If you want to consume lots of media in the best possible manner then you (the user) should take a look at Apple TV.Īpple TV has proper support for HDMI and you can also connect it to your HD TV. Install the latest build of XBMC for aTV 2 - only takes about 20 minutes.Help yourself with Kodi on your Apple TV. I much prefer the XBMC interface and only need to setup a few shares on my network so it isn’t a big deal since they don’t change. I stream from the NAS to the aTV 2 and my iTunes library synced to the original aTV via mp3’s exported too. I have a 1.5tb drive attached to the original aTV with over 70 DVD ISO’s available via the attached drive and a NAS. It was a bit of a hair puller to set them up independantly of each other bu tonce that was fixed life is a breeze! Especially in XBMC since that is my prefered interface on both as well. I find that the apple remote leaves a lot to be desired. I use a Logitech One to control them and use XBMC on both. I have the original apple tv and the aTV 2 in my system. quicker to put Apple TV to sleep (no need to press the center button a million times to get back to home menu) - I leave them running and the screen saver just dimms the screem.SMB shares actually work - constantly got disconnected using XBMC - It's fixed in the May 7 daily build of XBMC for aTV 2 - I wish Firecore would updated beta 5 with it.ability to resume a video where you left it (might be able to do that on XBMC but I never found out how to :)) - If I stop a movie and start it again on a future day I get a prompt to continue from point X:X or restart from the bginning.Something that cannot be done with XBMC - If you select the right arrow to the scrollbar you can scoll a screen at a time in XBMC. Ability to scroll down a list of media keeping your finger pressed on the up/down button of remote.Much less clicks to get to your media than XBMC - Only a menu selection in XBMC too!.Share favourites are a doddle to setup and really make your life easier (near instant access to your media) - It's a menu Item to Favorites in the Main Menu.Infinitely easier to setup your SMB shares than XBMC - Only have to do this once or twice then your done anyway.Save your Apple TV remote - buy ATV Flash Black! If anything, buy ATV Flash Black to save you the bother of buying a new Apple TV remote soon - XBMC requires so many clicks that I couldn’t see my remote lasting very long: I’m sure we’ll have a great product on our hands in no time. Yes it’s in beta and there are still a few issues but the guys at Firecore seem to be working overtime to fix those issues. no plugins (though that really isn't a problem for me, as I never used them in XBMC)Īll in all, I am very pleased that I purchased the software.media player cannot really play HD files (low memory error is returned).It’s not all black & white though, so here are the things media player needs to do before I completely uninstall XBMC off my Apple TV 2: quicker to put Apple TV to sleep (no need to press the center button a million times to get back to home menu).SMB shares actually work - constantly got disconnected using XBMC.the media player doesn't need to be 'started up' like XBMC - makes it so much more user friendly - life loves it, hates XBMC.similar experience to the rest of Apple TV interface, no need to 'learn' another one.ability to resume a video where you left it (might be able to do that on XBMC but I never found out how to :)).Much less clicks to get to your media than XBMC.Share favourites are a doddle to setup and really make your life easier (near instant access to your media).Infinitely easier to setup your SMB shares than XBMC.If anybody is still in doubt as to whether they should purchase the ATV Flash Black software, and who was in the same situation as me, I have decided to put together a quick list of benefits of media player over XBMC. Since Beta 5, I have not had to use XBMC yet. Prior to Beta 5 I had to use XBMC for lack of SMB support for the native media player.
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