Comments on: Bad news, good news…

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 01:27:57 +0000

Thomas…I have the apple tv and cant wait for this hack.

I’m getting a lot of use out of it as it is but there are things that can be done that are as yet unimagined.

It’s pretty easy to use Ripit4me on the windows partition and then Handbrake on the Mac side to make outstanding copies of movies to play on the apple tv.

I’m currently using a 20 inch iMac…over on the bootcamp side..cabled into my plasma from the xbox360HD DVD player to play hd directly. I hate the cable and see the apple tv as the solution to this one. I know thats down the road a bit but that is where I hope this will go.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 21:36:18 +0000

Richard: guess that depends on what you mean by “crack open”.
I do admit that a single ‘reboot-and-it-works’ approach is nicer than the one proposed on awkwardtv, but they also offer the patchstick method for “cracking open” your box without actually physically open it.
I don’t care what options are available, as long as some do become available so it gets worth it to buy an AppleTV…

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:06:14 +0000

‘scuse me there LapinouUK….but that has nothing to do with the bounty on this particular hack. The one over at awkward still requires that the case be cracked. This is an animal of a different breed.

By: LapinouUK

LapinouUK — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:16:37 +0000

Well done appletvhacks.net, you have really missed the boat here. What a complete waste of time.

Thanks.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:52:03 +0000

Just saw this appear on the AwkwardTV Wiki…
http://wiki.awkwardtv.org/wiki/Enable_USB_Storage

By: ryacky

ryacky — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:16:42 +0000

I agree, give him the prize money in exchange for the hack (it’s painful and doesn’t against the ethical principle, but if that’s what it takes to get the code….).

I’ll contribute to a new pot as long as it requires a one click type of easy installation for computer morons like myself. This will provide incentive for him to release the code and incentives for people to finish where he left off.

By: roland

roland — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:28:15 +0000

If only there was a patch for an USB based DVB-C/analog tuner…. the AppleTV would be a real TV after all….

By: Tux

Tux — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 20:09:36 +0000

Hey everybody,

I think they should give the guy the whole amount or close to the whole amount (I mean, why should he release the patch otherwise??). Those that are really desperate to get it should contribute for another prize.

As a programmer I think that should be the best solution. Unless you want to wait until somebody else comes up with another patch.

By: LapinouUK

LapinouUK — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 23:49:57 +0000

Thanks for getting back to us luck..
fingers crossed for permission to release to come soon. I’ve got a 750GB USB drive with the AppleTV’s name on it.

By: luck

luck — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 17:35:41 +0000

Everyone, I do understand your frustration. I too feel that the patch should be released as soon as possible. However, there are many people involved in the decision to post the patch. If this wasn’t the case, the patch would have been posted a while back.

I know that we probably lost a lot of credibility with the community for not releasing the patch in a timely manner. But, again, I’m doing everything I can to get this patch out.

I have already written the instructions for the patch: what works, what doesn’t. The only thing I’m waiting for is the permission to publish it.