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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Can I stream from Safari silverlight to AppleTV?
I'm using Sky Sports Now TV to watch live sport on my Mac. This is via the silverlight plugin in Safari. Can I use something to divert this video feed to my Apple TV so I can watch on my television ...
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Why can't I add new m4v videos to my iTunes library?
Using iTunes 11.0.1, I tried to add some newly converted movies to my library for consumption on my Apple TV 2. This used to work well: ripping some movies from my DVDs, converting them using ...
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AppleTV's Netflix brows menu is no longer accessible
ALIBI
First off, I am new to Apple TV and to Netflix. If I am in the wrong forum please let me know.
EQUIPMENT
Apple TV (Gen 3), model MD199LL/A, running Apple TV Software 5.2.1(6025)
Sharp Aquos 60" ...
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How can I connect an Apple TV to an older television?
Is there a way to connect the latest Apple TV, which only has an HDMI output, to an older television that only has the yellow and red/white inputs for audio and video? This older television has a ...
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Can Apple TV AirPlay mirroring use a “secondary” screen/display?
Can Apple TV enable me to treat my TV as a wireless secondary screen (as one can do when directly connecting the TV via a cable), rather than simply mirroring my primary screen? I'd love to stream ...
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Airplay: stream video and audio components to different Airplay target devices
I'm thinking about getting a Libratone sound system that plays music via Airplay. I would have an Apple TV connected to an LCD projector.
My question is whether I would be able to wirelessly stream ...
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how to view Apple TV purchases in iTunes?
I bought a TV series through Apple TV. Watched the first episode, works fine.
Now I'd like to watch episode 2 on my MacBook. I opened iTunes (11.0.2), logged in with my iTunes account, and can't ...
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Keyboard shortcut to mirror from OS X to AppleTV?
Is there a keyboard shortcut to mirror from OS X to AppleTV and to stop mirroring?
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AirPlay video from retina MacBook Pro to Apple TV often doesn't send audio
I use my retina MacBook Pro to stream some videos from the web and play them, via AirPlay, on my Apple TV 3. Every now and then, when I switch to AirPlay, the video goes to the Apple TV, but the sound ...
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How do I get my AirPlay mirroring to take up my entire TV screen?
I have a 2011 27" iMac that currently has Mountain Lion installed on it, and I am trying to get the AirPlay mirroring to take up my entire 1080p widescreen TV. How do I get that to happen?
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Does Apple TV support Netflix/Love Film in the UK?
I was playing around with my in-laws 2nd Gen Apple TV and I couldn't find any way of getting to these services.
I'm fairly sure I remember seeing iPlayer and the like in the old UI when I was playing ...
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How to make Apple TV play episodes consecutively?
I have a 3rd-gen Apple TV. I recently started ripping and adding some of my TV Shows from DVD and I've stumbled into a problem.
Some of TV shows episodes are played consecutively (one-by-one without ...
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Windows 7 computer not showing up on Apple TV
Both iTunes on Windows 7 and the Apple TV 3 are updated to the latest versions. My PC is connected to the router via Cat 5 and the Apple TV is connected on wireless. I can AirPlay with my iPad or ...
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Multiple Apple TV connections to one iTunes Library
I have 16 AppleTVs connected to a Video Wall, we want to share the iTunes/iPhoto libraries from a Mac mini containing family photos so we can show different photo albums in each screen (up to 16, one ...
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Airplay icon disappears after mac wakes up from sleep
I have found that when my mac wakes up from sleep, sometimes there is no airplay icon. The only way I can fix this is by doing a recycle of my MacBook Air. I was wondering if there was any other way ...
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Export photos from iPad or Apple TV
I have a lot of photos in which I have tagged people, given it the right information and so on. Sadly, I lost all these photos when I did a clean install of OS X Lion. The photos were being ...
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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 (1080HD) - Macbook to HDTV Streaming Issues
I have the brand new $99 Apple TV - 1080HD
I want to stream internet videos from my 2011 Macbook Pro (running Snow Leopard) to my new HDTV using Airplay and AirParrot. Neither the Macbook nor the ...
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Apple TV - Can't Sign In, or use YouTube (but other stuff works)
Apple TV was working fine up until yesterday.
I had rented & watched Men in Black 3 and it was all good - that was my first day experience wi Apple TV - great!
Now it's all gone downhill...
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Apple TV 3G can't connect to Windows iTunes home sharing library
I'm trying to connect my 3rd generation Apple TV to iTunes on Windows 7 via iTunes home sharing, but when I "click" the Computers icon on the Apple TV, it shows an error message stating that it can't ...
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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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How to stream my .wmv movies to Apple TV using VLC with MacOS Lion?
I want to stream videos (several formats) but I don't want to convert it before to Apple format (H264).
Is there any free option that supports subtitle files? How to stream using VLC?
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Selecting iPad As Audio Source When Mirroring to Apple TV?
I'm currently mirroring from my iPad to my Apple TV, but the audio source automatically sets to the TV. At night I'd love it if I could switch the audio source to my ipad so I could hook up some ...
