Click to viewMaybe you ’ve had a snootful ofApple TV , but here ’s a equivalence with a twist : We ’re going to equate Apples and oranges , pitting Apple TV against theTiVo Series3 HDDigital Media Recorder . From the outset , realise that the Apple TV is not a personal TV recorder , and can hardly vie against the mightyTiVo Series3 HDon that play field . For instance , you ’re going to have an awfully difficult clock time watching something like the Super Bowl in HD on the Apple TV .
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But there are some things both systems can do , and that ’s where we ’ll liken Apple TV versus TiVo . For example , how well does theTiVo Series3display photos compared to the Apple tv set ? How about play music , or display downloaded subject matter from iTunes compared to TiVo ’s downloaded cognitive content from its latest partnership with Amazon and its Unbox religious service ?
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It ’s now potential to download idiot box shows and picture show with TiVo , usingAmazon ’s Unbox divine service . Both Unbox and the iTunes Store do n’t have enough motion picture and TV show substance for our taste , and both ca n’t drive home HDTV movies or TV shows . So in our mind , for now , they both suck . In fact , the substance from both is hardly even DVD quality . We downloaded this time of year ’s first instalment of 24 from both Amazon Unbox on the TiVo ( render above , at left ) and the iTunes Store ( both were $ 1.99 ) . Take a spirit at one versus the other , and you might jibe that both are just fugly . TiVo has a slight character border , where its widescreen picture is n’t scale all the means out to the edges of the screen , but had by all odds better color vividness . The Apple iTunes TV show we downloaded looked washed out by comparability . Advantage : TiVo
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User Interface
But when I looked at their attendant software and user user interface , Apple nurse less . It has well - await art and a pleasing nicety that ’s missing on the TiVo user port . For representative , when you labour the Play button , Apple TV break up to the programme , and then dissolves out the position index number bar after a few seconds . Not so with the TiVo , which merely takes the shot from one source to the other , and pops out the superimposed deed of conveyance . Advantage : Apple television receiver
Remote Control
What about the remote ? Apple has made a valiant effort with its tiny pack - of - gum - sized remote , but it does n’t come close to that of the TiVo , with its famed biotechnology and lightning - nimble response . Apple TV ’s distant responds quickly , but it ’s about a half - second behind TiVo ’s remote control . However , both remote control are exceedingly hefty , not demand you to point them directly at the box so as to command it . Still , TiVo wins in the fight for the remote . Advantage : TiVo
Photo Display
Displaying photos is a absolved win for Apple TV . Where TiVo lets you team up with its TiVo screen background software package and meaning pictures ( and a beta version will soon allow you spell HDTV - rez pictures ) , Apple has this photo display thing down pat . TiVo ’s interface just feel downright clunky next to Apple ’s smooth and artful exposure display act . you’re able to nibble a music playlist as accompaniment , and then Apple TV will show you a beautiful Ken Burns effect with each of your photos in a slide show that ’s extensively configurable . Plus , your photo show up in a beautiful montage screensaver effect throughout the Apple TV port . It ’s gorgeous , and slam - dunks TiVo . reward : Apple TV
Playing Music
Here ’s another winnings for Apple TV , where music is easier to get to with Apple ’s ergonomic sliding - style port , with better graphic and easier classification . Even when you do n’t have any record album art , the Apple boob tube looks better than the bare - bone TiVo music interface , if you could even call it that . However , it ’s clumsy to get to large medicine libraries on either the TiVo or Apple TV , and summate to that TiVo ’s disadvantage of not being able-bodied to work back any song you buy on the iTunes music stock . reward : Apple tv set
HD , DivX and XviD Files
We ’re not brainsick about the fact that neither can handle XviD or DivX files flop out of the box ( yeah , you could cut up them , but that ’s not easy to do ) , and both are put away up tighter than a drum with DRM . Apple goggle box files download quicker from iTunes than the Amazon Unbox ones do ( notice the “ Ca n’t Play Now ” label on the TiVo screen above ) . That said , both seem to be taking baby steps toward bring online depicted object to the livelihood room , and both are shy away from HDTV downloaded contentedness now , which is almost a mess surf in our Good Book . Both are full of potential , but are comparatively halt so far , compared with what they someday will be able to do . Advantage : Neither ( Xbox 360 )
Verdict : Which is Better ?
play medicine , displaying photos , and playing video recording files via a web seems to be an afterthought for the TiVo , and Apple TV bested it in each of these category . However , TiVo completely outclasses Apple TV when it come to have two CableCards on add-in , being able to record high-definition television and dally it back dead . TiVo Series3 is a PVR , and is a far more various automobile , as its $ 800 toll ticket muse , versus the $ 300 price tag end of Apple TV . vantage : Not Comparable
Which to purchase ?
Apple television set and TiVo can coexist in a home theater scheme , and it ’s not a zero - sum game . If you ’re interested in watching downloaded video recording from iTunes , seeing photos and euphony in your home theater , and do n’t care about high-definition television , Apple television set would be a great addition to your playback armoury .
But if you care about HDTV , TiVo Series3 would be your best option now , and perhaps its comparatively plain exploiter interface will serve your needs as far as Internet idiot box , pic , and medicine are have-to doe with . Apple TV just feels like an bare box seat that ’s full of potential , and as soon as it ’s able to download and play back HDTV , all it ’ll need is a couple of CableCards inside to seriously dispute TiVo ’s Series3 .
Until then , we ’re think the ultimate solvent is to have both these set - top boxes sitting side by side in your home theatre . Advantage : You Need Both .
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