HI guys. currently setting up my home entertainment systems in my new house. currently i have this setup in my living room:
2011 Mac Mini
HDTV Cable Box
HD DVD
Xbox 360
LG surround
51" HDTV
I want to be able to stream content from both my Mac Mini and my cable box to my other TV in my upstairs living room. So i was thinking of adding these:
Eyetv (to connect the cable box to my mac mini)
AppleTV connected to the bedroom hdtv (to wirelessly stream my mac mini content to the other tv)
Is this possible? has anyone done this?
Some questions that come to mind with this setup:
1.) Will i actually be able to see my mac mini's desktop via the AppleTV? or will it just act like a player to play the content? Meaning, can i actually browse the internet, launch apps etc from my bedroom TV? I think i can still control the mac mini with my wireless keyboard and trackpad, but not really sure if i can see all content if it's streamed to apple tv
2.) With this setup, will i be able to control the cable box (change channels, etc.) from upstairs using the wireless keyboard and mouse?
3.) any issues i should look out for?
The reason i want to do this is to avoid getting a 2nd cable box for my upstairs TV. installation of the box is actually cheaper, but in the long run i will be paying more because it's like having a 2nd subscription. would be nice to access my computer files from upstairs as well.
thanks!
2011 Mac Mini
HDTV Cable Box
HD DVD
Xbox 360
LG surround
51" HDTV
I want to be able to stream content from both my Mac Mini and my cable box to my other TV in my upstairs living room. So i was thinking of adding these:
Eyetv (to connect the cable box to my mac mini)
AppleTV connected to the bedroom hdtv (to wirelessly stream my mac mini content to the other tv)
Is this possible? has anyone done this?
Some questions that come to mind with this setup:
1.) Will i actually be able to see my mac mini's desktop via the AppleTV? or will it just act like a player to play the content? Meaning, can i actually browse the internet, launch apps etc from my bedroom TV? I think i can still control the mac mini with my wireless keyboard and trackpad, but not really sure if i can see all content if it's streamed to apple tv
2.) With this setup, will i be able to control the cable box (change channels, etc.) from upstairs using the wireless keyboard and mouse?
3.) any issues i should look out for?
The reason i want to do this is to avoid getting a 2nd cable box for my upstairs TV. installation of the box is actually cheaper, but in the long run i will be paying more because it's like having a 2nd subscription. would be nice to access my computer files from upstairs as well.
thanks!