Furstating Apple TV 160GB Streaming Question...

I'm a bit frustrated because I cannot figure this out. I have a 160GB first gen Apple TV that I just bought. I have had a 40GB Apple TV for years and love it. Wanted a second one for the bedroom. So I set up the new 160GB and connected it to my main iTunes library with all of my music. I want to be able to play this music streaming on the Apple TV. The 40GB Apple TV has an option under Music called "Shared Music". This does not appear on my 160GB. Further, in the iTunes preferences, the 40GB Apple TV says "Streaming", but the 160GB is set to Syncing, and I see no way to change this.

How in the world do I listen to the music in my iTunes library through the 160GB Apple TV without copying the songs to it??? I use Boxee and keep 4+GB bluray rips on the Apple TV hard drive for smooth playback, so I don't want to take up any room on it with music. Any help would be most appreciated. Thanks!

mstrze said:

The same way you did when you set up your 40GB.

Go to iTunes, choose the 160GB ATV, choose Custom Sync, then go through each of your media tabs (Movies, Music...etc) and make sure nothing is checked. I am pretty sure you can just uncheck "Sync Movies...Music...Podcasts..etc" at the top of each screen....then click Sync.

If you have Photos you want copied over it may spin its wheels for a bit doing that, otherwise you are good to go.

I would then imagine you can then access your entire iTunes library the same way you do with your 40GB ATV.

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I've tried this. When I do it, Apple TV (160) says no music. And it still says "Syncing" in the Preferences.

all of the above suggestions did not work for me, but I finally did get it work.

set it to custom sync, made sure Music WAS checked in the syncing options, hit apply, waited for sync to complete, then as soon as it started transferring songs I hit the x to cancel it. still don't have "Shared Music" on the 160GB Apple TV but now I can go to My Music and play everything on the computer's iTunes library. Very strange and quite silly if you ask me... but it worked.

Genius Mixes will not work. does anyone know how to be able to play genius mixes on Apple TV??? this is the main reason i wanted this thing..... argh. all of the mixes show up, but when I select one, it says "Apple TV Cannot Play This Song."

I do not want to sync 80GB of music to my Apple TV!!! Why the hell can't I just STREAM it like on the 40GB Apple TV I've had for years? This 160GB is seriously starting to annoy me.

yeah it's fully updated.