US and I am not sure of the access to free sites like Hulu and deals like Netflix ($8.99/month for 1 DVD download at a time) in Canada. I can get into Hulu, but they don't seem to have many full episodes. Netflix doesn't exist in Canada and most internet DVD companies seem to rely on the slow mail system rather than having downloadable DVDs. So, I am not sure how economical it would be to cancel my cable subscription when free TV downloads and good DVD deals are not as available in Canada. So my questions:
1. How well does Apple TV work in Canada?
2. In your experience, is it more economical than cable TV?
3. We typically watch shows like Two and Half Men, CSI and CSI:NY, How I Met Your Mother, Mad Men, and Heroes; channels like HGTV; and sports like the Tour de France (OLN) and Australian Rules Football (Setanta). I know we can get most of the TV shows, but what about HGTV, OLN and Setanta?
4. Do you know of any internet DVD company that offers monthly deals similar to Netflix for Canadian customers?
5. I have downloaded Hotspot Shield which gives access to US iTunes and Netflix, but I believe this has a download limit. Does anyone have any experience with this in Canada and how good is it in accessing the Netflix deal for instance?
6. What's the difference between Apple TV and Mac Mini for TV and DVD?
Thanks

1. How well does Apple TV work in Canada?
Any discussions about modifying the Apple TV, even through a software hack, can't be posted here. But I can assure you, for a variety of reasons, if you're looking to access Hulu and Netflix from Canada, you won't be able to with an ATV.
2. In your experience, is it more economical than cable TV?
Only you can answer that, since it depends on how much TV you watch. If you like to watch live sports events, etc, you're better off sticking with cable.
3. We typically watch shows like Two and Half Men, CSI and CSI:NY, How I Met Your Mother, Mad Men, and Heroes; channels like HGTV; and sports like the Tour de France (OLN) and Australian Rules Football (Setanta). I know we can get most of the TV shows, but what about HGTV, OLN and Setanta?
Are you talking about "getting" them through the iTunes Store? If so, take a look. If you're talking about getting them through a Boxee hack, then once again, this is not the place to discuss.
4. Do you know of any internet DVD company that offers monthly deals similar to Netflix for Canadian customers?
Again, are you talking about downloadable media, or the old Netflix drop-it-in-the-mail model? If it's the former, no, I don't know of any. If it's the latter, there is a Canadian company doing this, but for the life of me I can't recall their name at the moment. For what it's worth, I only rent movies through the Apple TV now. Love it.
5. I have downloaded Hotspot Shield which gives access to US iTunes and Netflix, but I believe this has a download limit. Does anyone have any experience with this in Canada and how good is it in accessing the Netflix deal for instance?
Dude, you have violated so many of the terms of this forum, not to mention your iTunes Store user agreement. You may want to post these questions elsewhere.
6. What's the difference between Apple TV and Mac Mini for TV and DVD?
Search this forum for Winston Churchill's excellent guide to the differences between the two, and his evaluation of each.
Thanks

Apple TV/FM Card NTSC - PAL switch?

G'day,
Long shot I know... but after opening my TAM on the weekend, and examining the TV/FM tuner card, I saw it was a Philips brand card. So I wrote to Philips Australia to see if they happened to have any laying around.
No, they said, but - some of their TV tuner cards were "switchable" between formats... I was told.
I've put the TAM back together again now, and would rather not open it back up for nothing...
Can anyone out there shed light on this? Apple only have 1 reference number for the TV/FM card - they don't distinguish between regions - NTSC, PAL, or SECAM. Could this be because they just have to flick a switch on the card to tell it which zone it's in???
I do realise that the cards also have different connectors... (NTSC has screw-on antenna connectors, whereas PAL and (I think) SECAM have just slide-on ones) But is that all the difference? and you just flick a switch somewhere for the region?
Cheers
cosmic

The video input standard is selected in the Apple Video Player program, so there's no need for different verions of the TV or TV/FM card. The correct video input standard (NTSC, PAL, or SECAM) for your region is pre-set, according to the region version of the Apple OS that was installed. To change the setting, select "Preferences" within the Apple Video Player program. In addition to the video input standard, you'll find settings for movie compression and the remote control. An adapter is required to change the TV/FM card's coaxial "F" type connector to a different type. Here is the User Manual for the TV/FM card. It should provide you with answers to most questions that you might have.
Incidentally, optional Apple input/expansion cards (like the TV/FM card) or specific components found on these cards are typically manufactured by well-known, third-party semiconductor companies, but the cards are considered "Apple" products. As such, third-party companies (like Philips) won't stock these products. For example, Motorola made many of Apple's PowerPC processor chips, but they never stocked/sold the motherboards on which these processors were soldered.

How can I reset my Apple ID security questions?

I have had an Apple ID account long time ago. For some reason, Apple is now trying to assure if you're the owner of the account by asking the answers for your security questions. I had answered those questions long time ago, and I really do not remember what I had exactly written. I want to know how to reset the questions. I can access my account with no problem; I just can't update my applications in my Mac because they are requiring the answers for these questions. Many assistants have tried to help me, but they hang up the calls. I have checked everywhere through my account, and there is no link that indicates to reset the security questions. I would appreciate someone that could help me with this issue. Thank you!

I have the same problem, they appear unable to reset them.Considering Apple rang me at home,so they have my number, contact me on my email and I have other Apple products it seems ludicrous that while I can reset my password and have done so already, they can't reset some obscure questions answered long ago and forgotten. No wonder Apple is losing market share. If it takes much longer I will sell the iPad and replace it with a Asus or Samsung tablet.

Dish receiver to apple display....what models will work?

I have a high def dish receiver and would like to connect to an apple cinema display. which display models will allow me to view tv from the receiver? what cables or adaptors do I need for the various displays that will work? I do not own a display but would like to purchase a used one at a reseanable price. Any advice will be much appreciated. Thanks Boca 151

I don't think you can do this. There are two current "flavors" of the apple 27" display -- one using a mini-displayport and one using thunderbolt. Forget the TB display, not a chance of using that (no adapters). As for the mini-displayport version, you need to somehow convert the video (and audio?) output from the dish receiver to a mini-displayport. HDMI-to-minidisplayport (female) adapter? Not sure about such a adapter. Even if it exists not sure it would work (are appropriate drivers required?). And even if the signals can get through probably HDCP copy protection will block the signal.
Considering apple 27"s cost around $1000, for that kind of money (actually a lot less) why not just get a decent HDTV and connect the dish receiver to it as it is intended to do?

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