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First Generation Apple TVs Unable to Connect to iTunes
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Oh, here come the people saying "here come the people saying".
Duh. It makes sense that people would post things that relate to the post. Sheesh.
Two pages and 45 comments of people arguing "Conspiracy" and "It Just Works" and a bunch of other "they need to fix this, call code red" "who's cares if this is easter sunday, this is BS" but so far no one has commented that they have been affected
Maybe I should dust off my first generation Apple TV from the closet and plug it in just so that i can complain that its not working, maybe then this thread will get back on topic instead of all these "A series of controlled events that force users to buy or upgrade to their newest products"
Let's not forget the 'it doesn't affect me so everybody quit whining" posts. Humanity at its finest.
Still works fine with the Remote app and local audio...
I was surprised to read about this, as I have been using my first generation Apple TV with no problems (including last night and this morning). The catch is that I almost always control it with the Remote app on my iPhone. That still works smoothly. However, when I tried controlling it with the IR remote, I experienced the terrible lag that folks are describing. I wasn't even able to play a movie from my Mac's iTunes library. It started playing the sound, but the screen remained black and soon the ATV reset itself.
My first gen ATV is ideal for playing music because it has two features that have been dropped from the ATV2 and ATV3: local storage (so I don't need to turn on a computer to play music) and analog audio outputs (so I can feed my receiver's analog Zone 2 input to play music through my patio speakers).
Almost all receivers with a Zone 2 amp still require an analog input, so it's a real nuisance to have to connect a separate digital-optical to analog converter to handle that need with an ATV3. I'm also not sure if I would still be able to control the volume remotely with that setup.
I was surprised to read about this, as I have been using my first generation Apple TV with no problems (including last night and this morning). The catch is that I almost always control it with the Remote app on my iPhone. That still works smoothly. However, when I tried controlling it with the IR remote, I experienced the terrible lag that folks are describing. I wasn't even able to play a movie from my Mac's iTunes library. It started playing the sound, but the screen remained black and soon the ATV reset itself.
My first gen ATV is ideal for playing music because it has two features that have been dropped from the ATV2 and ATV3: local storage (so I don't need to turn on a computer to play music) and analog audio outputs (so I can feed my receiver's analog Zone 2 input to play music through my patio speakers).
Almost all receivers with a Zone 2 amp still require an analog input, so it's a real nuisance to have to connect a separate digital-optical to analog converter to handle that need with an ATV3. I'm also not sure if I would still be able to control the volume remotely with that setup.
Not just first generation
My current gen AppleTV has not been able to connect to iTunes for several days.
Perhaps this is related to the new Apple TV apple is releasing?....
My current gen AppleTV has not been able to connect to iTunes for several days.
Perhaps this is related to the new Apple TV apple is releasing?....
Right on, and pretty well what I replied to two other posters, a few days ago.
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=19009244&posted=1#post19009244
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=19008788&posted=1#post19008788
I get the feeling it went like this:
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Dear Apple,
I would like to have access to iTunes Extras content on the current gen Apple TV and iPad since I've noticed I have access these iTunes Extras on my first gen Apple TV.
Thanks,
User
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Dear User,
We have removed the ability to access iTunes on first gen Apple TV, as per your request.
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Dear Apple,
I would like to have access to iTunes Extras content on the current gen Apple TV and iPad since I've noticed I have access these iTunes Extras on my first gen Apple TV.
Thanks,
User
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Dear User,
We have removed the ability to access iTunes on first gen Apple TV, as per your request.
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The iTunes Store is a goldmine for Apple. $$$$$$
Why would anyone think Apple would purposely shut down an older device which encouraged users to purchase content from the iTunes Store?
Why would anyone think Apple would purposely shut down an older device which encouraged users to purchase content from the iTunes Store?
This is the problem with any device that requires an online server to work. Once it's old enough, support gets dropped, broken, or disabled. You're stuck. 7 years old isn't bad in computer years. Good thing a new one is only $99 (hopefully it have newer one around the corner).
I have an Apple TV of each generation. They all have their uses. The first generation is the only one that works with one of my televisions (no Available HDMI). I'll be very disappointed if this doesn't get fixed.
I think it's a combination of heart bleed fixes and certificates expiring.
A few services have gone down recently
A few services have gone down recently
Upgrade or not upgrade
Apple, the only thing stopping me from upgrading is the lack of a storage option on the newer appleTVs. Why should I have to keep my Mac on to listen to my music or watch my movies? Why should someone else on that Mac have to deal with stutters and stalls because I'm streaming content? You have a USB port, enable it and watch your 1st gen usage fall off the charts.
