Apple TV - 160GB, Digital Multimedia Receiver, HDD Recorder, Networked

Your computer is the centre of your digital life. Your TV is the centre of your entertainment life. But what if you want to watch home movies, movie trailers, podcasts and photos from your computer on your TV? Apple TV brings iTunes to the big screen.

The revolution will be televised.

Instead of huddling around your computer to watch what's on iTunes, connect Apple TV to your widescreen television and wirelessly sync your iTunes library. Then pull up a seat, put up your feet, and pick up the included Apple Remote to play iTunes on your TV. Give yourself a hand: You've just changed the way you watch digital media.

iTunes to Apple TV, wire free.

Apple TV connects to your TV via an HDMI port or component video and audio ports. Its built-in, superfast 802.11 wireless capability syncs your iTunes library from any Mac or PC in the house. Best of all, what's on Apple TV stays in sync: Anytime you change your library in iTunes, it changes on Apple TV wirelessly, automatically.

What's on TV? Whatever you want.

Apple TV puts your iTunes library including, music, music videos and podcasts plus movie trailers from Apple.com on your TV. And your digital photos from iPhoto on a Mac or Adobe Photoshop Elements or Adobe Album on a Windows PC appear in high definition, so you can put on a stunning big-screen slideshow.

Technical Specifications 

In the box

• Apple TV
• Apple Remote
• Power cord
• Quick Start guide

Size and weight

• Footprint: 197 by 197 mm (7.7 by 7.7 inches)
• Height: 28 mm (1.1 inches)
• Weight: 1.09 kg (2.4 pounds)¹

Power

• Built-in 48-watt universal power supply

Processor and storage

• Intel processor
• 160GB² hard drive for storing content locally (approximately 33GB available for media storage)
• Up to 200 hours of video³
• Up to 36,000 songs⁴
• Up to 25,000 pictures⁵

System requirements

• Mac or PC
• iTunes 7
• Mac: Mac OS X v10.3.9 or later
• PC: Windows XP Home/Professional (SP2)
• AirPort Extreme, Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, or 802.11n wireless network⁶ (wireless video streaming requires 802.11g or 802.11n), or 10/100 Base-T Ethernet network

Ports and interfaces

• HDMI (video and audio)
• Component video
• Optical audio
• analogue RCA stereo audio
• 10/100BASE-T Ethernet
• USB 2.0
• 802.11n wireless networking⁶
• Built-in IR receiver (works with included Apple Remote)

TV compatibility

• Enhanced-definition or high-definition widescreen TVs capable of 1080i 60/50Hz, 720p 60/50Hz, 576p 50Hz (PAL format), and 480p 60Hz

Video

• Video formats supported: H.264 and protected H.264 (from iTunes Store); up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480, 30 fps, LC version of Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov; up to 768 Kbps, 320 by 240, 30 fps, Baseline profile up to Level 1.3 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps; MPEG-4 up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480, 30 fps, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps

Audio

• Audio formats supported: AAC(16 to 320 Kbps); protected AAC (from iTunes Store); MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps); MP3 VBR; Apple Lossless; AIFF; WAV

Photos

• Photo formats supported: JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PNG