Anyone using Apple TV ? Views ?

Piliger

Hi all,

Anyone using Apple TV ? I am thinking of getting one and I am wondering what I can do with it apart from subscribe to Netflix and buying stuff from Apple.

Thanks ...

yer man!

Yup, it's brilliant, one can download torrents, load it into ITunes and view it on the apple tv, so much easier than watching on the laptop, or so I hear..... ;-)

DubDJ

Depends really. I only use it the odd time but i'm sure others use it more often. Very handy for AirPlay mirroring if you have any iOS devices or a compatible Mac. What will really make it a must have product for me is when and if Apple open an App Store for developers to add their own apps. Until then it's limited with what you can do.

kaerobe

I have the second-to-last generation model. I have it Jailbroken which allows me to stream my media from my PC without having to use iTunes.

I have a US account which allows me to subscribe to US Netflix (older TV shows and Movies, some exclusives) as well as Hulu Plus (ad supported latest episodes from some US networks). Both services dont need a jailbreak, but do need US accounts/Credit Cards and a VPN service. I use www.playmo.tv

ResearchWill

kaerobe wrote: »

I have the second-to-last generation model. I have it Jailbroken which allows me to stream my media from my PC without having to use iTunes.

I have a US account which allows me to subscribe to US Netflix (older TV shows and Movies, some exclusives) as well as Hulu Plus (ad supported latest episodes from some US networks). Both services dont need a jailbreak, but do need US accounts/Credit Cards and a VPN service. I use www.playmo.tv

I use tunlr.net no need for jailbreak and all you need to change is DNS and best of all it's free. I love hulu+, found greatest American hero on it have not seen it since I was a kid.

Piliger

Great - thanks guys ! though it doesn't seem to add up to a heck of a lot .....

fox007

Piliger wrote: »

Great - thanks guys ! though it doesn't seem to add up to a heck of a lot .....

Just keep in mind there is no jailbreak for atv 3!! Only second generation can be jailbroke

Dman001

kaerobe wrote: »

I have the second-to-last generation model. I have it Jailbroken which allows me to stream my media from my PC without having to use iTunes.

I have a US account which allows me to subscribe to US Netflix (older TV shows and Movies, some exclusives) as well as Hulu Plus (ad supported latest episodes from some US networks). Both services dont need a jailbreak, but do need US accounts/Credit Cards and a VPN service. I use www.playmo.tv

I thought I heard rumblings that a VPN isn't required for Netflix/Hulu on the ATV, the US iTunes account will suffice and will think you are a US customer from that?? Maybe I'm dreaming? Handy now that both Netflix and Hulu let you subscribe via your iTunes account, so if you get your hands on some US iTunes vouchers you can easily subscribe to them!

120_Minutes

Dman001 wrote: »

I thought I heard rumblings that a VPN isn't required for Netflix/Hulu on the ATV, the US iTunes account will suffice and will think you are a US customer from that?? Maybe I'm dreaming? Handy now that both Netflix and Hulu let you subscribe via your iTunes account, so if you get your hands on some US iTunes vouchers you can easily subscribe to them!

I think a US itunes account will be fine on its own if you want to get US content from the itunes store (also setting the ATV location to the US is a must i think) but i'm pretty sure for US netflix you need to change the DNS, but thats the only way i've ever done it.

Blazer

Dman001 wrote: »

I thought I heard rumblings that a VPN isn't required for Netflix/Hulu on the ATV, the US iTunes account will suffice and will think you are a US customer from that?? Maybe I'm dreaming? Handy now that both Netflix and Hulu let you subscribe via your iTunes account, so if you get your hands on some US iTunes vouchers you can easily subscribe to them!

that's correct..you need both an US itunes account and a US DNS ..
unblockus call this out on their main page..

milltown

fox007 wrote: »

Just keep in mind there is no jailbreak for atv 3!! Only second generation can be jailbroke

Sorry to hijack the thread but I did a search for Apple TV before starting one to ask: If I were to buy an ATV new now, could it still be jailbroken? Or are the newest ones as Apple intended for the foreseeable future, like the iPhone 4S and 5?

michael999999

milltown wrote: »

Sorry to hijack the thread but I did a search for Apple TV before starting one to ask: If I were to buy an ATV new now, could it still be jailbroken? Or are the newest ones as Apple intended for the foreseeable future, like the iPhone 4S and 5?

Only the apple TV 1 or 2 can be jailbroken. There is no jailbreak for ATV 3.

milltown

Yeah, I continued the search and found the answer I was hoping not to get. Just what it says on the tin for the latest one.

Sorry if this is taking things further off topic but; can I just add my existing movies and tv shows to itunes for streaming to ATV? Or would they need to be converted to mp4 or something first?

michael999999

milltown wrote: »

Yeah, I continued the search and found the answer I was hoping not to get. Just what it says on the tin for the latest one.

