I am interested in an Apple TV, just noticed this

[silvarios]

Article Accelerator wrote:
I wouldn't say most people here need an extra Mac, silvarios. The one(s) they currently have will do just fine…

Wrong, unless everyone in space's family already has a Mac. There are multiple users of this device if I'm understanding space's situation.

[silvarios]

mikebw wrote:
I have not tried this, but I believe you should be able to stream from the Mac while doing other things, just not using iTunes.

Right, but if space is using the Mac and another family user wants to watch Amazon…

[silvarios]

STL wrote:
I love and highly recommend my AppleTV.
I bought a 2nd generation refurb in Oct 2011.
Get the next generation Apple TV.

Don't waste time and money on AppleTV wannabees as they are mostly second tier reduced quality devices.

Roku streaming boxes predate the Apple TV. Do they count as a wannabe? Have you used other streaming devices? PS3, Wii, 360, PS4, Wii U, Xbox One, Roku, Western Digital, Blu-Ray players, smart TVs, etc.

[Article Accelerator]

silvarios wrote:
[quote=STL]
I love and highly recommend my AppleTV.
I bought a 2nd generation refurb in Oct 2011.
Get the next generation Apple TV.

Don't waste time and money on AppleTV wannabees as they are mostly second tier reduced quality devices.

Roku streaming boxes predate the Apple TV.
I don't think so. Apple TV was introduced in January 2007. The first Roku box was introduced in May 2008.

[pdq]

Article Accelerator wrote:
[quote=pdq]
We've misplaced our little silver AppleTV remote. On the other hand, in order to watch Orange is the new Black, this led me to discover the free "Remote" app

Keep in mind that Apple TV can learn (i.e. map) any IR remote's commands. No need to use the included remote at all.
Ahh- true, but how do you access the menu if you've lost the remote?

Thanks for reminding me tho.

[silvarios]

Article Accelerator wrote:
I don't think so. Apple TV was introduced in January 2007. The first Roku box was introduced in May 2008.

Actually, the first Roku media box was released in 2004. The Roku HD1000 could take local digital media or files streaming from the network. Minus the few web enabled features that shipped with the Apple TV on day one, the Apple TV was pitched as an iPod for your TV, which matches up fairly well with what the Roku HD1000's feature set. Remember, the Apple TV did not have iTunes rentals/purchases, YouTube, etc at launch.

[silvarios]

pdq wrote:
[quote=Article Accelerator]
[quote=pdq]
We've misplaced our little silver AppleTV remote. On the other hand, in order to watch Orange is the new Black, this led me to discover the free "Remote" app

Keep in mind that Apple TV can learn (i.e. map) any IR remote's commands. No need to use the included remote at all.
Ahh- true, but how do you access the menu if you've lost the remote?

Thanks for reminding me tho.
I agree, great tip, with the caveat of still needing to have possession of the original remote in order to configure the new remote.

[sekker]

silvarios wrote:
[quote=pdq]
[quote=Article Accelerator]
[quote=pdq]
We've misplaced our little silver AppleTV remote. On the other hand, in order to watch Orange is the new Black, this led me to discover the free "Remote" app

Keep in mind that Apple TV can learn (i.e. map) any IR remote's commands. No need to use the included remote at all.
Ahh- true, but how do you access the menu if you've lost the remote?

Thanks for reminding me tho.
I agree, great tip, with the caveat of still needing to have possession of the original remote in order to configure the new remote.
One of my favorite features of the ATV.

But the free 'Remote' app for iOS also serves as an ATV remote - I have not tried using it to replace the functions of the included aluminum remote, but it works great.

We have 3 ATVs (1 ATV2 and 2 ATV3s) and we never use the included Apple remote.