Apple TV Pocket Guide, The (2nd Edition)
by Jeff Carlson
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Author: Jeff CarlsonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-04-19
ISBN: 0321563158
Number of pages: 208
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Book Reviews of Apple TV Pocket Guide, The (2nd Edition)
Book Review: I like the trouble shooting and sync vs stream info
Summary: 4 Stars
This book was a worthwhile purchase. I downloaded it onto my kindle, love that instant gratification. I was having trouble with my Apple TV and the book was able to shed some light on it for me. The book has a lot of description about how to hook it up, then the simple stuff like setting up a screen saver, and using the iTunes store.
One of the things I was struggling with was syncing and streaming which he helped clarify. Syncing is when you copy information such as music, movies and photos from your computer to the Apple TV box. Streaming is when you set your Apple TV to look at your computer for content. Syncing can take a long time the first time, but then the files are there whether the computer is turned on or not. But because the Apple TV probably has less storage than the average computer, your whole library may not fit on the Apple TV. If that is the case, you can set it to stream. A computer can only stream or sync, it cannot do both.
I ended up setting my desktop to stream because I can leave it on all the time. Warning, in Apple's settings, make sure under energy saving you have it set to never go to sleep. If it goes to sleep, you won't be able to stream. I then set my laptop up to sync, and I just synced my favorite things like photos, some tunes, and a few of my children's favorite shows.
He explains where to get software (handbrake) to rip your DVD's to your iTunes account so you can watch it on Apple TV. He also provides guidance on how to rip your home movies so they can go into iTunes. This requires you spend a little bit of money on software ($23-$30 at the time of writing).
He has a trouble shooting section that I found helpful. He explains how to restart the unit by holding down the Menu and Menu down/scroll (-) buttons for several seconds to put the Apple TV into recovery mode. After a minute you choose your language, then TV resolution and the Apple TV recovery screen comes on where you can restart, run diagnostics, or factory restore. Restart is safe, it just reboots the machine, if you choose diagnostics, and get an error message, you need to contact your Mac dealer. Restore factory settings wipes everything and put the machine back to the state it was in when you took it out of the box.
The only thing I didn't like about the book was that the screen shots were of a previous version of Apple TV. But other than that I found this book to be a good investment of my time (I blew through it in about 2 hours) and money.
Summary of Apple TV Pocket Guide, The (2nd Edition)
Here is your essential companion to the Apple TV set-top box. The Apple TV Pocket Guide steers you through how to- Connect your Apple TV to your television and home network.
- Rent and buy movies--including HD movies--using Apple TV.
- Stream content from a friend's computer to your TV.
- View high-definition content on your HDTV using the Apple TV.
- Watch movies and TV shows, view photos, and listen to songs and podcasts.
- Create high-quality movies from DVDs you own to play on the Apple TV.
- Convert your own home movies for showing on the big screen.
- Watch YouTube videos.
- View photos from iPhoto, Flickr, and .Mac Web Galleries.
- Fix common problems and learn what to do if you can't fix them yourself.
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