Apple TV is a tiny entertainment powerhouse that plays the content you love from iTunes, Netflix, Hulu Plus, YouTube, and your favorite sports leagues on your widescreen TV.
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AirPlay Quality Issues from iPad
I have a 1st gen iPad 32GB + WiFi and AppleTV 2nd gen.
I'm having issues playing back streaming content from my iPad to my AppleTV over AirPlay. An example of this is audio from Pandora (Internet), ...
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AirPlay on Apple TV 2 failing more often than it works
I'm finding that when streaming video or audio from either my iPad 1 or iPhone 4 to my Apple TV 2, it more often than not fails (although it does occasionally work). I'd say 6/10 it fails.
I'll:
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What devices can receive an iOS AirPlay audio stream?
In addition to printing, the other feature in iOS 4.2 that I'd been looking forward to was AirPlay. My understanding from the keynote when it was introduced was that it allowed iOS to stream audio to ...
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How to connect iTunes on Windows to only a specific AppleTV when several are available?
We're a college campus that has an iPod Touch program... all new full time students get an iPod when they first arrive on campus. We also have a number of faculty using iPads.
To help take better ...
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What devices can receive an AirTunes signal?
I'm trying to set up an in-home music system with built-in speakers. Right now I have my Apple TV plugged into the stereo outputting the AirTunes signal to the speakers. However, I'd like to get my ...
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The Apple TV 2 has 110V/220V PSU or just 110V?
I'm going to the USA, and I am planning to buy an Apple TV there for use it in Europe.
Why I should do that?
Because the $99 Apple TV is sold in Europe for €120 ($170). Why pay almost the double for ...
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New AppleTV + Drobo FS + HD HomeRun?
Anybody have something like that hooked up yet for watching TV and other content on demand? I've tried pvr's from Tivo and Windows Media Center and they have their shortcomings. I'd like to have TV ...
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Is it possible to use a third-party remote with an Apple TV?
I was thinking about this earlier and thought I'd ask. Can third-party remotes be used with the Apple TV (any and all versions)?
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Home Sharing, but without syncing purchases?
At home we have two iTunes accounts. We do not wish to share our purchases as, for example, we have very different tastes in music.
We are looking to purchase an AppleTV that we can both use to ...
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Apple TV, content from two users on same mac
My parents have an iMac that they share using fast user switching. They each have an iTunes library, where mom keeps the pictures from the family's digital camera and her music collection, and dad ...
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AppleTV Remote Controlling iTunes on Laptop
Last night when I was testing another question I have open here, I was using the AppleTV remote and noticed that it was affecting iTunes running on my laptop. Basically what was happening is that I ...
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Control AppleTV with terminal or web?
Is there any way to control an Apple TV 1st gen either through terminal connection or a web interface (ideally using a REST interface)?
By "control" I mean don't mean "control everything". One ...
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Use Apple TV and iPad 2 in a car
How can I use an Apple TV with the iPad 2 where there is no internet WiFi? e.g. in a car?
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Apple TV won't start Netflix Streams
When playing some TV shows on Netflix on a new Apple TV, sometimes the show does not start playing. I get the spinning pinwheel for a "normal" period of time, then a black screen. If I press select, I ...
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Movies and Podcasts are not set as watched on the second generation Apple TV
I have a little problem with my new second generation Apple TV. TV episodes and podcasts remain unseen/unheard status even if I did watch/hear them.
So the list of unwatched shows stays pretty much ...
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How do I watch the US presidential debates live via AppleTV? [closed]
I have a 3rd generation Apple TV. Will it be possible to use it to watch the US presidential debates live? I would prefer to do so without using AirPlay, if possible.
I know that today's (Oct 3, ...
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Rent movie on iPad, watch on Laptop or Apple TV
I rented a movie on my iPad but there isn't enough space on it to download the movie so now I'm trying to either watch it on my AppleTV or laptop through iTunes, but I can't seem to find how to do ...
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Can I direct the audio signal from Apple TV?
I have the following equipment:
I have all my music files stored in iTunes on the pictured iMac. When I play music it follows a path from the iMac through the Time Capsule to the Airport Express. ...
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Can Apple Remote app wake up an Apple TV 2?
Is it possible to wake up an Apple TV 2 using the Apple Remote app on an iPhone or iPad rather than using the remote that comes packaged with the Apple TV 2?
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AppleTV: can I watch movies from third parties?
Is there a way to watch Divx movies I usually watch with QuickTime or VLC player on my mac, on Apple TV ?
If I buy Apple TV I would like to watch movies I downloaded from third parties, and not only ...
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Output 4:3 video on old Apple TV?
I have an old Apple TV that I have hooked up to my 4:3 TV, and I would like to have the output from the Apple TV match the ratio of my TV so there isn't any stretching or squishing. It's running the ...
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iPad AirPlay to Apple TV - 802.11n problems
I have been attempting to resolve an issue with AirPlay from an iPad to AppleTV. Here are the details:
Playing media (audio or video) originating on the iPad sent to
AppleTV via AirPlay does not ...
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Minimum requirements for mirroring Mac/PC in Apple TV
I've found plenty of (old) blogs and articles stating that it is/will be possible to mirror the content of a Mac or PC in an Apple TV, but I was unable to find out the current state of this feature.
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Is there a way to play 5.1 surround via Apple TV?
I have several albums on DVD with both Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 versions. I'd like to be able to listen to them without dealing with physical disks all the time.
I have no problem using ffmpeg ...
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Does the AppleTV support multiple Apple ID accounts?
I'm considering buying the new AppleTV, but I'm wondering if it works in the way that I want it to work. What I would like is that my wife can take pictures on her iPhone and have them sync via iCloud ...
