I have my iMac in one room of the house and my TV in another room, too far apart to connect via HDMI, so how can I watch my iTune movies that are saved onto my iMac hard drive on my HDTV in the other room?
Apple TV
what simsaladdude said
Apple TV (Gen 3) will work with ANY TV that has a HDMI Port, and will output 1080p IF your content is 1080p, it wont magically make your 720p or SD content 1080p
And can I play my iTunes movies that I bought that were downloaded and saved from iTunes onto my iMac hard drive and stream them smoothly to my Toshiba TV in the next room?
If you have a proper (wireless) LAN setup, then yes. That is what the Apple TV is made for.
And can I play my iTunes movies that I bought that were downloaded and saved from iTunes onto my iMac hard drive and stream them smoothly to my Toshiba TV in the next room?
In a way: http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/apple_tv_3rd_gen_setup.pdfSo I plug the Apple TV into my TV using HDMI cable, and plug Apple TV into my router using ethernet cable, and then log my iMac onto Apple TV wirelessly, then I can stream movies from iMac through the Apple TV and it shows on my TV?
If you bought the movies on iTunes, you can watch it directly via the Apple TV without needing your iMac
But it will stream it and not play it direct from a hard drive as the Apple TV does not have a hard drive. Streaming may be buffered or slow and pause because my internet connection can get slow during peak hours.
But it will stream it and not play it direct from a hard drive as the Apple TV does not have a hard drive. Streaming may be buffered or slow and pause because my internet connection can get slow during peak hours.