Apple TV on Mac
Ever wanted to run Apple TV on your Macintosh? ATV4mac 1.4.3 lets you do just that--with a few limitations. It's a Tiger-only, Intel-only release. You'll need OS X 10.4.8 and higher and Leopard is a no-go at this time.
With it, you can run Apple TV take 2 as a Front-Row style Macintosh application, which can be a very nice thing if you plan on using a spare mac mini as an Apple TV replacement. Your mileage, as they say, will vary.
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Ever wanted to run Apple TV on your Macintosh? ATV4mac 1.4.3 lets you do just that--with a few limitations. It's a Tiger-only, Intel-only...
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I'm still on the fence about getting an Apple TV - i found this review but l'm looking for others...
Here’s a great review of the AppleTV that covers the new Internet TV device from the user experience perspective. Yeah, we all know you can watch your favorite shows and movies on it. But is it easy to use? How about getting YouTube videos? How is the search function? And most of all, what is the quality like? I found this report from Daisy Whitney at TVWeek. She answers all those questions in this two-minute take.
http://blip.tv/file/824014/
Well ... I tried installing it, came up with a 'succesfull install' message and a 'please reboot' one. So I did, ... reboot my MacBook Intel C2D 2,16Ghz. But now I never reach the login screen.
The loading bar with the text 'Starting Mac OS X' loads very very slowly and when it is at 100% it stays there (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rwelten/2380062298/) ...
Anyone know how I can fix this?
finally after all this leotard only apps, a tiger only app.
Now make it powerPC only, and i would be happy.
what is this shit? until 2 years ago OS9 was bundled with every mac, to make the transition to the newer system as easy as possible, and now with leopard you can easily build apps that either dont work on leopard or on tiger.
OF course backwards compatibility has to end somewhere, but thats a bit too much.
All the guy did was port over the correct system files and patched the AppleTV Finder.app to work. The current OSX Version on AppleTV is 10.4.7 soooo it wont work on leopard, the FrameWorks don't communicate to the system properly. I too am waitinf for a leo version, but I don't see it happening anytime soon, unless it requires some small tweaking to the frameworks :).
April 01 2008 at 8:12 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI'm new to the world of macs, so I apologize if this is an idiot question...
Over wifi, I'd like to use an iTouch as a universal remote control. Is there an iTouch user interface for Front Row or something else?
Put me down for the Leopard version - especially if it allows HD rentals. What would be really nice is if the hack allowed 5.1 to come out of the mini-plug as well. I think Apple should consider selling the AppleTV software for Mac at a nice price, but below the aTV itself (with HD and 5.1 of course). I guess they want to move the hardware, though. They should at least consider licensing 5.1 for the Mac. I'd pay extra for it. Is there third-party software that allows this?
March 31 2008 at 2:30 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyDOH! I guess I could have done a little research first.
http://geekwithfamily.com/2007/07/05/home-theater/howto-5-easy-steps-to-output-dolby-digital-from-quicktime-player/
I'd be down for the leopard version for sure. I like the tv but I LOVE my mini.
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Looks great. I just demoted my Core Solo 1.5 mini since it was lagging for music production so this would be perfect!
March 31 2008 at 1:51 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWow, this is great! I really want to be able to run this on my Media Mac Mini hooked up to my TV. Thumbs up for this app!
March 31 2008 at 1:34 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyAnd by stream, I mean: can you rent HD movies?
March 31 2008 at 1:15 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI hope so, downloading now...
March 31 2008 at 1:41 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyToo bad i'm Leopard across the board on my home systems... hopefully they update it soon.
I really like how AppleTV Take 2 organizes TV Shows by season in the same directory with a Season header over the shows instead of how the current FrontRow makes multiple folders with the same show name.
I have a Hackintosh in my bedroom hooked up to an LCD TV that would be ideal for this.
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