We have one and basically it does what it is supposed to do very well. However, our household is one that powers down computers and other electrical devices when they are not in use and the consequence of that seems to be that the Apple TV unit sometimes has difficulty finding the main Library on the PC and then authenticating downloaded content via iTunes.
In our experience, it seems to work as intended if you leave everything powered on with iTunes running on the “main” PC/Mac and then the experience is seamless. The Apple TV Remote is amazingly minimalist and so navigating through the alphabet on-screen to enter passwords, etc. can be a bit frustrating although most of these operations are a one-off set up activity and don’t require repetition.
The device can be used wired or wireless and we have ours hardwired via Cat5 network cable and use the nicely priced (additional purchase) Apple HMDI connector to connect the Apple TV to the LCD TV.
Cheers
Dennis
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