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AirPlay on Apple TV 2 failing more often than it works [migrated]

I'm finding that when streaming video or audio from either my iPad 1 or iPhone 4 to my Apple TV 2, it more often than not fails (although it does occasionally work). I'd say 6/10 it fails. I'll: ...
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Can I play video through my Apple TV and use my iPhone as “wireless” headphones?

I have bought an Apple TV recently. I've got everything set up fine, but this is one thing I'd like to do that I can't seem to find a way! In iTunes on my PC, I have some movies. Can I play the video ...
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iTunes home sharing on Windows 7 not showing up on Apple TV 2

I am trying to access my iTunes library using an Apple TV 2. On the Apple TV, I logged in using my AppleID, and then I enabled home sharing on iTunes on my main machine running Windows 7. They are ...
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any method available to get blu-ray discs into m4v or similar that an AppleTV can play *without* transcoding?

FWIW, scenario is trying to take movies I own the physical discs for and make them available through our AppleTV, so my kids can play them without having to deal with the actual discs. We have a ...
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How to display my MacBook desktop on a TV through Apple TV

I just bought the 2nd generation Apple TV. I need to know if there's a way so that I can airplay my whole desktop (I have a MacBook) onto my TV through the Apple TV, relaying both sound and video.
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iTunes with home sharing ON running with Bonjour on Vista does not display AirPlay icon at bottom

My Vista desktop is wired to a router and is running 10.2.2.12 iTunes with Bonjour service running. Home Sharing has been turned on within Itunes. Itunes should display an AirPlay icon at the bottom ...
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How can I convert Apple TV MP4 to DivX MP4?

How can I convert Apple TV MP4 to DivX MP4?
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Windows XP Media Center, iTunes, home sharing problem with app Remote and Apple TV

I recently bought a second generation Apple TV. It works well. However I can see YouTube videos but I'm unable to see my library. My PC is connected to the same Wi-Fi as my Apple TV. I have the ...
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Macbook to Apple TV: Airplay possible?

Have a 2nd generation Apple TV hooked up. Am able to AirPlay with my iPhone, but not with the Macbook. Not sure if this is even possible, but Googling around seems to return some chitchat about it, ...
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Apple TV not showing in iTunes 10 when connected to LAN via Fritz!Box

My setup: Fritz!Box 7390 International is modem and router (both LAN and WiFI) Apple TV (1st gen, latest firmware) is connected to LAN port on Fritz!Box MacBook Air (newest) is connected to other LAN ...
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403 Forbidden - Tranmission on Apple Tv

I am having a problem using Transmission on my Apple Tv .. I'm still getting a 403 Forbidden error when trying to view the web client, however when I go to my settings.json under ...
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What to do with first gen Apple TV with screen artifacting [closed]

So i bought a used Apple TV from some unscrupulous jerk on Craigslist and realized upon plugging it in that it has some pixellation/screen artifacting issues - possibly due to heat issues or a fried ...
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SSH Server Not Autostarting on Apple TV

I have an Apple TV onto which I installed Ubuntu Karmic. It works great save a small problem with SSH. The openssh-server package is installed and configured and can be started with sudo ...
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Watching YouTube favorites on Apple TV [closed]

I always get the following error when I try and watch YouTube favorites using Apple TV. No content was found. There is a problem communicating with YouTube. Try again later. Is anyone else ...
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Using Apple TV as default output sound device

I have an OS X box running iTunes on it. I play music with iTunes connected to an Apple TV. In iTunes I can select Apple TV as the output sound device. Am I able to do that with any other application? ...
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If I buy a TV show or movie with AppleTV or iTunes, can I download it again later if I delete it?

If I buy a TV show or movie with AppleTV or iTunes, can I download it again later if I delete it? I'm not very well-versed with how iTunes works, especially in conjunction with the AppleTV. I do ...
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How to convert WMV to MP4?

How can a set of WMV files be converted to MP4 so I can import them to my Apple TV?
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Can Apple TV play movies from another source?

Does anyone know if an Apple TV can play movies that are located on a remote share? For example, I rip my movies and store them on a NAS device. Can Apple TV be configured to play the movies over ...
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How do I watch Blueprint 3 iTunes LP on an Apple TV?

I updated the Apple TV OS with iTunes LP support. I had purchased the iTunes LP for Blueprint 3 a month ago, and it works fine on my Mac. But, I can't figure out how to watch it on the Apple TV. Any ...
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Apple TV: Automatically download new podcasts

Is there a way to get Apple TV to periodically check for new podcasts and download them, like iTunes?
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How do I convert video files for use on the AppleTV?

How do I convert video files for use on the AppleTV? I've tried Handbrake but it crashes on a lot of the video files I have. Any alternatives that are free? I've got an Intel Mac running Snow Leopard. ...
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Is there any reason to assign multiple album covers in iTunes?

I'm ultra-meticulous about my iTunes cover art, but one thing still remains a mystery to me: iTunes has long supported multiple covers, which can be assigned from anyplace in the interface a single ...
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Can't connect Apple TV to iTunes after installing a new router

I replaced an old router with a Linksys WRT610N. Everything works great, except I can no longer connect iTunes 9 on my Mac (running 10.6) to the Apple TV since installing the new router (the old ...
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Is it possible to add MythTV support to an Apple TV? (yes, I have hacked the Apple TV)

I just set up a MythTV backend to replace my dying DirecTV DVR. The Myth box is headless and so I am dependent on separate frontend boxes to actually watch my recorded shows. I found a great MythTV ...
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Associate computer with Apple TV after fresh install

I just fresh installed my Mac with Snow Leopard - I copied back the iTunes library but my Apple TV now see's it as a new machine. The problem now is that I've long since removed the physical files ...
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AppleTV and USB Drives

I'm looking into buying an AppleTV and I can't tell from the documentation on Apple's site if it supports storing/reading movies from an attached USB Drive. A part of me thinks that they wouldn't ...