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The new Apple TV with 1080p HD gives you access to the best content — blockbuster movies, TV shows, sports, your music and photos, and more — right on your widescreen TV. You can even play

content from your iOS devices on your TV using AirPlay. Best of all, Apple TV is just $99.


The hottest movies and your favorite TV shows from iTunes. The entire Netflixcatalog of streaming titles. Live sports. And that’s only the beginning.


Wirelessly stream content from your iOS device to your HDTV.Or mirror the screen of your device on your TV.


Great HD Content. The entertainment you love. At your command.

Choose from thousands of current and classic movies and TV epsiodes from iTunes —many un stunning 1080p HD. And access content fron Netflix, YouTube, Vimeo, and more.

AirPlay. Play content from your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch on your HDTV.

Wirelessly play video, show off photos, and enjoy music and more from your iOS devices on your widescreen TV and home entertainment system.


Apple TV is a tiny entertainment powerhouse that plays the content you love from iTunes, Netflix, YouTube, and your favorite sports leagues on your widescreen TV. In up to 1080p

HD. Just plug it in and discover a whole world of movies, TV shows, photos, music, and more. You’re gonna need a better couch.




Movies, TV shows, music, photos,and more. All on your widescreen TV.Apple TV gives you anytime access to endless entertainment. Thousands of HD movies and TV shows from iTunes —many in stunning 1080p — play through Apple TV on your HDTV, and music and photos stream from your computer. You just click and watch. With AirPlay, it’s simple to play content from your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch on your TV.1 And the Apple TV interface makes it easy to find whatever you’re in the mood for.




Small. Powerful. Efficient.Quiet, energy efficient, and so small it fits in the palm of your hand, Apple TV sits neatly on a TV stand or in a crowded media cabinet. When it’s not filling your living room with drama, romance, and comedy, it uses less power than a night‐light. And the included Apple Remote makes it easy to get to your favorite entertainment.

Easy setup.Setting up Apple TV takes almost no time at all. Just plug the power cord into the wall and connect Apple TV to your widescreen TV using an HDMI cable (sold separately). Since everything streams wirelessly to Apple TV using your Wi‐Fi network, that’s all you need. Except for the popcorn.


AirPlay. Enjoy content from your iOS devices on your HDTV.


AirPlay. Enjoy content from your iOS devices on your HDTV.

Give your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch some airtime.With AirPlay, you can wirelessly stream content from your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch to your widescreen TV via Apple TV.1 So if you want to watch a movie stored on one of your devices, you don’t need to buy or rent it again to watch it on the best screen in the house. You can also stream home movies, photos, or videos from websites and AirPlay‐enabled apps. And with AirPlay Mirroring, you can display the screen of your iPad or iPhone 4S on your HDTV.2 So when you tap, swipe, pinch, or play something, it shows up on the big screen — ideal for sharing entertainment with friends or showing off your gaming skills (or lack thereof).


iCloud. Your stuff lives here. So you can play it anywhere.



Store it in iCloud. Watch it on Apple TV.With iCloud, you can buy movies and TV shows on Apple TV and watch them on your iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Mac, or PC. And vice versa.3 iCloud also stores your photos and pushes them wirelessly to all your devices4 — including your HDTV via Apple TV. It’s the easiest way to get instant access to your content, no matter which device you’re using.



iTunes Match.If you’re an iTunes Match subscriber, you can access your entire music collection from iCloud — including songs you’ve imported from CDs — right from your Apple TV. Play your whole collection on Apple TV or any iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or computer for just $24.99 a year.5 iTunes Match has an amazing scan‐and‐match feature: All the songs in your iTunes library are scanned and then matched with those available on the iTunes Store. Matched songs are instantly added to iCloud with no uploading needed. Any remaining songs are automatically uploaded from your computer to iCloud.

Photo Stream.Uploading all the photos from a summer vacation or a big event is as easy as doing nothing at all. With Photo Stream in iCloud, your most recent 1000 photos automatically appear on all your devices — including Apple TV — no matter which device you used to take the picture. No syncing. No sending. Your photos are just there on your HDTV. For you, and everyone, to enjoy.


HD movies and TV shows from iTunes. The entire Netflix streaming catalog. YouTube and Vimeo. Live baseball, basketball, and hockey games. Apple TV makes you the master of

your own media empire.

iTunes moviesand TV shows

Your Photo, music,and home movies

Netflix YouTube Vimeo

Flickr MLB NBA NHL WSJ


iTunes movies and TV shows. HD hits. Ready to play.



HD movies. Always the best seat in the house.With Apple TV, you get instant access to buy or rent the hottest HD movies —many in 1080p and often available the same day they come out on DVD.1 That’s perfect for spontaneous movie nights (or afternoons or mornings). Search by top movies, title, or genre. Can’t decide? Read reviews, watch trailers, and check out Rotten Tomatoes ratings. Or let Genius make a recommendation based on movies you’ve watched before. Then pick a flick, press Play, and in seconds you’re watching the opening credits in theater‐like Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

HD TV shows. Make any time prime time.Buy your favorite TV shows and watch them —without commercials —whenever you like. Watch a show the day after it airs, or camp out on your couch and catch up on past seasons with a marathon of back‐to‐back‐to‐back episodes. Apple TV keeps track of your favorite shows, so the next time you turn on your TV, you can quickly see which season you’re watching and which episodes are new. Just choose shows with a few clicks of the Apple Remote.

Young Adult Immortals Jack and Jill Footllose(2011)

Hugo Tower Heist Like Crazy

Top Movies Top TV Shows



HD movies. Always the best seat in the house.With Apple TV, you get instant access to buy or rent the hottest HD movies —many in 1080p and often available the same day they come out on DVD.1 That’s perfect for spontaneous movie nights (or afternoons or mornings). Search by top movies, title, or genre. Can’t decide? Read reviews, watch trailers, and check out Rotten Tomatoes ratings. Or let Genius make a recommendation based on movies you’ve watched before. Then pick a flick, press Play, and in seconds you’re watching the opening credits in theater‐like Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

HD TV shows. Make any time prime time.Buy your favorite TV shows and watch them —without commercials —whenever you like. Watch a show the day after it airs, or camp out on your couch and catch up on past seasons with a marathon of back‐to‐back‐to‐back episodes. Apple TV keeps track of your favorite shows, so the next time you turn on your TV, you can quickly see which season you’re watching and which episodes are new. Just choose shows with a few clicks of the Apple Remote.

Chapter Ten Judge, Jury, Executioner

Winter is Coming

Better Angels

Plumed Serpent

The Weekend Vortex

The Kingsroad

Top Movies Top TV Shows


Your photos, music, and home movies. Play favorites.


Your photos, music, and home movies. Play favorites.

Play your content from your Mac or PC on the big screen.Get everyone in on the birthday pics, vacation videos, or party mixes. Click Computers on the Apple TV menu to stream your photos, home videos, and music collection from your Mac or PC. And Apple TV lets you wirelessly access your content from iCloud, too.3 Click Photo Stream to see your iCloud Photo Stream on your widescreen TV. If you’re an iTunes Match subscriber, click Music to play your favorite tracks.4 Sharing your memories and music with your friends and family has never been easier.


Netflix. Add more drama (or comedy or romance) to your life.


Netflix. Add more drama (or comedy or romance) to your life.

Netflix streaming. Browse and play movie and TV favorites.From classics to recent Hollywood blockbusters, Netflix on Apple TV lets you watch even more movies and TV shows in 1080p HD and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound when available.5 Apple TV organizes the huge catalog of streaming titles from Netflix so you can find what you want fast. Since Apple TV lets you access your Netflix account — and even subscribe to Netflix — directly from your HDTV, you can enjoy more of your favorite entertainment any time you want.


YouTube, Vimeo, and Flickr. The Internet’s most wanted.


YouTube, Vimeo, and Flickr. The Internet’s most wanted.

All the clips and pics you love.Play all those funny or fascinating videos you come across on YouTube and Vimeo. Browse your friends’Flickr photos. Watch HD podcasts. And listen to Internet radio through your home speakers. Apple TV makes anything you find on the web hugely entertaining.


MLB. Put your couch behind home plate.


Watch from spring training to postseason.Have an MLB.TV subscription?6 Watch games live and in HD on your TV. Or replay any regular season game on demand from the archives. Don’t have a subscription? You can still get team schedules, real‐time scores, stats, and standings — free.

MLB. Put your couch behind home plate.


NBA. Reserve your courtside seat.


Slam‐dunk coverage of your favorite team.Access your NBA.com subscription and see every dunk, free throw, and rebound live from your couch, or replay regular season games on demand.7 Nonsubscribers can access real‐time scores, full‐season stats, standings, and video highlights.



NHL. Take in the action from center ice.


See every check and power play.Subscribe to NHL GameCenter™ and watch live games in HD.8 Follow your favorite NHL teams and see their schedules, games, and stats. And don’t worry if you miss a game —you can replay it anytime you want.

NHL. Take in the action from center ice.


Wall Street Journal Live. Always know the word on the street.


Breaking business and financial news.Stay current on late‐breaking business, international, and financial news with Wall Street Journal Live. Hear expert insight on the market and the economy and how it affects your finances and investments. Don’t have a lot of time? Watch summaries of leading and breaking news stories — 24 hours a day.



AirPlay lets you wirelessly stream what’s on your iOS device to your HDTV and speakers via Apple TV. Or mirror exactly what’s on your mobile display to the big screen. Vacation photos, blockbusters, the latest games — AirPlay and Apple TV put it all on your TV.


Streaming. Enjoy it on the big screen. And the best speakers.

Steam your photos.



Put videos on the big screen.



Play music on your home speakers.



