As much as I love apple tv, its not what it used to be. They haven't updated it in a while and i have a feeling something new is coming from apple soon in this category.

Meanwhile, the p-idocv is a great solution. Plop a large ipod in there and install the Mac crestron sync software for iTunes. You can then keep the iPod in the doc at all times, and iTunes Will syncc with ipod over network nigtly.

That way it will have the same music on it that the apple tv does.

Meanwhile i bought a great gui fx template for the 3x/x3 and it works great. I figured out how to do all my own custom meta data from idoc and put it in to the guy fx theme for browsing and viewing ipod data. Looks 1000 times better then the stock theme and its way less bloated. I do all programming from scratch in system builder/vtpro. I don't let it build any pages for me at all.

Very fun, great learning experience. And it makes the prodigy system that much more valuable.