Sorry if this is taking things further off topic but; can I just add my existing movies and tv shows to itunes for streaming to ATV? Or would they need to be converted to mp4 or something first?

Can't help you with that I'm afraid.

DuckSlice

there a good product but i dont see much point to them if you have a smart tv, but good if you dont have one i suppose!

Jiggers77

Piliger wrote: »

Hi all,

Anyone using Apple TV ? I am thinking of getting one and I am wondering what I can do with it apart from subscribe to Netflix and buying stuff from Apple.

Thanks ...

Didn't know it could be used for Netflix! How much would they retail at?

DubDJ

Jiggers77 wrote: »

Didn't know it could be used for Netflix! How much would they retail at?

They're €109 from Apple.ie. Some places charge more because they're in the shop. Better off ordering from Apple. Free delivery also.

Jiggers77

DubDJ wrote: »

They're €109 from Apple.ie. Some places charge more because they're in the shop. Better off ordering from Apple. Free delivery also.

Thanks for that. Love the technology behind it! I think Ill be treating myself

Jamey

£84 on Amazon. Dunno what that is in Euros but it works out cheaper than buying from Apple in the UK.

Sad Professor

Jamey wrote: »

£84 on Amazon. Dunno what that is in Euros but it works out cheaper than buying from Apple in the UK.

That's a Marketplace item and can't be delivered to Ireland. It's £89 from Amazon, which is 104 euro, plus a bit extra for Irish VAT. Probably works out a bit more by the time your bank is finished.

120_Minutes

carphone warehouse do em for 109.90

Mimikyu

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Jiggers77

Captain Morgan wrote: »

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Hoe much in CompuB?

Graham

Jiggers77 wrote: »

Hoe much in CompuB?

http://store.compub.com/collections/apple-tv

Stab*City

Graham wrote: »

http://store.compub.com/collections/apple-tv

New update is out. I have espn half working using a US Verizon account but hbogo is just a black screen sky news works as do the music and anime apps. Wanna get hbo going though. Using playmo any ideas?

DubDJ

Stab*City wrote: »

New update is out. I have espn half working using a US Verizon account but hbogo is just a black screen sky news works as do the music and anime apps. Wanna get hbo going though. Using playmo any ideas?

Updated a few days ago and the only thing there for me would be Sky News. Although I'm glad they're adding more to it especially since there's still no App Store. Most of the stuff on it I don't use. I'd like to see an RTE Player or TV3 Player. I'd get a lot more use from it them.

fisab

Hi,

I'm close to buying an apple tv but have an IPAD 1, Iphone 4 and Ipod Touch 4 in the house, non of which do mirroring.

The RTE player App supports AirPlay. Can anyone confirm if that is standard airplay (non-mirroring) and if so is it possible to stream the app from my IPAD 1 to an Apple TV?

Many thanks in advance for any help here.

DubDJ

fisab wrote: »

Hi,

I'm close to buying an apple tv but have an IPAD 1, Iphone 4 and Ipod Touch 4 in the house, non of which do mirroring.

The RTE player App supports AirPlay. Can anyone confirm if that is standard airplay (non-mirroring) and if so is it possible to stream the app from my IPAD 1 to an Apple TV?

Many thanks in advance for any help here.

Yeah, I used to have an iPhone 4, and any app hat supports AirPlay out works. I used the RTE app a week ago with the AirPlay output (Not Mirroring) from an iPhone 5 and it worked no problem.

fisab

Many thanks for that info. Great to hear the IPAD 1 will stream the RTE Player app to it.
One final question. How lag-free do people find streaming from a low bandwidth broadband line (3-6MB)?

DubDJ

fisab wrote: »

Many thanks for that info. Great to hear the IPAD 1 will stream the RTE Player app to it.
One final question. How lag-free do people find streaming from a low bandwidth broadband line (3-6MB)?

Not sure if you mean watching moves through the ATV or using AirPlay to stream to it from the iPhone/iPad. But with AirPlay don't really need Wifi, just the router itself to stream to the ATV. But with watching directly through the ATV itself you'll probably find it can pause to buffer. Could be fine somedays and then others could be a problem.

fisab

DubDJ wrote: »

Not sure if you mean watching moves through the ATV or using AirPlay to stream to it from the iPhone/iPad. But with AirPlay don't really need Wifi, just the router itself to stream to the ATV. But with watching directly through the ATV itself you'll probably find it can pause to buffer. Could be fine somedays and then others could be a problem.

thanks for the reply, what I really meant is, is there good buffer control in the Apple TV for someone with an average to poor broadband service, i.e. if I want to watch a Youtube video directly using the Apple TV app, does it in general pre-cache enough to play a smooth video?