New Addition to the family.

mantis
mantis Posts: 17,561
edited October 2009 in Electronics
Hello,
So I finally added a Apple TV to my system. I've been wanting to since they first came out and I started Installing them. The hard drive was smaller back then and now you can get a 160g and thats perfect as I also have a network hard drive.
Apple Tv is very cool. You can do a lot with it. Rent movies , buy movies , use it as a music server , control it with your Iphone , Load all your photos which the family loves this feature.
Sound quality wise over HDMI or Opitcal and even Analog( Ok so I had to try all of them for the sheer hell of it) is damn good. I record everything in Apple lossless as I don't care about hard drive space. I got plenty on the network and internally.
Video quality is dvd or better depending on what you are watching. TV shows look to be HD with DD audio. Very nice.
I have not dug deep into it as I want to run it full tilt. I want to max out it's ability and really see what I can do with it. Basically It would be nice to put a few into the system and share them around the house. I'm considering doing so with all gear.
For the price it's fantastic. Apple makes really good solid products. Setup was as easy as hell. It took about 2 hours over the network to load over 60g of info on it which included 3500 pic's , movies , Tv shows and home movies. It's the all in one device I think every home should have.DSC01739.jpg
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Dan
My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited October 2009
    very nice set-up, I read good thing about the apple tv on cnet. Enjoy!
    Polk Audio Surround Bar 360
    Mirage PS-12
    LG BDP-550
    Motorola HD FIOS DVR
    Panasonic 42" Plasma
    XBOX 360[/SIZE]

    Office stuff

    Allied 395 receiver
    Pioneer CDP PD-M430
    RT8t's & Wharfedale Diamond II's[/SIZE]

    Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music. ~Ronald Reagan
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited October 2009
    Congrats on the Apple TV-pretty Cool!
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited October 2009
    Congrats man, nothing beats them there really nice. I like them 10 times better than the others like the squeeze box and all.
    HT setup
    Panasonic 50" TH-50PZ80U
    Denon DBP-1610
    Monster HTS 1650
    Carver A400X :cool:
    MIT Exp 3 Speaker Wire
    Kef 104/2
    URC MX-780 Remote
    Sonos Play 1

    Living Room
    63 inch Samsung PN63C800YF
    Polk Surroundbar 3000
    Samsung BD-C7900
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited October 2009
    Is the lossless audio expensive to buy??
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  • Monster Jam
    Monster Jam Posts: 919
    edited October 2009
    I've gotta say that the most impressive thing about your rig (which is nice) is you went Lance Burton on the cables! Where the hell are your cables at?! Nice job with cable management!

    And now for your next act, your going to saw your Def Techs in half!
    Do you hear that buzzing noise? :confused:
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited October 2009
    Very nice, Dan! did you get the wireless keyboard so that you can surfing the internet through it?
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited October 2009
    Agreed, that setup is clean. Congrats on the new toy Mantis.
    Shoot the jumper.....................BALLIN.............!!!!!

    Home Theater Pics in the Showcase :cool:

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showcase/view.php?userid=73580
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,561
    edited October 2009
    polkatese wrote: »
    Very nice, Dan! did you get the wireless keyboard so that you can surfing the internet through it?

    Huh , I didn't know you could. I have a Blue Tooth Wireless keyboard and mouse with my Imac. Actually I'm picking up the brand new Mighty mouse today.
    How do you serf the net with the Apple TV?
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,561
    edited October 2009
    mantis wrote: »
    Huh , I didn't know you could. I have a Blue Tooth Wireless keyboard and mouse with my Imac. Actually I'm picking up the brand new Mighty mouse today.
    How do you serf the net with the Apple TV?

    It's actually called the Magic Mouse.
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • jimmydep
    jimmydep Posts: 1,305
    edited October 2009
    Nice, clean set-up Dan..........





    Jim D
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  • xsmi
    xsmi Posts: 1,804
    edited October 2009
    I don't think you can, I think he is mixing it up with a mac mini.
    2-channel Yaqin B2-T Pre, Emotiva XPA-2 Gen 2, Marantz SA8005, Pro-Ject RPM-10 Turntable, Denon DP-19L Pro-Ject Phono Box DS3B, Polk Audio Legend L800's, AudioQuest Cable throughout.
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited October 2009
    leroyjr1 wrote: »
    Is the lossless audio expensive to buy??

    LOL itunes does not sell lossless if you want that you have to rip your own cd's. HOWEVER there is something going around that that is apples next step but they better have a lot of bandwidth to use.

    http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/23/lossless-downloads-coming-to-itunes/
    HT setup
    Panasonic 50" TH-50PZ80U
    Denon DBP-1610
    Monster HTS 1650
    Carver A400X :cool:
    MIT Exp 3 Speaker Wire
    Kef 104/2
    URC MX-780 Remote
    Sonos Play 1

    Living Room
    63 inch Samsung PN63C800YF
    Polk Surroundbar 3000
    Samsung BD-C7900
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited October 2009
    mantis wrote: »
    Huh , I didn't know you could. I have a Blue Tooth Wireless keyboard and mouse with my Imac. Actually I'm picking up the brand new Mighty mouse today.
    How do you serf the net with the Apple TV?

