I find Apple TV rather fancy but Playstation has some features that Apple TV hasn't.

So i ask, in your opinion who is the best companion of the BV7 ?

Please do share your experiences.

TIA.
 

SoundsGood:

I use both. The Apple TV is the only way to get the iTunes DRM content on my BV and I enjoy to watch the US TV series and the Movies (and of course to get a nice UI to control my Music). But I use as well the PS3 for Blueray Disc and to play few games.

I would say buy both (but the AppleTV is the MediaCenter)

Thomas

Hi Thomas,

How did you connect your Apple TV to the BV7 ? DVI + RCA Cables ?

TIA. 

SoundsGood:

Hi Tia,

yes ... DVI->HDMI connection for the Screen, RCA Cabels for Audio om my BV7/32.

Thomas

Exactly the same on my BV6 - works perfectly. 

Hi there Thomas,

Just to clear you out... TIA it's not my name.

When we use TIA it means Thanks In Advance (TIA), like HTH (Hope this helps); it's just a way to shorten up words.

HTH.
 

I have to say that i'm more into Apple Tv rather PS3 just because i'll not use the majority of the features of the second one; i'll mainly use iTunes features, audio ones.

Most of the persons talk about the lack of quality of the movies in iTunes, this is due to the bad quality of the file movies that each user can but through the iTunes store; it simply isn't prepared for high definition, yet.

The hardware is quite good i might say and it suits most of the needs of the target audience of it; for me it lacks one important feature, connection to a NAS (Network Area Storage), since i'm going to put all my iTunes files in this device.

For a detailed Apple TV review, please do see the following link:

http://reviews.cnet.com/Apple_TV/4505-6739_7-32306442.html?tag=prod.txt.1#more

and of course, the link to the Playstation 3 review:

http://reviews.cnet.com/Sony_PlayStation_3_60GB/4505-10109_7-31355103.html?tag=prod.txt.1

HTH. 

Well, NAS seems to be possible, if you are into hacking the little box...

 http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/10/how-to-play-divx-and-xvid-on-your-apple-tv/

 I don't want to "itune" my computers, and since I got a Buffalo NAS, I might go for Apple TV for Media Access.

By the way, is there any fan in the box or is it silent?

 Best regards

 Ralf

This is very interesting to me as I am in the middle of a media upgrade around my house. Typical bloke... playing with toys!!!

I have my entire music, photos and now DVD collection on a 1TB NAS (QNAP) which works very fast over the LAN and also has built in wireless, Firewire 800 for super fast connection to my iMac. It also supports DLNA so the PS3 can see it as a media server.

 However, before I go ahead and buy the PS3 I have been looking for real-life experiences. Do I buy?????

1.  PS3 (I don't play many games, or have any BlueRay, and all my DVD's are on NAS now)
2. AppleTV (worries about restrictions on DVD playback... will it????)

3. Ezfetch HD media player - Much cheaper option.... does just the basics

All this would connect to my BV7 and I am concerned about remote control/useability. Namely, will I be able to control the devices from my BEO4 remote? How will it work in reality?

My ideal solution would be to have a media server, that has built in HDD to ease video streaming, provide time-delay/TV recording and a built in DVB-T tuner..... that works over WiFi 802.11n or better!

If there is such a device.... tell me and I will buy it immediately.

Anyone offer me any help?

Barny

"My ideal solution would be to have a media server...."

 Obviously I meant media PLAYER..... !

Barny