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Mac to iPad to ATV2

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slimbek

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Feb 23, 2011
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Melbourne, Australia
So now that iOS4.3 allows an iPad to stream movies from a computer running iTunes, can you now:

1) Use your iPad to browse the iTunes library on your mac
2) Start watching a movie
3) THEN push that streaming movie to ATV2 with AirPlay?

Essentially turning it into an epic Media Browser/Remote/Control Hub?
 
slimbek said:
So now that iOS4.3 allows an iPad to stream movies from a computer running iTunes, can you now:

1) Use your iPad to browse the iTunes library on your mac
2) Start watching a movie
3) THEN push that streaming movie to ATV2 with AirPlay?

Essentially turning it into an epic Media Browser/Remote/Control Hub?
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Why would you do that when the apple tv can pick up the stream directly from the mac, prompting you to resume where you left off?
 
bunger said:
Why would you do that when the apple tv can pick up the stream directly from the mac, prompting you to resume where you left off?
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AND you can already use your iPad as an Apple TV remote. So don't overcomplicate things.

Apple TV already does 100% of what you want without the need for an iPad. That's essentially the point of having an Apple TV.
 
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TheChillPill said:
Yes, you can actually do this (I did it last night, albeit by accident).
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Care to tell us how, because I tried it, and it only gave me an audio option.

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If the file in on the iPad, then yes, you can send it to the apple tv. However, if you are streaming from iTunes, then I don't think you can then send it along to the apple tv from the iPad. That was the point of this thread, wasn't it?
 
The solution is definitely to use the remote app to send from the mac straight to the appletv. Why would you want to stream twice, when you can skip the middle step?
 
grawk said:
The solution is definitely to use the remote app to send from the mac straight to the appletv. Why would you want to stream twice, when you can skip the middle step?
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The whole thread is nonsensical. Why buy an Apple TV only to circumvent its intended use with a more complicated version of that same use?
 
Bluemeanie1976 said:
If the file in on the iPad, then yes, you can send it to the apple tv. However, if you are streaming from iTunes, then I don't think you can then send it along to the apple tv from the iPad. That was the point of this thread, wasn't it?
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Thats what I meant - streaming from iTunes to iPad, then using Airplay from iPad to Apple TV works fine for me.

As others have said though, there are few reasons you would want to do this. Only reason I can think of is if you didn't want everyone in the home to access your iTunes share.
 
TheChillPill said:
Thats what I meant - streaming from iTunes to iPad, then using Airplay from iPad to Apple TV works fine for me.

As others have said though, there are few reasons you would want to do this. Only reason I can think of is if you didn't want everyone in the home to access your iTunes share.
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How is having an extra step going to help in that regard?
 
How about streaming VIDEO from iTunes on my MacBook Pro TO my iPad? It's not allowing me to do that!! When I access my iTunes library from my iPad via the Remote app, and select a VIDEO to play, it starts playing on the MacBook Pro. If I am lying in bed and my MBP is 3 rooms away, what freaking good is that to me?

Got no issues with AppleTV whatsoever, I just want to be able to stream TO iPad from itunes. I thought this 4.3 update would allow for that to happen!!
 
Trinchero said:
How about streaming VIDEO from iTunes on my MacBook Pro TO my iPad? It's not allowing me to do that!! When I access my iTunes library from my iPad via the Remote app, and select a VIDEO to play, it starts playing on the MacBook Pro. If I am lying in bed and my MBP is 3 rooms away, what freaking good is that to me?

Got no issues with AppleTV whatsoever, I just want to be able to stream TO iPad from itunes. I thought this 4.3 update would allow for that to happen!!
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it does, did you update both the ipad and your itunes?
 
Trinchero said:
How about streaming VIDEO from iTunes on my MacBook Pro TO my iPad? It's not allowing me to do that!! When I access my iTunes library from my iPad via the Remote app, and select a VIDEO to play, it starts playing on the MacBook Pro. If I am lying in bed and my MBP is 3 rooms away, what freaking good is that to me?

Got no issues with AppleTV whatsoever, I just want to be able to stream TO iPad from itunes. I thought this 4.3 update would allow for that to happen!!
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You don't access them via the emote app. Go to videos, and the home sharing will be there.

Looks like this

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Sorry for delay in replying... Australia = sleep. :)

I understand that the Apple TV can do this also.
As an example of my original intent:
- I am sitting on my couch and wanting to pick a movie for later that night, but someone is already watching the TV. I can browse, select and pause until later, and then not need to find the movie again on ATV.

It was curiosity into a 'nice to have' feature. And a feature that essentially connects all the final dots of the Apple home theatre experience.

Plus it now concretes my reasoning to go buy an iPad and ATV2. :D
 
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