TearAbite
join:2001-07-25
Rancho Cucamonga, CA | reply to camster39
Re: [Beginner] Apple TV synched with PC & iTunes
so to use AppleTV, you have to turn on your computer, log in and run iTunes every time? |
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LBDSL
Lightning Bolt
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join:2002-01-07
Auburn Hills, MI
| said by TearAbite  :so to use AppleTV, you have to turn on your computer, log in and run iTunes every time? If you chose to ONLY stream data, then yes, if you sync data, then things are stored on the appleTV, and no computer or iTunes is needed to view things
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camster39
join:2001-11-18
| Is there an option, within iTunes, that says to either stream or synch?
Also, let's when I add new photos, music, movies to iTunes and I don't have the synch option set, will I be able to browse the actual iTunes library immediately or would I have to run some type of a synch / stream. In other words, I just want to add stuff to iTunes and have it immediately available for viewing on the Apple TV. |
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LBDSL
Lightning Bolt
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join:2002-01-07
Auburn Hills, MI
| The stream or sync option is on the AppleTV when you set it up.
In either setting, new content is available for viewing within minutes. Any time iTunes is started up, and sees the AppleTV, it will "sync" each other. What this means, is it looks at the library and makes a data file (I'm assuming) of the titles. like a index for the lack of a better term. So your AppleTV knows what is stored in iTunes. This process typically takes a minute or 2, which is why new content will be available within minutes. (I hope that made sense.)
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camster39
join:2001-11-18
| Thanks for your reply - I think I get it now.
Just curious to get your opinion then -- since all my data is stored on my PC and I plan on having iTunes open and running at all times, is there any sense in my getting the bigger drive for the Apple TV?
Also, from what I've gathered from this post, if I am streaming my video over a Cat5 and not wireless, I should not experience any difficulties. |
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