upgrade from 1st gen apple tv to 2nd gen - worth it?

Branoic · 2011-11-19 20:11:01

I have a 1st gen apple tv and i'm perfectly happy with it. But I'm thinking of upgrading to the newer version via Santa this Christmas. Is it worth it, or am I better off with something else? Are there any killer features of the 2nd gen over the 1st? From what I can see the main differences are 1) no storage on the device…

19-11-2011 09:11PM

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Branoic

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I have a 1st gen apple tv and i'm perfectly happy with it. But I'm thinking of upgrading to the newer version via Santa this Christmas. Is it worth it, or am I better off with something else? Are there any killer features of the 2nd gen over the 1st? From what I can see the main differences are 1) no storage on the device so it's all streaming (which actually seems like a disadvantage to me) and 2) airplay, which would be pretty nice to have but hardly a killer feature.

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#2 19-11-2011 09:17PM

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When I bought my Apple TV I had the choice of 1st or 2nd generation and I chose the first gen because I want on board storage so I can view movies etc when my Apple iMac is turned off.

I am happy with my choice.

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#3 20-11-2011 01:30AM

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hold off atv3 is on its way by the looks of things

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