05-22-2007, 04:08 AM
lipskidder --- I have no such thing but I want one for several reasons. I want to rid the living room from DVDs, just as I have of CDs. Serve it all up from the Mac. Browse for movies while sitting on my keister, not scanning a shelf.
Playing a movie that you've ripped is, to me, far more enjoyable than playing the DVD. I absolutely hate all of the nannyism FBI warnings, previews and farting around with the main menu. Just start the friggin' movie NOW. This is especially advantageous if you have kids who want to watch the same title like every day. Some of the Disney releases are downright awful with their menu system.
There are several ways to do what I've described, but Apple TV is the only currently available box that elegantly integrates with the Mac. But as Robert M illustrates, if you want it to additionally do more standard stuff like be a DVD player or make recordings it's not for you.
Playing a movie that you've ripped is, to me, far more enjoyable than playing the DVD. I absolutely hate all of the nannyism FBI warnings, previews and farting around with the main menu. Just start the friggin' movie NOW. This is especially advantageous if you have kids who want to watch the same title like every day. Some of the Disney releases are downright awful with their menu system.
There are several ways to do what I've described, but Apple TV is the only currently available box that elegantly integrates with the Mac. But as Robert M illustrates, if you want it to additionally do more standard stuff like be a DVD player or make recordings it's not for you.