http://applecomputer.tribe.net/thread/e09d36aa-4873-465b-8fcc-510f9cf1a7e5?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/e09d36aa-4873-465b-8fcc-510f9cf1a7e5#9b0d0d5b-a7d5-4393-b1f2-10596bde4ef8 On a side note, a buddy of mine with an AppleTV just installed boxee ( www.boxee.tv ) and it expands the AppleTV functionality considerably - all without losing the original AppleTV OS. Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:52:53 GMT http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/e09d36aa-4873-465b-8fcc-510f9cf1a7e5#9b0d0d5b-a7d5-4393-b1f2-10596bde4ef8 Bob 2009-01-13T23:52:53Z http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/e09d36aa-4873-465b-8fcc-510f9cf1a7e5#35217790-b975-4134-9354-b67105fd31d3 That's right; it's got no standard TV inputs and doesn't have the required hardware to convert a TV signal to a digital storage format (as a TiVo, et al). The AppleTV was meant pretty strictly as a network-attached media box; basically and iPod for your TV. The idea is that you buy shows from the iTunes Store, download them to your AppleTV when you want to watch them, and then play them back. It was never setup to be a cable-TV-tuner box. If you have a PC or a MacPro (or PowerMac, but not an iMac), you can by a TV-tuner card, install MythTV ( http://www.mythtv.org/ ) or GeexBox ( http://www.geexbox.org/en/index.html ) or something ( http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=394599 ), and use it TiVo-style. Or you can just get an old TiVo, etc. The nice thing about the MythTV route is that you don't have to pay TiVo monthly for channel programming info. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:40:11 GMT http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/e09d36aa-4873-465b-8fcc-510f9cf1a7e5#35217790-b975-4134-9354-b67105fd31d3 Bob 2009-01-06T19:40:11Z http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/e09d36aa-4873-465b-8fcc-510f9cf1a7e5#321f6145-73ab-41fe-b811-fa1641541a34 So, even if I don't care that it cant record hours and hours of HD stuff, and only want regular programming(I don't think I'll be getting HD cable, so it's not a big deal), I can't use it as a DVR? What the hell is it used for, then? I'm so confused. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:54:54 GMT http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/e09d36aa-4873-465b-8fcc-510f9cf1a7e5#321f6145-73ab-41fe-b811-fa1641541a34 FreckledGirl 2009-01-06T02:54:54Z http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/e09d36aa-4873-465b-8fcc-510f9cf1a7e5#8bcf572c-f128-4620-95a1-f6749e92679f Hey FreckledGirl, the answer to your question is not yet. Apple evidently has filed several patents to make and accessory and likely a all inclusive version in the future, however this is not one of the current offerings that I'm aware of. Looking at the iTV the main problem with using it as a DVR currently is the fact that the current onboard hard drive isnt large enough for hours and hours of high quality HDTV show recordings. Not to mention it lacks universal connections to allow for HDTV / RF input. Looking over the patent information with all the features that Apple plans to put into their DVR it not going to be cheap! (but then again nothing Apple ever is, and probably thankfully so). http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/13/apple_tv_dvr_interface_revealed_in_patent_filings.html Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:15:51 GMT http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/e09d36aa-4873-465b-8fcc-510f9cf1a7e5#8bcf572c-f128-4620-95a1-f6749e92679f doctor 2009-01-05T18:15:51Z http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/e09d36aa-4873-465b-8fcc-510f9cf1a7e5#58994f77-e276-4d34-80a0-c4d657b7942a Hey guys, I just moved to a new place and a friend of mine hooked up the cable for us. What I'm wondering is if I could use an appletv as a DVR, since I don't have one anymore. I'm pretty sure it's the way its supposed to be used, but I wasn't quite clear. Do you hook it up to the cable, then the TV? Just trying to figure it out. Yes, I should go to the Apple Store, but I'm too damn lazy. If I read everything correctly, I should be able to use it just fine, right? Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:04:34 GMT http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/e09d36aa-4873-465b-8fcc-510f9cf1a7e5#58994f77-e276-4d34-80a0-c4d657b7942a FreckledGirl 2009-01-05T03:04:34Z