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26th Mar 2007, 12:29
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Just another nobody
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Get hack-tastic with Apple TV
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26th Mar 2007, 12:46
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ITS OVER 8000!
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Nice! It always makes me fell happy when someone ruin's Apple's plans..
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26th Mar 2007, 13:09
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hmmmm....
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Looks good... Right,[/sarcasm] I hate white hardware.
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26th Mar 2007, 13:13
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Happy with my Kiss player thanks but good to see the hacks. Apple will be overjoyed that it has been hacked, there will be far more units sold on that news I would imagine.
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26th Mar 2007, 13:24
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26th Mar 2007, 13:55
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Woot! They've managed to turn a restricted, overpriced heap of crap into an unrestricted, overpriced heap of crap. Well done!
You may as well save some cash and just buy an old Xbox + Modchip + remote and install XBMC; no media restrictions, no DRM, and it's a damn sight cheaper. Granted, an Xbox isn't very nice to look at, but then I'm not a fan of Apples' 'white' designs. |
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26th Mar 2007, 14:06
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It wil be extremly funny if they make a MCE extender for it
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26th Mar 2007, 14:09
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You think you know me.
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26th Mar 2007, 14:20
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Supermodder
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You wanna show me an xbox with HDMI. Sure, it's not that big of a deal but it's something extra. Also, no matter what box you put an xbox in, it won't be as small and cute as the AppleTV.
I'm not a fanboy - i've never owned anything Apple. However, having seen the hardware and the interface, knowing that it can be modded to play 'anything', and comparing it to generic equivalents, the AppleTV is the best non-xbox option.
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26th Mar 2007, 15:12
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Why not? I own a domain to match.
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Glad the hacking didn't take very long.... I've got a vague interest in getting one eventually, but not with the initial limitations in place. Maybe if I ever get a proper TV, or if I can't find a modchip for my new xbox (gasp!) to run XBMC on it.
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26th Mar 2007, 16:18
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Trust the Computer
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Xbox 360 does MCE extension as well, alongside allowing you to download HD videos through the Xbox live store- something which AppleTV doesn't offer.
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26th Mar 2007, 17:44
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Look out sugar, here it comes
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The 360 media center extender cant' play DIVX, x264, sorenson, or a LOT of formats without transcoding which is FAR from being transparent to the user. trust me, I own one of the f'ing things. Even if you do transcode, you loose a crapton of quality and your ability to FF/rewind properly. TRanscode360 works, but it's kinda meh.
I'm thinking about buying one of these if I can figure out how to make it play videos and whatnot WITHOUT having to touch the steaming pile of **** which is iTunes.
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27th Mar 2007, 13:15
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27th Mar 2007, 13:19
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hmmmm....
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Look here.
They havn't been released yet.
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