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TSirenetansayshi
post Oct 17 2016, 02:42 PM, updated 8y ago

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Hi k,

I am thinking to purchase an apple tv so i could airplay my ipong to the tv to have superb movie experience. My question to k. Anyone using apple tv now? how is the experience so far? is it hard to connect to regular tv since it uses htmi 1.4? can I play music on my tv using airplay?

Last question is the most critical one, should i wait for next gen apple tv or buy now? since i think the tv came out quite a while ago rclxms.gif
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post Oct 17 2016, 02:53 PM

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i have been using ATV4 since it came out. It offers a finer experience compared to the Android boxes but android boxes are much more customizable. For example, you can install Kodi on Android boxes but not on ATV4.

I regularly use ATV4 instead of my Amazon Stick. You can stream music/movies from your IOS device to ATV4 and so long as your TV has HDMI, it should be plug and play.

You probably don't need to airplay from ios to Atv4 since there is probably an equivalent app on the store. There is no spotify app, although I can find Pandora app on US Itunes Stores.

You can also store movies locally onto the ATV4 memory and if you intend to do that, then I suggest you buy the model with the larger memory. Otherwise the one with the smaller memory is more than enough. I am using only 10% of the available memory.

There are apps like Infuse and VLC which allows you to stream your movies from a NAS.

I highly doubt if there will be a new ATV4 within the next year.

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TSirenetansayshi
post Oct 17 2016, 03:27 PM

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QUOTE(Cheeky @ Oct 17 2016, 02:53 PM)
i have been using ATV4 since it came out. It offers a finer experience compared to the Android boxes but android boxes are much more customizable. For example, you can install Kodi on Android boxes but not on ATV4.

I regularly use ATV4 instead of my Amazon Stick. You can stream music/movies from your IOS device to ATV4 and so long as your TV has HDMI, it should be plug and play.

You probably don't need to airplay from ios to Atv4 since there is probably an equivalent app on the store. There is no spotify app,  although I can find Pandora app on US Itunes Stores.

You can also store movies locally onto the ATV4 memory and if you intend to do that, then I suggest you buy the model with the larger memory. Otherwise the one with the smaller memory is more than enough. I am using  only 10% of the available memory.

There are apps like Infuse and VLC which allows you to stream your movies from a NAS.

I highly doubt if there will be a new ATV4 within the next year.
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hey thanks for your useful input here. I understand that ATV4 is useful for those who have invested heavily into the apple ecosystem. However for me, I do not invest much of my money into the contents (movies, music from itune). All I have is ipad, ipod and iphone with me, and im using only the basic usage that doesnt require money. For example, I will usually download musics on external source and throw it into my itune library. so i wonder, without the 'contents' itself, will my experience be the same as what you have been gone through. From what i understand, apple tv does not have spotify in tv os store. So if lets say i wanna play music, is it plug and play via htmi will be sufficient? Will all these limitations making my apple tv experience not as enjoyable?

Also, are most of the app on apple tv require money? it is because i dont wanna spend too much into this.
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post Oct 17 2016, 04:33 PM

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QUOTE(irenetansayshi @ Oct 17 2016, 03:27 PM)
hey thanks for your useful input here. I understand that ATV4 is useful for those who have invested heavily into the apple ecosystem. However for me, I do not invest much of my money into the contents (movies, music from itune). All I have is ipad, ipod and iphone with me, and im using only the basic usage that doesnt require money. For example, I will usually download musics on external source and throw it into my itune library. so i wonder, without the 'contents' itself, will my experience be the same as what you have been gone through. From what i understand, apple tv does not have spotify in tv os store. So if lets say i wanna play music, is it plug and play via htmi will be sufficient? Will all these limitations making my apple tv experience not as enjoyable?

Also, are most of the app on apple tv require money? it is because i dont wanna spend too much into this.
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Almost everything can be shared from your iPhone to the ATV.
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post Oct 17 2016, 04:50 PM

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QUOTE(andcorps @ Oct 17 2016, 04:33 PM)
Almost everything can be shared from your iPhone to the ATV.
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how about scrolling websites and shared it to view on ATV?
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post Oct 17 2016, 05:02 PM

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QUOTE(irenetansayshi @ Oct 17 2016, 04:50 PM)
how about scrolling websites and shared it to view on ATV?
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supposed your can actually AirPlay them to the TV.
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post Oct 17 2016, 05:11 PM

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QUOTE(irenetansayshi @ Oct 17 2016, 04:50 PM)
how about scrolling websites and shared it to view on ATV?
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Everything on your iOS can be mirrored to your TV screen via ATV4 AirPlay.

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post Oct 18 2016, 12:44 PM

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If you just wish to mirror your iOS device to ATV, I suggest that you buy ATV3. Its a lot cheaper. You can probably get a second hand one on Ebay. There is no app store for ATV3 so whatever apps you see on the screen is what you get.

