So when the first apple tv came out, I thought it was pretty cool.. But couldn't justify the cost.. Didn't feel at the time like it was something worth buying. 2nd gen came out, and again.. Pretty cool.. Though I didn't feel any urge to buy it.. About 2 months ago I put xbmc on my iPad, and was thrilled to have access to all my shows.. We ditched satellite/cable about 8 months ago, because $80/month just seemed like such a big expense.
So once I fell in love with xbmc, I found out it can be put on a jailbroken aTV.. And that alone made me want to get it.. So, with the 3rd gen being released, I started hunting around on kijiji and Craigslist, but anyone who was getting rid of a 2nd gen was trying g to charge $200+ for it.. Which is just craziness.. Especially when I know how easy it is to jailbreak.. They all tried to make it seem like some big amazing thing that only the elite could do, and thus tried justifying the $100 spike in the price.. And of course, all the stores were sold out of the 2nd gen because of the 3rd.. I was ok with getting a 2nd gen because it's already jailbreakable.. And my tv only does 720, so I didn't care about the 1080 addition to the 3rd generation.
But with them charging way to much for their used 2nd gens, I just decided to get a 3rd gen, and wait for the jailbreak..
I've had my apple tv for less than 24 hours, and I can't believe that I didn't buy one sooner.. Quick easy access to my Netflix, and home sharing is just awesome. In the past, if I wanted to watch Netflix, or if my son wanted to watch one of his shows, he could only do it if I was home, because I'd hook my iPhone or iPad up to the tv.. Having the aTV means the kids can watch their shows, even when I'm out.. Which my wife loves!!
In all honesty, after 45 minutes of owning an aTV I wanted a second one, for my other tv.. However, I found on mono price a hdmi extender through cat5.. And an hdmi amplified splitter.. So now I'll have both tvs hooked up to the aTV.. The tv upstairs won't work with the apple remote, as it's to far away, but I can control it with rowmote for the iPhone.. For the extender, splitter and 1 50' cat5 cable (it requires 2, but I already own 1 50').. It cost me $61 shipped... Should be here in a week or so, and I'll have aTV hooked up to 2 of my tvs.. Pretty pumped.. And even more pumped for when the jailbreak comes out, so I can get XBMC.
I've also heard that there is a way to run iOS apps on the aTV, so I'm going to install Justin.tv app on the aTV if it'll work, then I can even watch live tv!
All this to say.. If you are considering buying an aTV, stop thinking about it, and do it.. I was a skeptic, but I'm loving it!!!!
Maybe someone can enlighten me.. I've got homes haring turned on on my MacBook.. Connected to Internet.. I go to "computers" and sometimes the MacBook appears, sometimes it doesn't.. Even just now, I was watching a movie on my aTV using sharing, and then out of nowhere, it stopped working.. My MacBook doesn't go to sleep, as I have that turned off.. Literally nothing changes on my MacBook.. But for whatever reason, it disconnects.. And the only way to get it to work again is to quit iTunes, and restart it.
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could it be something with the wifi? I know with some routers the wifi connection will be "Rekey" (i forget the term) for security reasons. I know with my Buffalo routers there is a 'Rekey' interval that by default was set to 60 seconds. I change it to 0 to turn that feature off.
Are some of your devices connected by ethernet cable and some by Wifi? My Shaw wireless router somehow separates the two types of networks so they don't see each other, it's pretty annoying.
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Are you backed up??? If so, why? Psyllium Fibre is not free but will do wonders!
Are some of your devices connected by ethernet cable and some by Wifi? My Shaw wireless router somehow separates the two types of networks so they don't see each other, it's pretty annoying.
You need an AirPort Extreme.
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Maybe someone can enlighten me.. I've got homes haring turned on on my MacBook.. Connected to Internet.. I go to "computers" and sometimes the MacBook appears, sometimes it doesn't.. Even just now, I was watching a movie on my aTV using sharing, and then out of nowhere, it stopped working.. My MacBook doesn't go to sleep, as I have that turned off.. Literally nothing changes on my MacBook.. But for whatever reason, it disconnects.. And the only way to get it to work again is to quit iTunes, and restart it.
Any thoughts?
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I have always had this issue with mine. I have mine hardwired now, and it will still happen from time to time. It only happens with home sharing though. XBMC and the Firecore media player rarely ever have an issue though and always see my files. The problem is so completely random too. Sometimes restarting the ATV2 fixes it, sometimes it doesn't. It can be working fine, I will watch something and come back to the main menu, and home shares are gone again. It's a tough problem to deal with because it's hard to even diagnose.
I have tried dozens of tips I have found online to stabilize it, but can't seem to. There are no shortage of threads about this on the Apple Support forums though, and plenty of tips in them. One of those tips might help.
RE the tip above, I can tell you an Airport Extreme did not eliminate the problem for me.
Maybe someone can enlighten me.. I've got homes haring turned on on my MacBook.. Connected to Internet.. I go to "computers" and sometimes the MacBook appears, sometimes it doesn't.. Even just now, I was watching a movie on my aTV using sharing, and then out of nowhere, it stopped working.. My MacBook doesn't go to sleep, as I have that turned off.. Literally nothing changes on my MacBook.. But for whatever reason, it disconnects.. And the only way to get it to work again is to quit iTunes, and restart it.
Any thoughts?
Had a similar issue yesterday and found that I had “Apple TV “ selected through Airplay (I think) in iTunes. Once I deselected “Apple TV”, no more disconnects.
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