Your computer is the center of your digital life. Your TV is the center of your entertainment life. But what if you want to watch movies, TV shows, movie trailers, podcasts, and photos from your computer on your TV? At $229, Apple TV brings iTunes to the big screen.
Easy connectivity and built-in wireless make Apple TV right at home in your home entertainment system.

Wirelessly in sync.

Your iPod syncs seamlessly with iTunes. Apple TV does the same — wirelessly, from wherever your Mac or PC may be.
Wirelessly sync the iTunes library on your computer to Apple TV.

Sync through walls.

Your computer is in your office. Your TV is in your living room. Apple TV brings them together using its built-in 802.11 wireless capability and your existing wireless network. Pair Apple TV with your computer and your TV shows, movies, music, podcasts, and photos sync automatically. Through the air. Like magic.
Set Apple TV syncing preferences in iTunes.

One-time setup.
Full-time entertainment.

Open iTunes and Apple TV appears in your devices list, ready to sync. Set iTunes to sync unwatched TV shows, movies, and podcasts. Set it to sync new purchases. Or manually select what you want to watch. Set your syncing preferences once and Apple TV automatically updates as your iTunes library changes.

Always on.

Apple TV streams as well as it syncs, so you can pair up to five additional computers and let friends and family stream their iTunes libraries to your TV. Apple TV stores up to 50 hours of video, ready to watch when you are. And if iTunes is still syncing what you want to see — or if you don’t want to sync at all — you can watch a stream from your computer right away.

Technical Specifications

In the box

• Apple TV
• Apple Remote
• Power cord
• Quick Start guide

Size and weight

• Footprint: 7.7 by 7.7 inches (197 by 197 mm)
• Height: 1.1 inches (28 mm)
• Weight: 2.4 pounds (1.09 kg)1

Power

• Built-in 48-watt universal power supply

Processor and storage

• Intel processor
• 40GB or 160GB hard drive2 for storing content locally
• Up to 50 hours (40GB) or 200 hours (160GB) of video3
• Up to 9,000 songs (40GB) or 36,000 songs (160GB)4
• Up to 25,000 pictures5
  

System requirements

• Mac or PC
• iTunes 7.6 or later
• Mac: Mac OS X v10.3.9 or later
• PC: Windows XP Home/Professional (SP2)
• AirPort Extreme, Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, or 802.11n wireless network6 (wireless video streaming requires 802.11g or 802.11n), or 10/100BASE-T Ethernet network

Ports and interfaces

• HDMI (video and audio)
• Component video
• Optical audio
• Analog RCA stereo audio
• 10/100BASE-T Ethernet
• USB 2.0
• 802.11n wireless networking6
• Built-in IR receiver (works with included Apple Remote)

Environmental requirements

• Operating temperature: 32° to 104° F (0° to 40° C)
• Storage temperature: -40° to 185° F
  (-40° to 85° C)
• Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
• Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3,000 m)

Video

• Video formats supported: H.264 and protected H.264 (from iTunes Store): 640 by 480, 30 fps, LC version of Baseline Profile; 320 by 240, 30 fps, Baseline profile up to Level 1.3; 1280 by 720, 24 fps, Progressive Main Profile. MPEG-4: 640 by 480, 30 fps, Simple Profile

Audio

• Audio formats supported: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps); protected AAC (from iTunes Store); MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps); MP3 VBR; Apple Lossless; AIFF; WAV

Photos

• Photo formats supported: JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PNG

TV compatibility

• Enhanced-definition or high-definition widescreen TVs capable of 1080i 60/50Hz, 720p 60/50Hz, 576p 50Hz (PAL format), or 480p 60Hz

Accessories

• XtremeMac HDMI to HDMI cable TL951LL/A
• XtremeMac HDMI to DVI cable TL952LL/A
• XtremeMac Component video cable TL953LL/A
• XtremeMac analog audio cable TL954LL/A
• XtremeMac TOSLINK optical cable TL955LL/A
• AirPort Extreme Base Station MA073LL/A
• AppleCare Protection Plan MA937LL/A