Apple TV Hacks - Latest Comments in $1000 bounty still unclaimed; future bounty suggestions?

Re: $1000 bounty still unclaimed; future bounty suggestions?

matt — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:55:43 -0000

I would like to see a direct tv box or cable box connected to the apple tv so the iphone could control both

Re: $1000 bounty still unclaimed; future bounty suggestions?

den — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:44:22 -0000

Hey Folks,

I've got the USB drive mounted and see it within my ATV mounted volumes list - however it's not selected as the media location.

What file(s) should I edit to select this?

thanks

den

Re: $1000 bounty still unclaimed; future bounty suggestions?

Phil — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 03:53:47 -0000

The old WebTV boxes used an infrared keyboard that was passable (wouldn't want to type a novel on it, but fine for search fields, URLs, etc.). These now litter yard sales and thrift stores, costing just a few bucks. Wondering if it would be possible for a hacked IR device driver to interpret such keyboard input.

Re: $1000 bounty still unclaimed; future bounty suggestions?

Peter Gren larsen — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:57:06 -0000

I would be happy to pay someone for adding tv-tuner (DTT) and DVR functionality to the Apple Tv. Could be to get Eye TV and a DTT tunerr stick lige Miglia to integrate with the Apple TV?

I dont understand why Apple didnt add this by them self - except I guess its because they wnat people to by TV throug Itunes store instead of recording it. Personally I think this two things could easyli co-exist.

Re: $1000 bounty still unclaimed; future bounty suggestions?

Kerbdog — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:40:10 -0000

A non-Mac OS Linux install working fully would be the next best future bounty.
Like getting Ubuntu working 100% - sound, video, wifi/wired networking etc
Would open the door correctly to having XBMC working on the AppleTV

Re: $1000 bounty still unclaimed; future bounty suggestions?

spids — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 22:09:10 -0000

Hey nitoTV is the best, only thing that plays Vid's without shrinking them thanks. Any plans to have a Image on the left hand side?

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Ian G — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:53:00 -0000

I agree STRONGLY with #57. If Apple TV could play ripped DVD's from .VOB files, with full menu support, it would truly become the perfect balance. I would give up Tivo and forego eyetv/elgato if I had access to my existing library of DVD's with full menus. Then I could watch all that I currently own, and just buy TV shows I like from iTunes. THat's where it's going, people. I'd pay $100 into a fund for .VOB with menu support.

Re: $1000 bounty still unclaimed; future bounty suggestions?

nitosoft — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:40:00 -0000

you can play video playlists in nitoTV, its been in since the first version was released.

Re: $1000 bounty still unclaimed; future bounty suggestions?

ryacky — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 17:08:47 -0000

I know that someone has been trying to collect on this bounty. Why hasn't there been any word on the results? I know a lot of people are waiting.

Re: $1000 bounty still unclaimed; future bounty suggestions?

Scharfster — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 02:16:44 -0000

1) Video playlists - it's criminal that I can't create a playlist with a mix of music and music videos like we can on ipods.

2) Visualizer - okay, maybe it doesn't have the processing power for a 30 fps Visualizer, but a Visualizer Lite AT LEAST. For parties, you could crank up a killer playlist and start the visualizer on your 62 inch HDTV.

Re: $1000 bounty still unclaimed; future bounty suggestions?

ryacky — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:47:37 -0000

I'd like to see a hack that allows it to draw info from my TiVo account and be able to use the Apple TV as both a TiVo and Movie Viewer. I'm surprised Apple didn't do this one themselves since it seems overly obvious.

Re: $1000 bounty still unclaimed; future bounty suggestions?

C.Greene — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 11:46:30 -0000

Apparently someone has submitted source for the USB HDD bounty. What is the status with that, I am very anxiously awaiting that task to be completed.

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killermiller — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 00:44:09 -0000

DVR (through EyeTV or otherwise) - put me down for $50

Re: $1000 bounty still unclaimed; future bounty suggestions?

