Potential Capabilities
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- Xgrid node - working
- Allow the AppleTV to access network storage via Samba (SMB). Remove iTunes requirement? - working
- VLC video player from frontrow (replace Quicktime?). If so, support for H.264, VOB files, DivX, MPEG2/4, streaming radio, files from NAS...
- Dvd Iso/video_ts folder playback with cover art (via atvfiles?)
- Stream/sync additional formats (codecs)
- Receive streaming content (e.g. internet radio) like an Airport Express can - working (not exactly like AirTunes, but close)
- Increase internal storage and connect external storage
- Control the Apple TV remotely, e.g. by SSH or VNC
- Explore the possibilities of a Linux-based Media Center
- Access AirPort Disc from Apple TV - Use ATV-shareMounter and mount it as an AFP Volume
- Control AppleTV with Keybord Arrows (AppleTV runing on Mac Pro without IR)
- Connect a TV tuner for recording
- Connect USB DVD drive for playback of CDs and DVDs
- Airport-like base station - Done by apple as part of Take2 update
- Flash video support
- Fileserver SFTP and AFP working.
- Webserver Apache, Working.
- iChat node using USB webcam
- Run photobooth with USB webcam
- USB printserver
- Network attached storage
- Radio streaming player
- MPDServer
- SqueezeCenter
- Cluster node
- Digital signage client
- Arcade/console emulator
- Run Linux
- Software Supported: VLC, Firefox, VNC, sshd, ARD
- Run Joost, making the Apple TV a Joost set-top box
- Work as an In Car Entertainment(ICE)/Carputer/CarPC unit
- Replace the powersupply to regulate from 12V car battery
- Run car navigation software such as RouteBuddy, Roadnav, Route 66 Route USA 2004(Canada or Europe) or Google Earth with gps2geX.
- Install GPS hardware (USB or Bluetooth/RS232 with adapter)
- Working installation in a Toyota Vellfire
- Install Java (this open a new world: applications, games, ...) - partly working (Install Java)
- Overclocking the CPU
- Parallels + Windows, or native Windows boot (games: original XBox has only 64mb... :) )
- HD-DVD player using Xbox 360 HD-DVD player hooked up to USB port.
- Install some or all of the OS X Server services (VPN, DNS, DHCP, FireWall, OpenDirectory ...)
- Install Salling Clicker
- Front end for MythTV MythTV Working.
- UPNP client for back-end Media Server, such as MythTV provides.
- Playback Full HD 1080p using additional Broadcom_HD_Decoder hardware
Please remember that there is only 256MB RAM available for everything. Servers usually use a lot of memory.