How do you turn it off?

You just press and hold the middle button for about a second - hey presto it goes off.

UKenGB wrote:
Sounds better than the 1G, but does that work whatever you are doing at the time, or only when you're actually at the main Menu?

that's the same process as the 1G.

UKenGB wrote:
Actually, what would be most helpful is for Apple to realise the importance of implementing true ON and OFF discreet IR commands for any device such as this as it is of PARAMOUNT importance to using it with a universal remote and let's face it, Apple expect this device to be used in an environment that typically would be controlled by a universal remote.

No, it's not of paramount importance. You're missing a key factor here. THERE'S NO REASON TO TURN IT OFF/PUT IT IN STANDBY. Sorry to shout, but why do any devices have distinct on/off states? Merely to save energy, correct? Well the Apple TV uses about 2 Watts in the on state. (I happen to have a Kill A Watt meter to test these things with, but feel free to do a Google search on it)

Let's do the math:
2 Watts usage x 24 hours / 1000 = 0.048 kWh per day.
My electricity usage rate is currently $0.12611/kWh.
0.048 x 0.12611 = $0.00605328 cost per day to run an Apple TV 2 in the on state. *Less than a PENNY!*

Multiply by 365 and that shows it will cost $2.21 in electricity costs at the current rate to run an ATV. BTW, it uses 1 W *in sleep state* so even if you stress over turning it on/off, you'll only save $1 in a year!

The short answer is: don't worry about it. Even the automatic standby feature is overkill.

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Or about the cost of a small latte at Starbucks.

No device that can be turned on with a remote is every truly off. With a device like the appleTV, which is based on cell phone hardware that adjusts its power usage according to the demand on the processor, there is probably not a meaningful distinction between standby and display off.

and if you are worried about screen burnin, use the tv's own energy saver settings. That's the only way to guaranteer it won't happen.

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ssstraub wrote:
No, it's not of paramount importance. You're missing a key factor here. THERE'S NO REASON TO TURN IT OFF/PUT IT IN STANDBY. Sorry to shout, but why do any devices have distinct on/off states? Merely to save energy, correct? Well the Apple TV uses about 2 Watts in the on state. (I happen to have a Kill A Watt meter to test these things with, but feel free to do a Google search on it)

Not strictly true--at least with the current incarnation of the firmware. Often my ATV2 will 'forget' to send 5.1 audio and will revert to two channel PCM. The only way I've found to correct this issue is to put it to sleep and upon re-awakening it once again sends 5.1 correctly. A single button 'sleep' command is far easier than always navigating the menu's.

crh24 wrote:
A single button 'sleep' command is far easier than always navigating the menu's.

you have 2 ways of putting it to sleep.
via the remote or via the sleep menu option.

are you saying you actually want a dedicated sleep button on the remote ?

Chenks wrote:

crh24 wrote:
A single button 'sleep' command is far easier than always navigating the menu's.

are you saying you actually want a dedicated sleep button on the remote ?

No, I just wasn't aware that holding the center button down would put it to sleep until I read it in this thread. That works fine for me and also works fine with my Harmony 720.

Whats the key press for SLEEP?

How are you getting on with your new one now Chenks?

Nat The Gooner wrote:
Whats the key press for SLEEP?

press and hole play/pause for 3-5 seconds.

How are you getting on with your new one now Chenks?

still in the box. i gave it another 30 minute try with a video playlist and it failed at that basic tasks.
i'm either going to sell it, or wait for some magical software update that makes it perform at least as well as the 2 original appletv's i have.

Chenks,
Exactly what is wrong with the video playlist? I have lots of video playlists streaming on my AppleTV 1. Will they work on AppleTV 2 under the "TV Shows" Category?

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a brody wrote:
Chenks,
Exactly what is wrong with the video playlist? I have lots of video playlists streaming on my AppleTV 1. Will they work on AppleTV 2 under the "TV Shows" Category?

the playlists show up, but the appletv2 stops playing after the first item, so essentially the playlist is useless.

Well it does allow you to go back and select the next item in the playlist without having to select TV shows all over again, doesn't it?