With dnla,netflix, hulu, and etc... I becoming mainstream features on tv sets, nevermind xbox or playstation doing them, once you have dnla & CIFS/NFS servers setup I don't see the point in many of these other devices. On Dec 2, 2011 10:00 AM, "Francisco Tapia" <[email protected]> wrote:
> No seriously... tell us how you really feel :) > > The AppleTV2 product is like a Roku but for the walled garden from Apple. > Best output you can expect to get from this device is 720p, though the new > one (ATV3) will likely push out 1080p. > > Breaking out of the walled garden was easy though, I initially setup and > still use "airVideo" product ( http://www.inmethod.com ) and I can > honestly > say that I truly love it. It's super easy to get to my video "anywhere" > and I don't have to copy convert video to my portable devices. That being > said, the device is more powerful than Apple allows, these guys at firecore > have unlocked all it's goodness. ( http://firecore.com/atvflash ), it > allows for a more fluid experience and allows me to not have to resort to > my "airVideo" solution I have in place for local viewing by allowing > direct NAS streams and allows the ATV2 to playback more formats than just > the apple H.264 video. for me, it just works, I have local video and > remote video on all my iOS devices. > > So why would you care, both Roku and AppleTV2 do NOT require you to leave > your PC running, however because I use airvideo I do in order to stream > over 3G/remote wifi video. > > So you could buy a Roku for as low as $50 bucks, but you still only get > 720p and No local video streaming... you "must" shuffle data to the device > directly to watch any local video. For streaming that's a great solution > if all you want to do is Netflix, but if you already have an Xbox, PS3 or > Wii, just use those devices and save yourself from dumping any added $$. > With the Roku you get 720p at any pricepoint and only get access to 1080p > for the XD/XS products, but Roku currently does not support DLNA, ( > http://forums.roku.com/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=33425) so because I have > local > video on my network I'd like to stream that to my Roku, how the heck do you > do that? They advertise USB ports and expandable memory (microsd) to allow > you to watch your own movies/tv. To get 1080p you still spend as much as > the AppleTV and for all the cool things you get on Roku, such as games, > and a motion controller, you still don't get network access to your NAS. > Hold on, I stand corrected (thanks interwebs) this just in...I just learned > about this site ( http://roksbox.com/home/ ) I cannot comment on if it's > easy or what it can playback as of yet, but it claims local streaming of > videos from a local webserver. > > My Home Video setup:---- > NAS: Popcorn Hour A100 / Asus Router N56U (new) was previusly the Netgear > WNDR3700v1 > Players: Popcorn Hour, ATV via atvFlash, Android DLNA phones, and iOS > devices (iphones, ipods, ipads) via AirVideo > > I have a PopCorn A100 "still running smoothly" in my home and I stream > video from it all over the house thanks to airvideo (I don't need to > pre-convert any video) and with appleTV it also just streams to that device > as well so I am not limited to a 10" screen, and yes it's 720 for a lot of > my video (I also have the option to stream directly from iTunes my video / > audio purchases), which is why recently I was looking into the Asus Router > :-P > > Personally, I like the AppleTV2, it satisfies my current environment > handsomely (minus 1080p) and I avoid needing to shuffle media to the device > anytime I want to watch something new. The Roku always sounds best on > paper especially because of the lower pricepoint however buying the 1080p > that argument is moot, but if I need to shuffle media back and forth, > that's a deal breaker because I don't watch a lot of tv/movies, and when I > do, I want it to be as easy as possible. > > Performance: > ATV2 rocks streams just work, when used with the iOS remote, it is even > easier and quicker to do anything > Roku, works, though because it will only stream over the net and I'm too > lazy to shuffle media to it, it has one usb flash drive attached and is > rarely used, I have been planning on getting rid of it, but will try the > roksbox solution first to see if it comes back into my digital life.... > > but meh, that's just me. > > -Francisco > http://bit.ly/sqlthis | Tsql and More... > <http://db.tt/JeXURAx> > > > > > On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 12:42, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Honestly unless you spend a ton on itunes who knows. Video quality > sucks. > > Performance sucks. Audio is always downmixed. Control interfface blows. > > No storage. > > ------Original Message------ > > From: Thane Sherrington > > Sender: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > ReplyTo: [email protected] > > Subject: [H] Apple TV > > Sent: Nov 21, 2011 2:38 PM > > > > Why would I want an Apple TV? (I'm not being sarcastic, I'm just > > wondering what it does that makes it better than regular TV or better > > than other options.) > > > > T > > > > > > > > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > >
