tijerazapple

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Q: can i operate apple tv with 1.2 mb broadband

Newbie here.

I live in the boonies. Speed test for upload is 1.2 MB for my dsl. Can I operate apple tv with this speed?

Thanks

Posted on Mar 30, 2014 10:51 AM

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by diesel vdub,

diesel vdub Mar 30, 2014 3:28 PM in response to tijerazapple
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Mar 30, 2014 3:28 PM in response to tijerazapple

Streaming will not work well, if at all on that slow of a connection. 2.5Mb download is recommended for SD content.
It can be used for viewing content that exists on the shared iTunes library of a computer of the same network.
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tijerazapple Mar 30, 2014 3:47 PM in response to diesel vdub
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Mar 30, 2014 3:47 PM in response to diesel vdub

Thank you. My concern is being able to download and replay at a later time.
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by diesel vdub,

diesel vdub Mar 30, 2014 3:58 PM in response to tijerazapple
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Mar 30, 2014 3:58 PM in response to tijerazapple

Keep in mind that the ATV has no on-board storage, everything is streamed.
Content can be downloaded to iTunes on a computer, obviously it will be slower due to the slow connection.
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tijerazapple Mar 30, 2014 4:06 PM in response to diesel vdub
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Mar 30, 2014 4:06 PM in response to diesel vdub

I am using an Airport and have an iMac for the storage. I just want to be able to download and replay at my leisure.

Thank you for your help.

I am completely new to this. What does the Apple TV do if is not a storage resource?
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by vazandrew,

vazandrew Mar 30, 2014 7:12 PM in response to tijerazapple
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Apple TV

Mar 30, 2014 7:12 PM in response to tijerazapple

The Apple TV is a streaming device. It accesses the iTunes store as well as other services (Netflix, Hulu etc.) It can also be used to stream local content from an iTunes library (computer), airplay content from an IOS device or mirror compatible IOS/computer devices.

This will give you an idea of download times.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1577
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