Comments on: Apple TV ‘Take 2′ - Post Upgrade Melancholy http://theappleblog.com/2008/02/12/apple-tv-take-2-post-upgrade-melancholy/ TheAppleBlog, published by and for the day-to-day Apple user, is a prominent source for news, reviews, walkthroughs, and real life application of all Apple products. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:51:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Gus http://theappleblog.com/2008/02/12/apple-tv-take-2-post-upgrade-melancholy/#comment-114671 Gus Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:29:17 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/02/12/apple-tv-take-2-post-upgrade-melancholy/#comment-114671 The update went OK, albeit with the different reboots and no information. BUT - the new versions is clearly not bug-free, I have to reboot my AppleTV at least once per day (pull out power plug), I get either green screens instead of blue, wrong screen size or just NO menu at all no matter how long I wait - ie the AppleTV has crashed. Seriously hope for a version 2.01 SOON! The update went OK, albeit with the different reboots and no information. BUT - the new versions is clearly not bug-free, I have to reboot my AppleTV at least once per day (pull out power plug), I get either green screens instead of blue, wrong screen size or just NO menu at all no matter how long I wait - ie the AppleTV has crashed.

Seriously hope for a version 2.01 SOON!

]]> By: YodaMac http://theappleblog.com/2008/02/12/apple-tv-take-2-post-upgrade-melancholy/#comment-114416 YodaMac Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:42:00 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/02/12/apple-tv-take-2-post-upgrade-melancholy/#comment-114416 ...sorry... "Watched HD trailers..." …sorry… “Watched HD trailers…”

]]> By: YodaMac http://theappleblog.com/2008/02/12/apple-tv-take-2-post-upgrade-melancholy/#comment-114415 YodaMac Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:41:24 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/02/12/apple-tv-take-2-post-upgrade-melancholy/#comment-114415 Yes, the update took a little while and rebooted a few times, but hey, it's a software update taking place... Watched HS trailers with no trouble, and rented an HD movie which looked great, but took a while to fully download on my DSL. Overall I love the new features, but I'm just bothered that my wife (who shares our Mac and our TV) isn't able to use any of the new features really. A streamed iTunes user can't rent, purchase or download without it being charged to the synced iTunes user and going into their iTunes library. So maybe Apple needs to work on making the new features a little more "family friendly" since we're being asked to hook it up to our living room TV. Think different Apple, think Family. :) Yes, the update took a little while and rebooted a few times, but hey, it’s a software update taking place…

Watched HS trailers with no trouble, and rented an HD movie which looked great, but took a while to fully download on my DSL.

Overall I love the new features, but I’m just bothered that my wife (who shares our Mac and our TV) isn’t able to use any of the new features really.

A streamed iTunes user can’t rent, purchase or download without it being charged to the synced iTunes user and going into their iTunes library.

So maybe Apple needs to work on making the new features a little more “family friendly” since we’re being asked to hook it up to our living room TV.

Think different Apple, think Family. :)

]]> By: Craig http://theappleblog.com/2008/02/12/apple-tv-take-2-post-upgrade-melancholy/#comment-114375 Craig Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:00:00 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/02/12/apple-tv-take-2-post-upgrade-melancholy/#comment-114375 Your mileage will obviously vary, but I watched probably 8-10 high def trailers yesterday and they all started playing within about 5-10 seconds, were clearly superior to regular DVD on my 32" 720p LCD TV, and never skipped. That's over an N-only Airport Extreme network with a standard Comcast cable internet connection. Your mileage will obviously vary, but I watched probably 8-10 high def trailers yesterday and they all started playing within about 5-10 seconds, were clearly superior to regular DVD on my 32″ 720p LCD TV, and never skipped.

That’s over an N-only Airport Extreme network with a standard Comcast cable internet connection.

]]> By: RClay http://theappleblog.com/2008/02/12/apple-tv-take-2-post-upgrade-melancholy/#comment-114370 RClay Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:37:44 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/02/12/apple-tv-take-2-post-upgrade-melancholy/#comment-114370 My upgrade was smooth. No hiccups that I noticed, but, then again, I switched my TV to another input until I saw the light stop blinking. I also watched the Wall-E trailer, It took about 10 seconds to load and ran without a hitch, and I have a G network. I was a little lost without "sources' on the new menu since I have three Macs streaming to mine. It took a minute to figure out that they are consolidated into a single "shared" item. Now you switch media types instead of sources. A little overview or some guidance would have been nice. My upgrade was smooth. No hiccups that I noticed, but, then again, I switched my TV to another input until I saw the light stop blinking. I also watched the Wall-E trailer, It took about 10 seconds to load and ran without a hitch, and I have a G network.
I was a little lost without “sources’ on the new menu since I have three Macs streaming to mine. It took a minute to figure out that they are consolidated into a single “shared” item. Now you switch media types instead of sources. A little overview or some guidance would have been nice.

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