10 Chapter 1 Connect.
Chapter 1 Connect.
What you need
TostartusingAppleTV,youneedthefollowing:

High-denition TV

Ahigh-denitionTV(HDTV)thatcandisplay720por1080pvideo

Cables

ÂAnHDMIcabletoconnectAppleTVtoyourTV
ÂAnopticaldigitalaudiocable(optional)

Network

ÂAn802.11a,b,g,ornWi-Fiwirelessnetwork(wirelessvideostreamingrequires
802.11a,g,orn),or10/100Base-TEthernetnetwork
ÂAbroadbandInternetconnection(DSL,cable,orLAN)
ÂYourwirelessnetworknameandpassword(ifyouuseone)

Software and accounts

ToplaycontentfromaMacorPConAppleTV,youneed:
ÂiTunes10.5orlater
ÂAnAppleIDtorentmoviesorpurchaseTVshowsfromtheiTunesstore,
andtouseHomeSharingtostreamcontentfromaMacorPC
ÂANetixaccounttostreamcontent.Otheraccountsmayberequiredforfull
accesstosomeInternetcontent.