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Can I record iPad screen contents over AirPlay to an Apple TV and then recording the HDMI output?
Does the AppleTV HDMI output include any copy protection (e.g. HDCP)? If so, is it always present, or only when playing DRM'd content?
I'd like to use the AppleTV (with AirPlay mirroring from an ...
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Setting up Apple TV without a TV
How can I make my Apple TV 1st gen join a WiFi network without having a TV connected? Is there an OSX utility for set up in the same way there is with Airport Express?
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Use Apple TV as airport express
If I buy an Apple TV and connect my HiFi system to the optical out, will the sound go to the TV through the HDMI cable, and the through the optical cable?
Or will the optical cable take precedent ...
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Can I use the new Apple TV without a TV to play my Mac's audio to my stereo?
I currently have an AirPort Express (Newest N version) that is connected to my AirPort Extreme Base Station via ethernet. I have no other use for it (printer, wifi extender, etc.) other than it being ...
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Stop my Mac from downloading Apple TV content
I have an Apple TV where I subscribe to Seasons for various shows and watch them on my TV. The problem is that my Mac is also downloading the same, storing it on the hard drive.
These are very ...
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How does an iPhone stream HD content to an Apple TV over AirPlay?
Even 720p content is almost 1 million pixels per frame; 24 bits per pixel at 60fps is 180Mbps, which is clearly impossible. So how is the data transferred?
Some guesses:
Heavy compression.
Apple ...
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How do I make my MacBook stop responding to an Apple TV remote?
I've got a MacBook running OS X 10.5 and an Apple TV sitting next to each other. The remote for the Apple TV is being picked up by the MacBook. I want it to only control the Apple TV.
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What Linux variants can be installed on an 1st generation Apple TV?
I want to install some version of Linux on my 1st gen Apple TV.
What Linux variants can be installed on an Apple TV?
Bonus points: is this even a good idea? How useful is the Apple TV as a ...
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Can I stream podcasts from my Apple TV rather than downloading them?
Apple TV lets me stream Podcasts, other devices (iPad, Mac, etc.) download them. Streaming saves on storage space, and Podcasts are "throw away" videos,so why store them... So is there any way I can ...
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Why is my Apple TV returning errors when I watch movies rented from Apple?
Movies start, but a few times per movie, returns an error: "An error occurred while loading this content". It will allow me to start it again, but it's really frustrating. Internet connection ...
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How can I mirror the display from an iOS device to an Apple TV?
Is there a way to mirror the display of an iPod Touch or iPad to the Apple TV using AirPlay?
I know I can do it for Applications that support it, but for presentations it's often useful to just ...
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AppleTV and sorting TV Shows
I've been wondering how to organize my shows by Show, then season and then episode because I have, for example, 6 entries for Bones (one for each season), 7 for Star Trek TNG, etc. and it just looks ...
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Why do YouTube videos take longer than the length of the video to load?
I've been using my AppleTV (3rd generation) to watch YouTube videos for some time, and have been encountering an increasingly frustrating issue. Videos have been taking longer to load than the length ...
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Why do subtitles not work when streaming via AirPlay to Apple TV?
Whenever I use AirPlay to watch streamed content (streaming from the web (via an app or Safari), that is, not from a downloaded movie) from my iPad to my Apple TV, subtitles are never carried over. ...
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Restore Default settings Apple TV, how do I pair a new remote?
I lost my remote for my Apple TV, and we were using the Remote App, but we recently downloaded a new update for the Apple TV and the update kept us from watching Movies. I did a restore on the Apple ...
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How to turn on Youtube Subtitles in AppleTV?
The youtube video is subtitled, how can I turn it on on my Apple TV?
I tried configuring languages and closed caption, but didn't work.
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YouTube won't accept login/account
I've upgraded my apple tv to ios 5.1 only to have it now reject my youtube login. I've previously had this same Apple TV login just fine, but I accidentally hit log out. It just gives me the "This ...
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Apple TV can't always be detected by Mac & iPhone
I have both a Mac and iPhone: the AirPlay icon to stream video and music to AppleTV randomly appears and disappears on both of them.
I think it is a network issue, but I don't know how to solve it, ...
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How can I remove errant podcast entries in iTunes?
I am using iTunes 10.6.3 on OS X 10.8
On my second generation AppleTV there are 8 podcasts showing that I have long since deleted. When I look in iTunes there is nothing there. I then created a smart ...
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How do I move all my account settings from an old Apple TV to a new one?
I have an old Apple TV ("2nd generation") and have just purchased a new one as a replacement. How do I move all my settings from the old one to the new one?
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AppleTV 3 wakes iMac every 10 minutes
Until recently, I left my iMac (27" late 2009) on all the time. I now want to sleep it when not in use, but also wake it remotely via my AirPort Extreme. All this is working fine. The iMac is set to ...
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iTunes on Windows 7 loses connection to other iTunes or Apple TV 2
I can start iTunes on my Windows 7 desktop, and can browse it from my Apple TV 2. It works fine for a while, then randomly in the middle of the movie I'm watching it completely loses the connection ...
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Lion can't see other iOS and OSX devices on the network
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At my house I have one network, and have my iOS 5 iPad and Lion Mac connected to it.
At my house, these two devices can see each other on the network.
At my girlfriend's house, she has a ...
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How do I wirelessly stream my movies to my projector?
I love using my Airport Express to wirelessly play my music.
I have a projector at home, and I would like to wirelessly play my movies, which were not downloaded with iTunes.
I was considering ...
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iPhone Keynote - present to Apple TV?
I have an Apple TV and Keynote for the iPhone. Is it possible to display a presentation that I created on the iPhone on Apple TV?
