Qwerty hardware remote for Apple TV

It depends on your TV...Like the article says...If you have a TV that supports a KB as an accessory, then the steps in the link are good. Few TV's do though...Last time I was shopping for TV's, the Sony, Philips, and the High end LG's have an optional KB, connected via a dedicated USB port on the TV, or using the wifi dongles that are also an option.

My Sony has the option, but I'm not paying £100.00

The neatest was the Philips ( not sure if these are available in the states) which just has a QWERTY KB on the flipside of the remote that comes with the TV.

I've tried Apple KB's with both my Sony and my LG...No go...You have to buy the dedicated brand.

 

I'm not aware of any KB that will work with the ATV...Had a quick Google, but nothing there...just the little remote that comes with the ATV, which leads you to the onscreen KB...Others may know of a KB that will work, but offhand, I don't think there is one.

 

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00504UG7S/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=9to50cc-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=B00504UG7S&adid=0MG9HGKTWZ1E9T7ETPX9

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That's a Bluetooth KB....Can't see how that's going to work with an ATV unit

 

Because the ATV supports bluetooth keyboards. You pair them using the Bluetooth settings in the ATV settings menu.

 

Really? I must try that out....so the OP just needs an Apple BT KB and he's good to go? I'm going to try this out....Don't really need a KB for my ATV's but would be interested to see how laggy it is.

 

Most keyboards work

 

Apple TV: Using the Apple Wireless Keyboard
on apple's support site

 

I experimented with a Bluetooth keyboard that I bought to use with an iPad, and the keyboard works just fine with ATV3. It's a huge improvement over the messy "keypad" that the ATV has by default.

 

Bluetooth keyboard support is relatively new to the ATV.