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Apple TV to stream music via AirTunes?
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Chicago
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Folks.
a major part of my thinking about whether to get an AppleTV is my uncertainty about whether it's possible to stream music from the AppleTV to AirTunes (Airport Express).
Any ideas? Searching the forum and some other sources didn't really provide an answer.
Thanks
Torsten
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Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Manchester, UK
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The Apple TV does not allow you to stream music to it from iTunes using AirTunes like the Airport Express does.
You can't control the output on the Apple TV from iTunes.
You must use the Apple TV remote and have the TV set on to select music, etc.
I too wish you could use the Apple TV like an Airport Express OR use the Apple TV via the TV interface, but it is not possible. I have therefore kept my Airport Express as well as using my Apple TV.
Ian
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Computers - Au MacBook 2.4Ghz, iMac 24" 2.8Ghz Core 2 Duo
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OSX User Since Public Beta, current OS 10.6.1, iTS UK purchases - 5377 songs.... and growing!
My website - www.idparkinson.co.uk
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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Hey Ian.
thanks for the reply.
However, I'm not sure whether you understood a 100% what I'm trying to do.
I have speakers connected to my Airport Express. (Dining Room). Currently I have a Mac Mini in the living room, using it pretty exclusively for iTunes related stuff. (I bought tons of iTunes stuff over time) With the Mini I can choose where to listen to the music. Either in the living room (Toslink connection to Amp) or in the Dining Room (AirTunes connected speakers) - or both, actually.
If I was to replace the Mini with an AppleTV, could I do the same? Specifically listen to my music in the dining room, using the speakers connected to the Airport Express)
Thanks again.
T.
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Mac Pro // 2.66 // 8GB // 1.75TB internal // Drobo w/ 2x 750GB // 22" LCD
Mac Mini // 1.66 // 2GB // 60GB
iBook 14" // 1.42 // 1.5GB // 60GB
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Manchester, UK
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No the Apple TV does not allow you to stream music to an Airport Express, all the Apple TV can do is output sound and vision itself.
Ian
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Computers - Au MacBook 2.4Ghz, iMac 24" 2.8Ghz Core 2 Duo
iPods - 5GB original iPod, 4GB nano - Red, 1GB 2G shuffle - Silver, 4GB 3G Shuffle - Black, 16GB touch, 16GB nano Red, 16GB iPhone 3G.
OSX User Since Public Beta, current OS 10.6.1, iTS UK purchases - 5377 songs.... and growing!
My website - www.idparkinson.co.uk
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