How to you enable Lyrics on Apple TV I need karaoke for parties!!!

[zipur]

I just picked two ATV's works great for movies, netflix and music.
BUT I need to see the Lyrics on my TV so we can play karaoke.
How do you enable this feature?
Do I need to jailbreak?
Should I have purchased a Google ROKU device.

I love my Apples but these little annoyances really annoy me:<

Can anyone offer an idea?

[The-Pro]

try googling use apple tv for karaoke. hundreds of forum posts put there.
A friend of mine does it from his iPhone through AirPlay with the karaoke channel app.

[lunaoso]

Rokus aren't made by google, but anyway there's probably an iOS app that'll work. You can use airplay mirroring with it if necessary.

[Stevi]

There are a few YouTube contributors that offer free karaoke. Try doing a search there to see if there's anything you'd like.

[zipur]

No. No no, the idea is for my own personal library. Which would be used in my circle of friends, Also from time to time I may just want to see what the heck they are singing. I really enjoy that while I'm on the MBP using Minilyrics. I just want it in all my apple equipment.

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Originally Posted by The-Pro

try googling use apple tv for karaoke. hundreds of forum posts put there.
A friend of mine does it from his iPhone through AirPlay with the karaoke channel app.

I do t want to air play, it's a clumsy alternative. It just doesn 't make sense that it doable on iPhone and Not on Apple TV or iPad

[bushido]

looks like u bought the wrong device then

[waw74]

Originally Posted by zipur

It just doesn 't make sense that it doable on iPhone and Not on Apple TV or iPad

except that one has an app store, where anyone can develop an app, and one doesn't.

[Jmhoey]

One of the things that really irks me on these boards is people who complain Apple products don't do this or that, when they were never made to do those things. Pony up for a karaoke machine. Apple TV engineers did not set out to create a party device. It is a perfectly functional device that does everything it was designed to do. Maybe you should have researched products before dropping the cash on something blindly.

Each Apple product is designed for a purpose. If it doesn't fit your needs go buy something else. Stop complaining. If I need to move 2500 pounds of dirt I'm not going to run out and snap up a BMW coupe.

[marzer]

Originally Posted by zipur

No. No no, the idea is for my own personal library. Which would be used in my circle of friends, Also from time to time I may just want to see what the heck they are singing. I really enjoy that while I'm on the MBP using Minilyrics. I just want it in all my apple equipment.

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I do t want to air play, it's a clumsy alternative. It just doesn 't make sense that it doable on iPhone and Not on Apple TV or iPad

From what i can tell from my brief research, the karaoke channel on the roku is subscription base and does NOT use your personal music. You must select from the providers music selection. So it'd seem the flexibility of airplay, as already suggested, is probably the best solution available on the market for what you are trying to do.

In fact I'm not finding many, if any, karaoke solutions for a set top box that uses your own music. You want to provide a link or something?

[Menneisyys2]

Originally Posted by marzer

In fact I'm not finding many, if any, karaoke solutions for a set top box that uses your own music. You want to provide a link or something?

If you can jailbreak (it's not an ATV3) and run XBMC and your karaoke music uses SSA subtitles (like the one at http://www.auby.no/files/video_tests...s_suzumiya.mkv ), then, you can play them just fine.

Of course, subs burnt into the video itself is even easier and doesn't require any jailbreaking or special app - thought of it?

[marzer]

Originally Posted by Menneisyys2

If you can jailbreak (it's not an ATV3) and run XBMC and your karaoke music uses SSA subtitles (like the one at http://www.auby.no/files/video_tests...s_suzumiya.mkv ), then, you can play them just fine.

Of course, subs burnt into the video itself is even easier and doesn't require any jailbreaking or special app - thought of it?

True. Jailbroken. I was thinking more of commercial solutions. But, yes, jailbreaking would open up the possibilities.

[notjustjay]

One thing you can do is go to YouTube and search for a karaoke version of whatever song you are interested in. For example, here is a karaoke version of Gangnam Style.

You can then use AirPlay to send the video, lyrics and all, to your TV using your Apple TV.

Oops, I see that others have made these suggestions already. Well, sorry if it's not what you were looking for, but I think AirPlay is your best solution (only solution?) for the Apple TV.

[zipur]

Originally Posted by Jmhoey

One of the things that really irks me on these boards is people who complain Apple products don't do this or that, when they were never made to do those things. Pony up for a karaoke machine. Apple TV engineers did not set out to create a party device. It is a perfectly functional device that does everything it was designed to do. Maybe you should have researched products before dropping the cash on something blindly.

Each Apple product is designed for a purpose. If it doesn't fit your needs go buy something else. Stop complaining. If I need to move 2500 pounds of dirt I'm not going to run out and snap up a BMW coupe.

A bit of an over dramatization, but I get your point. The thing is, this is such a small easy to activate feature that would enhance the features of ATV. That shouldn't be asking too much, but no worries I didn't intend to have a war just a question.
Looks like JB Is the answer.

Peace to you all.