Hi Fanus, You can use the Apple TV to stream content from your iTunes library to your TV and also access content from Netflix (with a subscription and I'm not sure if Netflix is in SA), you can also watch YouTube videos via the Apple TV, rent movies and TV shows and play internet radio stations and Podcasts. The Apple TV is also Airplay capable, so you could Airplay from your iPhone to the Apple TV and the connected TV.
It is not a device which allows you to access regular TV programming, however, there is talk that at some point you might be able to install apps on it similarly to how you install apps on your iDevice and this would mean you could probably install apps like maybe from BBC, CNN, Discovery Chanel and so on. I could see how this could create an entirely new area of apps similarly to iPad apps which often are different from iPhone apps. But of course if and when an Apple TV will be capable of this nobody knows. I think given it's relatively low price tag, the Apple TV is definitely worthwhile having even just for the convenience of the Airplay feature and the ease with which you can stream from your iTunes library to your bigscreen TV. If you have a bunch of DVD's you could invest $50 into Magic DVD Ripper which allows you to rip your DVD's to your hard drive and add them to your iTunes library. Instead of having to find a particular DVD and stick it into the player you could access all your movies via the Apple TV and now since this most recent iOS update you can use a Bluetooth keyboard with the Apple TV which means it is a lot easier to type in searches for looking up something on YouTube etc. Regards, Sieghard -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. 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/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
