Apple TV digital media receiver is a device manufactured and sold by Apple Inc.. This device is a computer-type small form factor (SFF) which is intended to carry the digital data coming from iTunes, Netflix, YouTube, Flickr, and MobileMe. Additionally, Apple TV can also run a computer with data from the operating system Mac OS X or Windows via the iTunes software. Apple TV is displayed through a television screen enhanced-definition or high definition wide.
Apple introduced this product in September 2006. Apple TV to launch in March 2007. [1] The first generation being marketed is equipped with 40 GB hard disk. Two months later, Apple TV are marketed with 160 GB hard disk version. In the 160 GB version is marketed, Apple TV 40 GB version is no longer manufactured. In September 2010, Steve Jobs announced the second generation Apple TV. The size of the second generation Apple TV is only a quarter of the previous generation. In addition, costs only one-third of the price of the first generation Apple TV. The second-generation Apple TV can run the same data with the previous generation, but the rental fee. The second-generation Apple TV is produced with 8 GB of flash memory.
Apple TV's first response is known as the Apple Inc. product development, namely iTV, at a press conference in San Francisco, California on September 12, 2006. Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs operate this tool using Apple Remote. Industry observers later described Apple TV as Mac Mini small .. [2] [3] Later, Steve Jobs announced that Apple will begin taking pre-orders on Apple TV on January 9, 2007, to coincide with the Macworld Conference and Expo. Apple TV went on sale on March 21, 2007. Apple released Apple TV 160 GB version on May 31, 2007, as well as a marker of cessation of production of 40 GB version of Apple TV, September 14, 2009.
In the January 15, 2008 issue of Macworld magazine, Steve Jobs announced major changes to Apple TV. Improved software that operates the Apple TV. Apple TV can run standalone device without equipped with a computer (Windows or Mac OS X) running iTunes. Steve Jobs says "Apple TV is designed to be an accessory for iTunes and your computer is not the people want .. We learned what people wanted was movies, movies, movies." \ "[4] These enhancements allow Apple TV users to rent and buy songs or movies directly from iTunes. In addition, podcasts and photo-streaming can be done using MobileMe and Flickr.
Apple TV allows users to use the HDTV to view photos, play music and view videos from the Internet or Local Network Service Media.
Media Through the Internet, users can perform: Users can access iTunes directly using the Apple TV to rent a movie or TV show and podcast audio and video. The first and second generation Apple TV, the first generation who can afford to buy and store content in the hard disk. Meanwhile, second-generation Apple TV is equipped with flash memory, then the user can only be rented. Alternatively, users can purchase content via the internet, save it on your computer, then running the content through the Apple TV before. Until mid-March 2009, the Apple TV is the only way to get HD iTunes content. Apple TV can display images from Flickr and MobileMe in the form of a slide show. Photos in slide show is automatically displayed using the cross-dissolve transitions, or Ken Burns effect as an option. Apple TV has been integrated with and can stream Netflix, since revision in September 2010.
Apple TV has been integrated with and can stream Netflix, since revision in September 2010. Apple TV can display YouTube videos directly, provided that is connected to the internet. To watch videos on YouTube, YouTube account is not required. Apple TV also comes with parental controls, which lets users restrict access to certain content on the Internet media. Apple media internet TV content is divided into 4 categories: "Internet Photo", "YouTube", "Podcast", and "Purchase and Leasing". Each category comes with parental controls, namely: "Show", "Hide", or "Ask" 4-digit code that has been prearranged. Additionally, movies, TV shows, music, and podcasts can be limited through rating.
Apple TV can sync or display photos, music, and videos from a computer running iTunes program. With Apple TV, users can: Connect to the computer and make the Apple TV as a home media library provides a direct connection to a photo organizer software like iPhoto Running Internet radio. For users who want to connect Apple TV to sync, the computer and streaming modes are available. In synchronization mode, Apple TV works like an iPod (for audio synchronization). Apple TV as a whole in line with the iTunes library on your computer, or only a portion of the content on any computer. After synchronizing, the Apple TV must remain connected to the internet or local network is created.
To sync photos, Apple TV software can be synchronized with iPhoto, Aperture, Adobe Photoshop Album, Elements Photosop, or also from the folder on the hard disk of a computer with a Mac or Windows operating systems. Apple TV can also serve as the recipient of peer-to-peer digital media. Apple TV can stream content to more than 5 computers or iTunes libraries. In fact, five Apple TVs can be connected in the same iTunes library.
Format that can be run on Apple TV H.264 video up to 720p at 30 frames per xx 432 (432p) or 640 both MPEG-4 up to 720 480 pixels at 30 fps Motion JPEG up to 720p at 30 fps JPEG GIF TIFF Image Audio HE-AAC (V1) AAC (16-320 kbit / s) FairPlay-protected AAC MP3 (16-320 kbit / s, with VBR) Apple Lossless WAV AIFF
Apple TV can connect to the monitor via an HDMI video output. The first version of Apple TV has component video outputs, while the second version is not equipped with this output. Parties who observe the development of the Apple TV says that Apple Inc. is toward the future with HDMI connectivity. In the future, everyone is assumed to have a television with an HDMI connection. Apple TV can connect to the internet or local network via ethernet or Wi-Fi. Apple TV also comes with a micro-USB port, but was limited to repair and diagnose if there is a problem on Apple TV.
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