![]() The latest version of the ATV USB Creator tool.A Mac or PC with an Internet connection.Blank USB stick or drive with at least 512MB of space.Original Apple TV with functional hard drive and WiFi.Preparationsīefore watching all those movies you diligently ripped from your own collection, you have to get your electronic mise en place. Here, I offer you a chronicle of my own experiences setting up these both solutions, and show you how to do the same. The two most popular software interfaces are a version of Boxee and a version of XBMC, both designed for the original Apple TV. You can actually watch all manner of other content on an old Apple TV if you're willing to tinker. Though I have long avoided performing jailbreaks on my Apple products, the old Apple TV gave me a chance to find out what else I could watch on this thing besides iTunes content. After upgrading to a second-gen Apple TV last year, I had actually forgotten the old one was in there. ![]() I recently ran into my first-generation Apple TV during a spelunking expedition into the depths of my home office closet. As an Ars reader, you can probably relate. The predictable result: a closet, garage, or basement full of aging but not quite obsolete tech. ![]() ![]() Photo illustration by Aurich Lawson reader comments 59įor me, acquiring new gadgets is painfully easy offloading old ones is more difficult. ![]()
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