Apple TV and Similar Products

Now available in the UK, Apple TV gives comprehensive access to the world of ondemand entertainment. When installed as part of a home automation solution, this hugely innovative system allows users to rent HD movies, buy HD TV shows and music videos, see podcasts or YouTube files, listen to music via iTunes and even show off digital photos.

Offering a degree of interactivity to rival any product in the market, Apple TV has the capability to wirelessly synchronises iTunes from PC to iPod to iPhone and distribute an entire digital music collection to speakers across the house – furthermore, the new ‘Genius’ feature can even study the content of an iTunes library to automatically create a playlist of complementary tracks.

Offering an exciting alternative to Apple TV, Crestron’s brand-new Adagio Digital Media System brings all digital media together into one equally brilliant solution, By incorporating a high-definition multimedia server, online streaming media player, Bluray Disc player, and Internet browser, the product satisfies even the most discerning home entertainment lover – options are displayed either on-screen or via touchpanel so that users can selectively play, download and purchase music and movies easily. As with all systems of this kind, material can be distributed to a number of different home ‘zones’.