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5 out of 6 people found this review helpful
5.0 stars
"Better than described"
Pros: excellent video and audio quality, streaming video, mulitple itunes libraries
Cons: remote is small with few buttons, does not accept all video files
Summary: I have quite a few DVDs (about 800 at last count) and I've been looking for an easier way to manage them. I purchased a large HD and I ripped the DVD using handbrake (free). Half of them were ripped using H.264 and the rest were regular .MP4 files. The apple TV prefers the H.264, but it played the MP4s just fine. I was able to load all of the movies on the HD and reference them in itunes (by unchecking the copy to itunes box in preferences) so that they loaded onto the box (or at least 150 of them). The remainder will stream on demand. The Apple TV upconverts the video files to 1080i and they look great on my 60 inch TV. I love having all of my music as well, and if I want I can stream music or radio as well. It is a very simple, impressive audio and video solution.
Where to buy
Apple TV (160GB):
$229.00 - $230.73
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