![]() You could argue that Apple might add this ability later, but I’m not optimistic. ![]() It turns out that while the new AppleTV is iOS based, it doesn’t allow the installation of other apps. I’d convinced myself into thinking that the new iOS Plex App was for this purpose! I could get a BBC iPlayer app, and a Plex or Boxee app to play the contents of my NAS, as well as the DRM stuff I’d bought. The rumours of an iOS based box started me thinking about the possibility of a really flexible device. So, I waited with excitement for the announcement of the new Apple TV this week. The prospect of re-encoding isn’t a pretty one. The trouble is, with those files encoded to suit the PS3, they don’t all play well with the AppleTV. I’ve also been experimenting with streaming content on the NAS to the AppleTV, via an always-on Mac. Maybe junk food is a good analogy here? It takes more time to prepare a meal from scratch, but is worth the effort in the end. I know I’m getting too comfortable in the iTunes ecosystem, but it feels like an easy life. With the exception of the week delay to get episodes (presumably a BBC restriction) it was convenient, took zero effort, and gave me high quality, legal downloads. This it very much at odds with my anti-DRM principles, but having a ‘Season Pass’ for Doctor Who this year felt SO GOOD. ![]() Lazy enough to not want to go through the chore ripping and encoding of my DVDs, and have just downloaded movies from the iTunes store instead. Recently, I’ve become rather lazy though. Musically, it’s a setup I’m very happy with. ![]() I can then play anything I want via the lovely Remote App for iOS. While its 160gb HD isn’t enough for a movie collection, it is for my music, and it grabs new albums from my Mac without me having to think about it. It wins over a HTPC for me, because it’s designed to be controlled by a remote, rather than keyboard and mouse. The only areas where it lets me down is that its too fussy about video formats, and a lack of folders to organise videos on its hard drive. For quite a while now, the PS3 has given me what I want, due to it’s ability to do many things in one package. As I’ve waffled about before on the Journal, I’m on the never ending search for the right digital media centre setup.
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