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berley
20-05-2012, 06:46 PM
I've been reading on the net that these little devices can be jailbroken but I've got lost in a mine of information.

Can someone in the know tell me what the device can do after it's been jailbroken ? I'm presuming it will stream a lot more things than whats on your phone or ipad once it's done ?

More idiot Q's to follow once I get this one answered :6:

BraveHeart
20-05-2012, 07:21 PM
iphone you mean ?? if so then yes they can be jailbroke easily and it allows you to download all the apps etc that normally cost money so I have heard, but if your not into all that kind of stuff then not much point, as for watching the tv on it, I guess you need a sky subscription, I could be wrong though, might be possible with a dreambox or vu+ etc, I dunno, someone else will though.

berley
20-05-2012, 07:46 PM
iphone you mean ??



No I don't mean iphone - I mean Apple TV as per the title of this thread.

Ureyesonly
20-05-2012, 09:59 PM
The main party piece with mine is XBMC

berley
20-05-2012, 11:43 PM
So what does the party turn into after this XBMC ?

Ureyesonly
21-05-2012, 09:16 AM
[QUOerley;232904]So what does the party turn into after this XBMC ?[/QUOTE]

XBMC turns Apple tv into your very own cinema, but there's lots more than just movies check out there site & YouTube for results.


http://xbmc.org/

berley
21-05-2012, 09:55 AM
I think I'd been on that page before I even posted this thread and that was the reason I posted here lol

Ureyesonly
22-05-2012, 10:49 AM
I think I'd been on that page before I even posted this thread and that was the reason I posted here lol

Do you need a spoon fed step by step guide? lol

berley
22-05-2012, 11:05 AM
yep that would be good :p

or a good youtube link explaining the benefits would do lol

Ureyesonly
22-05-2012, 12:27 PM
yep that would be good :p

or a good youtube link explaining the benefits would do lol

Which Apple tv do you have & firmware it's usein atm?

berley
22-05-2012, 12:44 PM
TBH I don't know as it's still in the cellophane wrapping. I won it in a competition a month ago and haven't decided yet if I'd ever use it hence the reason I haven't opened it.

It just says Apple TV on the box and on the side of the box it's got HDMI and 1080p on it, I think I'd maybe be better just selling it on ebay rather than giving myself a headache working out what other things these boxes can do once you jailbreak them lol

I know I'd never use it just for streaming music, movies and photos from itunes.

If it's of any help the model number is A1427 ?

Ureyesonly
22-05-2012, 01:34 PM
If it's of any help the model number is A1427 ?

3rd Gen AppleTV3,1 - :brewtime:

berley
22-05-2012, 02:37 PM
3rd Gen AppleTV3,1

Is that the newest model then and does that complicate things if it it, as I know it's often easier to jailbreak older things ?

Just out of interest how did you find out it was a 3rd gen ?

Ureyesonly
22-05-2012, 04:28 PM
Is that the newest model then and does that complicate things if it it, as I know it's often easier to jailbreak older things ?

Just out of interest how did you find out it was a 3rd gen ?

There is no built in default web browser, there are less services running, with no web browser and less services running there are fewer places for vulnerability so might be while b4 jailbreak is released




Intro Date:
March 7, 2012*
Disc Date:
N/A


Order No:
MD199LL/A
Model No:
A1427 (EMC 2528)


Subfamily:
3rd Gen/Early 2012
Model ID:
AppleTV3,1


Std. RAM:
512 MB*
Std. VRAM:
N/A


Std. HD:
None*
Std. Optical:
None

berley
22-05-2012, 05:39 PM
Thanks for the info urey, even if i dont understand the half of it lol

tronsite
25-05-2012, 12:37 AM
Looking to get one of these myself to run xbmc, seems there are a few ready jail broken ones available on eBay. Mostly gen 1 and 2 for reasonable money

berley
31-05-2012, 01:18 PM
at least you seem to know what you want to do with it pmsl.

sussexnick
04-08-2013, 02:50 PM
I know it's a while since this has been asked but I managed to jailbreak mine successfully

I have shared the instructions on my blog will post back here if orate still interested , and my post count allows me to