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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