Evening Reading

by Jeff Mattas, Jan 20, 2011 5:00pm PST

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With the deluge of new hands-on preview coverage we've amassed for today, it officially feels like the wheels of 2011 are building up speed, at least as far as hyping new games is concerned.

We've got environmental destruction and repair, a kid with wings, blue anthropomorphic avocados, a six-way race-war, and a couple of 3D shooting galleries. Honestly, who could ask for more?

You want a chatty, you say? Fine then. Here you go. Some folks are hard to please.

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http://xbmc.org/theuni/2011/01/20/you-asked-for-it-xbmc-for-appletv2-ipad-iphone4/

holy shit

Jan 20, 2011 6:27pm PST

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  How long until Apple sends in the lawyers? : sanchez
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    Why would they? It requires being jailbroken : pancake humper
    - ah I didn't read down that far : sanchez
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  oh damn. i wana go out and grab an apple tv right now just from this post : smacknca
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    I had the same thought and bought one : pancake humper
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      write it up when you've had some time to play with it pleeeeease :D : smacknca
      
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      I can't believe they got 1080p out of it. : pancake humper
      
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      damn if it really is capable w/o performance issues i think i may have to suck it up and finally digitize... : smacknca
      
      See Dalnor's link below, apparently it can bust out the 1080p with minimal frame droppage. My guess is th... : dumb.
  - i hate wearing pants, but i'm tempted to go to the 24hr apple store and get one : multisync
- mods plz inf : multisync
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  1080p!?!?!?!?!? Fucking fuck yes! : dumb.
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    Can anyone who has tried this please pretty please confirm it can do 1080p?! : dumb.
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      I am about to trying it. It's failing on dependencies on my iPad. : spazzium
      
      Oh... it seems it's for OS 4.x only. Which right now is a tethered jailbreak, which is just not my bag. ... : spazzium
  - I believe Apple said initially that it could do 1080p but they considered bandwidth and overall quality o... : pancake humper
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  Any performance reports yet? This sounds really cool! : Danny5225
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    http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/20/xbmc-comes-to-the-new-apple-tv/ Has some hands on : Dalnor
    - My prostate is pumping so hard right now. : dumb.
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  So before I run out like a chump and buy one. It's this one; correct? http://store.apple.com/ca/browse/... : tboomer2
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    Only one Apple TV now, so that's the one. You can jailbreak it using something like Seas0nPass. : Lone Swordsman
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      i was just looking at this. seems there is only a tethered jailbreak on the lastest os (apple products us... : smacknca
      
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      VERY IMPORTANT POINT MADE HERE!! you need a microusb cable to do this : multisync
      
      And you need a Mac too. Doh. Guess I'll need to borrow one from work : bozer
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  I can't believe that thing is only $99. This is the cheap HTPC solution people have been waiting for. : pnkrckjoe
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    yea with xbmc now its a done deal, i'm picking one up tomorrow : multisync
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      Just noticed that Canada netflix still isnt' work well through XBMC.. So close, yet so far. : tboomer2
      
      *working : tboomer2
      
      Are all the normal functions of the Apple TV working or do you have to go through XBMC for everything now... : ArtilleryMarker
      
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      I didn't even realize Netflix had an app on XBMC. : cookblaze
      
      I've never gotten it to work on my XBMC : Crabs Jarrard
      
      That's odd. Shouldn't be that difficult. : kbaxter
- holy fuck! I was about to buy an Aspire Revo but this is cheaper! : cltcprd
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  Sweet. Now the question is, is it worth it if in the next iOS update they allow me to airplay anything I ... : bozer
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    that has nothing to do with the airplay ios update - apple is restricting the SDK usage on iphone. peopl... : multisync
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      How hard is it to jailbreak my Apple TV? And does it mean I'll need to jailbreak my other apple devices s... : bozer
      
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      Sweet. I really love my Apple TV. Its very basic, and has so much potential, but I love using it. So smal... : bozer
      
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      I don't think they work together right now. They are separate apps entirely. : pancake humper
      
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      pancake how does it feel to be so fucking retarded your whole life : multisync
      
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      You guessed it, this is full-blown XBMC. Not a remote.
      Launch XBMC like any other app.
      Drag and drop media from your computer, or share it on your home-network
      Also fully hardware accelerated for most formats.
      Works on iPhone4, though itâ€™s currently frustrating to use.
      Challenge: Who will be the first to create a gesture-driven skin?
      
