how do you stream?

[bndoarn]

sorry if this is a stupid question but i'm new to TV. how do you stream content from your computer to your TV? the checkbox that says "Show only the synced items on my Apple TV" in iTunes is unchecked but it still only shows what's on the TV. is it because i have Custom Sync instead of Automatic Sync? i'm running Windows XP SP3 with the latest version of iTunes and version 2.3 on my TV if that helps.

 

[bndoarn]

53 views and no responses? someone has to know the answer to this. I looked it up on google and it took me to the apple support and it said in the firewall make sure port 3639 (or something like that, can't remeber the exact number) was allowed and it is but it's still not streaming. can anybody help me

 

[obey908]

on your apple tv - settings > computers > add shared itunes library > then some numbers will pop up, then enter them into itunes

 

[dwright1974]

53 views and no responses? someone has to know the answer to this. I looked it up on google and it took me to the apple support and it said in the firewall make sure port 3639 (or something like that, can't remeber the exact number) was allowed and it is but it's still not streaming. can anybody help me

Hello

Do as the previous post says to connect your Apple TV to the computer.

Once this is done, when you select music, movies, etc you can choose the 'output' in the bottom right hand corner of iTunes, (not on mine at the moment but I think mine has 'Computer' and 'Apple TV' as options). Assuming your Apple TV is called er, Apple TV, selecting this will stream it there. Obviously, selecting computer plays it on your er, computer.

HTH

D

 

[Mr Kram]

Hello

Do as the previous post says to connect your Apple TV to the computer.

Once this is done, when you select music, movies, etc you can choose the 'output' in the bottom right hand corner of iTunes, (not on mine at the moment but I think mine has 'Computer' and 'Apple TV' as options). Assuming your Apple TV is called er, Apple TV, selecting this will stream it there. Obviously, selecting computer plays it on your er, computer.

HTH

D

this is if you're using the apple tv as a remote speaker ala air tunes. this would mean playing a song in itunes and controlling it from there.

i believe the op is referring to streaming audio or video content from an itunes library via the atv and using the atv to control the content. something that is not entirely obvious is that you have to check the items that you want to stream. in my case, i have every song and video checked in my library so that i have access to everything on my atv.

 

[Cliff3]

this is if you're using the apple tv as a remote speaker ala air tunes. this would mean playing a song in itunes and controlling it from there.

i believe the op is referring to streaming audio or video content from an itunes library via the atv and using the atv to control the content. something that is not entirely obvious is that you have to check the items that you want to stream. in my case, i have every song and video checked in my library so that i have access to everything on my atv.

No, actually you only check the files you want to sync. Once the AppleTV is paired with an iTunes library, it will pull whatever it needs from that library, provided iTunes is running on the machine hosting the library and the host machine is connected to the network.

 

[bndoarn]

thanks for the replies but i'm still having the problem, TV is paired with my computer, iTunes is opened, "Show only the synced items on my Apple TV" is unchecked, TCP Port 3689 is not blocked by the firewall, the items i want to stream are checked, idk what else to do.

 

[obey908]

what happens when you go to "my shared movies" on your apple tv?

 

[Mr Kram]

No, actually you only check the files you want to sync. Once the AppleTV is paired with an iTunes library, it will pull whatever it needs from that library, provided iTunes is running on the machine hosting the library and the host machine is connected to the network.

i'm not talking about selecting content to sync.

 

[Cliff3]

i'm not talking about selecting content to sync.

Then you're not being very clear, because selecting any particular file or file type within iTunes is not required to make it available for streaming. If you are thinking of what this user is displaying on this page (link) then he is incorrect. Checking those boxes governs sync behavior only.

To the OP, I am not seeing anything too relevant to your problem in the Apple support area. Setting up the AppleTV was pretty simple, so there isn't a whole lot the user could do to cause it not to work. It might be worth starting over, resetting everything back to the default, and redoing your configuration being careful to follow all the steps in the documentation.