Friday, March 18, 2011

Still More Apple Stuff... Apple TV!

Hello everyone again!

I'm posting rather fast and furious because I'm just dying to share all the cool and wonderful stuff with you from the good ol' US of A!

Our discovery of Apple TV really started out with a desperate need to watch Mad Men Season 4. We'd missed the recent TV run, and the DVDs will not be out for another few months. The husband especially is a huge fan and was suffering from Mad Men withdrawal symptoms. So what to do??

I started researching online to see how we could download the episodes without waiting for the DVD launch, and there were certainly plenty of options. You could buy a Bluray play with internet options, or a Roku box (quite a fascinating gadget!), but in the end, we went for the Apple TV because it synced with our iTunes collection.

How It Works

Basically the Apple TV is a device that lets your iTunes collection connect from your Mac/PC to your home entertainment setup. In other words, you no longer have to squint at your screen to watch a TV episode or a movie.

Once you hook up Apple TV to the HDMI input slot of your TV, you can begin streaming your movies and TV episodes from your computer to the TV. Now you can really watch them like they should be watched!

You can therefore also stream music to your home theatre setup, if you have one that's already connected to your TV. So you can also listen to your music from a proper audio system instead of your computer speakers. Let's face it guys, even if you have a pair of kick-a** computer speakers, music will always sound better from your home theatre system!

The Apple TV 2nd gen is purely a streaming device with no memory storage, so the media files remain on your computer. In my opinion, this is much easier than the way they designed the 1st gen version, which involved transferring the files to the Apple TV etc etc.

This is my layman's version of how it works. If you want all the tech descriptions, I've provided a link below so you can do your research.

http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_ipod/family/apple_tv?mco=MTM3NTM1Nzk

This little baby is also a space-saver, with a footprint only slightly bigger than my palm. So no clunky boxes to mess up your living space! Only thing is that it comes with a US plug, but that is easily overcome with a simple converter to fit into our 3-pin socket. You'll also need a HDMI-HDMI cable, which is easily available. Lastly, get some iTunes US gift cards so you can download content to stream to your TV and home theatre!

Anyway, long story short, we're hooked on Apple TV as you can probably tell. Best advice is to make some supper, feed your dog and say goodbye to your friends for a while. You'll probably be glued to the TV for quite some time I'll bet :-)


Hot Deals!

Apple TV 2nd Gen (Black only) - SGD 188

Note that Apple TV is not available in Apple Store Singapore.


Delivery Date

We have stocks available in Singapore so you can collect on the same day as you place your order!


How To Order

Simply drop us a line at your.us.shopper@gmail.com, or sms to +65 9687 0770 to place your order. Payment can be made through COD or to POSB Savings 060-52028-3, and you can collect your set as soon as we receive your payment. How's that for simplicity! :-)


Alrighty folks, y'all have a wonderful day ahead, and look forward to hearing from you.


Best regards
Your US Private Shopper :-)

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