Anyone have an Apple TV box, working?
 

I am the designated IT idjut for my family because my computer screws up the least......they hand me this stuff and it needs cables and other crap.

I hate everything Apple......instructions suck and there is additional ports that I don't see the need for.

edit:....found an HDMI cable and it works.

WTF are the other ports for?

It was easy and works well for us. Make sure you have the PC running iTunes on your network, turn on home sharing and should be good. Mine is hard wired so don't have any wireless nonsense, but it also appears to be quite sensitive to differing versions of iTunes versus Apple TV...upgrade both to the latest version.

Any particular failure that is getting in the way?

Dennis

Just hook it up to the hdmi and use the little handheld remote to join the wifi. Ours works great.

It's Apple, so easy a cave man can do it.

;)

What are you trying to do with it? If you just want Netflix, Hulu, etc connect it to one of the hdtv inputs on your home theater or TV, and use the little white thingamajig that came with the Apple TV to connect to your wifi using your wifi password. I don't think you even need an apple ID for that. If you want to stream from your computer, you have to have iTunes up and running, which can be a major pain in the butt.
The goofy thing is, with mine at least, if I have the computer running somewhere near the TV and I'm searching Netflix, the computer opens iTunes and starts playing music through its speakers. We can agree that iTunes is a mess, but the Apple TV and Mac computers work pretty well.

Also, get the remote app for your iPad/iPhone if you them. Makes entering search terms and navigating the menus much more efficient.

Buy a Roku box instead ;)

I have 2 ATV's - love them.
What are your specific concerns.

HDMI to TV.
Access WiFi.
Turn on Home Sharing in iTunes and keep iTunes minimized.

To stream off PC without the iTunes BS, I use Plex. You can Google the setup instructions. A little tricky since you have to setup server access through your router but worth the trouble. Basically you trick the Trailers app into thinking your home network is Apple's server. Works great for streaming ripped or downloaded content without converting to iTunes narrow list of acceptable formats.

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I'd take it back and get the Vizio Costar mainly since the Costar will play ANY movie, copy protected or not from a USB connected hard drive. The built in Chrome browser allows me to check Pelican out without even getting up!

Anyone have an Apple TV box, working?
 

Use it regularly - it's awesome. No issues. I use it to pipe video streams from my iPad and MacBook and watching movies & shows via netflix. I don't have a cable tv connection at all - not necessary. Between the digital over-the-air antenna stations, Netflix and Apple TV I get all of what I want and none of what I don't with no commercials, self-promotional garbage or crummy programing. Doesn't cost me a cent (I don't pay for the Netflix account).

I highly recommend Apple TV and would suggest it to anyone sick of being ripped off by cable or satellite providers.

No affiliation (oh and the Apple TV boxes can be jail broken to gain a lot of extra bells and whistles if you're so inclined too...)

Only the first gen and atv2 can be jailbroken.

That is why used atv2's go for $250-$300 and the new atv3 can be had for about $80 if you chase the sales.

Can I really sell my Apple TV 2 for $250-300?

Ditto here... Airplay is fantastic as well.

I got the remote app yesterday based on recommendations here. I don't like it. After 4 years of the little white clicker I'm faster with it. I sold the silver clicker that came with my Apple TV 2 when I sold my old ATV. It sucked. It looked cool, but I was more accurate and faster with the old white one.

Have two that no longer work. Gave up on them and went to Roku. Miss youtube but otherwise a better interface and control.

Yep - notice 8 bids at $264.00



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Even broken apple products have value. I have sold every apple product I no longer wanted within a few hours.

Can't think of any hardware that comes with a cable since the USB / HDMI era began.

Roku's website says it supports youtube...

that's just crazy. poorly designed, horrible control...just a crap product.

Love my iphone and think it's one of the greatest products I've owned in a long time but just about everything else apple is all show and no go.

If you love your iphone, you should check out a Galaxy. Just saying...Apple's phone technology is about a year behind...

Really? Is there any other vendor that has a 64bit chip or finger print authentication?

Reading this thread, I am either intrigued in jailbreaking my ATv2 or selling it at a crazy price.

I've had Apple TV for a year now -- it works well for Airplaying Pandora and iTunes Radio, and watching movies via Apple TV is pure simplicity. The latest update brought in more channels including Crackle (if you like second rate movies with poor acting, this station is for you!), and other stuff. IIRC, they had support for YouTube and Netfllix from the beginning.

With Apple TV connected to my Samsung LCD TV, I don't think I need a smart TV until the next gen of smart TV comes out -- everything that a Smart TV offers, I have with my $100 Apple TV unit and my Samsung HDTV.

-Z

I don't have an iphone, never have. I have been using HTC produced Android phones since the Google G1 came out. I did have an iPad 1, and just got my wife a MacBook Air and she got me an iPad Air. Apple seems to make great hardware, and their software seems to run well. It's also mostly very easy to use. I work with a guy that's had a MacBook Pro for 7 years and says he's about ready to buy a new one, but he's frustrated because his old one won't die to give him a good excuse to go buy a new one.

My wife's MacBook Air is so impressive, that I'm considering getting a 27" iMac at some point. I've been a IBM compatible/PC guy since 1988 starting with DOS 3.2, eventually Windows 286 (2.1, I think), NT 4.0, etc... up through the current machine which is a touchscreen HP with Win 7. I'm also a network engineer (mostly Cisco gear).

Motorola Atrix had a fingerprint scanner in 2011.
Motorola Bashes Apple's iPhone Fingerprint Reader, Forgets It Sold One First - Forbes

Yep, in this case, Apple beat everyone to the 64bit punch, but historically, the iPhone has been a bit behind various Android phones WRT technology in the phones.

But what is the 64bit chip in the iPhone getting you? Not much these days other than bragging rights.
Why in the World Would You Need a 64-bit Smartphone? | TIME.com

Pretty hard for any of the Android crowd, incl. Samsung to be ahead of Apple. Their entire program of Smartphones is a rip from Apple. Just like Windows finally includes all of the features of the historic Apple OS's...

Putting on flame suit,

borrowing ideas doesn't mean that you cant improve upon the original...

I got one on Sun. We are getting ready to cancel DirecTV. I don't have any complaints with DTV other than cost, so we are going to ditch it. We've had Western Digital TV Live Plus boxes for a while. They are essentially the same thing as the TV Live except not tethered to Apple. They aren't bad, but they aren't really supported by WD any more. Since we are ditching the Satellite, I wanted something a bit more up to date. The Apple TV is an improvement over the WD TV Live.

I like it.

I've had one for a year and a half and in the bedroom I added a Roku HD a couple months ago.

These are super basic devices with an HDMI cable and plug for power supply. Apple has the better interface and Roku is pretty primitive by comparison but has more channel choices by a mile. Trouble is, many of the Roku channels are super low quality, with many offering the same cheesy movies.

I do like the Apple box's ability to stream my playlist and display my computer screen with one click.

Neither is perfect. And by the way, there is apparently a new version of Apple TV nearing announcement.