Questions about 2nd gen AppleTV

I have a 1st gen AppleTV and see no reason to upgrade. However, after using youtube on the 1st gen, I'd like to know how well youtube and vimeo work on the 2nd gen. On the 1st gen, if you watch several youtube videos, you have to back out (click menu button) of all those videos plus a few more clicks to get out of youtube before you are back at the main menu. Does the 2nd gen work this way?
It is probably more youtube, but sometimes, buffering takes a while before a video will play.
I'm not sure how the 1st gen selects youtube video resolution (360, 480, 720, 1080). Does any one know? Does any one know how the 2nd gen selects youtube resolution?
How does the 2nd gen select between HD and regular resolution on Vimeo?
I do have a TV that can play 1080p but all of my iTunes videos max at 720p. Is the 2nd gen still max resolution of 720p like the 1st gen?
thanks.

You Tube is pretty much the same on both, including resolution, buffering is likely caused by your network or internet connection. I have no information about Vimeo, the Apple TV 2 can still only play 720p.

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According to Apple and due to the hardware limitations in the 2nd Gen., it will never have ALL of the features. Just what you have now with iOS 4 if you have it installed.
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I tried searching but didn't find any posts that answer my question. I had the 1st gen apple tv and purchased many songs and movie titles. How do I sync my purchases to my 2nd gen apple tv?

ATV2 doesn't have syncing capabilities, unlike the 1st model there is no permanent storage.
You use home-sharing to see your iTunes library and you can access TV shows purchased via iCloud. If you have iTunes Match you can access that from the cloud via ATV2 as well.

Question of 2nd Gen(??) iBook

Hi, I'm new to the discussions. I've had an iBook since 2000. It was kept moderalty up to date for a year or so, but it was slow, and for a time, I had no internet connection, so the need for a laptop or computer of any kind was unnesscary. I have kept it safe for the past 7 years, but for the last year and a half or so, I have had a windows PC desktop, and contuine to have it updated. I enjoy playing online games, but nothing extremly graphicly mind-bending. I digress. I spend quite a bit of my spare time while on the computer playing a game called "Runescape". I have downloaded a few of the free downloads on the Apple website that I think may help, although I must admit I don't really have a great grasp of Mac programs. I have what I believe to be the 2nd edtion of the iBook, as it has a FireWire port on the side, but not 2 USB ports. I tried to play Runescape, but it wouldn't pull up the second page. I would very much like to play the game on my laptop. Any help would be rewarded with praise and apprecation.
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This really isn't the best forum for questions about an iBook. This forum is for questions about older, pre-G3, Apple laptops. Normally you'll get the most help if you ask in the iBook area appropriate for your system and question.
Anyway, as to Runescape, you might find this thread from another site helpful:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=184857
And just FYI, all iBooks have at least one USB port, and most have a Firewire port as well (the early colored models do not have Firewire). You might want to take a look here to definitely identify which model you have:
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Message was edited by: Dave Sawyer

1st & 2nd gen AppleTVs play nice?

I have a 1st gen ATV and want get a 2nd gen for iCloud and some of the Internet services it has that the 1st gen doesn't. From what I've read on the forum, I need two remotes so each machine is paired to its own remote. They also need different names in iTunes. Is that about it to make these work together nicely?

There's certainly no problem running them on the same network. I've been doing this since the TV 2 was released and there's no trouble at all. Just be aware that they operate in different ways and sharing the music etc is handled in a different way. But once set up, they can both access the same iTunes and play the same music, or different, as you want.
I doubt they need different names to operate, but it makes sense to not use the same names if only to avoid your own confusion.
By default, any remote will operate both devices, so if they are side by side they will both be trying to do the same thing which is undoubtedly not what you want. If they are in separate rooms then it shouldn't be a problem, but if they are and you want a separate remote for each, you can change one of them to a different 'code set' so each remote will only operate the one device. I cannot remember the exact procedure, but it's not hard. The main thing is that you WILL be able to achieve what you want.

Odd question: Does 2nd gen touch come with a screen protector?

Mine seems to have a screen protector-like film stuck quite firmly on to my Touch.
One can tell especially near the button at the bottom where the film is detaching just a little bit (a few mm). I feel tempted to start pulling it off (and maybe applying a new protector that I can purchase. But I'm afraid that I'll mess up some sort of original equipment on the Touch.
Am I losing my mind?
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It is stuck so well that it feels like a screen protector, not like those flimsy protectors that come on electronic devices. It has a glossy look that attracts fingerprints.
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Just a question about 3rd Gen Ipod

I recently bougtht a 3rd Gen Ipod off of ebay. I'm a PC user but it's formated for a MAC. I know I have to reformat it for windows so I can use it. But my question is, is there any way I can somehow get the songs off my I pod to my computer before I inevitually have to erase and reformat it. There is alot of good songs that came with it, I don't want to lose them if I can somehow avoid it.