      My idea of working together would be controlling the TV interface with an iPad XBMC app. It would also have a native XBMC app as well. The way the wording is it just seems to be the same thing as the AppleTV app. The
      
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      You guessed it, this is full-blown XBMC. Not a remote. Launch XBMC like any other app. Drag and drop me... : pancake humper
      
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      his line of questioning was related to airplay, which is not impacted at all by this. JESUS FUCKING CHRI... : multisync
      
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      god damn it : pancake humper
      
      will you just inf this already !)$^&Y : pancake humper
- sold. : mwasher
- Holy shit : riptyde
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  oh mmaan : burning eye
  - oh yeaaa : spaceless
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  Instructions on ATV2 jailbreak: http://support.firecore.com/entries/387605 : pancake humper
  - I would hold off on this right now actually. Seems buggy : pancake humper
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  how do you hook up the ipad to the TV? : edgewise
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    question does not make sense, you jailbreak from a computer : multisync
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      I guess I"m missing the concept. XBMC on the ipad is meant to allow you to watch movies on your TV or on ... : edgewise
      
      iPad version is iPad app that does the same thing as the TV app. All the same content will be streamed to... : pancake humper
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  I need a Mac to jailbreak the ATV2? Bah. : Dave-A
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    #1 you're a faggot #2 there's a windows verion : multisync
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      All i see is "coming soon" for windows. I would do this right now : bozer
      
      oh i thought seasonpass was for pc. well if you guys dont own a mac by now i weep for yoU! : multisync
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      Please link me to the windows version, you iPad-losing jizzguzzler : Dave-A
      
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      patchstick? or atvflash? http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=7558 : multisync
      
      Seems like patchstick is for ATV1 only. I'll just borrow a Mac tomorrow from one of my lady friends! : Dave-A
- Awesome. The AppleTV just got a whole lot more appealing. Although I still love what Plex has done with t... : BlackCat9
- Any word if this will do dts hd and Dolby true hd? I would love to stop having to split my main rig betwe... : SuperKoopa
- holy crap did this just make me change my mind about the wdtv live plus? : Makenxero
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  how much local drive space do these things have? : foo
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    0 usable but there is an 8gb flash chip inside. It's all rentals/streaming : pancake humper
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      well that sucks : foo
      
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      no U sucks! with xbmc just connect it to a network drive, like a timecapsule where you should be storing ... : multisync
      
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      Can you connect a USB drive to it? : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
      
      You could probably mount a drive via a microusb cable. : multisync
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  *ahem* What's XBMC? : ThatsBriskBaby
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    Xbox Media Center. Originally for the Xbox 1, now on a lot of different platforms. : Lone Swordsman
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      Would it be a stupid question if I asked why I would want that and what does it do that apple tv doesn't ... : chrisschutz
      
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      It plays pretty much everything you throw at it, and does it remarkably well. : Vimn
      
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      *ahem* How do you mean? : ThatsBriskBaby
      
      http://xbmc.org/about/ It's like the VLC of set top media software. It plays everything. : Halen
  - xbox media center : harold.johnson
  - BURN THE HERETIC! : tboomer2
- I have a popcorn hour and I've been very happy with it but an apple tv + xbmc kills it in price. : Tincan
- appletv bought. : fletch_
- So currently the only way to jailbreak the ATV2 is a tethered method that only works with a mac? Meh. ... : boarder2
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  Is this finally the thing that will let me play every major streaming service under the sun (netflix, ama... : ConfusedUs
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    no, yes boxee/plex will cover question #1 : multisync
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      This whole thing is confusing. I just want to stream the major sites and play from the network via an int... : ConfusedUs
      
