basically i agreed on wat u MacDL said...

rm1299 is too much for a box tat can only play movie which u must sync from a pc...

and it got no dvd slot... so wats the point to get an appleTV, n a ninja turtle movie DVD...
where we need to copied to pc then sync to appletv...

rather buy a nice set of sony dvd player n enjoy the movie by juz sloting the dvd into it...

iPhone is not out so soon, not even in US.

Haha this is nice but I'll pass. It's useless to me(who buys things from iTunes anyway and I thought Malaysians can't do it?)Rather buy an Xbox 360 definately. Price is absurb too.

Hey, don't get me wrong.

I think the AppleTV is a great idea. And I plan on getting one while I'm in the US in early May. Although I'm aware it will not sync .avi files which constitute the bulk of my TV watching these days.

Why?

Because it will simplify my life.

Let me explain... At present there are three TV shows that I watch: Heroes, Lost and Prison Break. At present I have to keep track of when the new episodes come out; find a torrent that has enough people seeding and then monitor the download. Then I have to manually transfer the downloaded file to the HTPC in the living room. Needless to say; to transfer and watch requires me to trot downstairs (or get one of my sons to go downstairs) and switch on the HTPC.

With the AppleTV; all I have to do is click "Buy Season"at the iTunes Store. Each time a new episode becomes available; my desktop Mac will download it automatically and it will then sync this to the AppleTV. All without any input from me (other than the original "Buy Season"bit that is).

Caveats are that an iTunes Store account (which I already have) is required. Reloads of the iTS account require a US credit card. Since I don't have this; I'll have to buy a iTunes Store "gift card". This is available on eBay but since I'll be in the US in May; I plan to get a sizeable ammount to enable future purchases.

I'll still use the HTPC for other downloads. But for TV proggies that I will always watch; I'll buy the legit version.

Why don't you buy PS3? Blue-Ray...

yaaahh agreed with some comments of NOT buying apple TV .. it is better to invest on a Mini Combo that can play DVD and music from USB thumbdrive .....

reason is that ... In malaysia... apple Tv cannot perform to the max of it should be doing ...

other then sync with your mac ....

its clear that without the itune account... this apple Tv is useless in some way ....

Hell yeah... PS3

Hehe guys I'm not a fan of Sony too bad...

i am in the same situation as MacDeNife. I too bought lotsa of tv shows from iTMS US. Thanks for my frens who generously buy the gift cards on my behalf, so everytime, i credit run out, i just sent an email and asap i got new credits for iTMS. seriously buying legit from ITMS is so F$^king fast man, not like bt.

as Macdenife mentioned earlier, it is for convenient stake and also for the cool factor. i bought my appletv from Osaka.

Hi,

Managed to install the OS X on the external HDD and boot into the Apple TV. It takes few hours just to make sure it follows the instruction. So far I am able to remote control my Apple TV from my Macbook and will install the plugin into my Apple TV to watch other files. Hope everything will run smoothly tonight. Will update the overall experience once done.

i dont understand anyone gt a pic
n can explain to me what it is

Introducing Apple TV!

I am able to install all the files required to watch divx and other format. But the hard part now is to transfer file to Apple TV to watch. There is no simple way to transfer the files yet. Hope the USB storage hack quickly materialise. It takes 3 nights to fully modify it. Anyway, it is good way to waste time.

em.....
apple tv only support until 720p
not yet 1080i/1080p lah

I've read the "hacks" available for modding the AppleTV to do things it was never meant to do. Seriously, my reaction is: Why bother?

If you want to play Divx and avi files, It would cost you MUCH less to assemble a HTPC using parts that you've probably ALREADY have lying around. In my case; a Shuttle box that my son has outgrown. You don't even need a fancy graphics card; onboard intel graphics does fine.

The AppleTV is supposed to be an automated-download-and--sync-to-my-PC box. If you're going to have to manually move files to it....

... but if it's fun, why not?

I really don't see the point of buying an appleTV.
First of all we don't have access to iTMS, unless of course you would have to go to America, reload your credit.. etc etc. Plus I don't think most of us actually buys alot of content from the iTMS store. Even though I'm pretty sure there would be a market for it, it is just that there are so many barriers for us to get past to actually make it viable.

Another alternative to the AppleTV would be to just build your own media center.
I'm planning to build one using spare parts around the house (like MacDaNife) and just running MythTV on Linux. Does everything an AppleTV can, plus something like the current AstroMAX (records, rewind, playback) as well.

there's something call eBay & friends from oversea.

i dont find whata so good about apple tv

are the reports of bad picture quality (as compared to the 'box 360) true?

Don't be a dumbass, read the etc and etc at the end. I was also making a reference to
a post by MacDaNife, who was going to America in May or something. Plus Ebay, and friends overseas, would also constitute as another hurdle to jump over just to be able to purchase
from the iTMS store. Not everyone can make purchases from iTMS and charge it straight to his/
her credit card.

So move along now, driveby.