Apple TV For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) (Paperback)

by Mark L. Chambers (Author)
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Product Description
Watch your iTunes downloads on a television screen with help from Apple TV For Dummies. This comprehensive guide offers shopping tips; easy-to-understand installation and setup directions; and advanced material like content creation, troubleshooting, and optimizing network speeds.

You get the "download" on:

• Apple TV setup and customizing
• High-Definition video hardware
• State-of-the-art audio hardware
• Connecting both computer and video equipment
• Using iTunes and the iTunes Store
• Cataloging your multimedia library
• Setting up a wireless network (both on the Mac and the PC)
• Working with Front Row and the Apple TV remote control
• Displaying photos using iPhoto and Photoshop Elements
• Audio and video formats, including conversion between formats
• Syncing iTunes with the Apple TV
• Creating media for Apple TV using iTunes, iPhoto, and iMovie HD
• Customizing and optimizing your Apple TV system
• Troubleshooting, upgrading and maintaining Apple TV

All levels of users will find this guide full of useful information, whether you're a multimedia/High-Definition beginner who hasn’t invested a cent in hardware, or an intermediate-level enthusiast who already has an HDTV and surround sound system, or an advanced electronic wizard who needs just a quick reference tool to troubleshoot a problem.

From the Back Cover
Set up an Ethernet network within Mac OS X or Windows Vista!

Transform your living room into a digital entertainment center with this multimedia marvel Apple Remote

Are you ready to enjoy Apple TV? Whether you're a Mac or PC user, this fun, plain-English guide will have you streaming audio and video from your computer to your TV in no time. It's packed with tips and tricks for adding high definition and surround sound, importing and organizing photos, creating videos, ripping audio from CDs, working with playlists and podcasts, and much more!

• Install and configure Apple TV

• Work with Front Row and the Apple Remote

• Sync your iTunes® library

• Create media with iPhoto® and iMovie® HD

• Troubleshoot and perform upgrades

• Back up your media

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Product Details

• Paperback: 290 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies (August 27, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470173629
• ISBN-13: 978-0470173626
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #420,527 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Applies to Older Apple TV models, July 23, 2008

By	J. Hathaway "jhechotek" (Lititz, PA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you have the newer Apple TV model, there's not much help here...this book applies to the older generation of Apple TV.

2 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's a good gift to wrap when gifting an Apple TV, January 20, 2008

By	G. Davis (Seattle, Wa) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I don't actually buy the technology in our family; this was something to wrap up for my hubby. No body has actually read the book; and he decided to go with a PS3 instead because it does everything he wanted Apple TV to do and more (blueray, streaming movies from server...) I am only rating it 3 stars cause the book is physicaly smaller than I expected. LOL