Apple MA711LL/A TV with 40GB Hard Drive

Stunning Simplicity
Simplicity at its best. This little box is simple to connect and get up and running over a wireless network and sync up with iTunes. Once connected this amazing device delivers in a stunning fashion. Most of the media content I “consume” comes from the internet (podcasts, YouTube, Flickr, etc). so imagine the feeling of being able to enjoy this from the living room rather than being tethered to a computer.

Of course you have access to your iTunes library (music, movies, video, podcasts, etc.) and the sweet thing is that you’re not limited to the content of a single computer. You can access the content of multiple computers – how cool is that!

A nice feature is being able to get media without having to have a computer on, such as Flickr, YouTube, and Podcasts. Nice!

I’ve already decided to get a 2nd Apple TV, this time the 160gb model.

My world changed when I hooked this device up and I’m not going back.

P.S.

You can buy and rent movies from the iTune store. I’d do this through the computer and port over what I wanted to watch on the Apple TV.

Definitely the wave of the future
I’ve owned Apple TV for several months. For the most part, I absolutely love it.

Upside:
Great quality, especially HD
No more discs
HDMI
Digital Copy now appears on a lot of DVD’s and Blu Ray
Endless entertainment through the Apple Store
With a fast connection, even HD video is near instant-on

Downside:
Like most of the cutting-edge technology, there are glitches.
It sometimes crashes.
Sometimes its a little slow.
A real pain to bring in DVD’s due to copy protection
Pricey movies and television.

VideoSecu Adjustable Tilt Wall Mount Plasma TV LCD Flat Panel Screen black Bracket MP50B 1GR

Wonderful Product
I tried to find an inexpensive mount and all I could find in the store is very expensive ones. When I found this one I thought I would give it a try because of the price. I think it is great! Very well built and comes with everything you need. I would not hesitate to buy another one if I ever need it.

Awesome!
I bought this unit for my 42″ LCD TV. It is easy to install and very realiable. I would recommend this product strongly. Thank you

Zinwell ZAT-970A Digital to Analog TV Converter Box

Zinwell ZAT-970A Digital to Analog TV Converter Box Customer Review: comparison with dtvpal plus
I purchased the two major timer event schedulable/programmable converter boxes available as of this date: the Zinwell and the DTVPal Plus (enhanced version of the DTVPal or TR-40 CRA). These are some of the major problems and advantages of each.

The biggest problem I have with the Zinwell is that the remote control is the flimsiest and cheapest control I have ever seen with any product. The down arrow button is already having problems responding to pressing after only a few days. It usually takes several years before buttons on a remote control begin to go bad, and I am concerned that this one will not even be working a year from now.

The biggest problem with the DTVPal Plus is the reception. The Plus is supposed to have enhanced reception over the prior models which were famous for bad reception (and you pay $20 more for the ‘enhancement’), but in my area it gets a couple less UHF channels than the Zinwell and often has some breakup on the local ABC affiliate.

Both devices get the clock time automatically from the digital signal but both devices keep erratic time occasionally, and the Zinwell is especially bad. After a few days, the Zinwell became stuck at 62 minutes behind the correct time and the DTVPal Plus became stuck at 53 minutes ahead. If you are buying this to schedule timed events, this is obviously going to be a problem. Attempts to remedy do not help, but after a couple of days the devices go back to the correct time for awhile. The Zinwell has no daylight savings on/off (which is not the problem in my case anyway), while the DTVPal Plus does allow you to control daylight savings. The Zinwell has the advantage that you can manually set the time, while the DTVPal Plus does not allow you to. Even after manually setting the time in the Zinwell, I found it loses 1-2 minutes per week and also loses the clock time completely if power goes out even for a second (most devices will hold the time for 2-3 minutes in a power outage). I have mine on a UPS (backup battery) to keep it from losing time in a brief power outage. At least the Zinwell allows you to control the time.

I have had a problem with the Zinwell mysteriously changing the number of channels (ch. 5 suddenly became 31) with no way of changing the numbers back-even re-recognizing does not help. This is a huge annoyance that makes browsing channels and scheduling events difficult. The Zinwell has a quirk at the end of the timer scheduling process that makes it easy to cancel your timer event, so watch out.

The analog pass-thru of the DTVPal Plus provides a strong signal but shuts off digital operation if you go into analog pass-thru mode. The Zinwell puts a little interference on the analog signal, but if you connect all cables (both RF/coax and RCA/composite) it keeps digital operation alive while in pass-thru mode so it is easy to switch back and forth between digital and analog channels. If you turn off the DTVPal Plus, it will automatically go into pass-thru mode, but if you turn off the Zinwell pass-thru is not available-the Zinwell must be powered on in order to use analog pass-thru.

