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Chris Prall is trying to create a page forNetflix Player ( starting from Apple TV) is a Set-top_box hardware manufactured, marketed and sold by Apple. It is a network device designed to play digital content originating from any Mac OS X or Windows computer running iTunes onto an enhanced-definition or high-definition widescreen television. Apple TV can function as either a home theater-connected iPod device or a digital media receiver, depending on the needs of the user. It was first announced at a special press event in San Francisco, California on September 12 2006, by apple CEO Steve Jobs.

The devices started shipping on March 21 2007. A second version with a larger 160 GB hard disk started shipping on May 31 2007.

History
Apple TV was first announced at a special press event in San Francisco, California on September 12, 2006, where Apple CEO Steve Jobs also announced enhanced fifth generation iPods, the addition of films to the iTunes Store and the release of version 7 of iTunes. The final product name was not announced at the event, but was instead referred to by its codename iTV.

Jobs again previewed Apple TV during his January 9 keynote speech at the 2007 Macworld Expo, where he announced that Apple would begin taking pre-orders for the device. Apple TV started shipping on March 21, 2007.

Features
Apple TV connects to a television or other video equipment through either High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) or component video connections. The product does not come with any connecting cables in the box (other than an AC power cable), so the user must supply either a HDMI cable or component video/stereo audio cables.

Remote control
Apple TV comes with the standard Apple Remote, although compatible universal remotes are known to work. Apple TV can optionally be paired with one particular remote to prevent conflicts from other IR-capable devices.

Synchronization and streaming
In synchronization mode, Apple TV works in a similar way to the iPod.

Apple TV can stream content from up to five computers/iTunes libraries and five Apple TVs can be linked to the same iTunes library. On a single network, iLounge's Jeremy Horwitz tested "two Apple TVs with one computer, multiple computers with one Apple TV, and multiple computers with multiple Apple TVs" and all tests passed successfully. However Jeremy did note that syncing multiple Apple TVs simultaneously in the same environment might cause network slowdowns.

With the 'Take 2' software update announced by Steve Jobs at Macworld 2008, Apple TV is capable of acting as a pure stand-alone device, no longer requiring a computer running iTunes on Mac OS X or Windows to stream or sync content to it. The update allows users to access the iTunes store directly through the Apple TV and purchase music, movies, and television directly. At the same announcement, Apple unveiled movie rentals through iTunes, which can be streamed/synced from another computer running iTunes or downloaded directly.

Look and feel
The ability to access pictures from .Mac and Flickr was added to the Apple TV with the 'Take 2' software update in February 2008.

Content support
Apple TV supports content purchased or rented from the iTunes store. A user can purchase iTunes Store content from Apple TV itself or stream/sync purchased/rented content from a Mac or PC running the iTunes software client.

Modifications and hacks
As soon as the Apple TV was released,

The same happened with AppleTV "Take 2" (the 2.0 update), where all hacks were erased upon update. However, a myriad options have surfaced which allow for the full feature set to be reinstalled. The most common method used to install the hack is the patchstick.

Functionality
Concerns were raised about the Apple TV

Content
Apple TV is seen by some to have February 2008.

Hardware
Apple TV content cannot be used with older televisions

Former limitations
In March 2007, reviewers mentioned the lack of expansion

Sales
Within the first week of presales in January 2007