    You do a hack to your apple tv and you can use more features. Personally I would leave it alone.
    HT setup
    Panasonic 50" TH-50PZ80U
    Denon DBP-1610
    Monster HTS 1650
    Carver A400X :cool:
    MIT Exp 3 Speaker Wire
    Kef 104/2
    URC MX-780 Remote
    Sonos Play 1

    Living Room
    63 inch Samsung PN63C800YF
    Polk Surroundbar 3000
    Samsung BD-C7900
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  • Barefoot
    Barefoot Posts: 149
    edited October 2009
    That's quite the setup, Mantis.
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  • olilugo
    olilugo Posts: 405
    edited October 2009
    Your setup is very nice and very clean looking! I don't see your amp(s).
    Current HT setup
    Mains: B&W 804s
    Center: Polk CSi5
    Surround: Polk FXi3
    Sub: Velodyne DLS-3750R
    Receiver: Pioneer SC-07
    Amplifier: Sunfire TGA5200
    TV: Sony KDS60A2020
    DBP: Sony DBP-S350
    CDP: Pioneer DV-48AV
    Interconnect cables: SignalCable analog II
    speaker cables: SignalCable Ultra Speaker Cables Bi-wire
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  • dvran
    dvran Posts: 280
    edited October 2009
    He had to drop the "hell" bomb!
    ~Dan

    Projector: Epson 705HD on 106" DaLite
    TV: Samsung 50" Plasma PN50B550
    Receiver: Onkyo 607
    Fronts: Polk 1000i
    Center: Polk Csi40
    Rears: Polk Fxi30
    Sub: Velodyne Minivee 10
    PS3 and Xbox
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  • BB3
    BB3 Posts: 297
    edited October 2009
    My god mantis ! Everything just looks absolutely spectacular.---BILL(BB3)
    Sony 52in.XBR6
    Sony 32in.XBR6
    Anthem AVM50V
    Anthem PRE-2L
    Sonic Frontiers SFCD-1
    Carver C-9
    Carver C-19 PreAmp
    Carver C-16 PreAmp
    2-Carver Silver 7-T's
    4-Carver TFM55's
    2-Carver TFM35's
    1-Carver TFM25
    Carver 490T
    Denon DCD1560
    Sony BDP-S350
    Sony PS3
    Nintendo Wii
    Panasonic DMK23DVR

    Speakers :

    PolkAudio SDA-SRS
    PolkAudio SDA-SRS 1.2TL
    PolkAudio SDA-CRS+(Compliments Of Mr. Jim Thomas"jtgranby")
    PolkAudio RTA-15TL
    PolkAudio M3
    3-Velodyne F-1500's
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  • sTiLlLeArNiNg
    sTiLlLeArNiNg Posts: 805
    edited October 2009
    Beautifull setup! :)

    How is the cooling having everything in that style cabinet? I have an "open" TV/AV rack and thing's get quite warm if i don't place a fan in the back :o I'm running out of space though and looking for something else....
    Media Room 7.1
    Sharp lc37d64u | Sanus vmsab-03 | Sonax ZX8680 | Yamaha htr-6290b | Emotiva xpa1 x 2 & xpa5 | RTiA 9 & 7 | CSiA 6 | FXiA 6 | Sanus NF30B-03 | Velodyne dls-3750r | Dual 505-3 m97xe | Monster avs2000/hts5100

    HTPC
    Intel e5300 | Asus p5q DLX | LG ch08 BD | OCZ 4g reaper2 | WD 1TB | Sapphire 4890 VaporX 1g | Asus Xonar HDAV 1.3 | OCZ modXtreme 700w | Antec Fusion remote MAX

    A fool and his money are easily parted
    I don't drink Koolaid

    Need some cable's? Just ask :)
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  • Retro152
    Retro152 Posts: 985
    edited October 2009
    Very nice Dan. Been considering this also, think you sold me. Nice setup.:)



    Pat.
    Receiver: Pioneer Elite SC-05
    Amp: Emotiva Xpa-3
    Front L/R: POLK Rti-a9s':D
    Center:POLK Csi-a6
    Rear surround's:POLK Rti-a1s'
    Sub: Klipsch Synergy sub-12
    Sony Kdl-46w4100 46" LCD
    PS3
    Audioquest type 4 wiring.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,561
    edited October 2009
    Lasareath wrote: »
    How does it compare with the Western Digital Live?

    I was thinking of getting the WD Live to replace my 5-year-old ADS Media-Link

    I'm not sure how it compares. I never used one. But the Apple Tv is very very cool. Basically has unlimited storage as you can use the onboard 160g and stream from all your other computers plus point a itunes library at a networked hard drive which is what I'm doing. I have 5 itunes libraries around the house but with the new Sharing option , I just put everything into one that I want. It's way badass.
    If I didn't mention already , the sound quality is excellent. I'm completely happy with it. It's a beautiful addition to anyones system.
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,561
    edited October 2009
    olilugo wrote: »
    Your setup is very nice and very clean looking! I don't see your amp(s).

    I don't have external amps in the rack anymore. House amps are in the basement. I use the Pioneer ELite sc-07's amps to drive my theater system of Definitive Mythos speakers. No need for a external amp. NONE.
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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