Comments on: Apple TV

By: doug

doug — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:44:06 +0000

Exactly. We already have a AV player that we are not happy with. (It does not display native 16:9 content) so we would just be replacing it with the AppleTV. We are looking for something simple with a easy to use interface so that the learning curve for volunteers would be less steep.

By: Bill Lunsford

Bill Lunsford — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:57:16 +0000

Thanks for explaing that Doug! So Apple TV would more or less replace the computer for origination and allow you to schedule multiple media?

By: doug

doug — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:40:17 +0000

Bill, We already have a switcher/scaler in place. One appleTV added to our control room would allow us to push the content to our lobby displays and/or our sanctuary for running announcements, videos, etc. We certainly would not be purchasing on per display.

By: Bill Lunsford

Bill Lunsford — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:51:40 +0000

After looking at Apple’s demo and information about Apple TV, I fail to see how this is cheaper (at $300 per box) then running the program for digital signage on a single computer (or whatever) and routing the output through a switcher/scaler. From the information that I read, you would need a box(reciever) for each monitor you plan to use. Going the other route, you already have the computer, the other investment would only be in a single switcher/scaler that does what you need (in the final analysis about the same total cost for a high quality device) and possibly a video amp depending on the distance of distribution. Now at home…that’s a different story!

By: doug

doug — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:23:27 +0000

We are considering AppleTV as a low cost digital signage device. With our graphics department generating graphics, we are thinking that a photo album would serve as playlist. We don’t need remote capabilities or scheduling so this may be a perfect low cost solution until we move to a more robust solution like a oneboxHD.

By: Bill Lunsford

Bill Lunsford — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:20:46 +0000

Hey Gang! I am intrigued by this post. How do you plan to use this in your churches? Are you connecting the monitors via LAN, WAN or something else altogether?

By: Bruce

Bruce — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:03:00 +0000

We are considering a second location or video venue. I don’t know much about the utilization of I-tunes for video but my understanding is that you can “broadcast” HD. My only hesitation in using such a device for an offsite location would be the quality level. Have you seen the quality and is it good enough for a second location video venue large screen projection? If it works, it would save us a boat load of money.