Top 5 things to do with your old apple tv

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Five things to do with your old Apple TV
That silver-topped, hard-drive bearing, Tiger-running, heat-
emanating Apple TV from yesteryear has been replaced by
today’s $99 black, 8GB-of-flash-memory, iOS-powered, cool-
as-a-cucumber Apple TV (second generation) (). Given the
new Apple TV’s lower-price, more responsive performance,
and Netflix support, it’s likely that owners of the original Apple
TV are unplugging the things by the score and replacing them
with the current model. But, when doing so, they’ve surely
wondered what to do with the old one. We have some
suggestions.
1. Keep using it
Just because you have a new Apple TV doesn’t mean you
can’t continue to use the old one. iTunes 10 still supports the
old dear and, unlike with the new Apple TV, you needn’t have
a computer running iTunes to play the media in your iTunes
library. Just sync the content you wish to enjoy to your old
Apple TV and then quit iTunes or shut down your computer.
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The content on the Apple TV’s hard drive will play just as it
always has.
Additionally, the original Apple TV lets you use the device with
a TV or AV receiver’s Component inputs. If your second TV
(the one not plugged into the newest Apple TV) lacks an HDMI
port but does have Component inputs, you’re in business.
2. Upgrade it
If you intend to keep the old Apple TV because of its internal
storage, you may wish to upgrade that storage, particularly if
you have an original Apple TV with its 40GB drive. To do the
job you must open the Apple TV, remove its hard drive, clone
the contents of the original hard drive to a new hard drive, and
then reassemble the Apple TV.
Senior Editor Dan Frakes wrote a step-by-step guide on
upgrading you Apple TV’s hard drive that can help you through
the process. And If the wealth of Terminal commands within
those instructions puts you off, take a look at DynaFlash
Tech’s AtvCloner, a free utility that allows you to image the
original drive from your Apple TV (including its operating
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system and partitions) and clone it to a higher capacity internal
PATA (parallel ATA) or external eSata drive.
If you’re not a do-it-yourselfer, OWC will upgrade your Apple
TV for you. It offers both 250GB and 320GB hard drive
upgrades. You can choose ground pickup and delivery or
FedEx overnight pickup and delivery. Prices start at $160 for
the 250GB hard drive/ground service.
3. Hack it
The original Apple TV focused almost exclusively on your
iTunes library and the iTunes Store. And, for many people,
that scope was too limited. But now there are many third party
softwares in the market.
For example, with the help of DVD to iPod touch software, you
can convert DVD to iPod TV in a very easy way. For more
about hack software, you can online to have a search.
4. Sell it
For some people, the most important feature of the Apple TV
isn’t Netflix streaming, video rentals, or small size—it’s the
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hard drive. The type of person who wants to dump his or her
content onto a 40GB or 160GB Apple TV hard drive instead of
leaving an iTunes-laden media server running may be happy
to pay you for your slightly outdated hunk of technology. In
recent eBay auctions, people have successfully unloaded
older Apple TVs for $50 to $100.
5. Do something else
And, of course, you needn’t use it as a media device at all. If
you’ve moved on to the new Apple TV and have no intention
of looking back, you can rip out its hard drive and plunk it into
an old PATA enclosure or Mac. Or locate its original packing,
tuck it carefully away, and hope that in 20 years it will be a
unique enough oddity that you can sell it for loads of e-credits
on an eBay of the future.
Or, if nothing else, move it into the kitchen, plug it in, and use
it as a convenient hot plate to warm up your soup.
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