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Written by Alex DixonYou may have seen an Apple TV before: It's a little Black Box that plugs into your HDTV and lets you stream Videos & Photos or listen to Music stored on your computer. You may even have one at home. Many people don't realise that as well as being an excellent way to watch your Films at home, it can also be a very powerful Business Tool.
If your office has a dedicated Meeting Room, you probably have an HDTV or Projector, for making presentations to clients. You fiddle around with Cables and Connectors, and hook your laptop up to show a PowerPoint Presentation.
Did you know that with an Apple TV, you can stream whatever is on your screen straight to the Apple TV? This means no fiddling with wires and settings, all you need to do is click an icon in your menu bar, and your screen is beamed over the wireless network, straight to the HDTV or Projector.
You can also use the included remote to step through your PowerPoint Presentation, meaning you don't need to be bent over your computer screen to give a presentation. You can set your Company Logo or a selection of images to cycle through, when you are not using the Apple TV.
This technology is called AirPlay Mirroring. As long as you have a Mac with Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion installed, you do not have to install any additional software to take advantage of this.
Setting up your Apple TV
This is what you need to do to setup your Apple TV:
1. Connect the Power Cable to the Apple TV
2. Connect an HDMI cable between your Apple TV and HDTV
3. Follow the setup guide on the Apple TV, using the included remote, which will take you through connecting it to your wireless network
Show your Screen on the HDTV
It's very easy and straightforward to stream your screen onto the HDTV, just follow these steps:
1. Make sure you are connected to the same wireless network as the Apple TV
2. You'll notice that a new icon appears on the Menu Bar, at the top-right hand side of the screen. Click on this.
3. Select your Apple TV from the drop down list.
Your screen will now appear on the HDTV.
What about Sound?
Playing Music & Video does not require any additional steps. As long are you are showing your screen, all sound from the Computer is also streamed to the HDTV/Projector.
This sounds expensive...
Not at all! The Apple TV is only £99 including VAT, and is much cheaper than a dedicated PC. It looks more professional too!
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