Thanks Daniel I will investigate the options you have noted here.
It certainly helps. Regards Peter... Kind Regards, Peter Crisp, Associate, BE Mech HATCH *Phone + 61 8 9428 5437 *Fax + 61 8 9428 5555 *Mob 0402 001 019 ?E-mail pcr...@hatch.com.au Website <http://www.hatch.com.au/> ________________________________ From: wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au [mailto:wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au] On Behalf Of Daniel Forsdyke Sent: Friday, 26 February 2010 3:43 PM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Re: Apple TV Hi Peter As I understand it you would have two options. 1. Convert your video files to a format that iTunes recognises. I use applications such as iSquint and Visual Hub to convert video files to iTunes compatible formats. Once in iTunes it is simply a matter of syncing with the AppleTV. 2. Hack the AppleTV to play other formats/sources. This is one that I have not tried, but there is quite a bit of information available on how to do a software hack of the AppleTV to use other sources and formats. Just google 'Apple TV hacks' and have read at the options. But hacking involves forcing an update of the firmware, so can cause warranty issues. Hope that helps! Daniel -- Daniel Forsdyke On Friday, February 26, 2010, at 01:19PM, "Crisp, Peter" <pcr...@hatch.com.au> wrote: > I wish to understand the functionality of the Apple TV unit and if it is able to host the playing of pre-recorded free to air TV (from say an Elgato TV tuner unit into an iMac) to my LCD/Home Stereo unit. Does a pre-recorded TV show need conversion for iTunes/Apple TV to be able to handle the resulting file type? Maybe there are more elegant ways of handling this as there are most likely a series of operations to actually get it visible/audible. If I can understand how this works, it might help me prior to purchase of an Apple TV. Cheers Peter.. ________________________________ N O T I C E - This message from Hatch is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information which is privileged, confidential or proprietary. Internet communications cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, arrive late or contain viruses. By communicating with us via e-mail, you accept such risks. When addressed to our clients, any information, drawings, opinions or advice (collectively, "information") contained in this e-mail is subject to the terms and conditions expressed in the governing agreements. Where no such agreement exists, the recipient shall neither rely upon nor disclose to others, such information without our written consent. Unless otherwise agreed, we do not assume any liability with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the information set out in this e-mail. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail and destroy and delete the message from your computer. ________________________________ ________________________________ -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> ________________________________ -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
