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Title: Apple Tv
Post by: realg123 on January 26, 2009, 12:10:50 PM
Hello everyone.
I am planning to sell my original xbox that comes with a 750gb hard drive. And with the money I am planning to purchase an apple tv. A few questions;
1) Can apple tv run xbmc? If so is it as good as xbmc on the xbox?
2) What do i need to run xbmc on atv?
3) Is the hard drive upgradeable? If so what type of hard drive does it take?
4) Can it play hd content?
5) How would I transfer files over?
6) Is it worth selling the xbox and getting the aTV?
Any advice/help would be great


Title: Re: Apple Tv
Post by: Coburn on January 26, 2009, 08:14:29 PM
Well, I've never had an Apple TV, but this may help:

1. No, Xbmc is an Xbox program? Xbox=Microsoft Apple isn't Microsoft
2. See 1
3. I don't think it is
4. Most likely
5. Maybe Firewire, or USB?
6. I would have to say NO


Title: Re: Apple Tv
Post by: Snafupossum on January 27, 2009, 06:31:32 PM
1) Can apple tv run xbmc? If so is it as good as xbmc on the xbox?
yes
2) What do i need to run xbmc on atv?
just download the sftware from xbmc's site
3) Is the hard drive upgradeable? If so what type of hard drive does it take?
idk about this one
4) Can it play hd content?
if i remember right it does
5) How would I transfer files over?
I figure it would be a streaming type process
6) Is it worth selling the xbox and getting the aTV?
if xbmc is all you use on your xbox, i dont see why not. I have xbmc installed on my pc and love it.


Title: Re: Apple Tv
Post by: realg123 on January 28, 2009, 08:28:34 PM
thanks snaf


Title: Re: Apple Tv
Post by: Art2Fly on January 29, 2009, 06:34:57 PM
the hard drive is kinda  upgradeable but youll go against warranty. It uses a SATA chipset.


Title: Re: Apple Tv
Post by: realg123 on January 31, 2009, 01:20:11 PM
thanks art
how about external hard drive?