Comments on: Apple TV Ver.2.2 Update Available!

By: CMB

CMB — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 03:47:51 +0000

Hi, not denying your having problems. But I have a 1.0 40 GB Apple TV and it updated and works fine. So while I sympathise with your problems, I just wanted to say it is working for some, even on an original 1.0 device.

By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 03:27:32 +0000

Same “reboot loop” problem here, after updating earlier this afternoon, put on standby, came home tonight and tried to use but got endlessly repeating loops of just the apple logo, flashing every 10 seconds or so. Apple support thread linked to above has dozens (Hundreds?) of complaints similar. Seems to be a major problem w/ the update – BEWARE.

By: a.p.l

a.p.l — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 03:18:39 +0000

avoid this like the plauge, its causing reboot loops on tons of units mine included. had to do a factory reset to 1.0. blech.

apple support thread

By: Brumos

Brumos — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:33:04 +0000

I’m currently running ver 2.1 and would like to know if updating to 2.2 will ‘break’ the ATV Flash hack?

By: Kyle McMahon

Kyle McMahon — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:32:38 +0000

Meh, I really wanted grid view on tha AppleTV. IMO the current Front Row-style browsing is a leftover from AppleTV 1.0 and needs to go.

By: ConorW

ConorW — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:32:27 +0000

Its the small things that they are always improving that impress me the most…
1. Now when you are playing music the song continues playing no matter where you are on the interface until you select a new item. Previously the song would cut out even if you were just browsing your own movies/tv shows
2. Pressing and holding the play button during a video brings up a simple chapter/scene selection window.
3. Pressing up twice during a video overlays a semi-transparent info window with information about the playing video.

By: GadgetDon

GadgetDon — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:22:08 +0000

One thing I’ve found that I don’t like about 2.2…when it syncs with iTunes, after playing a video podcast, it brings up a dialog box saying so, and blocks you from interacting with the Apple TV.

By: Greg Vrchoticky

Greg Vrchoticky — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:21:07 +0000

I think we are not too far away to have extra features with our rentals now. (Like we do now get with DVDs). With the 2.2 update and the expanded menu feature I can see it coming…

By: P5ycH0

P5ycH0 — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:23:50 +0000

I noticed that ATV now also spports buying passes.
Does anybody know if my iTunes passes will/can be transferred to my ATV?
Or do I have to complete these on iTunes and sync them to my ATV?

By: Jakob

Jakob — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:23:20 +0000

In the settings menu/Audio&Video, there is now ADVANCED settings for subtitles, closed captions and audio language…. and many languages can be selected… perhaps movies will come to even more countries…

I think this indicates that options similar to dvds is now coming to iTunes and Apple TV, where people can select between languages and subtitles.

Perhaps an anouncment of this will come on oct 14th. Perhaps Apple have made new deals with the movie companies around the world!

One can only hope