2:11 AM - 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.