Sorry, was just making a little joke. 
Whew. I was about to panic.
Anyhoo, head over to the bruji home page and look at the dvdpedia plugin for Frontrow. Follow the link to the developer site and you will see everything you need to know on how you get the ability to integrate dvdpedia AND prep your ATV for boxee/hulu. Pretty simple. Just requires patience and attention to detail (which means vic-k is out (think about it, it is 0 proof (which means that Wock is less interested (yes I know this has quickly devolved into a parenthetical nightmare)))).
is vat like d one on elm street? 
rat
I sesnse a great disturbance in the forceā¦ as though thousands of English teachers cried out in painā¦ 
ā¦and anguish Kevā¦dont forget the anguish. I have to live with it. Sometimes its pure mental torture. 
Take care
Fluff
Oh, yes, we have great piles of it 'round the backā¦
<<<<<<<<<<Donāt you mean Engrish?>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Donāt you mean hicklish?
Well the most common phrase in āhicklishā for warnings of an imminent backwater suicide is:
āHey Beau! Watch This!ā
I thought it was: Let me show you how to do that the right way!
That musā be some kinda yankee hicklish, ya got tharā¦ :mrgreen:
Deterioration, is invariably exponential.
Best
Prof. Castus.
The Apple TV finally arrived today.
We have house guests at present, but by the weekend will begin to experiment.
Will use Jaysenās previous instructions, plus Appleās, and pray.
Initial problem: finding somewhere to PLACE the unit.
Already have a DVR/VCR, topped by Roku and cable boxes.
Apple TV Setup: OK, I got through the first steps. ATV power on, connected to TV by HDMI cable, TV found it and my network, and I was able to test the Internet channel, which at the moment lists only YouTube and Radio.
At first I could not link ATV to iTunes; read a troubleshooting guide and it said to turn off any computers presently sharing iTunes. Done.
Now itās synching everything in my iTunes, which I suppose is OK; itās nearly all music and little else. Taking its own sweet time to copy over 4,000 tunes.
So, I have the plug-in for dvdpedia, and next will be figuring out how to add boxee, hulu, and whatever to the ATV menus. In the words of Jaysen, my aim is to create a system with
- DVD ripped to local NAS
- DVD managed via DVD-pedia and associated plugin
- HULU/Boxee front end options.
Jaysen: is this the method youāre recommending?
macobserver.com/tmo/article/ ā¦ _apple_tv/
boxee.zendesk.com/entries/171765 ā¦ stallation
Observations: the Apple Remote is a little funky. With such a limited interface, I still get stuck in menus and have trouble backing out. Screen resolution is great, and I have only 720p. Brett & Vermonter: the ATV connects via a wireless router or Ethernet, and itās best on a fast Internet connection.
Just after I purchased the ATV, rumors began to swirl that Apple was working on a new version that would be a $99 USB plug-in, allowing wireless interaction between laptop or iPad and TV. Oh well; if thatās true, look for the old ATVs to start dropping in price.
Those are not the exact URLs that I used for install info, but they contain all you need to know.
One rule to remember if you are doing any āone way workā (carpenter, surgeon, ATV hacker): Take the time to make sure you are doing the right thing BEFORE you do it. In carpenter terms this is āmeasure twice, cut onceā. For ATV I would recommend thinking of it as āread 4 times, read it again, then do itā.
That makes this sound a lot more dangerous than it is, but since this your first time, and you are not Ioa, taking your time would be a good idea.
Have fun.
Jaysen,
What do you think of this product?
atvflash.com/product_info.php?products_id=27
I watched the tutorial and read reviews. Looks like a good way to modify ATV without voiding warranty.
Droo
Remember that I am a tech guy. If I was a mechanic I would be covered in grease all the time. Remember this when reading the rest of this post.
This āproductā is just a bundling of the free solutions out there already. Yes it eliminates the āhow do I do that again?ā questions, but the reality is that unless you make more than $300/hr you are probably losing money buying this package. All it does is automate some of the install processes for you. If my mom wanted to hack an ATV I would send her to this product because I donāt do tech support for mom. Then again, if my mom had an ATV I would probably not mind doing tech support for her in the first place.
My advice is save the money and learn how it works.
But you wonāt go wrong using this thing either. A couple of nice things:
- Really does automate the process
- Simplifies āATV update recoveryā
- Gets you everything you need in one big install.
Maybe the peace of mind is worth it.
Actually, I changed my mind.
This would be a good idea for everyone who is over 35. Spend your time enjoying life instead of fooling with low level āstuffā (unless that is how you enjoy life). For $50 you get a functional system that you can reliably use to manage your device without needing to think about it. Even if this thing does nothing more than save you the time of looking for your āhow toā doc, the stress reduction is worth much more than $50.
When I get my ATV (mid next month) this will be in the budget.
Jaysen, many thanks for the shrewd advice. The truth is, Iām technically challenged in this area and ATV Flash looked like a fairly direct way to expand the ATV beyond its present limits. I found it on a site called AppleTV Hacks, which seems a good source for products and advice. Link here: atvflash.com/ I will let you and the others know how it goes.