Before I buy Apple TV

Good morning, I have 2 questions.....
#1.... Can I receive the same kind of programing I'm currently paying for through Satellite?
#2.... I would like to be able to choose which networks I view, ( pay for, and support )? What I mean by that is..... can I buy custom programing..... excluding networks I find offensive?
Thanks,
MBS17
MB

whitby wrote:
Don't buy one. Currently the system has a serious problem with keeping video content on the Apple TV. It appears to be a flaw in iTunes and iTunes Store.
Without warning you will loose all purchased content on the ATV.
This is an uncommon glitch. It happened to me once about a year ago, I have no idea why BUT my content had already synced back to iTunes so it wasn't a problem. Personally the best thing I find is to buy most stuff direct in iTunes then sync to AppleTV, but I use both purchase methods.
So, until they fix this flaw you will be wasting your money
AppleTV is only designed to mirror stuff in iTunes, hence it syncs back purchases to the iTunes library for you to make a proper backup somehwere.
Apple could really make a huge goodwill gesture to users and allow them to re-download any purchases in the future if files were lost/corrupted - it's not as if anyone's going to waste their bandwidth downloading things they've already got again. Many smaller music download businesses now allow this. Plus for movies/video the DRM 'protects' it anyway.
(everyone I know who owns an ATV has this problem)
That's bad luck, and either a statistical quirk or an exaggeration.
I'm not saying I don't believe you but it is not a particularly common occurrence. If you haven't please let the development team know your feelings:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/appletv.html
Message was edited by: Alley_Cat

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SM

I am sorry too. I am really Mac fan, but the ATV it was the most disappointing experience with Mac.
I can not play my video clip continuously. In Canada you can not rent movies. If I will be Apple, I will stop selling ATVs in Canada. The iTunes Canada Store it is useless ( for ATV only). Only crapy stupid TV shows. What my money are not good to rent a movie?!
I will never pay to see Corner Gas, I can see it free with an aerial antenna.
Since I purchased I use it on the very first day , in rest no use. I have to stay with the remote on my hand and select and press play to see video clips.
I have attached a PC to my LCD and enjoy what ever I like. Continuos play, etc.
I am really sorry for this purchase.
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Hello,
This is a before I buy Apple TV question.
1. Can I control iTunes and movies in my Mac Air to view on my Samsung TV which will have Apple TV connected to it? In other words, I want to sometimes be able to "DJ" my music or launch movies directly out of the Mac Air (I just want to know if I can do it)
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S

1. You can always mirror your mac on your TV using AirPlay (sound and video).
You can also directly use you Apple TV to play music stored on your mac.
Both solutions works. I personnaly prefer to stream music and movies from my Ipad/mac to my Apple TV, I do it all the time.
2. Hum, I dont use itunes match, I couldnt tell.

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If you bought your iPhone with a credit card offered by a reputable company (AMEX, MBNA, Wells Fargo, etc) then in my opinion AppleCare is worthless. Your credit card often extends any manufacturer's warranty for an additional year. In otherwords you already have AppleCare's extra year warranty from your credit card company. It's an incentive they offer you for buying the iPhone with their card.
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Hi kleeks,
Glad you got it sorted in the end!
To be fair, most of the Genius bar people are very good and your experience was probably not typical, but it is also worth remembering that some of us here have been using Macs since before some of the Geniuses were even born, so we often know a thing or two that they may not have cottoned on to yet! When in doubt, a second opinion here can often be well worth obtaining.
Really glad you have it running as it should now.
Cheers
Rod (the "guy from Australia")

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