More on Apple TV -- a couple of gotchas
Robert Peirce
least when compared to my MacBook Pro. I had to get an ethernet over
power line kit to make it work without dropouts.
That caused another problem. I also listen to LPs via a low output MC
cartridge. When the ethernet adaptor is plugged in, it puts a huge
amount of noise on the house wiring that the sensitive MC pre-amp picks
up. It has to be disconnected when playing LPs.
My guess is this would happen no matter where in the house the thing is
plugged in, so you may want to be cautious when using ethernet over
power lines.
Audio Empire
(in article <8e7bog...@mid.individual.net>):
> I discover the wireless receiver on an Apple TV is kind of marginal, at
> least when compared to my MacBook Pro. I had to get an ethernet over
> power line kit to make it work without dropouts.
Interesting. I have a cheap D-Link 802.11n router connected to my computer
and my Apple TV box is clear on the other side of the house and I get perfect
reception. I can sync to the AppleTV from my computer, download You-Tube
videos and high-definition movies directly from the internet, in real time,
without a hitch.
Makes me wonder, is your router 802.11n? I know that AppleTV will work with
the g or the b spec, but not as well.
> That caused another problem. I also listen to LPs via a low output MC
> cartridge. When the ethernet adaptor is plugged in, it puts a huge
> amount of noise on the house wiring that the sensitive MC pre-amp picks
> up. It has to be disconnected when playing LPs.
>
> My guess is this would happen no matter where in the house the thing is
> plugged in, so you may want to be cautious when using ethernet over
> power lines.
Yes, I used to use that method to avoid having to run CAT-5 wiring from my
computer room to my living room when I had a Roku HD-1000 high-definition
digital picture server connected to my HDTV. It was godawful noisy,
especially when trying to play phonograph records.
Robert Peirce
Audio Empire <audio_...@comcast.net> wrote:
> On Wed, 1 Sep 2010 09:02:24 -0700, Robert Peirce wrote
> (in article <8e7bog...@mid.individual.net>):
>
> > I discover the wireless receiver on an Apple TV is kind of marginal, at
> > least when compared to my MacBook Pro. I had to get an ethernet over
> > power line kit to make it work without dropouts.
>
> Interesting. I have a cheap D-Link 802.11n router connected to my computer
> and my Apple TV box is clear on the other side of the house and I get perfect
> reception. I can sync to the AppleTV from my computer, download You-Tube
> videos and high-definition movies directly from the internet, in real time,
> without a hitch.
My router is in an upstairs room about 25-30' away plus a floor and four
walls. My computer and ATV are in the same room, a few feet apart. The
computer has never given me trouble. I was getting dropouts and
eventually determined it was the download to the ATV, not the upload
from the computer. It is possible the WiFi receiver in the ATV is
faulty, but it is my third since 8/11, so I am reluctant to try another.
One test was to use airfoil to send to both the ATV and my iPod. The
ATV would dropout but the iPod wouldn't. Even with power line ethernet
the ATV will still drop out but usually for only a couple of seconds
every few hours. I can live with that.
There could be something wrong with the WiFi in the ATV. Under certain
circumstances when testing it would load the whole system down. At
first I thought the problem was with airfoil but it wasn't.
Unfortunately, I don't know how to test the thing and, as I said, it is
working so I am afraid to try another.