Last updated on 2013-07-25, by Irene

What is Apple TV

What it Apple TV

Apple TV is a digital media receiver developed and sold by Apple. It is a small form factor network appliance designed to play digital content originating from the iTunes Store, Netflix, YouTube, Flickr, MobileMe, MLB.tv, NBA League Pass, NHL GameCenter or any Mac OS X or Windows computer running iTunes onto an enhanced-definition or high-definition widescreen television. Apple TV gives you access to everything you want to see and hear — blockbuster movies, TV shows, your music and photos, even news and sports — right on your widescreen TV. And now that your content is stored in iCloud, you can easily access your previously purchased TV shows. Even your photos update automatically.

Apple TV supports the following audio, video, and picture formats:

Video: H.264 up to 720p at 30 frames per second, MPEG-4 up to 720 x 432 (432p) or 640 x 480 pixels at 30 frame/s, Motion JPEG up to 720p at 30 frame/s.

Audio: HE-AAC (V1), AAC (16–320 kbit/s), FairPlay protected AAC, AC-3 Dolby Digital pass-through, MP3 (16–320 kbit/s, with VBR), Apple Lossless, AIFF, WAV.

Picture: JPEG, GIF, TIFF.

Related Software

Leawo DVD Ripper: Rip and convert DVD to Apple TV video to play DVD on TV set with the help of Apple TV. With Leawo DVD to Apple TV Converter or the Free DVD to Apple TV Converter, you can convert DVD to Apple TV MP4 format, which is widely used for network transmission and is compatible with multiple platforms, as well as convert DVD to Apple TV MOV videos. Meanwhile, you can also convert 2D DVD to 3D AppleTV videos to freely watch DVD on 3D TV set. The time-saving batch DVD to Apple TV conversion will let you enjoy the fun on your finger tip in no time.

Leawo Video Converter: An all-in-one best video converting software for downloading to convert videos among popular formats like AVI, MPEG, WMV, MP4, FLV, RM, MOV, Xvid, 3GP, etc., transform audios between MP3, WMA, WAV, M4A, AAC and AC3 audios, and create fascinating photos from video files for Apple TV and various other media players including iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android phones, tablets, etc.

Related Source

M4V, M4A, MP4, MP3, AVI, WMV, AAC, H.264, MOV, MKV, DVD, Blu-ray, iOS, iPhone, iPad, iPod

References

How to convert DVD to Apple TV
How to download YouTube video to Apple TV

External links

http://www.apple.com/appletv/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_TV