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Originally Posted by mastequilapf
HOWEVER, the picture quality is TERRIBLE!
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no it isn't. it depends on the source material. (maximum resolution: 1280 by 720 pixels at 24 fps)
I think they were trying to show you small format on a large screen. It can show large format too.
I've recently looked at Apple TV during my shopping for a possible replacement for my hacked XBOX running Xbox Media Center (which is fantastic). I've not found anything better but the processor in the XBOX isn't up to HD resolution processing.
The Apple TV unit has to be
hacked to run divX/Xvid codec encoded source material (or even many other music formats, including many of the lossless variety I use), which dominate the 'download' scene, and that's where I operate.
I considered a Mac Mini instead of aTV (no DVD capability was a deal breaker for me, I want one component, my TV, and audio system, and this one component has to cover all my source material) but it's hard for me to justify the price of the mini when I can build a machine with much more 'legs' for less that runs Windows Media Center addition. I think I'll build a media center PC with something like
this and I'd end up with a system that can be repaired more easily, upgraded more easily and that is more powerful for about what the mini would cost. Less, actually.
I have a terabyte of storage to hold all my music and video files (that I download) that sits on my home/office network, and the media center component (currently the hacked XBOX running XBMC) accesses that.