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What is Apple TV and How to Set Up it
Certainly you are familiar with iPad, iPod and iPhone those Apple brand products, but there is still a question about Apple TV, when I first heard that name, I pictured a big screen television with special features in my head, of course, now I know it was an honest mistake.
This week the folks at Apple have sent out an update to Apple TV users everywhere that they could have the newest build that addresses several issues found in the version released right alongside the iOS 5 release this October. Apple TV version 4.4 is now updated to version 4.4.3 which is indeed the third update since the original 4.4 release. For those of you still on a pre-4.4 release, note that everything newer adds several features like Wall Street Journal Live, National Hockey League Content, Photo Stream, AirPlay Mirroring support, and iTunes Trailers.
The early Apple TV models had a hard drive that would sync with your computers' iTunes libraries. You could also buy movies from the iTunes store and save them to the Apple TV's hard drive. However, the second generation Apple TV does not have a hard drive so it can only stream media. But if you want to watch DVD movies in Apple TV, easy, you just need a free mac dvd burner to copy movies to your iTunes, then you can hook up the Apple TV to iTunes.
So here is a question, what do we need to know about how to set up Apple TV?
1.First, you need to buy one HDMI cable. Plug the cable into your HDTV or receiver and your Apple TV. Connect the device to a power outlet, then it will boot up.
2.Then, you need to choose the language you speak.
3.The Apple TV will then scan for available WiFi networks to connect to (assuming you're using WiFi, that is. The Apple TV can also connect via Ethernet). Find yours and choose it. Then enter your password (case sensitive, of course) and hit "done."
4.Choose whether you want your Apple TV to report diagnostic information to Apple or not, and continue.
5.Make sure Home Sharing is enabled on your main home computer. Home Sharing allows you to stream content from your iTunes library to the Apple TV to be displayed on your HDTV. Sign into Home Sharing with the same iTunes account used for sharing on your main iTunes library.
6.At this point, you should be all set. The Apple TV ought to be connected to your WiFi network and the Internet, as well as the iTunes library on your computer.
And remember, even though we can’t save movies in the hard drive, because the newest Apple TV doesn’t have hard drive, but we still can watch many DVD movies with it, what we need to do is copy dvd on mac, hook up those DVD movies to our iTunes library, then connect Apple TV to iTunes.
This week the folks at Apple have sent out an update to Apple TV users everywhere that they could have the newest build that addresses several issues found in the version released right alongside the iOS 5 release this October. Apple TV version 4.4 is now updated to version 4.4.3 which is indeed the third update since the original 4.4 release. For those of you still on a pre-4.4 release, note that everything newer adds several features like Wall Street Journal Live, National Hockey League Content, Photo Stream, AirPlay Mirroring support, and iTunes Trailers.
The early Apple TV models had a hard drive that would sync with your computers' iTunes libraries. You could also buy movies from the iTunes store and save them to the Apple TV's hard drive. However, the second generation Apple TV does not have a hard drive so it can only stream media. But if you want to watch DVD movies in Apple TV, easy, you just need a free mac dvd burner to copy movies to your iTunes, then you can hook up the Apple TV to iTunes.
So here is a question, what do we need to know about how to set up Apple TV?
1.First, you need to buy one HDMI cable. Plug the cable into your HDTV or receiver and your Apple TV. Connect the device to a power outlet, then it will boot up.
2.Then, you need to choose the language you speak.
3.The Apple TV will then scan for available WiFi networks to connect to (assuming you're using WiFi, that is. The Apple TV can also connect via Ethernet). Find yours and choose it. Then enter your password (case sensitive, of course) and hit "done."
4.Choose whether you want your Apple TV to report diagnostic information to Apple or not, and continue.
5.Make sure Home Sharing is enabled on your main home computer. Home Sharing allows you to stream content from your iTunes library to the Apple TV to be displayed on your HDTV. Sign into Home Sharing with the same iTunes account used for sharing on your main iTunes library.
6.At this point, you should be all set. The Apple TV ought to be connected to your WiFi network and the Internet, as well as the iTunes library on your computer.
And remember, even though we can’t save movies in the hard drive, because the newest Apple TV doesn’t have hard drive, but we still can watch many DVD movies with it, what we need to do is copy dvd on mac, hook up those DVD movies to our iTunes library, then connect Apple TV to iTunes.
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