Apple TV · Standard
2007
Apple TV (1st generation)
Apple's inaugural living-room appliance bridging Mac and PC iTunes libraries to widescreen televisions using an Intel x86 Pentium M architecture, local hard drive storage, and Front Row interface.
- Announced
- 2007-01-09
- Family
- Apple TV
- Branch
- Standard
- Historical weight
- Paradigm shift
Key specifications
Apple verification ↗- Display
- HDMI / component out
- Chip / CPU
- Intel Pentium M · 1 GHz
- Memory
- 256 MB
- Base storage
- 39.1 GB
- Ports & charging
- HDMI, component, USB, Ethernet
- Weight
- 1.1 kg
- Dimensions
- Flat square
- Original OS
- Apple TV "Take 1"
- Launch price
- $299
- Released
- March 21, 2007
- Discontinued
- September 2010
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300
- CPU cores
- 1
Generation delta
What changed?
Introduced
7- Design
First-generation Apple TV form factor
wide 7.7 x 7.7 inch (200 x 200 mm) silver aluminum enclosure with white acrylic top.
- Silicon
Intel Pentium M x86 processor architecture paired with Nvidia GeForce Go 7300 graphics…
Intel Pentium M x86 processor architecture paired with Nvidia GeForce Go 7300 graphics and 256 MB DDR2 RAM.
- Storage
Internal 2.5-inch 40 GB (and later 160 GB) PATA hard drive dedicated to local caching a…
Internal 2.5-inch 40 GB (and later 160 GB) PATA hard drive dedicated to local caching and media synchronization.
- Ports
Dual video output architecture
digital HDMI port alongside analog Component Video (YPbPr) RCA jacks.
- Ports
Dedicated analog stereo audio (RCA) and optical digital audio (TOSLINK) ports
Dedicated analog stereo audio (RCA) and optical digital audio (TOSLINK) ports.
- Connectivity
Built-in 802.11b/g/draft-n AirPort Extreme wireless networking and 10/100BASE-T Fast Et…
Built-in 802.11b/g/draft-n AirPort Extreme wireless networking and 10/100BASE-T Fast Ethernet.
- Input
White plastic infrared Apple Remote with 6-button navigation for the modified Front Row…
White plastic infrared Apple Remote with 6-button navigation for the modified Front Row interface.
Retained
1- Display
Established the core premise of bringing iTunes video, music, and podcasts into televis…
Established the core premise of bringing iTunes video, music, and podcasts into television displays.