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If they can figure out how to also display whatever is displayed on your iphone on the TV screen for all apps, they'd seriously have something.
 
trying to update my iPad, been out of town, just got back, and I keep getting this network connection interrupted messages every time I try to download the update.

Also it saying 4 hours to down load 550mb, WTF.

will try the iPhone 4 update

Note: 624MB 4 hours.

WTF apple, I know it is not my band width that is slow.
 
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I've tried about 5 times - no go 4 me.

Hmm. Judging by Gruber's tweets and comments on TiPb, this has either gone wrong since a beta version, or it never quite worked in the first place.

http://bit.ly/gS2ses
 
I thought this workaround was better known that it seems to be. Worked for me without a hitch, and I'm printing to a networked printer from my iPhone 3GS.

Well, let me report a good experience. I have an HP D110a wireless printer that was not one of the 5 HP printers that MacWorld had listed as being AirPrint compatible. But yet, this morning, my printer reported that a software update was available. And sure enough, it now prints from my iPod and my wife's iPad.
 
...Apple significantly scaled back the AirPrint functionality in iOS 4.2 ahead of its launch, the feature does allow for wireless printing directly to certain HP printers...

yeah, about that. A couple months ago, based on what apple said would be released as airprint, I "upgraded" two HP all-in-ones to Canon all-in-ones. That makes the shortfall in airprint capabilities a pretty big disappointment.
 
Hopefully this feature is still available in the 4.2 release and is therefore a useful first post.

It's not still there so they obviously removed it. Only the audio from the file is sent by Airplay.
 
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Anyone know if there is a difference in video quality playback with AirPlay on ATV2 streaming from an iPhone vs. iPad?

No difference it streams the digital file unmixed. So it depends on the file not the device sending the file.
 
trying to update my iPad, been out of town, just got back, and I keep getting this network connection interrupted messages every time I try to download the update.

Also it saying 4 hours to down load 550mb, WTF.

will try the iPhone 4 update

Note: 624MB 4 hours.

WTF apple, I know it is not my band width that is slow.

Me too.

The download for all of my updates (800MB) is saying 4 hours.... Which is crazy.

Guess we know why they built that huge data center now....
 
Can I use the new AppleTV with my mkv blu-ray rips and play through my HD flat screen via HDMI? I'm using PS3 Media server now, but I have to use a LAN cable from MacBook to PS3 and I'm going to start buying movies from iTunes Japan so I was thinking the ATV would be a nice solution.

Any ideas?

Thanks
 
I don't understand what is so great about Airplay and Apple TV. My Mac already has my music, videos, etc... and I can already stream them to my AppleTV and control it with Remote, so I'm missing the earth-shattering kaboom here.

It's a feature. That's all. It's one of many. You might not can use it... oh well. I happen to love it and will use. One way is to bring my movie-filled 64GB 3G model to my friend's house along with the hockey-puck sized AppleTV and get our movie watching on!

Kaboom!
 
It's a feature. That's all. It's one of many. You might not can use it... oh well. I happen to love it and will use. One way is to bring my movie-filled 64GB 3G model to my friend's house along with the hockey-puck sized AppleTV and get our movie watching on!

Kaboom!

If only the Apple TV remembered favorite networks... It's going to be a pain to have to manually enter the network name and passwords each time with that crappy remote...
 
Can I use the new AppleTV with my mkv blu-ray rips and play through my HD flat screen via HDMI? I'm using PS3 Media server now, but I have to use a LAN cable from MacBook to PS3 and I'm going to start buying movies from iTunes Japan so I was thinking the ATV would be a nice solution.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Can you load them in itunes? If not, likely not.
 
As I said, both are primarily wireless base stations and as such 'route' a network connection to multiple devices. The Express is simply the cheaper more compact version of the two. Lots of people will use the Express as their primary router (and wireless base station).

You seem to imply that an audio port only makes sense on a small device that can be hidden close to a stereo system. But for a lot of people the cable or DSL modem, their wireless base station and their stereo will sit on the same shelf or at least very close together. They could not care less about an audio cable running from their base station to the stereo. Why force them to buy a second base station that will sit right next to their first one?

It made perfect sense to debut the AirTunes feature in small wireless base station. It made no sense to not add it to their other base stations in the next hardware revision, except for the aim of selling two devices where one would suffice.

Airport Extreme and Time Capsule, never had "Airtunes" either. You had to have an Airport Express to stream music. I understand your frustration, but if you think of Airplay as just an update to Airtunes, the limitation isn't unexpected.
 
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Just a curious side note. Has anyone else discovered you can now have up to 12 apps in a folder instead of 9. Just trying dragging an app into one of your previously full folders. Sweet!
 
Just a thought I had. Maybe instead of putting a browser in the Apple TV, just let users on the iPad stream their screen when in Safari. It would be hard to control looking at a TV but just a thought.
 
May I just add that updating my fully legit unlocked iPhone4 or my Macbook Pro resulted in a iTunes 1013 Error and left my Phone in recovery state - Try reboot and several times but no go... :mad:

Lucky enough I had a windows computer next to me where restoring to 4.2.1 was actually working.

1st time this happend to me.. but I am not happy :apple:
 
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Just a curious side note. Has anyone else discovered you can now have up to 12 apps in a folder instead of 9. Just trying dragging an app into one of your previously full folders. Sweet!
lol it was always 12 for me from day 1.
 
so I updated the wife's 3gs and no crappy new text ringtones. so are they only on the iphone 4?
 
I don't understand what is so great about Airplay and Apple TV. My Mac already has my music, videos, etc... and I can already stream them to my AppleTV and control it with Remote, so I'm missing the earth-shattering kaboom here. With the exception of a few extra camera-shot photos on my iPhone, and the ability to start watching a movie on my iPad and resuming it on my AppleTV, what's the big deal?

If Airplay could allow content to be streamed from the browser, this would be a big deal.

Just sayin'

Let's say your friend has an Apple TV also and you take your i[fillintheblank] to his/her house. Now airplay becomes pretty cool. And not everyones situation is the same. Some may have an iMac in an upstairs bedroom, and the i[device] can serve a different room. It's nothing earth shattering, just another welcomed option. I don't understand complaining about it, it's not like they're charging you for the update.
 
Just a curious side note. Has anyone else discovered you can now have up to 12 apps in a folder instead of 9. Just trying dragging an app into one of your previously full folders. Sweet!

It has been that way since iOS 4.0, since the implementation of folders for iOS.
 
yeah, about that. A couple months ago, based on what apple said would be released as airprint, I "upgraded" two HP all-in-ones to Canon all-in-ones. That makes the shortfall in airprint capabilities a pretty big disappointment.

Many people are suggesting Printopia. Have you looked at it?
 
Hi!

Nothing to be excited about with this new release on an iPhone 3GS like mine.

Find my iPhone doesn't work, an iPhone 4G is required for that specific feature.

iPrint doesn't recognise my hp 309c whilst hp iPrint 3.0 used to on the previous iOS 4.1.

So I downgraded back to iOS 4.1.

Conlusion: iPhone 3GS owners, keep iOS 4.1 ;)

So you downgraded so you could make a post with a little wink on MacRumors? You did not actually give a single benefit for you to downgrade...


If only the Apple TV remembered favorite networks... It's going to be a pain to have to manually enter the network name and passwords each time with that crappy remote...


Your participation in this discussion would indicate you own either an iPhone or iPad and an Apple TV. You could simply use the keyboard in the remote app... I agree saving favorite networks would be good, but anyone who has an Apple TV +The ability to use the remote app (you know, anyone this iOS airplay update is relevant to), should not be complaining about typing with the small remote..
 
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