The Apple TV Crash Course (2015)

Part Two: The Apple TV Crash Course

iTunes and Apple TV: The Perfect Coupling

iTunes? You’re probably asking; why do you need iTunes to use Apple TV? The short answer is: you don’t. The long answer is there are things you can do with iTunes and Apple TV working together. So iTunes helps get you more bang for your buck.

*If you’re already a user of iTunes, and if you’ve already got an Apple ID, feel free to skip this section, or just skim through it.

Downloading/Installing iTunes 12

If you own a Mac then you already have iTunes; it comes pre-installed. If you have a Windows computer, then you’ll need to download it.

To download it, go here: http://www.apple.com/itunes/

iTunes is free to download, but your computer does need to meet the minimum requirements, which are below:

· PC with a 1GHz Intel or AMD processor and 512MB of RAM

· Windows XP Service Pack 3 or later, 32-bit editions of Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8

· 64-bit editions of Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8 require the iTunes 64-bit installer

· 400MB of available disk space

· Broadband Internet connection to use the iTunes Store

That’s the “minimum” requirement. But that’s going to also get you the minimum experience. If you want everything—like HD videos and iTunes Extras, then you’ll need to make sure your PC matches the requirements below:

· 2Ghz Core 2 Duo (or faster) processor

· At least 1GB of ram (2GB for 1080p video)

· Intel GMA 3000 (or better) video card

· A 16 bit sound card w/ speaker

· A broadband Internet Connection

That said, you should also know that most of the cheap computers on the market do match these requirements—so chances are, you do have a computer good enough for iTunes HD and other features.

So if you haven’t already, download iTunes…