Thanks for the help. I'll have to try that. Do you happen to know where
those buttons are on your cable remote? When I get the Apple TV hooked up
again, I'll try it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brett Boyer" <bboyer...@gmail.com>
To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 3:37 AM
Subject: RE: Apple TV
Ok let me see if I can figure this out. I just got Apple TV last month and
I
had an interesting time getting it set up because I was new to the whole
hd
thing.
I started by not having an HDMI tv. So when I got Apple tv it was
completely
useless. I found an HDMI port on my cable box and thought HDMI could be
input or output, turned out they only go one way. So I needed a tv with
HDMI
connections no matter how I sliced it. I even looked around for a box that
converts HDMI in to RCA to keep using my old tv.
So after buying an hd tv, it has a few HDMI inputs. So now when I want to
watch cable I press HDMI1 and when I want to watch apple tv I push HDMI 2
on
my remote.
Don't know if I helped but I tried...
bb
-----Original Message-----
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Gary
Wood
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 12:30 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: Apple TV
I hope I'm not confusing things, but when I get Apple TV set up again, I
want to use the things I want to use it for, but if I want to watch my
usual
programs, can I still be able to do so? I hope this cleans things up, but
I
will try again with it, but I don't want to lose my cable again.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Wood" <k8...@att.net>
To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 3:09 AM
Subject: Re: Apple TV
I had someone help me set it up. I think I had another HDMI set up.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net>
To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 1:12 PM
Subject: Re: Apple TV
Hi!
I can't comment any further then I have already done on this thread
but I'm wondering if the equipment Gary is using has limited HDMI
connectivity, that is to say only 1 HDMI port for example, if this is
the case then that may cause problems given that you either have the
Cable Box connected or the Apple TV connected so perhaps that's what
Gary' getting at when he says he should have a choice of watching
Apple TV or Cable? So Gary yes please, give us more details and I'm
sure we'll be able to find a solution to the problem.
On 24 Feb 2014, at 2:28 am, Steve Jacobson <steve.jacob...@visi.com>
wrote:
Gary,
My response last night got stuck so is late, but the Apple TV
shouldn't affect cable at all, it doesn't generally even use the same
connections unless you're using an HDMI cable from your cable box.
Please explain more about your setup.
Also, I've had an Apple TV for a year now and am very happy. There
are a good number of things you can do with it for free. For
example, you can search for and watch a lot on YouTube, and there is
a radio option that has a good number of options as well. There is a
lot that can be watched on PBS as well. While not free, the $7.99 a
month Netflix streaming option let's you watch a lot of stuff on your
Apple TV without paying for each program. If you have other Apple
devices such as an iPhone, there are some things you can do to share
iTunes music between devices, and you can send your iPhone output to
your Apple TV which is nice if you have your Apple TV connected to a
stereo. You will need an Apple ID, but you don't need to pay to get
that.
While Dane is correct that there are restrictions, the big one being
that accessing your personal music must be done through iTunes, there
are home sharing options that let you access music from another
computer on your network that provide some flexibility. I have found
the Netflix interface to be much nicer than accessing it through a
computer. It would be interesting to know how Raspberry Pie handles
that. When someone says "It's accessible but not out of the box and
there are several ways to go" as was said about Raspberry pie, that
sets off alarm bells for me. Since you have already made the
purchase of the Apple TV, I'd be surprised if you regret it. What
concerns me a little is that there may not be a clear understanding
of what the Apple TV is, and some of us can help with that.
Generally, you can pay to get some programming and you can get some
for free, but there aren't really apps as such. You will have to
select which input you want to be watching on your TV, and that isn't
always simple on some TV's but can usually be mastered.
However, we need to understand better how your system is set up and
what you already understand so that we don't give you a bunch of
useless information.
Best regards,
Steve Jacobson
On Sun, 23 Feb 2014 04:09:14 -0500, Gary Wood wrote:
I did buy one. We tried setting it up the other day, but for some
reason, I couldn't get anything on cable. What's the advantages of
the Rasberry Pie?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net>
To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 12:42 AM
Subject: Re: Apple TV
The Apple TV is a separate device from your cable system, nothing
whatever to do with the cable system, are you thinking of buying
one? The Apple TV is a good system, I have one but there are better
systems available such as the Raspberry Pi running XMC Media Center.
On 23 Feb 2014, at 1:50 pm, Gary Wood <k8...@att.net> wrote:
When someone sets up Apple TV, can he or she still watch the cable
channels normally watched, or can they only watch ones on the Apple
TV system?
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