Show off your photos, videos, and more on your HDTV.You have friends over and you want to share great photos or the perfect party mix that’s on your iPhone. Or you’re in the middle of an epic action movie on your iPad that could use a little more screen. That’s where AirPlay comes in. Just connect your device and Apple TV to the same Wi‐Fi network, and the AirPlay icon automatically appears. Then tap the AirPlay icon in a specific app — Photos, Videos, Music, Safari, or any AirPlay‐enabled app — and everything streams to your HDTV via your Apple TV.1 It’s a simple way to play your stuff on the biggest screen and the best sound system in the house.


Mirroring. Put your audience in the palm of your hand.

Mirror the screen on your iOS device.



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GT Racing: Motor Academy



Turn what’s on your iPhone or iPad into a widescreen experience.AirPlay Mirroring lets you show exactly what’s on your iPhone 4S or iPad screen to everyone in the room. Show web pages, games, photos, videos, spreadsheets, class material, and more on your HDTV via Apple TV. Zoom in and out and pause for applause. Rotate from portrait to landscape and your audience sees that, too. AirPlay does it all wirelessly, so you can work the room or sit comfortably among the crowd. If you see it, so can they.


Dual screen. Gaming and more on a grand scale.

MetalStorm: Wingman


VEVO



Ducati Challenge HD




Turn your iPhone or iPad into the ultimate controller.Take control on your iPhone 4S or iPad while the action unfolds on your widescreen TV.2 Patrol the airwhile commanding the cockpit from your couch. Browse the latest in interior design ideas and save your favorites on your iPhone 4S or iPad. With AirPlay, your TV displays talents it never knew it had.


Height: 0.9 inch (23 mm)

Width: 3.9 inches (98 mm)

Depth: 3.9 inches (98 mm)

Weight: 0.6 pound

Size and Weight

In the Box Apple TV

Apple Remote

Power cord

Documentation


Wi‐Fi (802.11a, b, g, or n) wireless network (wireless video streaming requires

802.11a, g, or n) or 10/100BASE‐T Ethernet network

iTunes Store account for buying or renting movies and buying TV shows

Netflix account for streaming Netflix content

For streaming media from a Mac or PC: iTunes 10.6 or later; iTunes Store account for Home

Sharing

MLB.TV subscription required to watch live and archived games

NBA.com League Pass Broadband subscription required to watch live and archived games

NHL GameCenter Live subscription required to watch live and archived games

System Requirements

Apple single‐core A5 chip

Processor

Ports and Interfaces HDMI

Optical audio

10/100BASE‐T Ethernet

Built‐in IR receiver

Micro‐USB (for service and support)


JPEG, GIF, TIFFPhoto Formats

H.264 video up to 1080p, 30 frames per second, High or Main Profile level 4.0 or lower,

Baseline profile level 3.0 or lower with AAC‐LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo

audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

MPEG‐4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile

with AAC‐LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

Motion JPEG (M‐JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw,

PCM stereo audio in .avi file format

Video Formats

Built‐in 6‐watt universal power supplyPower

Operating temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)

Storage temperature: ‐4° to 113° F (‐20° to 45° C)

Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing

Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m)

Environmental

Requirements

Wi‐Fi (802.11a/b/g/n)Wireless

TV Compatibility Compatible with high‐definition TVs with HDMI and capable of 1080p or 720p at 60/50Hz,2

including popular models from these manufacturers: Hitachi, JVC, LG, Mitsubishi, NEC,

Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, Toshiba, Vizio, Westinghouse


Apple‐branded 338S10409 PMIC

Broadcom BCM4330 WiFi/BT SoC

Apple A5 single‐core processor

4Gb LPDDR2 memory PoP

Apple‐branded 343S0479

8GB MLC NAND Flash


Delta 8456E‐R

TXC Mn40 25.000

SMSC LAN9730; USB HSIC 10/100 Ethernet controller

V301; unknown vendor

Texas Instruments 54418 TI 211


▼Ethernet

DELTA 8456E‐RDelta

54418 TI 211Texas Instruments

▼Others

‧Analogix Semiconductor ANX9836 and an Analogix ANX9836‧HDMI transmitter and digital audio interface device

Apple 3430479Apple

▼Display

‧PMICApple‐branded 338S1040Apple

▼Audio

Hi‐Speed Inter‐Chip (HSIC) USB 2.0 to 10/100 Ethernet ControllerLAN9730SMSC

‧IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wi‐Fi ‧Bluetooth 4.0 + EDR wireless technology‧FM receiver and transmitter‧ARM® Cortex™‐M3 processor‧On‐chip 2.4GHz and 5 GHz WLAN power amplifies

BCM4330Broadcom

▼Radio Frequency

‧8GB MLC NAND FlashMLC NAND FlashStorage

‧4Gb LPDDR24Gb LPDDR2System Memory

▼Memory

‧Single‐core processorApple A5 MicroprocessorApple

▼Processor


Great HD content, AirPlay, and more on your widescreen TV. $99.

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