Gary, As stated before, getting an Apple ID is a good idea and might be required, but you don't need an iPhone for that. As a matter of fact, I don't know of any way the iPhone will help with Apple TV except that if you had music on your iPhone you could play it through your Apple TV.
Best regards, Steve Jacobson On Tue, 30 Jul 2013 03:32:58 -0500, Gary Wood wrote: >Hi Steve. I had some sighted help, and she told me that I maybe had to have >an IPhone, but I'M GLAd I don't. I'll have to see what I can do. I plan to >get an IPhone at some point, but I just thought I'd see what I could do >presently. oD >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Steve Jacobson" <[email protected]> >To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <[email protected]> >Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 10:12 PM >Subject: Re: Apple TV >> Gary, >> >> Have you gotten it connected with your WI FI network? If so, what kind of >> problems are you running into? It is good to get an Apple-ID, and I think >> some of its functionality depends on you having an Apple- >> ID. I do not know if that ID acts as a gateway into YouTube and >> Podcasting or not, but it might. You do not need an iPhone to get an >> Apple ID, though. If you use iTunes, you already have an Apple ID. >> Since you can get an Apple ID with an iPhone, that might be what was being >> thought of, but as stated, you don't need an iPhone to get an Apple ID. >> It is very nice to have access to iTunes with the Apple TV, >> so creating an iTunes account when you get an Apple ID is also a good >> idea. There are a lot of inexpensive movies and TV shows to rent on >> iTunes, but there is also some free stuff. Using the keyboard for >> searching can be done with the little remote, but it is much easier with a >> BlueTooth keyboard. This is something else to consider. The Apple TV >> supports something called Air Play that lets other apple devices, >> iPhones, iPods, etc., play music through the apple TV. This is handy but >> certainly not a must to enjoy the Apple TV. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Steve Jacobson >> >> On Mon, 29 Jul 2013 20:59:35 -0500, Gary Wood wrote: >> >>>Can you give suggestions for a beginner on how to use it? >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Dane Trethowan" <[email protected]> >>>To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <[email protected]> >>>Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 8:52 PM >>>Subject: Re: Apple TV >> >> >>>> Of course it isn't true, absolute twaddle, utter piffle, nothing but >>>> flapdoodle <smile>. >>>> >>>> On 30/07/2013, at 11:49 AM, "Gary Wood" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I just bought an Apple TV almost two weeks ago. Someone told me that >>>>> you >>>>> have to buy an IPhone, in order to make it work. Is that true? >>>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> ********** >>>> >>>> Dane Trethowan >>>> Skype: grtdane12 >>>> Phone US (213) 438-9741 >>>> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 >>>> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 >>>> Mobile: +61400494862 >>>> Fax +61397437954 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>> [email protected] >> >> >>>To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>[email protected] >> >> >> >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [email protected] >To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >[email protected] To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [email protected]
