AppleTV Hacks

March 23, 2007   0 Comments Playing XviD Files:
AppleTV has hit the streets and has been officially hacked. Apparently, the standard MPEG4 and H.264 movies weren't enough. An ingenious enthusiasts has been able to get XviD formated video to play on their AppleTV.

The mod wasn't as straight forward as many would like, but takes the shape of a hack you would perform to a Tivo. The AppleTV harddrive was removed and mounted, and then Dropbear was installed. The SSH server application along with Perian and a little script.

120GB Upgrade!
Another genius hacker was able to utilize SuperDuper to clone his AppleTV drive over to a larger 120GB drive. There really could of gone a lot higher too! I must admit this was one of the main reasons I didn't want an AppleTV. But now... perhaps?






Looking forward to more hacks to come out. You know they are coming...

Labels: AppleTV, Tips and Tricks