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iTunes 7.6.1 is out
Update-addicts listen up: it's that time again, as iTunes 7.6.1 has hit Software Update. For a change, the release notes take up a good few paragraphs (at least on first inspection). Skipping the Apple TV marketing spiel, however, the release notes for this update amount to "several bug fixes and improve[d] compatibility with Apple TV software version 2.0." -- music to your ears if you've been experiencing issues.The 44MB update for Apple's ubiquitous jukebox is available now through Software Update, and presumably Apple's Download pages momentarily.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Bassir said 5:04PM on 2-21-2008
I'm still waiting for that SDK.
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Fred said 5:22PM on 2-21-2008
Exactly.
Bassir said 5:25PM on 2-21-2008
I wish we had an exact date.
Andrew Sommerich said 12:10AM on 2-22-2008
Sometime in the next week. I have an inside source (the calendar).
js said 5:27PM on 2-21-2008
I hope this fixes the laggy/sticky/unusable menus and navigation on the AppleTV if you've got a couple of large libraries attached to it.
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Galley said 6:14PM on 2-21-2008
All 100 GB of my content is on my Apple TV, and it's still laggy as hell. Let's hope an update will fix it.
Kevin said 5:56PM on 2-21-2008
Looks like it has fixed that annoying iPod touch activation BUG! My iPod touch now likes itunes again!
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artifex said 6:02PM on 2-21-2008
Have they fixed it so it no longer bugs early Touch owners about the chintzy upgrade? I don't have one, just heard about the problem and found it silly.
Dewey said 6:45PM on 2-21-2008
Actually, I noticed it was fixed last night even before this update.
Lucy said 5:32AM on 2-22-2008
I haven't downloaded this yet, but I've heard it fixes the issue some people were experiencing when iTunes simply froze when you tried to access the store. Maybe somone could confirm this?
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Able-X said 5:51PM on 2-21-2008
I'd just like my old interface back and keep the new 5.1 surround audio. I HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE the new interface. I have really tried to give it a chance, but it's just FUGLY, and it makes choosing between sync'd or streamed more difficult. All in all, it feels like a less useful device than when I bought it.
If I could go back to factory, and find a hack that would enable 5.1 and leave the rest of the box alone, I'd do it in a heartbeat.
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mentalsticks said 5:55PM on 2-21-2008
Funny, I love it. Both how it looks and the new functionality. I hated having to switch between synced and streamed content.
I guess it really is impossible to please everyone...
Able-X said 6:04PM on 2-21-2008
I'd actually be fine if they'd even give us a choice, old or new interface style. I really miss the old one though, to the point where i'm deciding how important 5.1 is vs. user experience.
I've got a HUGE iTunes library, and the new interface is REALLY laggy if i have my streamed and sync'd content inter mingled.
mentalsticks said 6:07PM on 2-21-2008
Talk about adding insult to injury:
The Dutch 7.6.1 release notes say that "it is now possible to rent HD movies from the iTunes music store" or something to that effect. Some drone made an exact translation of the US notes while we can't rent movies yet over her, not even buy them. Nor TV series. Not even music videos. Just three - I repeat, three - Pixar shorts.
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Beau said 7:37PM on 2-21-2008
Yeah, we're in a similar situation over in Australia. But 3 Pixar Shorts is shocking - I'm sure we've got around 12 at least, oh, and Music Videos.
Rob said 6:18PM on 2-21-2008
@Able-X --- Yes, you CAN go back to the old AppleTV interface plus add extra codecs etc.
Just do a Factory Restore (from the Settings Menu in AppleTV). You will go back to the original firmware that came with the AppleTV.
Then install the AppleTV hacks to get extra codecs (AC3, DivX etc), Safari Support, RSS Reader etc. See http://wiki.awkwardtv.org/wiki/Main_Page and look at the How To's.
(If you really wanted to, you could even install OS X on the AppleTV but that might violate the OS X EULA).
My parents hated the AppleTV Take 2 interface and rarely rent movies. So I told them how to get back to the old interface. Now they are happy again.
P.S. What I REALLLY hate with the new AppleTV Take 2 interface is how Apple keeps pushing its content (over your own). It is now way TOO commercialized.
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Able-X said 6:20PM on 2-21-2008
does that leave in tact the new 5.1 support in the MP4 container for the movies? That's really all i'm concerned about, though I may begin using AVI more if it comes with the deal :)
osalom said 6:27PM on 2-21-2008
mhhh.. what about zibree's jailbreak? or ijailbreak? still working with 7.6.1?
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Jeff said 6:56PM on 2-21-2008
looks like everything is fine with my iphone with 1.1.3, jailbroken with ijailbreak.
JGO said 6:29PM on 2-21-2008
This update also most likely fixes the system time hack that affected rentals. I still can't believe Apple didn't think to disable that before releasing timed rentals to the public.
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