The teardown

APPLE TV is the consumer electronics giant´s entry-level set-top box (STB) product. It will display video in formats up to 720p HD, replay audio in all formats supported by the iPod range, and show still Images in GIF, JPEG and TIFF formats. The second generation Apple TV has little in common with the original product. Where that was a slimmed-down Mac Mini and therefore based on a slimmed-down computer design, the new version owes more to techniques used in Apple´s mobile products. Consequently, functionality might initially appear much reduced, but this appears to reflect market demands.