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Hands On with Apple TV 2.0
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Apple TV was one of those products that I always wanted to like but just couldn’t when it was released. Oh sure, it was neat to see my photos on my TV and play music or watch a TV show or two. The interface wasn’t anything to rave about, and I couldn’t get any kind of HD programming. The latest Apple TV 2.0 release fixes a lot by adding HD movie rentals, a slick new interface, and the ability to buy/rent without having to use your computer. The Apple TV is now officially a stand-alone (though you can still synch to it and from it if you want) entertainment center.I had no problems downloading or installing the Apple TV 2.0 update; although I was confused at first because, for some reason, I thought I needed to download it via iTunes and then synch it or something. I actually just went into the settings on the Apple TV and downloaded it from there. Installation didn’t take too long even though the Apple TV rebooted a few times after installation.
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New Interface
The first thing I noticed when I went to use my Apple TV was the nice new user interface. It’s very simple and easy to navigate. There is a list of choices on the left hand side and another list on the right that changes depending on what selection you make.
On the left hand you have seven categories:
- Movies
- TV Shows
- Music
- Podcasts
- Photos
- YouTube
- Settings
Here’s how the selection of sub-menus breaks down on the right side for each of the categories above:
- Movies – Top Movies, Genres, All HD, Search, Trailers, My Movies.
- TV Shows – Favorites, Top TV Shows, Genres, TV Networks, Search, My TV Shows
- Music – Top Music, Music Videos, Genres, Search, My Music
- Podcasts – Favorites, Top Podcasts, Genres, Providers, Search, My Podcasts
- Photos – My Photos, .Mac, Flickr, Settings
- YouTube – Featured, Most Viewed, Most Recent, Top Rated, History, Search, Login
- Settings – General, Screen Saver, Audio, Video, Computers, Downloads
It’s simple, quick, and easy to navigate Apple TV’s new menu system even if you’ve never seen it before.
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February 15, 2008 -
Posted by
Sagar Doshi |
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1 Comment
This is the first EDGE blog of mine. My name is Sagar Doshi i m studying in one of the engg. college in MUMBAI i.e. In INDIA. AFTER playing with blog at MSN space i m here to hit the WORDPRESS. I came to know about this by friend called as Sandeep. have i told you ,about my last blog…. My Blog at MSN is about the different technology and its beauty in various fields the photos posted lists out the same now-a-days the season of ~lecture masti festival is going on… so now visit the foll. link. http://spaces.msn.com/techspaceunitedstates/ the Quotes written are some of the best saying done by our leturers in our college. Thank you. 
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