Apple TV question's

[Harp77]

Some questions I can’t seem to get the Genius’ to answer at the store:

1) I just placed my hundreds of physical cd’s into iTunes – if I use Airdrop to play these from my Mac device to my stereo/tv will it only play those songs purchased through iTunes or anything I have in iTunes?

2) Due to the age of my Denon stereo rec’vr, 10 yrs old, I have no HDMI ports. So I will be using HDMI from Apple TV box to my new tv and the optical audio from Apple TV to my Denon – because I am using AirDrop what is the sound quality like?

 

[Weaselboy]

1. It will play anything in your music library.

2. Optical is still digital, so it will be the same quality.

 

[Harp77]

Do I need to have a MacBook to stream wirelessly from iTunes to AppleTV OR can I stream also wirelessly from my Windows laptop, via iTunes, to Apple TV...?

 

[aristobrat]

iTunes on Windows works too.

If it helps any, Apple setup a pretty good website that covers the basics of AppleTV.
https://www.apple.com/support/appletv/essentials/

 

[Harp77]

iTunes on Windows works too.

If it helps any, Apple setup a pretty good website that covers the basics of AppleTV.
https://www.apple.com/support/appletv/essentials/

Many thanks.

 

[takeshi74]

if I use Airdrop

because I am using AirDrop

FYI - AirDrop:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5887

AirPlay:
https://www.apple.com/airplay/

 

[Harp77]

I am confused lol

 

[salohcin]

Basically AirDrop is for sharing files between devices and AirPlay is for streaming audio/video from one device to another. I believe takeshi74 was just correcting your terminology to avoid confusion as to what you were attempting to accomplish.

 

[syuus001]

😕 I can not understand what you said?can you describle detailedly

 

[IlikeMacsSoMuch]

😕 I can not understand what you said?can you describle detailedly

When you have 2 Apple devices, with AirDrop you can drop a file or anyhing into another

AirPlay let you play wirelesly content to AirPlay compatible device like an Apple TV

 

[cynics]

😕 I can not understand what you said?can you describle detailedly

You were previously saying AirDrop. But you actually meant AirPlay.

Ignore the term/word AirDrop, it has no relevance to this discussion. Nor does it have anything to do with anything that is AppleTV.