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List of Apple TVs
The Apple TV is Apple's self-described "hobby". It serves as an internet-based media center for your TV.
Comparison
Device ( marketing-name )
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Apple TV | Apple TV 2G | Apple TV 3G | |
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Orig | Rev A | |||
Image | 250px | |||
Case Material | Aluminum Plastic | Plastic | ||
Colors | Silver White | Black | ||
Dimensions | 1.1x7.8x7.8 in. 28x197x197 mm. |
0.9x3.9x3.9 in. 23x98x98 mm. | ||
Weight | 38.8 oz. 1,100 g. |
9.6 oz. 272 g. | ||
Capacity (GiB) | 40/160 | 8 | ||
CPU | Intel “Crofton” Pentium M | S5L8930 A4 |
S5L8942 A5 Rev A |
S5L8947 A5X Rev A |
CPU Speed (GHz) | 1 | |||
CPU Cores | 1 | 2 | ||
RAM | 256 MiB 400 MHz DDR2 SDRAM | 256 MiB DRAM | 512 MiB DRAM | |
Cache | L1 (32 KiB) L2 (2048 KiB) |
? | ? | ? |
Power Supply (Volts) | 5 | 3.4 | ||
Power Supply (Watts) | 48 | 5.95 | ||
Power Supply (Amps) | 7.2 | 1.75 | ||
Internal Name | AppleTV1,1 | AppleTV2,1 | AppleTV3,1 | AppleTV3,2 |
Initial firmware | Modified build of Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" | 4.0/4.1 (8M89) |
5.0/5.1 (9B179b) |
5.2/6.1 (10B144b) |
Latest (publicly available) firmware | Modified build of Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" (3.0.2) | 16.1.1 (20B101) | 16.1.1 (20B101) | 16.1.1 (20B101) |
Latest firmware | 16.1.1 (20B101) | 16.1.1 (20B101) | 16.1.1 (20B101) |
Details
First generation
The original Apple TV (codenamed iTV) was released in 2007. It had component video, HDMI and analog audio output. It ran a modified version of Mac OS X Tiger and contained an Intel processor.
Second generation
The second-generation Apple TV, a digital media receiver made and sold by Apple Inc., was unveiled during an Apple press conference on September 1, 2010. It is a small form factor network appliance designed to play digital content originating from the iTunes Store, Netflix, YouTube, Flickr, MobileMe or any Mac OS X or Windows computer running iTunes onto an enhanced-definition or high-definition widescreen television, and will accept music, video and photo streams from other iOS devices using AirPlay in 4.2. It sold 250,000 in its first two weeks available.
Third generation
The Apple TV 3G was unveiled during an Apple press conference on March 7, 2012. It has a form identical to its predecessor, but includes 1080p playback and an updated A5 chip. It also has a new UI, which was made available in a software update for the Apple TV 2G.