Apple MB384LL User Manual download pdf (Page 47)

IPODS,

IPHONES + IPADS

2 011 BUyeRs’ GUide

Apple TV

8 GB - HD Videos - Netix - YouTube - Streaming Photos - Streaming Music - $99 US

Although Apple repeatedly failed to make its 2007-vintage predecessor a

mainstream product, the second-generation Apple TV - an iTunes media player

for HDTVs - enters the market with three advantages: a much lower price tag, a

smaller, cooler chassis, and access to more aordable video content. Redesigned

as a pure streaming device with no hard disk, the new Apple TV has a small

amount of onboard storage for buering content from the Internet, a computer

running iTunes, or even certain iOS devices. Users can’t manually ll that storage

space; Apple TV quietly manages it by loading and dumping content as needed.

Armed with access to Netix, which is also available through competing devices,

the new Apple TV becomes an unlimited source of third-run movies and past

seasons’ TV shows for a $9 monthly subscription fee. Apple also oers video

rentals from the iTunes Store, including a handful of lms currently in theaters,

and a terribly small collection of TV shows. That’s because a number of major

studios have signaled that they won’t support the device, which could keep

it from fullling its potential as a next-generation way to skip movie theaters

and cable subscriptions while still paying content creators - a compromise that

Apple and consumers would both love, but Apple TV just isn’t doing right now,

the reason it missed a higher rating. Still, it’s nice for $99: Apple ships it with a

cool aluminum remote, but it also works with universal remote controls and a

free Apple-developed iOS Remote app. When iOS 4.2 debuts, music, photos, and

videos will stream from iPads, recent iPhones and iPod touches, making Apple TV

more useful even without Hollywood’s help. Then, it’ll be worth reevaluating.

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