I love my ATV2, i really do.... when it works.
I've a fantastic collection of tv shows and movies on my 2011 iMac which i stream over onto the ATV2 via wifi.
Time after time however, I see the following problems:
1. ATV2 is on, iMac is on and iTunes running, ATV2 says that i need to start a computer that my shared library is on.
2. ATV2 is on, iMac is on with iTunes running. I select computers and it just displays "connecting to themoffster's library" (or something similar) and does nothing else
3. iMac is on, ATV2 is on and the icon for airplay is not in the top corner of the iMac screen
4. ATV2 has played a tv show, when i click to start the next one the spinning icon appears and nothing happens. When i 'menu' all the way up to the main screen, the computer icon shows the "turn on a computer that contains themoffster's library" (or something similar).
5. On my iPhone 4S and my wife's iPhone 4, the airplay icon frequently drops off despite sitting literally two meters from both the ATV and the routers.
I can't see a pattern to what causes any of these problems.
These are the problems that happen over and over. Sometimes a restart of the ATV2 and iTunes will resolve the issue, but sometimes it won't.
I leave my ATV2 on all the time ('sleep never' in settings). The iMac sleeps after a period of inactivity.
I've got two routers in repeat mode, with both settings all working fine.
I frequently work from home via VPN and I never have connection issues with my work laptop (which unfortunately runs Windows 7).
It's not a bash apple thread - I just seriously wonder why i have all these problems continually. A google reveals a lot of similar issues, but dating as far back as 2010. I struggle to believe in nearly three years these issues have not been resolved as they are affect the core functionality of the ATV.
When it all works fine, the ATV is amazing - by far the best piece of apple kit i have.
I've a fantastic collection of tv shows and movies on my 2011 iMac which i stream over onto the ATV2 via wifi.
Time after time however, I see the following problems:
1. ATV2 is on, iMac is on and iTunes running, ATV2 says that i need to start a computer that my shared library is on.
2. ATV2 is on, iMac is on with iTunes running. I select computers and it just displays "connecting to themoffster's library" (or something similar) and does nothing else
3. iMac is on, ATV2 is on and the icon for airplay is not in the top corner of the iMac screen
4. ATV2 has played a tv show, when i click to start the next one the spinning icon appears and nothing happens. When i 'menu' all the way up to the main screen, the computer icon shows the "turn on a computer that contains themoffster's library" (or something similar).
5. On my iPhone 4S and my wife's iPhone 4, the airplay icon frequently drops off despite sitting literally two meters from both the ATV and the routers.
I can't see a pattern to what causes any of these problems.
These are the problems that happen over and over. Sometimes a restart of the ATV2 and iTunes will resolve the issue, but sometimes it won't.
I leave my ATV2 on all the time ('sleep never' in settings). The iMac sleeps after a period of inactivity.
I've got two routers in repeat mode, with both settings all working fine.
I frequently work from home via VPN and I never have connection issues with my work laptop (which unfortunately runs Windows 7).
It's not a bash apple thread - I just seriously wonder why i have all these problems continually. A google reveals a lot of similar issues, but dating as far back as 2010. I struggle to believe in nearly three years these issues have not been resolved as they are affect the core functionality of the ATV.
When it all works fine, the ATV is amazing - by far the best piece of apple kit i have.