hello everybody im wondering if there is such a thing as a wireless HDMI for an iMac. My dad wants to be able to watch movies wirelessly from our iMac to TV and i dont know exactly what to look for and where to find anything so help would be appreciated thanks
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ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..
No.
But, the new AppleTV will allow you to stream up to 720p video from the iMac to the TV via HDMI out from the ATV. -
if a TV is capable of streaming from an iMac, then you can set it up. i haven't heard of a TV capable of that, so an appletv or a similar device will work for you.
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H.A.L. 9000 Occam's Chainsaw
TV is going to be much cheaper than a wireless HDMI solution of any kind.
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There are wireless HDMI systems, they will cost in the $300+ range, Might as well get a AppleTV for a $100 and it does more.
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Could someone tell me why Apple TV is better then lets something like the Media Center Western Digital has : WD TV Live Plus HD Media Player ( WDBABX0000NBK )
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ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..
1. Interfaces and streams both audio and video directly from iTunes, WD won't.
2. will stream video from iOS devices in a month with 4.2 update.
3. Flickr
4. YouTube
5. Have to buy the USB adapter separately for the WD to make it wireless.
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and depending on your media collection and such .. heres a big advantage to the WD unit
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ok so which one will play by MKV files? Because that's really all I care about, if wireless then awesome, if not, I'll live. If it works on both I'll go Apple TV.
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apple tv does NOT do MKV at all. the WD is the one that does MKV ( h.264, x.264, AVC, MPEG1/2/4, VC-1 )
A-tv supports m4v, .mp4, and .mov only
Apple - Apple TV - View all technical specifications for Apple TV. -
Western Digital it is for me then,
I'm all about MKV files
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Wireless HDMI for iMac???
Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by want_an_apple, Oct 2, 2010.