I have just bought an Apple TV, what's the best way to stream movies

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HelpAli

43 posts

Geek

#143723 24-Apr-2014 16:54

Hi,

I have just bought an Apple TV.

A friend has recommended using Plex but I think its just a server? I also need to get the moves from a website - which one?

I have heard Netflix is good but am not sure how to get Netflix, I tried setting up a VPN but can't get it working. I have a laptop and ipad, no PC.

Also, is it worth upgrading from ADSL to VDSL? I am changing from Vodafone to Telecom and could change quite cheaply now.

I am not scared of technology but am not up to date either - so please explain terminology.

I will appreciate any help - I am a single mother and trying to set up movies etc for my daughters at home as we enjoy 'movie nights' together. DVD's are often scratched so it would be great to just get movies online.

Thanks
Alison

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macuser

2120 posts

Uber Geek

#1030744 24-Apr-2014 17:52

This option will cost you a few dollars per week, but it's the best option out there. Go to Unblock-US.com and sign up (or if you're on slingshot, find out how to enable their global mode feature) - Unblock-US or global mode will enable you to view the internet as if you live in the US.

Which means a quick settings change on the Apple TV will now give you Netflix and a few other TV options.

Netflix costs $8 USD per month, and gives you unlimited streaming of heaps of great titles. Plenty of movies for the kids, and TV shows & foreign films for you.

Yeap it's not free, but maybe the same, or cheaper than renting several weekly's from the DVD store every weekend. Both Unblock-US and Netflix have a free trial period. So you can always see if you like it, before putting the dollars down. Just remember to cancel Netflix before the Unblock-US week long trial is over if you don't want to continue, or you will end up paying for Netflix even though you can't access it!

VDSL is faster most of the time, but also costs a bit more and will mean you will use your internet faster (e.g. your Youtube will play at higher resolutions by default, and you will be able to load more web pages given the same period of time) - if you're internet isn't feeling slow, you don't need to upgrade, but VDSL will make it snappier for sure.

macuser

2120 posts

Uber Geek

#1030929 25-Apr-2014 09:28

HelpAli:
macuser: This option will cost you a few dollars per week, but it's the best option out there. Go to Unblock-US.com and sign up (or if you're on slingshot, find out how to enable their global mode feature) - Unblock-US or global mode will enable you to view the internet as if you live in the US.

Which means a quick settings change on the Apple TV will now give you Netflix and a few other TV options.

Netflix costs $8 USD per month, and gives you unlimited streaming of heaps of great titles. Plenty of movies for the kids, and TV shows & foreign films for you.

Yeap it's not free, but maybe the same, or cheaper than renting several weekly's from the DVD store every weekend. Both Unblock-US and Netflix have a free trial period. So you can always see if you like it, before putting the dollars down. Just remember to cancel Netflix before the Unblock-US week long trial is over if you don't want to continue, or you will end up paying for Netflix even though you can't access it!

VDSL is faster most of the time, but also costs a bit more and will mean you will use your internet faster (e.g. your Youtube will play at higher resolutions by default, and you will be able to load more web pages given the same period of time) - if you're internet isn't feeling slow, you don't need to upgrade, but VDSL will make it snappier for sure.

Hi, thank you, I have set up unblock-us and Netflix. I know it must be correct because now I can get on to the Netflix website. When I try to do anything on Netflix it says I need the Netflix app.

How do I get it the USA app? As before there is a lot of conflicting information all costing different amounts of money. It looks like I somehow need to log onto the USA App Store?

Go on to the unblock-us website, they have all the tutorials you need for changing the DNS setting on iPad and Apple TV http://www.unblock-us.com/how-to-set-up/

You can change the location of your Apple store by following this guide... super simple. You will lose access to the apps you've already downloaded through the NZ store though, until you've switched back to the NZ store. http://support.apple.com/kb/ht6119