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- ACrazyGerman, on 10/11/2007, -5/+129YEAH HORRIBLE PIXELATED VIDEOS ON MY TV FTW!!!!!!!!
- edeliz, on 10/11/2007, -9/+83Wii can watch Youtube :-D
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -11/+54OMG YOUTUBE VIDEO!
That is truly new and innovative.
Wake me when the ***** does tivo. - sneamia, on 10/11/2007, -14/+51Cool... except who has AppleTV?
- ACrazyGerman, on 10/11/2007, -11/+44Kevin Rose does and because I watch Diggnation that means I must do EVERY thing that Kevin does because if I don't I don't love Diggnation or Digg as much as I should.
- wonderchemist, on 10/11/2007, -3/+34Read the press release:
Interesting Bits: "Thousands of the most current and popular YouTube videos will be available on Apple TV at launch in mid-June, with YouTube adding thousands more each week until the full YouTube catalog is available this fall."
If AppleTV was just connecting to youtube.com then ALL videos would be available at launch. The fact only some of them are suggests to me something else is up... - jmreid, on 10/11/2007, -5/+35Also, 160GB option for the HDD now
- canewediggit, on 10/11/2007, -7/+32“This is the first time users can easily browse, find and watch YouTube videos right from their living room couch, and it’s really, really fun,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO.
sorry, steve, i have this thing called a wii. it lets me do that anyways. and it plays games. and i get the whole internet. and it was cheaper. i also have a $5 s-video cable that plugs in my laptop to accomplish said youtube/tv watching. welcome to 2007 mr. jobs. - jmreid, on 10/11/2007, -4/+25http://www.apple.com/appletv/
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/05/30appletv.html - sexybobo, on 10/11/2007, -14/+34wow youtube on you tv. now if only it can also play games and run emulators it will almost be at the same place xbmc is. and the apple tv only cost twice as much.
- zdiggler, on 10/11/2007, -3/+21Kevin Rose will buy anything with Apple logo on it.
- djSyndrome, on 10/11/2007, -2/+19Because Sally Housewife is going to be buying (and subsequently ***** about with) a hacked XBox.
Yes, there are other devices that can do what the AppleTV can do, but none of them offer the featureset the ATV does at the price Apple is asking. For the 'everyday' user who wants to stream some content to their HDTV, it's not that bad. - clackerd, on 10/11/2007, -2/+18apple peeing in my butt... intriguing picture you've painted for me. thanks man. thanks.
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -1/+15I might need to get an Apple TV just to laugh at how funny a youtube video blown up on my 61" HDTV will look.
- Aliarse, on 10/11/2007, -3/+16Huge Pixelated videos FTW. Go apple.
- digster, on 10/11/2007, -4/+16I have an Apple TV and love it. Beyond using it for audio, we primarily use it for video podcasts (diggnation, etc). The video quality is just ok but very viewable on my 50" HD screen - kinda like watching SD TV on a HD set. As more and more content producers create video podcasts (and even better in HD), you won't need a TIVO, you can just subscribe to the podcast.
- MakinBacon, on 10/11/2007, -2/+14The addition of YouTube is cool... the new 160GB hard drive is cool... but living in Canada, AppleTV is still not a viable option for me as I cannot download any TV shows from iTunes. Make those deals with the Canadian broadcasters Steve - or your cool little box won't sell north of the border.
- Ajjah, on 10/11/2007, -18/+28Remind me when the Apple TV's price is cut.
- mywhitenoise, on 10/11/2007, -1/+10To answer Steve's question, "No!" It's a pain in the ass watching youtube as it is. The quality looks like diarrhea mixed with bird *****, mixed with pigs vomit, and a little bit of period blood.
- windwaker, on 10/11/2007, -3/+12Yeah, the Apple TV is a really cool idea, but 1) XBMC has had this for aaaages, and 2) the video quality of a youtube video sucks even on a computer monitor.
- kelly, on 10/11/2007, -2/+10Sucks EVEN on a computer monitor?
People... your tv is taking content that is brought in a 640x480 and interpolating those pixels to accomidate your larger tv screen.
Im not saying that the quality of youtube videos will be good... but it will absolutely NOT be akin to watching youtube videos full screen on your computer monitor. - BozoTClown, on 10/11/2007, -5/+13Pfffttt... My wii does this and so does my xbox w/ xbmc.
What? Everyone else is saying it. Why can't I? - thrallie, on 10/11/2007, -2/+9yep. and the youtube XBMC interface is better than their site (no ads for one)
- kelly, on 10/11/2007, -12/+19I know of 5 people that bought one. Myself included.
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -1/+7"Wicked women putting period blood in stew/
Does that make the stew witches' brew?"
- Method Man - jrbrewin, on 10/11/2007, -1/+6and....grandmas are the main demographic of youtube... or are you spouting marketing *****?
- jrbrewin, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5indeed. youtube quality is very poor. owned by the same people, but google video offers high bitrates.
- PiGuy, on 10/11/2007, -1/+6http://www.push-a-button.com.au/products/mce/Yougle.php
Yougle for MCE has been out forever.
And it does Google Video and Grouper as well. - bouche, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5I was going to post the same thing. Same quote and all. As a Wii owner, it just sticks out like a sore thumb. As for Youtube being in the menu....I have Youtube in my favorites menu in my Wii. It's seconds from turning on the wii to getting to youtube.
Nintendo is just not getting the credit they should be with this wifi wii machine with builtin browser! - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5That is what I usually use the PS3 browser for, I just wish they can support 'plug-ins' for other apps
I'd love to have support for MLB.tv personally - Cimlite, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5I use XBMC at 720p resolution on 42" HDTV.
