Apple TV 3 - a truely disappointing device :-((

Hi there

I just bought an Apple TV 3 - and looking for some useful software, since the device comes without almost every basic feature you would expect... truely disappointing. (Just to say, I usually was a big fan for Apple products, I'm writing this from my iMac i7 for example, while my family is using an iPad and an iPod in the meantime).

Almost ANY other streaming device would be equipped with full .mkv codec support, would be able to stream from any directory from your Mac or PC, would offer a browser, and eventually even keyboard support. None of this with the Apple TV 3.

So, is it really to wait for additional software like firecore and pay another 30 USD to finally make it work?

Thanks, René

iMac (27-inch Mid 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.4)

Posted on Jun 25, 2012 12:03 PM

32 replies

Feb 17, 2013 7:47 PM in response to Fabian Frank

That's another computer to manage, power, and find room for; another fan to hear, and having to use a full keyboard would be rather awkward -- all to workaround a device's design flaws? The real answer is to get a suitable device.

Feb 18, 2013 2:19 PM in response to anthony_11

Depends on how you look at it. For me, I'm using an old Notebook: Can't hear the FAN, very low power consumption. On top of that, it's my always-on iTunes instance that I control remotely with my iPhone and iPad using iTunes remote, I can use it for long running downloads, to stream free stuff to my TV (for example the super bowl could be streamed), ESPN's free IPTV channel, etc.

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Apple TV 3 - a truely disappointing device :-((