Apple, the only thing stopping me from upgrading is the lack of a storage option on the newer appleTVs. Why should I have to keep my Mac on to listen to my music or watch my movies? Why should someone else on that Mac have to deal with stutters and stalls because I'm streaming content? You have a USB port, enable it and watch your 1st gen usage fall off the charts.
I agree 100% word for word with what that poster initially wrote in response to you.
I have one of these still hooked up to a TV. I have to agree with Apple on this. It is 7 years old. Time to move on. The sales stopped almost 4 years ago. If your TV doesn't support HDMI, then get an adapter or new TV.
I, too, have an Apple TV gen 1 that's been affected. While I don't believe this is some sort of conspiracy to force users to upgrade, I find it strange that Apple has made no comment on the issue. Why is that? The problem has been going on since at least April 17, well before the Easter holiday. Apple has to be aware that content sales and rentals have fallen off because of this.
First generation Apple TV is kind of old, maybe it is time to upgrade.
Indeed. Amazon Fire TV looks like a good upgrade over Apple TV.
Apple TV 1st generation Steptember 2010
The Apple TV 1st generation was manufactured through September 2010 meaning that they were still available to purchase through retailers and Apple as of October 2010 and that does not include the refurbs available through the Apple Store well after October 2010. That means that many ATV1 units were bought brand new out of the box that are now 3.5 years old and maybe even newer than that as opposed to 7 years old or 10 years old as some are reporting.
$299 is a lot of money for some people and the $399 spent on the 160GB is even more for an item that 3.5 years later is not working properly through no fault of the user of breakdown of the unit. $99, $299, and $399 may be months or years of savings for some people to buy a luxury item for themselves or as a gift. While some of you may have that much money to toss around on an hourly basis it is not for the preverbal you to determine how others should spend their money and tell them to go buy a new one. Consider that some may have to buy a new TV or component or interface to have the HDMI of newer ATV units connect to their preexisting rig which now makes the $99 anywhere from a few hundred dollars to several thousands when none of their equipment is malfunctioning, as opposed to disabled.
The bigger issue is that Apple did not notify the ATV1 community, if this was intentional, or responded in any way if this was unintentional. It seems that Macuser.com, iClarified and Macrumors.com are the only ones speaking about this issue over the Easter weekend because Apple sure hasn't.
The Apple TV 1st generation was manufactured through September 2010 meaning that they were still available to purchase through retailers and Apple as of October 2010 and that does not include the refurbs available through the Apple Store well after October 2010. That means that many ATV1 units were bought brand new out of the box that are now 3.5 years old and maybe even newer than that as opposed to 7 years old or 10 years old as some are reporting.
$299 is a lot of money for some people and the $399 spent on the 160GB is even more for an item that 3.5 years later is not working properly through no fault of the user of breakdown of the unit. $99, $299, and $399 may be months or years of savings for some people to buy a luxury item for themselves or as a gift. While some of you may have that much money to toss around on an hourly basis it is not for the preverbal you to determine how others should spend their money and tell them to go buy a new one. Consider that some may have to buy a new TV or component or interface to have the HDMI of newer ATV units connect to their preexisting rig which now makes the $99 anywhere from a few hundred dollars to several thousands when none of their equipment is malfunctioning, as opposed to disabled.
The bigger issue is that Apple did not notify the ATV1 community, if this was intentional, or responded in any way if this was unintentional. It seems that Macuser.com, iClarified and Macrumors.com are the only ones speaking about this issue over the Easter weekend because Apple sure hasn't.
It's completely idiotic to support the idea that it's normal to suddenly throw away a device fully working a few days ago.
In your superficial society everyone should have only new stuff and people should shame each other based on how new their stuff is
Shows Apple are doing work on backend, there's no conspiracy here.
It's good news that Apple are improving the service rather than just accepting the status quo as the best they can do.
If people are still using Apple TV one I suggest an upgrade anyway I'm sure it was standard def anyway. Worth the upgrade alone.
It's good news that Apple are improving the service rather than just accepting the status quo as the best they can do.
If people are still using Apple TV one I suggest an upgrade anyway I'm sure it was standard def anyway. Worth the upgrade alone.
Actually I have never tried connecting to iTunes Store. I put in my password and clicked submit, It asked if I wanted iTunes to remember it. Whats supposed to happen after that? Do I need iTunes running on my computer as in sharing music.
Ain't that the truth. gotta have money to keep up with apple.
I'm scared by 2011 27" iMac is about to get too out of date lol