So ok I get this board is needed for tha 1st gen Apple tv boxes to play 1080 video and replaces the wifi card, then how can you connect to wifi?
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When I used this I connected to my network with Cat5. I prefer wired to wireless. I had read about people buying USB WiFi adapters & using those, I never tried it. I felt this card drastically improve the performance of videos.
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You won't be able to connect to wifi anymore after putting in this card. It's possible there are USB wifi adapters that work in the Apple TV but I'd suggest running it off ethernet as it will give you a much better connection than wifi ever will.
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I currently use this board with PClinuxOS (my main, and preferred OS) and have had no problems with it. I have not used the wireless because I am close enough to my router to use a cable, but it does detect my network so I assume it should work fine. I can't speak to the performance of the onboard video because I use an nvidia card, but it is supported as far as I know.
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It worked for us! My advice is still to buy an Apple TV and use the HDMI cable to connect it to your TV - the adapters haven't lasted long for me so it was cheaper in the long run to buy the little box and set it up - you can use the Bluetooth to mirror your ipad or iphone onto the TV if you want to use an app that isn't already pre-programmed into Apple TV
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The direct connect won't work , the prongs are the old kind. But it will play via AirPlay as long as ya have wifi
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Plug it into the tv first and make sure you're on the right hdmi setting.. Then plug it into the MacBook last. Sometimes it picks it up right away and sometimes I have to plug and unplug it a couple times. When it picks up the MacBook you'll have to open the movie app that you're trying to watch and click and drag as if the screen was addition to your laptop screen. It won't duplicate your monitor like a windows does. There's also a setting for mirror imagine in the status bar by where the clock is. Turn that off. If you need detailed video instructions youtube is where I got all my questions answered. Macs are annoying when it comes to hdmi crap ill give you that
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A Wifi module is attached and it is optional for you to attach it or not. I did attach it to the board and it is workable.
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It should be using an Atheros chipset. More details can be found here. http://wikidevi.com/wiki/Atheros_AR5B22. Also the wireless card works like a charm.
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I own 2 Apple TVs along with a number of HDMI in devices. I tried several vendors and switches before buying and trying Kinivo, both 3 port and 5 port switches. They both are very easy to set up, have remote control for switches (that I rarely have to use since they switch to whatever is active). If I ever need another, I will only by this brand. Good luck.
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Plug it into the tv first and make sure you're on the right hdmi setting.. Then plug it into the MacBook last. Sometimes it picks it up right away and sometimes I have to plug and unplug it a couple times. When it picks up the MacBook you'll have to open the movie app that you're trying to watch and click and drag as if the screen was addition to your laptop screen. It won't duplicate your monitor like a windows does. There's also a setting for mirror imagine in the status bar by where the clock is. Turn that off. If you need detailed video instructions youtube is where I got all my questions answered. Macs are annoying when it comes to hdmi crap ill give you that Plug it into the tv first and make sure you're on the right hdmi setting.. Then plug it into the MacBook last. Sometimes it picks it up right away and sometimes I have to plug and unplug it a couple times. When it picks up the MacBook you'll have to open the movie app that you're trying to watch and click and drag as if the screen was addition to your laptop screen. It won't duplicate your monitor like a windows does. There's also a setting for mirror imagine in the status bar by where the clock is. Turn that off. If you need detailed video instructions youtube is where I got all my... » Read More Plug it into the tv first and make sure you're on the right hdmi setting.. Then plug it into the MacBook last. Sometimes it picks it up right away and sometimes I have to plug and unplug it a couple times. When it picks up the MacBook you'll have to open the movie app that you're trying to watch and click and drag as if the screen was addition to your laptop screen. It won't duplicate your monitor like a windows does. There's also a setting for mirror imagine in the status bar by where the clock is. Turn that off. If you need detailed video instructions youtube is where I got all my questions answered. Macs are annoying when it comes to hdmi crap ill give you that « Show Less
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Hello Raymond,That's the exact application I needed in my living room. My Xbox, for some reason, wasn't picking up the WiFi signal from myrouter, so I just ran an Ethernet to it and it works great. Hope this helps.JIM
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Alright, thank you. The reason I was wondering is because on Apple's Mac video, it said "to connect to a wireless network, you will need the Apple Airport router." Anyways, Thanks for clearing that up.
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Ditto Mark Cook's response. You can get a wi-fi card for the mother board or Linkys makes a USB plug in wi-fi adapter. Hope this helps.JD Ennis
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I connected a Mac mini directly to the TV using the VGA cable. I logged into Netflix. I clicked on an instant play movie. I was asked to install the Silverlight plugin, which I did. And then voila! It worked perfectly. This should work just as well with any Intel-based computer. Now if I could only figure out how to connect the TV to the computer wirelessly.
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I intend to replace the old TV with this Bravia. Thus, I just don't know how the wireless works. So I'd have to set up a Lynksys just for the TV and the Airport would run my 4 Macs and one PC? Can I do that? God forbid, do I have to have Comcast come in and do anything?? Thanks.
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Hi: I have a new 3d smart tv and a new Ipad 2. Will these cables support the 3d, ethernet & Ipad 2? I want to connect the Ipad 2 to the 3d smart tv for watching youtube, movies, mirroring, etc. Will this work the best for that type of need? Thanks for your help. ( I know I would need to buy an apple Ipad adapter)
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I will have to check on that. I don't believe my tv has any widgets. Looks like the LAN port is just for firmware updates. Thanks for the reply.
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Plug and Play on either. Using on the Apple desktop I am answering this question on, right now. If your video card supports wide screen in my case 1920 X 1080.