BT Keyboard support has nothing whatever to do with BT Speakers <smile>.
You can of course connect an AirPlay device to the Apple TV right out of the box, you don’t even need to have the Apple TV connected to an existing Home Network. > On 17 Feb 2016, at 9:13 AM, Stephanie Mitchell <sim.musicsch...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I also got apple tv last week. I'm debating if I get netflix, foxtell, or > some other service. I'd like to connect a bt speaker to the tv and cant wait > for bt keyboard support. > Steph > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Robert Williams <bobbyrob1...@gmail.com> > To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 8:52 am > Subject: Re: Apple TV 4th Gen > >> >> >> >> I have the both the 3rd and the 4th generation apple tvs and you do not >> need to have the tv on. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Feb 16, 2016, at 2:50 PM, Mary Otten <maryot...@comcast.net> wrote: >>> >>> Hi John, >>> >>> Your observation about the remote being easy to use is interesting. I >>> think you are the first one who hasn't encountered a significant >>> learning curve, especially when it comes to actually having to type >>> something in, such as a mixed case alphanumeric password. I'm holding >>> out for bluetooth keyboard access, which is supposedly coming with the >>> next major release of tv os, if I can believe what I read in the >>> mainstream Apple-oriented press. >>> >>> That deal where voice over cuts out has happened to me with a 2nd >>> generation apple tv. It happened a lot and only quit happening when we >>> experimented and connected the apple tv directly to the hdmi in on our >>> tv, rather than going through an a/v surround receiver or even a sound >>> bar. When connected directly to the tv, the voiceover cut out problem >>> completely disappeared. Unfortunately, that also meant the rest of the >>> sound from the apple tv went to the tv speakers, which are God awful. >>> Just food for thought. And I have heard others report varying results >>> with the voiceover cut out problem. Some have it. Others don't. And I >>> haven't a clue why. >>> >>> I do have a question. Can you connect the apple tv 4th generation and >>> use all of its features without actually having a tv in the mix? As an >>> example, with my 2nd generation product, it was not possible to watch >>> netflix unless the tv was actually turned on. Netflix would not play. >>> There may have been others too, but Netflix is the one I specifically >>> remember. So even though I didn't need the picture, the tv had to be >>> physically on, not just the surround receiver and speakers. >>> >>> Mary >>> >>> >> > > Mitchell Piano Studio > Phone: 0450354342 > Web: www.mitchellpianostudio.com > ********** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.