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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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Bought a movie on Apple TV 2. Can't play on computer
My Apple TV 2 is configured to use my single iTunes account. When I use my Macbook Pro to login into that account in iTunes, I can't play a move I bought (and can play) on the Apple TV. I get this ...
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Is there software to mirror a Windows PC via AirPlay?
I would like to mirror my Windows PC to my Apple TV via AirPlay. I've found a few options which enable Windows Media Player to receive video via AirPlay. I've also found an application named Airfoil ...
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What can a 1st gen Apple TV do than a new Apple TV cannot?
Why are 1st gen Apple TVs selling on ebay for >$100?
What can they do that a $99 new Apple TV cannot?
I ask because I have a 1st gen one and I'm thinking about selling it to get a new one, but ...
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How can I control my Apple TV from my Mac?
I have two third gen Apple TVs and a Macbook Pro running 10.8. I use the remote app on my iPhone and iPad all the time, but it seems silly that I have to reach for them when my Macbook is right on my ...
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How can I browse WWDC session videos directly on my iOS device or AppleTV?
On my Mac, I can log in to the developer center to watch the videos from the website, and that I can log in on iTunes on my Mac to browse and download them. However, is there a way to browse and watch ...
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AirPlay option disappeared?
I have the AppleTV connected via WiFi. I tried AirPlay via WiFi using my iPhone and it mirrored perfectly. The next day, the AppleTV was sleeping before I turned it on using the Apple Remote. However, ...
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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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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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New to Apple TV - struggling with AirPlay and Home Sharing
Can't get subject to work consistently. Some times I can access AirPlay on my Macbook Pro. On my iPhone (4S) and my iPad (3rd gen) I can't find the airplay icon.
The Home Sharing option has never ...
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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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Can I un-jailbreak an Apple TV?
I'm considering switching out my Windows-based HTPC for an Apple TV unit that will stream media off a Mac in my house. This will work out okay for me as long as I can jailbreak the unit and install ...
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Why's airplay randomly disconnecting?
We're having problems with airplay machines. We've got a pair of Apple TVs as well as multiple Macbooks. Airplay is not used much, but when it is, it likes to randomly disconnect. It doesn't seem ...
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AppleTV is not accessing the iTunes Store after updating software to version 5.2
Last night just as we were about to watch an already-rented movie, our AppleTV showed a notification that a software update was available, which my wife selected.
After the update was completed, it ...
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Can I move a movie rental from my Apple TV to my iPad?
If I rent a movie on my Mac, I can move the rented movie to my iPad.
Can I do the same if I rent a movie directly on my AppleTV?
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Different Apple ID for HomeSharing and iTunes Store on Apple TV
Can I set up an AppleTV with:
- one Apple ID for home sharing
- a different Apple ID for iTunes Store purchases?
I mean: setting the Apple ID for the iTunes Store will change my Home Sharing config ...
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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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How can I view movie subtitles on a new AppleTV?
I have an .avi and an .srt for a Mandarin movie. I used HandBrakeCLI to generate a M4V file that I could import into iTunes. In iTunes there is an option to turn the subtitles on and off, which works ...
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Why is Airplay from my iPhone to my Apple TV so slow?
I got the new Apple TV and noticed that it takes ages to stream a video from my iPhone.
Moreover, streaming videos directly from youtube on my iphone over airplay may cause the video to be very ...
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AirPort Extreme and multiple HDD's
Hey Guys i think i am not alone who set up his APE for home sharing.
So what have i done… I have a Airport extreme (latest version - 5.gen) and 3x powered 2TB HDD's. All are connected over an usb hub ...
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Can the AppleTV (Version 2) send output to only the optical output?
I'm looking for a way to have AppleTV (Version 2) output from optical out only without having HDMI connected or at least with the TV turned off. I've read that this is possible with previous versions. ...
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Create keyboard shortcuts for menu bar items that don't have shortcuts?
How can I create a keyboard shortcut for something that doesn't have a keyboard shortcut? Example, I use Airparrot to mirror my iMac to my Apple TV. I'd like to assign a keyboard shortcut to the ...
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Error using Netflix on AppleTV
I recently signed up for a deal with Netflix and was watching a movie on my pc with no problems. I wanted to watch it on my Apple tv (2) I get an error saying Netflix is currently unavailable and to ...
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Can't stream iTunes purchased movie from Mac to Apple TV
I'm currently running into the infamous "Authorization is required. To play this content on your Apple TV, choose Authorize This Computer from the Store menu in iTunes on your computer, then enter the ...
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Is the Original AppleTV (First Gen) compatible with iTunes 11?
I am afraid to update my Mac to iTunes 11 since I still use an original AppleTV (the old one with the hard drive) on one of my televisions. Does anyone know if the original AppleTV is compatible with ...
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Standby during playback since iTunes 11
Since I upgraded to iTunes 11, my iMac (27", 2011) goes to sleep during playback to my Apple TV. This didn't happen before the upgrade, so it has to be related to the upgrade. Does anyone what I could ...
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Can I stream any video played with VLC player to Apple TV?
Can I stream any video played with VLC player to Apple TV ?
Any additional plug-in for it...?