If you like on-screen program guides, the DTVPal Plus has a better one than the Zinwell, and you can even schedule timer events direct from the program guide with the DTVPal Plus. If you get a Zinwell, do not throw out the manual. Zinwell has unfortunately set a password on some of the channel functions, so you will need to look up the default password in the manual if you try to access these functions.

Do not expect much support. Both companies took several days to respond to an inquiry and gave canned answers that did not address my question. After supplying follow-up information, neither company got back to me. There are several other issues and quirks with both devices.
Customer Review: It works
Unpack it, hook it up, and use it. No problem.

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Audiovox VE927 9-Inch LCD Drop-Down TV

The ultra slim 9″ LCD drop down TV with built-in slot load DVD player (VE927) features 16:9 aspect ratio, ATSC/NTSC tuner, AM/FM clock radio, stereo speakers, and remote control. It plays DVD, CD, CDR, CDRW.
Pretty darn good…
We are happy with this unit, but as others have mentioned the competition for this type of product is pretty weak, so it’s only better than others out there.
If we were going to watch whole DVDs in this unit – one’s we hadn’t seen before – we’d be pretty distressed that the 16×9 picture is stuck at a wide screen aspect ratio, so that something that should be 16×9 is kinda squished top to bottom. Adjustments, other than switching to 4×3, have no affect on the built in screen. But we don’t really care ’cause we’re going to watch new DVDs in another room anyway. This TV is for company and comfort in the kitchen and it’s just fine for that.
The radio is very nice – we love NPR in the morning – but the tuning is funky like others have said.
The unit detected lots and lots of channels on the cable and supposedly some are in HD – but who can tell on a 9″ screen?
If it will just keep working for at least a couple of years we’ll be happy.
Customer Service Was Helpful
Our unit had some initial problems but they were solved by Audiovox tech support. Set up and installation are straight forward. The footprint of the TV works well with a standard above counter cabinet and results in a nice clean look.
TV
Our TV has an excellent picture with a cable connection. The unit has about a 3-5 sec sound delay after you see the picture on start up and on channel change. The remote is small with a lot of mini buttons on limited real estate. The TV is not perfect but it meets our needs and overall is a good value. This unit was for a second home. We are now buying one for our year around house.

TECH SUPPORT
Our unit worked as advertised for about three weeks. After a power outage we couldn’t get any sound, however the picture was fine. After a 10 minute hold I got a knowledgeable tech support representative. He thought there was a reasonable chance the unit was toast, so he did two things. He gave me instructions on how to do a hard restart / reboot of the TV and he connected me with customer support so I could get a return authorization (without starting over all over in their system). After getting my return authorization I played with the reboot and got my unit working. The family now has 6+months use with the unit without further problems.

Save your box. They have a repair or replace return program that sounded reasonable. Fortunately I haven’t needed to try it yet.

CHEETAH MOUNTS PLASMA LCD TV ARTICULATING DUAL ARM WALL MOUNT FOR 32-63″ DISPLAYS UP TO 180LBS BLACK

CHEETAH MOUNTS PLASMA LCD TV ARTICULATING DUAL ARM WALL MOUNT FOR 32-63″ DISPLAYS UP TO 180LBS BLACK This is a very substantial mount with Dual arms and over 30lbs of steel. The arms extend over 20″ from the wall yet fold to less than 5″. Even at full extension, this mount has very little sag or twist. It is rated for up to 180lbs and most displays 52″ and smaller weigh under 100lbs. The unit has 4 tilt adjustment knobs and two tilt adjustment screws and it will tilt forward or back 15 degrees. The wall plate is over 19″ wide and has wide slots making it easy to mount into standard 16″ studs even if they are not exactly 16″ apart. The TV plate is 32″ wide and the arms fold outward when pushed up against the wall. Thus, the TV plate and possibly the arms may be visible on the sides of 32″ units. The universal design will fit any display with a hole pattern up to 26.3″ wide and 18″ tall. The wall plate is 1/8″ thick and very stable and includes a large center hole for cable pass-though into the wall. This mount will swivel approximately 120 degrees depending on the size of your display. Installation instructions and hardware included.
Customer Review: Great wall mount
When I received this mount I could hardly believe how much it weighs. 38# of steel that allows me to manuver the tv all over the place. The design allows the tv to be moved out, side to side, and swiveled to almost 90 degrees. Great preoduct!
Customer Review: Excellent price; rugged product
Used this mount for a 52″ LCD wall mount. It was simple and rugged. The price was far lower than competing mounts. The arms move smoothly, and it articulates through an excellent range from the wall and wide angles at any range. I am extremely pleased with the mount.

The only negative feature is that the arm-mechanism is a little heavy 25-30 lbs, making mounting it a little more than just “cake”. I set the arms on my shoulders, where it balanced reasonably well, and then screwed it to the wall.

