Comments on: Barron’s: Apple TV a great way to stream movies, music and more

By: Thelonious Mac

Thelonious Mac — Mon, 28 May 2012 21:07:28 +0000

Sometimes you write about a product when you get around to using it. People who read Barrons probably aren’t like us, sniffing out product news and reports everyday. They’re probably normal people with lives and what have you. Or they are financial geeks instead of tech geeks. So having some information on AppleTV is good for them. I get questions on AppleTV every week. People are still learning to understand the whole new world of iTV devices.

By: ivid

ivid — Mon, 28 May 2012 20:15:34 +0000

Its OK. It should support Xvid and MKV codecs like every other media player on the planet. Maybe it will via apps. I know some iPad apps can airplay those formats but my favorite (CineXplayer) requires iPad 2 or later.
I hardly use my ATV3. Its cool for Airplay but I hardly do that. The part I use most is the radio to stream music. Most “stations” sounds so much better than when I airplay my high bitrate MP3s from iPad.
Most disappointing is the lame integration with Apple Remote app. It could be SO much better (like display the menu items ATV is displaying so I don’t have to be in the same room to toggle radio etc.).

By: LordRobin

LordRobin — Sun, 27 May 2012 03:49:38 +0000

If you like anime, you need an Apple TV and the Crunchyroll app for your iPad or iPhone. It allows you to stream from a ridiculously large catalog of anime titles, either to your iOS device or to your Apple TV via AirPlay, for free.

——RM

By: hotinplaya

hotinplaya — Sat, 26 May 2012 22:57:42 +0000

We watch Hulu on ATV daily with air parrot

By: chrish1961

chrish1961 — Sat, 26 May 2012 22:21:55 +0000

A commentor on the original piece lamented the lack of Pandora and Hulu. There are already ways to stream audio (including Pandora) from a Mac to AppleTV. Video shortcomings will be fixed with the introduction of Mountain Lion, since anything that plays on the Mac can be streamed.

By: Dogadoga

Dogadoga — Sat, 26 May 2012 20:44:24 +0000

Why dies Barron’s write an article about Apple TV now? The product came out months ago! Maybe Barron’s just wants hits?

By: hotinplaya

hotinplaya — Sat, 26 May 2012 19:58:13 +0000

And a new version of Mac OS, now in tests, allows Apple TV to wirelessly mirror your Mac

Thats available 3rd party now, works great

AirParrot – AirPlay your Mac’s screen to AppleTV
airparrot.com/AirPlay Mirror your Mac’s screen to AppleTV, wirelessly.

By: Lordthree

Lordthree — Sat, 26 May 2012 18:58:13 +0000

I use mine all the time