For example, if you have an Internet connection you can watch streaming movie trailers, so you don't have to download trailers to your hard disk to view them.
After selecting Movies from the Video submenu it took the iMac more than thirty seconds before Front Row figured out that I don't have any movie files in the Movies folder in my Home folder.īut there are also some nice touches. And some of the menus are very slow to appear. For example, when you're using Front Row you cannot select items with the mouse or keyboard - you can only control Front Row using the Apple Remote even though it may be more convenient to grab the mouse or keyboard. It's slick but you can tell it's a 1.0 release. The only thing new or different about setting up a new iMac is a new screen that allows you to take a picture of yourself with the built-in iSight camera and use that picture with your user account as shown in Figure 1.įigure 3: The four faces of the Front Row media experience on-screen menu.įrom the Front Row menu you can use the Apple Remote to access Videos, Music and Photos on your hard disk, as well as control Apple's DVD player if you've got a DVD in your optical drive. It took less than five minutes to unpack and configure. Let's take it from the top… Like all Macs it was a breeze to set up. The new iMac G5s offer a lot of bang for the buck.
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