Apple TV Visualizer?

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Apple TV Visualizer?

Hey,

After downloading ITunes 8 and being mesmerized by the visualizer, I was wondering why Apple TV doesn't have the visualizer option as a screensaver? It would be great as a backdrop for parties and would save me the hassle of connecting my comptuer to my tv.

Anyone have any info on this?

Message was edited by: ba_lloyd

Macbook, Mac OS X (10.5.4)

Posted on Sep 9, 2008 5:16 PM

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Woggledog

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Sep 9, 2008 5:23 PM in response to ba_lloyd

Having just been prompted by your post, I've just checked the new visualizer. Stunning!

In answer to your question.... Apple always ensures that it's products have some sort of differentiator between them. This means that the TV is unlikely to get this fantastic bit of technology.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news....

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ba_lloyd Author

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Sep 10, 2008 7:03 PM in response to Woggledog

Thanks for the heads up...too bad. I hope Apple finds a way to fix this, short of releasing a new model of ATV...

I know it's a small thing for them to worry about, but it's just so cool! 🙂

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Alley_Cat

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Sep 11, 2008 12:18 AM in response to ba_lloyd

AppleTV isn't really powerful enough to render state of the art visualisers in high resolution - I'm sure it could run some kind of visualiser but the hardware really isn't that powerful and RAM is quite limited.

AC

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Sep 12, 2008 5:31 PM in response to ba_lloyd

I absolutely agree!! I'd totally be prompted to have my AppleTV on more if this was an option and surprised something similar hasn't been introduced already. I can already see this feature alone being a selling point simply for the hypnotizing aspect!

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ba_lloyd Author

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Sep 15, 2008 12:20 PM in response to Alley_Cat

Alas...I guess I'll just have to enjoy the album artwork screensaver a while longer, haha!

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zmallory

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Sep 19, 2008 11:49 AM in response to Agent654L

so, i was searching for an appletv visualizer as well, came across this post, checked out the itunes 8 new visualizer and just blew 40 minutes staring at it... cool!

Perhaps future versions of AppleTV will have a bit more power/ram considering the fast changing pace of electronic media and overhead and bandwidth required to play/stream that media, making it a future capability.

I had a party over the weekend and it would have been sweet to have the visualizer up instead of some dumb pictures i took last year 😮

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Sep 26, 2008 12:31 AM in response to Alley_Cat

I take the point about the hardware probably not being capable, but we should still make this request of Apple officially and see what their response is. What's the best way to do that?

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Rudegar

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Sep 26, 2008 12:51 AM in response to joemachine

apple don't seem to be doing that good a job informing people about the feedback channel judging how many people don't know about it
http://www.apple.com/feedback/

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Sep 26, 2008 7:45 PM in response to Rudegar

A visualizer on the Apple TV would be AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!! BRING IT!!!!!

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Sep 29, 2008 12:08 PM in response to ba_lloyd

Hi,

I also was disappointed to see that the visualizer was not available on the Apple TV. I managed to get a similar effect by streaming from my PowerBook to the Apple TV from iTunes and connecting the display of the laptop to my TV screen. Woks fine.

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Oct 1, 2008 3:33 PM in response to Alley_Cat

The Apple TV plays 720p video, I would expect it surely can show the latest visualizer.
(My MPB uses about 60% of CPU for 720p and about 40-50% for the visualizer)

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