Apple TV is the newest craze in the world of entertainment technology today. It is manufactured by Apple as a gadget designed for users to be able to play any video and music files from their very own iTunes library unto their widescreen TV.
Example you’ve downloaded the movie “Finding Nemo” from the iTunes library. You don’t have to make do with watching it on your small PC monitor instead you can sit back on your favorite chair in your living room and let your movie syncs wirelessly from your PC and after that you can watch it all on your TV, thus allowing you to have a more enjoyable home entertainment experience.
The connection between your Apple TV and your widescreen TV is made possible by an HDMI port or sometimes called the component video port and the audio port. Apple TV comes with a built in state of the art Wi-Fi wireless capability that will then syncs your iTunes library from your PC or Mac into your widescreen TV.
By changing your iTunes library the Apple TV also changes everything that is on your widescreen TV, doing it automatically by synchronizing it wirelessly.
Apple TV is also user friendly and very convenient to use. You can turn your living room into a cinema by just scrolling and choosing different movies on the film menu and you can enjoy up to 50 plus hours of movies, clips, trailers, live feeds from Apple.com and even home made movies from your iTunes library to your widescreen TV.
Apple TV comes with an intel processor and a huge 40 GB hard drive that can store more than 50 hours of video content, more than 9,000 music files and more than 25,000 image file or any other combination of the three media format.
Bundled with Apple TV are the Apple remote control, a power cord, a 48-watts built in power supply and a quick instruction manual.
Apple TV is sleekly designed and easy to handle with its small size that measures 7.7 inches by 7.7 inches in width and 1.1 inches in height and only weighs 2.4 lbs. for easy handling.
Since it was released in the market on March 21, 2007 Apple TV has gained positive reviews from users and buyers across the country. It definitely is a modern electronic gadget that offers a lot of entertainment possibilities in exchange for lesser effort. Sitting back and relaxing from your couch while only holding your Apple remote you can now surf and watch endless movies and live video feeds from your iTunes library in your widescreen TV in a more convenient and stylish fashion than ever before.
File formats supported by Apple TV
H.264 and protected H.264 (from iTunes Store) and MPEG-4:
Audio
AAC (16 to 320 Kbps); protected AAC from iTunes store; MP3 (ranging from 16 to 320 Kbps); MP3 VBR; WAV; Apple Lossless; AIFF
Photos
JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PNG Files
Apple TV is more than an electronic gadget, it’s a way of life as it revolutionizing today’s viewing habits and making home entertainment live up to its billing.
