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Rob Beschizza of Gadget Labs has an interesting article on Wired News today about how [hackers have transformed the AppleTV][1] from a simple media server device to a full fledged low-budget Mac OS X machine.
The remarkable thing is that all the hacks and transformations have been found in just over two weeks -- imagine what the tinkerers will have discovered by this time next year.
Earlier this week Apple dispelled rumors that it might shut down these hacks via backdoor access. [Engadget reports][3] that Apple says it is not using any backdoors to shutdown the Apple TV hacks.
Rumors to that effect began to surface after a couple of hacks stopped working, however it appears that the failures would be problems with the hacks. They are after all, *hacks*."
As someone who's been contemplating the purchase of a Mac Mini for use as a media server, I must say that Apple TV is looking increasingly like the way to go. I've decided to hold off on any purchases for at least a little while. I'm waiting to see if anyone can get AppleTV to recognize an external drive since the paltry 40 gig isn't going to work for me.
I'm aware of the instructions for replacing the drive with a larger one, but even 160 gigs (currently the largest 2.5 drive available) isn't going to help if you're serious about serving movies via the AppleTV. And so far, while some have been able to boot from an external drive, I haven't seen a plug-and-play solution.
Check out Rob's article for more [details on the various hacks][1] and be sure to stay tuned both here and at [Gadget Lab][2] for continuing coverage.
[1]: http://www.wired.com/gadgets/mac/news/2007/04/appletvhacks_0406 "Hackers Dissect Apple TV to Create the Cheapest Mac Ever"
[2]: http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/ "Gadget Lab"
[3]: http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/05/apple-not-fighting-back-against-apple-tv-hacks/ "Apple's not fighting back against Apple TV hacks"
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