Clint — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:21:59 -0000

I know I'm in the minority, but I woud love to see a Wiimote hack with teh scrrensaver API. Surfing through pictures or coverart would be awesome.

I would also like to see a DVR/USB tuner hack, the XBOX360 HDDVD drive hack.

Re: $1000 bounty still unclaimed; future bounty suggestions?

dave — Wed, 30 May 2007 20:09:18 -0000

Someone has claimed that they have completed this external harddrive hack on Hackint0sh. Read the post here:

http://www.hackint0sh.org/f...

So - what is the status folks?

Re: $1000 bounty still unclaimed; future bounty suggestions?

PowPow — Tue, 29 May 2007 19:51:33 -0000

The ability to stream non-itunes-formats from my PC (or MAC) (I'm talking .avi etc). There is a hack out there to play videos with mplayer on the appleTV, but it is not yet possible to stream the mplayer files from my computer.

Re: $1000 bounty still unclaimed; future bounty suggestions?

Remidius — Tue, 29 May 2007 10:13:02 -0000

I wonder, could we set up a PayPal account where people can donate money to a 'reward' fund; I know I would be willing to add more money to the genius who successfully attaches a USB storage device to an AppleTV-- with instructions allowing any layman to reproduce.

Re: $1000 bounty still unclaimed; future bounty suggestions?

Chris — Sun, 27 May 2007 09:07:48 -0000

Oh - just one other thing! ;o)

I'd love something like AWAKEN on my AppleTV - a little app, that will wake up the device and start a special Playlist on the time I programmed.

:o)

Re: $1000 bounty still unclaimed; future bounty suggestions?

Chris — Wed, 23 May 2007 17:18:56 -0000

I Would really LOVE to get 2 things:

1. EyeTV Streaming!!!!!!

I have tons of EyeTV-Recordings on my MacMini, which I use as a MediaHub. But exporting to H.264 or at least MP4 ... oooohhh, I don't have so much time!!!

So, as EyeTV Recordings are MPEG-2-Streams in an Special "Container", it should not be so difficult to get AppleTV into streamig the films directly.

1. Adding a ZOOM function

Lots of my films are in 4:3. Normally, my TV is able to zoom this to 14:9 or 16:9, cutting the upper an lower "stripes" of the picture. EyeTV can do this as well.

But when using AppleTV ... no possibility! I have black stripes on the right and on the left. :o(

Re: $1000 bounty still unclaimed; future bounty suggestions?

Joe — Mon, 14 May 2007 16:08:33 -0000

How about ability to act as a wireless base station?

Re: $1000 bounty still unclaimed; future bounty suggestions?

Vince — Sun, 13 May 2007 03:04:45 -0000

Hi !
I'd like really much that Apple TV could display webpages with a modified version of Safari for instance. And in complement, a gaim client using growl and maybe adapted to a media player (i.e. display chat as a kind of subtitle), for the last with the use of a keyboard.

Re: $1000 bounty still unclaimed; future bounty suggestions?

David — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 08:11:47 -0000

My #1 request is server-side: The ability to get a 3rd party DAAP server (like Firefly Media server) to stream, or even better, stream + synch, to the AppleTV. This would let me store all my media on my main linux server with oodles of space, and leave my desktops for, well, desktop stuff.

A close second is the ability to have a video playlist. I'd like to be able to rip lots of short video snippets (sketches from the Muppet Show, individual Animaniacs or classic Looney Toons shorts, Schoolhouse Rock videos, etc.) to put into a series of playlists for better Saturday Morning TV viewing for the kids.

Re: $1000 bounty still unclaimed; future bounty suggestions?

davidd — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 06:30:37 -0000

DVD ISO OR VIDEO_TS PLAYBACK

Re: $1000 bounty still unclaimed; future bounty suggestions?

jemo — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 15:45:12 -0000

How about getting support for Elgato H.264 USB support for the ATV?

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Re: $1000 bounty still unclaimed; future bounty suggestions?

jemo — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 15:44:40 -0000

How about getting support for Elgato H.264 USB support for the ATV?

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