Friday, January 20, 2012

The Fascinating Apple TV MC572LL/A

By Michell Monroe


Even with its compact size, you will get big entertainment with the Apple TV MC572LL/A. There's a big collection of HD movies you can rent from, together with commercial free TV programs in HD, also. You could also stream movies from other services such as YouTube or Netflix. Your home theater system can display pictures and music from your pc, which can be set up with just one HDMI cable.

With the Apple TV you get a remote, which is aluminum and has seven buttons, to easily sit back and watch thousands of TV shows, rented for just 99 cents per episode. The episodes, which are high-definition and commercial free, are yours to rent, where you can have them for thirty days, until you hit play, and then you only get them for another 48 hours. On the iTunes store, there are roughly 7000 flicks with about 3400 titles in HD and many of the new movies come in the store at the same time as the DVD release. The Apple TV can even get connected to your PC or Macintosh so you will be able to view content from there as well.

The new Apple TV is smaller in size than the earlier version, coming in at four inches per side. The Apple TV could be plugged in by means of wireless-N Wi-Fi or via Ethernet connection and is powered with an internal power source. Its low power consumption and tiny size makes it run cool and quiet. To control the Apple TV, you can use the bundled remote or you can use your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch using the cost-free Remote app.

A lot of people are quite happy with the Apple TV although there are a few complaints. Lots of people were hoping the Apple TV had Hulu Plus or ESPN streaming on the unit. The ESPN streaming can be quite a big deal with everyone who enjoys sports, and it can cost quite a bit to pay for single episodes when you can pay monthly for hulu plus. Another issue was that iTunes must be running on a computer if you want to access content on the computer. Yet another complaint for a few customers is Apple TV's inability to turn off automatically when the TV is turned off. Although it is not a big deal, it's kind of bothersome.

The Apple TV is not flawless though it is definitely worth a look. For approximately $100, you can have a lot of content that you want streamed to your tv set. You may want to check out other reviews before you decide to purchase.




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