If you are familiar with Apps on iOS, then ATV4 apps are no different. Some you need to pay and some you don't (like Youtube).

You can airplay your music on iOS to ATV or you can even use your ATV to fetch music stored on itunes (using home sharing).

If you use airplay, you can even turn off the screen on your iOS device and the video continues to play on your TV.
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post Oct 18 2016, 03:03 PM

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QUOTE(Cheeky @ Oct 18 2016, 12:44 PM)
If you just wish to mirror your iOS device to ATV, I suggest that you buy ATV3. Its a lot cheaper. You can probably get a second hand one on Ebay. There is no app store for ATV3 so whatever apps you see on the screen is what you get.

If you are familiar with Apps on iOS, then ATV4 apps are no different. Some you need to pay and some you don't (like Youtube).

You can airplay your music on iOS to ATV or you can even use your ATV to fetch music stored on  itunes (using home sharing).

If you use airplay, you can even turn off the screen on your iOS device and the video continues to play on your TV.
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thanks cheeky for your input, appreciate that, yes i would need that extra 32gb mostly to store my photos and videos haha, perhaps some apps for some entertainment killer.

Btw I have a question here, saw that apple tv only uses HTMI 1.4, will that be compatible to most TVs? I seen most TVs are using HTMI 2.0. Any idea? sorry for my noobness first time thinking of getting it haha
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post Oct 18 2016, 03:41 PM

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QUOTE(irenetansayshi @ Oct 18 2016, 03:03 PM)
thanks cheeky for your input, appreciate that, yes i would need that extra 32gb mostly to store my photos and videos haha, perhaps some apps for some entertainment killer.

Btw I have a question here, saw that apple tv only uses HTMI 1.4, will that be compatible to most TVs? I seen most TVs are using HTMI 2.0. Any idea? sorry for my noobness first time thinking of getting it haha
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its plug and play interchangeable
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post Oct 19 2016, 11:13 PM

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QUOTE(Cheeky @ Oct 18 2016, 03:41 PM)
its plug and play interchangeable
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Htmi cable nid to be separately bought?
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post Oct 20 2016, 03:44 PM

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QUOTE(irenetansayshi @ Oct 19 2016, 11:13 PM)
Htmi cable nid to be separately bought?
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Yes. They are not expensive. You don't have to buy from apple.any hdmi cable will do

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post Oct 22 2016, 01:30 PM

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QUOTE(Cheeky @ Oct 20 2016, 03:44 PM)
Yes. They are not expensive. You don't have to buy from apple.any hdmi cable will do
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the apple hdmi to hdmi seems to sell at rather pricey about RM89. Any idea where can i get it cheaper?

http://www.gemfive.com/my/apple-hdmi-to-hd...-1-8m-mc838zm-b
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post Oct 24 2016, 08:31 AM

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You can try any computer shop or electrical shop or you can buy online on http://www.lelong.com.my/hdmi-to-hdmi-cabl...7-01-Sale-I.htm

by the way, apple is having an announcement on 27th October. Some claims that they may bring an update to the ATV4. Maybe you should wait until Friday to see if there is really an upgrade.


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post Oct 24 2016, 09:04 PM

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QUOTE(Cheeky @ Oct 24 2016, 08:31 AM)
You can try any computer shop or electrical shop or you can buy online on http://www.lelong.com.my/hdmi-to-hdmi-cabl...7-01-Sale-I.htm

by the way, apple is having an announcement on 27th October. Some claims that they may bring an update to the ATV4. Maybe you should wait until Friday to see if there is really an upgrade.
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thanks mate, will wait and see what is the next offering smile.gif
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post Oct 28 2016, 05:36 PM

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for me, i only use ATV for airplay.

other than that, android box all the way.......
TSirenetansayshi
post Oct 29 2016, 10:20 PM

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looks like they have got new features in the latest apple event huh. anyway guys could i ask how to transfer songs from iphone to ATV without using a laptop or usb?
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post Nov 1 2016, 08:17 PM

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can someone tell me whats good about Apple TV? Why I should get one....I itchy to buy one but I sked become white elephant like my Roku biggrin.gif
thanks

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post Nov 1 2016, 08:50 PM

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QUOTE(idoblu @ Nov 1 2016, 08:17 PM)
can someone tell me whats good about Apple TV? Why I should get one....I itchy to buy one but I sked become white elephant like my Roku  biggrin.gif
thanks
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hows ur roku end up now? hahahaa
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post Nov 1 2016, 08:54 PM

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QUOTE(irenetansayshi @ Nov 1 2016, 08:50 PM)
hows ur roku end up now? hahahaa
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Not been used biggrin.gif
Not that it's not good. Somehow I didn't use it much
Can I plug in potable hdd in Apple TV to play my movie files?

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