How-To: play DivX and Xvid on your Apple TV

-from engadget thanks guys for this awesome how to

The two biggest Apple TV limitations are the lack of codec support (like XviD, DivX, etc.) and not even having the ability to do basic surround sound like Dolby Digital 5.1. These issues were resolved almost immediately after the Apple TV was released, although the hacks were [...]

Don’t buy an HDTV without reading this first

-from ZDnet
Forking out a few thousand dollars or even just a few hundred is a serious investment and the last thing you want to do is buy an HDTV with lousy color rendition. Navigating the minefield in consumer electronics is a confusing proposition even for the seasoned gadget geeks so I created this survival [...]

Apples and Oranges Hands-On: Apple TV vs. TiVo Series3 HD

-From Gizmodo
there are a lot of pictures at the end but I’ll put the link for the slide show HERE

Maybe you’ve had a snootful of Apple TV, but here’s a comparison with a twist: We’re going to compare Apples and oranges, pitting Apple TV against the TiVo Series3 HD Digital Media Recorder. From the outset, [...]

Apple TV vs. Xbox 360: Media Center Showdown

-from Gizmodo
Apple TV vs. Xbox 360: Media Center Showdown

Walt Mossburg said in his review that “Apple TV’s most formidable competitor is the Xbox 360 game console from Microsoft, which, in addition to playing games, can also play back content from Windows computers on a TV.” The Times’ techmeister David Pogue also calls up the 360 [...]

Apple TV reportedly hacked for XviD support

-from Engadget
Hacks don’t come much quicker than this. Just days after they started rolling out, one early recipient of an Apple TV has already cracked his open and claims to have gotten it to play nice with XviD files, although not without some wrangling. The first step — and the one sure to stop the [...]