Apple TV with 160GB Hard Drive – MB189LL/A

Apple TV with 160GB Hard Drive – MB189LL/A Your computer is the center of your digital life. Your TV is the center of your entertainment life. But what if you want to watch movies, TV shows, movie trailers, podcasts, and photos from your computer on your TV? Apple TV brings iTunes to the big screen.Say you’ve just downloaded Cars from iTunes. Instead of huddling around your computer to watch, you pop some popcorn while your computer wirelessly syncs your new flick to Apple TV. Then you pull up a seat, put up your feet, and pick up the included Apple Remote to play your movie on TV. Give yourself a hand: you’ve just changed the way you watch digital media.Apple TV connects to your TV via an HDMI port or component video and audio ports. Its built-in, superfast 802.11 wireless capability syncs your iTunes library to any Mac or PC in the house. Best of all, what’s on Apple TV stays in sync: anytime you change your library in iTunes, it changes on Apple TV – wirelessly, automatically.Apple TV puts your iTunes library – movies, TV shows, music, and podcasts – plus movie trailers from Apple.com on your TV. And your digital photos from iPhoto on a Mac or Adobe Photoshop Elements or Adobe Album on a Windows PC appear in high definition, so you can put on a stunning big-screen slideshow.
Customer Review: Don’t Buy Before You Read This
My Apple TV (ATV) worked fine for over a year. That changed with the latest software upgrade. Apple support is the worst I’ve experienced. Syncing with iTunes has stopped since their latest version 2.3 of the ATV software. A number of people are having this issue and reported it on the Apple support forum. Apple Support was totally unhelpful. Wanted me to pay for “extended care” since I bought my ATV last year. I said it’s not my out-of-Apple support ATV, but their new software that’s the problem. Told me it was “buyer beware” with respect to updates your ATV prompts you to do, and that my only recourse was to role back to the factory default (version 1.1) – that is unless I wanted to pay for support. So I asked her if she’d heard of the problem, and she said no. Excuse me? What would I be paying for then? Why can’t this company support the software they just released for free like any other responsible manufacturer??? They are shooting themselves in the foot because now that I’ve rolled back to 1.1, I can’t buy the new content they’re pushing from the iTunes store. So much for the Apple mantra that “it just works.”

And here’s the icing on the cake – when I posted my experience on the Apple Support forum and asked for help, they deleted it as a “non-constructive rants or complaints.” Apparently, customer dissatisfaction is something they don’t want to hear about or for others to know. Interestingly, when I searched for my problem with the search function on Apple’s forum, I couldn’t come up any postings on point. I then went to Google and found relevant posts on the Apple forum right away.

So to be clear, I loved my Apple TV until Apple released this upgrade to its software. If there is a solution to this problem, good luck in getting it out of Apple since they don’t even acknowledge there is a problem which is posted on their user forums.

Think long and hard before placing yourself at the mercy of Apple’s support policies. And I certainly wouldn’t buy this product until Apple announces that the problem has been fixed.
Customer Review: Reliable, but movie selection is limited.
Setup took a while, downloading of iTunes library and my photos taking the most time. I’ve only had to reboot it once due to hanging up. Itunes movie rental library is limited. Video podcasts are great, many are higher quality than those that I download on my TiVo series 2. I also enjoy the screen saver feature with my digital photos flowing while I’m playing songs from my iTunes library.

Philco TB100HH9 Digital to Analog TV Converter Box

Philco TB100HH9 Digital to Analog TV Converter Box Composite audio/video outputsTrilingual (English French and Spanish) on-screen setupSupports V-Chip parental controls and digital closed captioningEnergyStar compliantIncludes remote control
Great Converter box
I bought this and another brand converter box and I love them both…they do exactly what I anticipated and more…highly recommended…the price was great too with the government coupon.
Works Well, no surprises
This converter was easy to set up, quickly adds all available digital channels and the picture quality is really a lot better than I imagined. With the set-top antenna I had to change the orientation to get more than three clear analog channels. All available over-the-air channels are now clear with digital, using the same antenna.

This box is a little slow to change channels. As far as I can tell, it’s also not possible to delete one subchannel without deleting them all for a given channel, so if you have duplicates (one is the same as the next except it’s only partial screen) it’s not possible to just get rid of one. That said I’m overall happy with my purchase.

