TUAW video review of the new Apple TV

Having watched your very informative video I have placed an order for a new Apple TV. Your video is so much better than Steve Jobs official version. you give the viewer exactly what they want to know. That is " How will this this perform in my home setup".

Many thanks!

You said that Airplay doesn't work yet?

Maybe your referring to the features in the forthcoming iPad iOS update (works beautifully for beta testers).

But you can still use Airplay by enabling your home sharing on the ATV and computer - then playing music from your computer. This is just like you have always been able to do with Airport Express stations.

Hate the puny remote LOVE the Apple Remote App for the ipad. This is the BEST WAY t o set up Apple TV since you get to type all your passwords in a more keyboard like way.

I have one burning question... when you search local computers for media, what fields are included in the search?

I've got hundreds of movies on my home server, all well organized with tags added to the 'Comments' field for each movie. It includes 'Action', 'Adventure', 'Treasure Hunting', etc. all different key words that identify a type of movie we might be in the mood for. Will the AppleTV search function find these comments?

I did a search of my library within the Remote app and the search appeared to only apply to the file's name itself. If this is consistent with the Apple TV then this is useless to me.

Thanks to anyone that can provide a solid answer.

It would be even better if the remote on the iPad would have a full interface, not being just a remote trackpad. In that case internet radio and iTunes could be used without turning on the tv.

Love the ability to stream my edited home movies in HD. I've had the Canon HF100 for over two years. I've edited, etc. and then synced to my iOS devices and to MobileMe. Now I can stream an HD version via the AppleTV.

That was worth the price, period.

So you believe that the protection on the HDMI output is Apple's fault? Uhh, don't blame the hardware, blame Hollywood for HDCP.

How does all of this work with a multiple Mac/iOS device household?

For instance, my wife and I both have media on our Macs, some from the iTunes store, most ripped from CDs/DVDs/Blu-Rays. Once we connect from the Apple TV, will there be two computers listed and we pick which to look through? Is this a quick switch? Also, we both have iPhone 4s, will we be able to control the unit, or do we have to go and pick an iOS device to control.

And when I want to connect one of my two DVI only Plasma monitors? It won't work because of the sodding protection on the HDMI output. I am a big apple fan but this is lame beyond belief!

My questions, since I have a daily 525MB Fair Access Policy cap from my ISP are movies likely to exceed that cap? And how does this play with Satellite Internet?