Apple TV Manual Super Guide for Mac and Windows PDF Reference

Transferring Content. The Apple TV gives iTunes and your television set the language they need to converse amiably. The result is the liberation of your digital content (movies, TV shows, music, photos, and podcasts) from the confines of your computer screen or iPod, so you can enjoy them from a more traditional position—resting comfortably on the couch. But before you stick that bag of popcorn in the microwave, you’ll need to get your Apple TV connected to your entertainment center and a nearby computer. This hands-on guide will walk you through setting up and working with the Apple TV.

Unfortunately, you can’t hook up just any old TV to Apple’s new entertainment hub. Apple
designed the Apple TV to work with wide-screen enhanced-definition (ED) or high-definition HDTV that are capable of at least 480p resolution and that have HDMI, DVI, or component-video connections. (See our glossary [on the next page] for help decoding the terms used here.) Although Apple doesn’t really say so, you can also use a standard-definition (480i), non–wide-screen TV, as long as it has component video inputs. However, these TVs aren’t very common. If you’re thinking of buying a new TV to go with your Apple TV, we recommend investing in an HD set (see “TV Picks” for advice and recommendations). Although the Apple TV will work with an EDTV, the future of television and home movies is HD. With HDTV prices dropping all the time, there’s no good reason to invest in the stopgap EDTV technology.

WHICH HD? An HDTV uses one of three technologies to produce images. Here are your options:
Tube These HDTVs use cathode-ray tubes (CRTs), just like traditional televisions and computer monitors. Tube HDTVs have excellent picture quality and wide viewing angles, and they’re relatively inexpensive. But they’re bulkier and have smaller screens (34 inches or less) than other types of televisions. Flat Screen These HDTVs use either liquid crystal display (LCD) technology, which employs pixels in front of a light source, or plasma technology, which employs cells filled with gases between two panels of glass. LCDs are thin and light; they come in large sizes (up to 46 inches or so), and their prices have fallen. On the downside, their viewing angles aren’t as wide as tube TVs’ are. Plasma TVs are also thin and light, come in large sizes (60-plus inches), and have good picture quality and wide viewing angles, but they’re

THE TV CONNECTION. Apple has partnered with XtremeMac to sell the types of cables you’ll need, at very reasonable prices ($20 for each cable except the analog audio cable, which costs $15). You can buy the cables at Apple Stores or online. You’ll need either one or two cables, depending on your particular setup: With HDMI If your TV has a free HDMI port, an HDMI-to-HDMI cable will carry digital video and digital audio signals from the Apple TV to your television.

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November 14, 2011 | Posted in Apple, Macintosh Manual, Monitor

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