RE: I want to get apple tv and wonder what's needed to make it accessible and other info you can give

2014-11-15 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Larry, If the Apple TV is hooked up to the TV via the HDMI cable and the TV has an analogue audio output then this will work fine. I assume Rob is using the headphone jack of the TV which he connects to a set of powered speakers. This will mute the TV at the same time. Regards,

RE: I want to get apple tv and wonder what's needed to make it accessible and other info you can give

2014-11-15 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Rob, You actually have to press and hold that button for a moment and it will not directly toggle Voiceover on the Apple TV, but it will bring up a menu and the first item is Voiceover. So, if you push and hold for a moment then the menu comes up and if /Voiceover is on the option is

I want to get apple tv and wonder what's needed to make it accessible and other info you can give

2014-11-14 Thread Jen Colley
Hi, I’d like to get an apple tv box but I’m wondering what is needed to make it accessible for use on my tv? Also, I am interested in any other information that can be provided that would be helpful. I know nothing about it. Jen -- The following information is important for all

Re: I want to get apple tv and wonder what's needed to make it accessible and other info you can give

2014-11-14 Thread Robert Cole
Hi, Just open my new Apple TV a little while ago I am still learning it It seems great so far I could not play with it too long because I had to leave home You need a HD TV with a HDMI connection Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2014, at 4:48 PM, Jen Colley jencol...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi,

RE: I want to get apple tv and wonder what's needed to make it accessible and other info you can give

2014-11-14 Thread Larry Lumpkin
Hi. You will absolutely need a digital tv with a resolution of at least 720p and more if possible. The tv must ahave an aHDMI output port. If you want to hear audio athrough a sound asystem, your receiver or other equipment must have a tos-link (fiber-optic) input port or you will need an

Re: I want to get apple tv and wonder what's needed to make it accessible and other info you can give

2014-11-14 Thread Rob
Here is a little more info for those of you thinking avout purchasing a Apple TV. My TV has a 3.5mm headPhone jack. I used that jack to connect to my powered amplified speakers, so now my TV as well as the Apple TV plays through my speakers without me having to purchase a optical cable and a

RE: I want to get apple tv and wonder what's needed to make it accessible and other info you can give

2014-11-14 Thread Larry Lumpkin
How do you get the apple tv to play through your television? I know the HDMI port will send video and audio into your television but if you want to hook up a sound system, you have to have either a fiber optic cable or some kind of converter. From: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: I want to get apple tv and wonder what's needed to make it accessible and other info you can give

2014-11-14 Thread Rob
I'm not using a converter. the audio video is going through the HDMI port to the TV. Now the HeadPhone jack sends the audio from the TV and apple TV to the speakers. I'm listening to my iTunes music through my powered speakers as I type this message. This is exactly what I wanted. On