Hi, Actually, that is not totally true. You can use the Apple TV with your HDMI connected to your receiver without a TV present. You could then listen to music, movies and TV shows via your Apple TV connected to the receiver. Other than accessing NetFlicks and such, I don't see the value though of purchasing the Apple TV for this purpose as you could do all of this directly from your Mac.
Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On 2012-09-11, at 11:57 AM, Nic Parsons <[email protected]> wrote: > No, you can't use an Apple TV without a regular TV. The Apple TV is just a > little box that connects to your regular TV by HDMI kable. > > On Tuesday, September 11, 2012 8:52:24 AM UTC+10, Stacey Robinson wrote: > I have a question. Can you use an apple tv without a regular tv. > On Sep 10, 2012, at 5:25 PM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > > > Hi there > > I have no site, and I have a AppleTV. I guess you could say sort of, that > > it's like iTunes for your TV. You can get Netflix, movies, watch YouTube, > > and I can't remember what else. > > It's got the same voice like the iPhone. It has a little remote. There's > > not many controls, and it can take you like five minutes to learn it, > > especially if you have an iPhone or an iPad already. > > I'm not sure what else to tell you, so ask specific questions if you need > > more. > > Gigi > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On Sep 10, 2012, at 4:12 PM, Andrew Lamanche <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Dear Listers, > >> > >> I'm trying to learn as much as possible about Apple TV. Has anyone got any > >> experience of it on the list, especially anyone who's got no sight at all? > >> How does it work? I have a number of films/tv programmes which `i'd like > >> to watch/listen to with sighted friends on an ordinary TV screen. Is it > >> possible? What else is Apple TV for? I've gathered from searching through > >> some of the posts on the list that Apple TV has Voiceover access but I > >> don't quite understand how it works. What are the benefits of Apple TV? > >> > >> If anyone could contact me and share, feel free to do so outside the list. > >> I'm aware that maybe this is not the right topic to discuss on the list. > >> > >> With best wishes > >> > >> Andrew > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >> "MacVisionaries" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected]. > >> For more options, visit this group at > >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > >> > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "MacVisionaries" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > . Among other things it allows you to stream iTunes content to your TV from > either the iCloud or a Mac, iPod, iPHone or iPad. You can, for example, rent > movies from the iTunes store directly from the Apple TV, or air play your > music from your iPHone through your TV. But you do need a regular TV to > connect the Apple TV to. > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/macvisionaries/-/cop3U3NwTskJ. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
