Take control of Apple TV / by Josh Centers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Centers, Josh, author.

Series:

Take control

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Digital television--Law and legislation--United States.

Digital television.

Apple TV (Digital media receiver).

iTunes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (175 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, New York : TidBITS Publishing Inc., 2016.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Everything you need to know about the Apple TV! Version 3.1, updated 10/8/2020 Whether you're considering an Apple TV, already own one, or have a smart TV or streaming device that supports AirPlay and/or the Apple TV app, you can more fully enjoy Apple’s ecosystem with this ultimate guide by TidBITS managing editor Josh Centers. You'll learn about the best TVs and sound equipment to buy, how to maximize your Apple TV's picture quality, get the most out of the Apple TV app, control your media with AirPlay, and so much more! Josh walks you through cables, ports, and setup, and explains how to use gestures and spoken commands with the Siri Remote—yes, you can talk to your TV! He helps you navigate and customize the Home screen, plus describes getting-started settings such as inputting your Apple ID and enabling parental controls. You'll learn how to use the TV app (whether on the Apple TV box itself, on a Mac running Catalina or Big Sur, on an iPhone or iPad, or on a third-party smart TV), and how you can best view home movies and TV shows. The book also looks at using an Apple TV to listen to your music or Apple Music, download and play podcasts from Music or iTunes, and browse your photos. In Take Control of Apple TV you'll also read about: What's new in tvOS 14 Which Apple TV model to buy—or whether you should get different hardware instead Getting the most out of your the Siri Remote Alternatives to the Siri Remote Using a game controller with Apple TV Controlling Apple TV with Shortcuts Using AirPlay to beam the display of your Mac or iPhone screen to your TV Making Mac or iOS/iPadOS audio play through your TV’s speakers Running iTunes Home Sharing to play media from a local computer What you can do with Conference Room Display mode How to tell whether an iOS/iPadOS app includes a free copy of its Apple TV version How to reset or restore an Apple TV—useful for troubleshooting or for handing your device to a new owner Compatibility? This book covers the fourth-generation Apple TV (now called Apple TV HD) and the newer Apple TV 4K model. It does not cover earlier generations of Apple TV hardware.

Contents:

Table of Contents; Read Me First; Updates and More; What's New in the Second Edition; Introduction; Apple TV Quick Start; What's New in tvOS 9.2; Set Up Your Apple TV; Make the Connections; Initial Setup; Restarting, Resetting, and Restoring; Control Your Apple TV; Meet the Siri Remote; Use a Standard Apple Remote; Use a Third-party Remote; Run the iOS Remote App; Become an Apple TV Keyboard Jockey; Meet the Apple TV; Home Screen; Built-in Apps; Searching with Siri; Capturing Screenshots and Video; Master AirPlay; Turn On AirPlay; Lock Down AirPlay; AirPlay from iOS; AirPlay from Mac Apps

Mirror Your Mac DesktopUse Your TV as Another Mac Monitor; Mirror from Lion, Windows, and Chrome; AirPlay from an Apple TV; Apple TV at the Movies; Control Video Playback; Buy iTunes Movies and TV Shows; Access Purchased Movies and TV Shows; View Videos with Home Sharing; Rip DVDs for Apple TV; The Blu-ray Bag of Hurt; Improve iTunes Import with iFlicks; Offload Movies to Another Disk; Rock Out with the Apple TV; Take the Sound to Eleven; The Music App; Listen to Music with Home Sharing; The Podcasts App; Rip CDs for the Apple TV; AirPlay Audio from a Mac; View Your Photos and Home Movies

The Photos AppView Photos and Home Movies with Home Sharing; Customizing the Screensaver; Making Slideshows; The iMovie Theater App; View Photos and Videos via AirPlay; Present with the Apple TV; Connect the Apple TV to a Projector; Make an Apple TV Presentation Kit; Run a Conference Room Display; Put Dead Trees on Big Screens; Conduct Remote Presentations; Browse the Web; A Look at Apple TV Apps; Paid Video Apps; Cable-activated Video Apps; Free Video Apps; Games; Other Apps; In the Plex; Cheat Sheet; About This Book; Ebook Extras; About the Author; About the Publisher

Copyright and Fine Print

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (ebrary, viewed Juy 04, 2016).

ISBN:

9781457199998

1457199998

OCLC:

1201191978