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      Jailbreak and install plex once it's out. : multisync
      
      You say that like it's comprehensible to someone who is years behind current tech. The most recent co... : ConfusedUs
- Fucking awesome! : spazzium
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  I have an apple tv but I don't know what xbmc is... : chrisschutz
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    i think it's one of those things.. if you don't know it by now, you probably have no need for it.. that's... : greydog
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      we both know you need one of these w/ xbmc on it : veras
      
      i have one... just not jail broken... yet? : greydog
  - It will allow you to stream media from your computah to your Apple TV without having to use iTunes. Much ... : Dave-A
- Didn't like the frame drops in the 1080p video. But I'll probably get one and hook it up to a 720 TV. : cookblaze
- well thats very interesting! : hirez
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  As you might have guessed, you wonâ€™t be seeing XBMC in the app-store any time soon, since it direc : sgtsanity
  - dont be an apple sycophant >:-( : boring gegtik
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    No, that is effectively Apple policy. They refer to it as "duplicating" functionality. It's why you cou... : Lone Swordsman
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      VLC was approved for the app store and only taken down recently because of a GPL-related, intra-developme : sgtsanity
      
      I have. They deny apps for this reason all the time; there was that Wi-Fi sync app, for example, and Ope... : Lone Swordsman
- yep, buying an apple tv : FrayLo
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  So far it's working great! 1080p gets decoded down to the 720p native resolution. I kinda wish it would s... : radicus
  - Also, this turns off the ATV screensaver, so no pics when playing music unless you go turn it back on. : radicus
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    While XBMC is playing can you freely activate Airplay audio and/or video? Would it just go overtop the X... : Barnahog
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      Yup... I played a movie in xbmc and then switch pandora airplay on. The movie started to stutter and the ... : radicus
      
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      Good to know, thanks! I guess if you Airplay Youtube while XBMC is running, you can't see the Youtube ... : Barnahog
      
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      Actually, doing that crashed XBMC to the main screen. I hit play on youtube again and air play worked but... : radicus
      
      Hm ok, well also good to know. I'm running XBMC on a mac mini and have a working Airplay video plugin th... : Barnahog
- Tagged for later review and/or wallet emptying. : halophoenix
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  Neato! Is it possible to stream Netflix on this setup? : Languid_Heap
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    Yes. That is a base function of appletv. : radicus
    - Oh my. $99 is a lot better than all the other options I've been investigating! : Languid_Heap
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  So can you still rent movies via iTunes after you jailbreak it and install XBMC? : byorn
  - Yes : radicus
  - Think of it as just adding another tab onto the features instead of changing them entirely. : Zuchu
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  Hmm. I used Seas0nPass and booted my Apple TV tethered, but I can't seem to SSH in. I still get connectio... : dmason
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    Did it say jailbreak was successful? : radicus
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      Yeah, everything's been 100% with this: http://support.firecore.com/entries/316002-connecting-via-ssh-and... : dmason
      
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      Sorry, I meant this: http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=13581 : dmason
      
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      Hmm. You sure the ip is right and you are connecting root@ip? No existing RSA keys blocking you? : radicus
      
      It all looks good. Even tried it again, so whatever I'm doing wrong, I've done it twice. Same network, ri... : dmason
- This came out the day after I got mac mini and plex setup. I'm tempted to stick with ATV for its low powe... : radicus
- so still need to wait for a 1080p XBMC box 8-( : biofrog
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  Nice. Will probably hold off right now and wait for appletv 3 so it has a little more horsepower but its... : ant_hillbilly
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    I really doubt we'll see a new appleTV anytime soon. It has enough power to playback the videos apple str... : Prozium
    - I was thinking they release a new one with a hdd for app support, but now that I think about it they'll p... : Chandler55

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