It can not record TV directly, and has a small hard disk. For example, it only supports 720 pixel wide screens, not 1080 pixel wide. The most easy solution to update the Apple TV software is to use the description given at AwkwardTV. Update the Apple TV software to mount the network disk.Update the Apple TV software to support MPEG 1 and MPEG 2.The Apple TV displays these files on a television.The network disk with recordings is mounted on the (hacked) AppleTV.Optional: The shows copied to put on a (LaCie) file server (Network-Attached Storage, NAS) (alternative: configure your Mac as a file server).Television shows are recorded on my Mac using EyeTV.UPnP streaming do not work very well (choppy movies, or no playback at all).The Apple TV only sees content in the iTunes library, not directly in the EyeTV recordings folder or on a network hard disk.Converting takes hours and hours for even a short recording. Apple TV requires MPEG 4 or H.264 format. EyeTV stores contents in MPEG 1 or MPEG 2 format.This is entirely optional: you can also use your Mac as a file server. Network disk (Network-Attached Storage, NAS) as a file server.Desktop Mac with EyeTV to record television shows.Jailbroken (Hacked) Apple TV (version 1) to show recording on a television.
This article is no longer updated, and may be outdated. At that time, I bought an Apple TV version 2. This article was written in December 2008, and last updated in August 2011.
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