It really depends on the Youtube video. Some are indeed unwatchable, usually those with low quality or lots of motion. Like I said though it really depends on the content.
For TV purposes I'd say that the minimum quality when it starts looking good, as in close to regular television is about what the DivX site has ( http://stage6.divx.com/ ). There's an XBMC script for that as well, well worth checking out. - zdiggler, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4Yeah they do now, they're on x86 platform with more USB port then 1394 also got Ethernet too, DVI and VGA ports.
They should just use appletalk instead of ethernet and their own monitor ports like they used to? - lateralus, on 10/11/2007, -2/+6sure, if prospect == mom requesting the laundry be done by 3pm.
jk - HappyScrappy, on 10/11/2007, -2/+5I can stream to my Xbox (XBMC), Xbox 360 or PS3 from a standard DLNA (Pnp AV) server and not to an Apple TV or iTunes?
If Sony and MS can find their way to supporting standard servers for streaming, Apple should be able to also. - johnnyOnline, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4I'm still not quite sure how this is that much different to hooking up an s-vhs cable out of the side of my laptop, with an audio cable to the surround sound. Two cables and POW! i'm watching DivX movies, hi-res Rev3 podcasts, listening to my iTunes, and watching any lo-res web-based video.. youtube included.
total expenditure.. $10!
so long as you don't "full-screen" it, youtube actually looks better on a CRT.. that's right, i'm still kickin' it old school on a CRT TV.. but so are most people i know. - DiggingDeep, on 10/11/2007, -2/+5I'm surprised nobody seemed to mention that YouTube on AppleTV has already been done:
http://www.awkwardtv.org/static/45.html?p=45
Digg me down if you feel I'm too much of an AppleTV fanboy, but I personally love my AppleTV. Even if it's pricey and a bit frivolous, it's a fun box to hack since it's really just a scaled down Mac OSX. Just install sshd, some codecs, and some file mounts, and you can stream videos from your computer to your HDTV, run Apache, install plugins remotely, etc. The remote control and interface are extremely slick, and even if the XBox already had this functionality for years, it can't compare to the user experience of the AppleTV. - jrbrewin, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4yes. because the likes of lost, heroes, or in your case desperate housewives are all going to be published in HD podcast instead of TV / DVD from next week. *rolleys*.. what crazyass world is it you live in,
- MOGua, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4Not only is it not the first time, it's also not the easiest.
It's much easier to use the wiimote (point and click) to type your searches than Apple's 6 button remote (click^∞) - euro22, on 12/17/2008, -0/+3I'll be more impressed if they put stage6 on apple tv. ( http://stage6.divx.com )
- Kevinok, on 10/11/2007, -9/+12This is a little bit late, seeing as my Wii can do YouTube,
- Magillicutti, on 10/11/2007, -3/+5I'm a pretty big Apple fan. I doubt I'll ever buy a PC again, unless I decide I want to get into animation or game development. And I'm sorry, but I prefer my iPod over a Zune. I'm pretty much the stereotypical mac user that I, myself, hate. But I have never, ever understood a single benefit of the AppleTV? Unless you give a *****-ton of money to the iTunes store, I just don't get it.
I was also thinking about how I can do that on my Wii already.. but long before the Wii, modded X-Boxes have been able to the same. Maybe not wirelessly, but honestly, using a direct connection is better for consoles anyway, and for some reason, the Wii only has USB ports. But then again, when the ***** would I be able to use online play on the damned thing anyway. - Badtastic, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2That's huge.
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3I've been doing it with my XBOX for like a year now.
- canewediggit, on 10/11/2007, -8/+10wii + wifi + wireless wiimote = screw youtube on your apple tv. the s-vid cable was just another example of why jobs' "first time" statement was a load of bs that only fan boys will buy. there is nothing to be said for that brick named apple tv other than......
http://digg.com/apple/CNN_Apple_TV_is_an_AMAZING_doorstop - Elias1, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2More than anything I'm curious about the interface they plan to use to play youtube videos.
Will there be an on screen keyboard to search?
Will they give access to the entire site, or a predefined list of videos?
When you get down to it, the Apple TV is simply downloading and playing flash video. If it's done right, I can see Apple opening this to all flash video distributors. Just wrap your content in an RSS-like feed the Apple TV understands, add your feed to Apples directory, and now you have access to countless "RSS Channels" right on your TV. Since many networks have flash version of their shows on their sites, this can lead to an "ABC Channel" and an "NBC Channel" (etc..) on your Apple TV. - bemenaker, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2I watch it on my Xbox Media Center now no problem
- ArnoldTPants, on 10/11/2007, -2/+4Windows Media Center has done with for a long time.
- Rabbethan, on 10/11/2007, -2/+4I'm a PC guy but I have nothing against Apple. I have an iPod cause the Zune sucks, I love iTunes and hate WMP. But I only bring this up because if it said "Bill Gates" instead of Jobs, every post here would be about how Microsoft steals another technology and how people can easily do this on their wii, or how you can hook up your computer to the TV and have been watching youtube on it for years...
- DelMonte, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2" think most of us are missing the point here.
The fact that Apple TV supports YouTube mean that Apple TV now supports Flash."
No, you and others are missing the point here. YouTube videos will be converted to .h264 from the source material, providing in many cases better quality than the Flash version. - EnterDaMatrix, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Yeah. I have watched youtube on my old Panasonic tv with XBMC. Standard resolution. It looks about the same as on a computer monitor. The interface here is also strikingly similar. The video is watchable, but sound is horrible and it's not really worth it.
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