Coby KTFDVD1093 10.2-Inch Under-The-Cabinet LCD TV with Built-in DVD/CD Player and AM/FM Radio

DVD R/RW CD CR-R/RW and JPEG compatibleDual ATSC/NTSC tuner for digital and standard TV broadcast reception10.4 wide sreen TFT color display16:9 aspect ratioIntergrated digital AM/FM radio with stereo speakersAudio/Video input for video games and VCRs
Good Purchase
Easy to install. Picture quailty is good. Menu is a little difficult to navigate at first. Not many 10″ LCD’s out there. I would recommend this unit to a friend.
just right
WE PURCHASED THIS AS A GIFT FOR A FAMILY MEMBER ,, WHO HAS EVERYTHING AND CAN GET WHAT EVER THEY NEED ON THERE OWN ,, AND THEY “LOVED IT ” THEY JUST HAD A FAMILY PARTY AND IT WAS ONE OF THE TALKS OF THE PARTY…
SUE & GARY MILLER HANCOCK NYCoby KTFDVD1093 10.2-Inch Under-The-Cabinet LCD TV with Built-in DVD/CD Player and AM/FM Radio

Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player

Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player Combined with a My Passport portable drive (sold separately), this player is the most convenient way to play HD movies or user-generated videos, listen to high-quality digital music and show high-resolution slideshows of your family photos on your TV. Also works with popular USB drives, and digital cameras, camcorders, and portable media players that can be recognized as mass storage devices.ras, camcorders, and portable media players that can be recognized as mass storage devices. Full HD video playback and navigation is up to 1080p – experience the spectacular picture quality of HD video and crystal clear sound clarity of digital audio. Use the included remote control to navigate through your entertainment choices using crisp, animated HD menus.
Close but no cigar
If you need something to play your avi’s and mpegs on a big screen at high res, it doesn’t get any easier than this. It takes about 3 to 4 mins for it to scan 80gbs of movies, photos, and music every time I power it on. The menu interface is nicely done and the remote is nicely done (I can quickly access all buttons without looking at it). Also, you can’t go wrong on the price, considering how much this little guy offers.

Now for the bad news. I have quite a few .ts files and mkv’s that either did not play or did play but poorly. Word of caution to the anime folks, those high-res mkv’s will play but with no subtitles. I know it’s been mentioned before but what’s the point of buying this if I still have to re-convert the files to either burn the subs (Making it a hardsub) or changing it to a .srt file? Blu-ray files suffered from artifacts making it unwatchable. It’s small enough to carry but it would have been nice to stream content over a network.

I give it credit for playing files my PS3 can’t but my PS3 seems to have better color output, can do frame by frame, rewinds and fast forwards smoother, and has a better interface. I’m going to check out Popcorn’s av100.
Excellent device with key missing features
I ordered this device through Amazon and received it the following day (Buy.com was the merchant), so I was very happy with the quick shipping. I bought this after having used an original Xbox with XBMC (Xbox Media Center) for the past couple of years. My main reasons for buying it were the fact that it’s very compact, silent (as compared to the noisy Xbox), and plays high bitrate HD content perfectly.

So far I’m very happy with it despite some major missing features. The lack of a network connection drastically reduces the convenience by forcing you to disconnect your USB hard drive to copy stuff onto it and reconnect. With the Xbox I could stream from a network hard drive and therefore I could copy newly downloaded or encoded content to the shared location straight from my computer without physically disconnecting or moving anything. Devices like the Popcorn Hour offer a network connection and other features the WD TV HD lacks, but they cost more and aren’t so small.

I love the tiny size of this device because I can easily unplug it and move it to another room, or even take it on a vacation. In situations like that the analog video and audio outputs are a key feature because I can connect to almost any TV.

Compatibility with files is not as good as the XBMC. It plays about 90% of the content I’ve collected, whereas the XBMC will play almost 100%. It does better with newer codecs and high bitrates, and has more compatibility problems with old WMV or AVI files. That said, the device runs much faster and looks amazing when playing HD content. Looks as good as my Samsung Blu-ray player when playing Blu-ray rips.

I’d love to see more UI features and better codec support added (the firmware is still version 1.0). The UI is attractive and easy to use, but very bare-bones. I’d like a way to jump forward or back in a longer video without having to FF or rewind, a way to copy files from one connect USB device to another, and many other features that WD is hopefully working on.

Sanus VMPL50B Universal Flat Panel TV Wall Mount Bracket, Black

Sanus VMPL50B Universal Flat Panel TV Wall Mount Bracket, Black Solid heavy-gauge steel construction with a durable powder-coated finish. This mount with Virtual Axis tilt adjustment system fits most 30″ to 56″ flat panel plasma or LCD TVs. (Dimensions: 28.8 x 18.5 x 2.5 inches)
Great product
We had been shopping around for a good price on this product and this was by far the best price around. Almost half of what you would pay retail.
can’t go wrong with this
I have 46 inch Philips LCD. It took me about 1 hr from start to finish. The hardware is very high quality and came with several nuts and mounting hardwares. I love the option to change the angle.. The TV sits about 4 inches from the wall, which is nice. I think you can’t really go wrong with this purchase.