Welcome to Apple Discussions.
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Question about 2nd iPhone but same Apple ID.

Hi - I'm looking to give my spare iPhone to the parents but I do not want to set up an Apple ID for them as they don't even have email and will not even know what to do with it.
Can I use the same Apple ID as the one for my iPhone and iPad but only enable Find my iPhone (otherwise I guess I don't even need to input an Apple ID if not for this)? I can turn everything on iCloud off so it doesn't sync or backup and I can turn off my ID in FaceTime and iMessages so they don't get my messages. I will teach them to FaceTime but they can use their mobile number. The only reason I'd use the Apple ID would be for Find my iPhone.
Does this sound plausible? Or do I really need to set up and account for them?
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Thanks.

You can set your Apple ID for iCloud and Find My iPhone and disable everything else just fine.
If they want to buy something in the App and iTunes stores you can set them up with your ID as well.
You could also create a new email for the iPhone if you wanted to, and simply not give it to them. Its all about how you want to manage this.
They don't need to have the email address or do anything with it. so if its easier for you, you can create one you can manage on your end, and not have them involved with it at all.

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My iPod has a very sluggish transfer rate for my music and I wanna connect it with the firewire cable I got with my old mini. When I do I get a message saying it's not supported on the ipod. Does anyone know if that is just me or if there is a firmware update.
Also I have both a iMac G4 flat panel and a Dell Inspiron 5100 laptop. I've had some video problems with my iMac(as you might have seen) and I am thinking of selling it on ebay, does anyone know how I can transfer the music from the mac to the windows laptop without networking or installing the ipod on the windows and transferring through that?
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When I do I get a message saying it's not supported on the ipod. Does anyone know if that is just me or if there is a firmware update.
The 5th Gen iPods do not support Firewire for data transfer. You can only charge via Firewire. This is not a firmware issue. There's no firewire controller in the 5th Gen iPod.
does anyone know how I can transfer the music from the mac to the windows laptop without networking or installing the ipod on the windows and transferring through that?
Your iMac probably has a CD-RW drive. If so, just burn the tracks as a Data/MP3 CD, and then import that CD into your iTunes library on the Windows machine. You can fit hundreds of tracks on a DATA/MP3 CD.

2nd gen appletv says movies not authorised/ user name/password not accepted on appletv

This is so weird.
I have home-shared and can play all un-DRM stuff e.g. music and personal movies. However, TV shows and Movies downloaded from iTunes won't play. It keeps asking me to authorize my computer on iTunes. The computer is however authorised and just to be double sure I have authorised multiple times (and get the message "this computer is already authorised"). I also de-auth'd and re-auth'd. This is all after updating both the AppleTV and iTunes to the most up-to-date versions.
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If this is the case (moisture damage) I'd be quite surprised.
I clip it to my waistband, with the screen facing outward. It doesn't really get sweaty at all, maybe the backside of the metal clip, and the screen stays relatively dry. Maybe my hands are sweaty, but this is supposed to be a workout-oriented MP3 player for active people, right? I am just using it on an indoor elliptical trainer, and it never sees rain or dripping moisture.
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FCP second or third drives only need to be Mac OS X Extended, not journaled, when no OS is installed. You absolutely do not need an OS installed to access other drives in your computer.
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Curiosity question about 5th Gen Nano video...

I was watching a TV show called "The Good Wife" and there is an episode where a kid sets up a Nano to record continuous video for a security problem. I realize this is Hollywood and they can do anything they want, but I'm wondering what the max length of time a Nano (32GB) could do taking video.
For this argument, lets assume it's plugged into power as I think the battery would deplete very shortly while recording video.

Thanks for the info. I guess the TV program was in the realm of possibility. And to the comment above about a 32 GB Nano, I thought I read somewhere that there was such an animal. I have the 16 GB unit.
Now if this unit had an option to take a photo every 5 seconds or so, it could be a inexpensive security camera.
I don't think I'm getting anywhere near your battery life. Wonder if the Pedometer is draining the battery when the unit is in standby? I know I've never gotten anywhere close to 24 hours of music.

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