Apple TV and a Mac

A Macintosh computer with:

Mac OS X system software version 10.3.9, or 10.4.8 or later
1 GHz Power PC G4 or G5, or an Intel processor
QuickTime 7.1.5 or later
256 MB RAM
16 MB video RAM

Apple TV and a PC

A Windows-based computer with:

Windows XP (Home or Professional, with SP2)
2.0 GHz Pentium processor or better
QuickTime 7.1.5 or later (included with iTunes 7.1)
512 MB RAM
32 MB video RAM
iTunes 7.1 or later, which you can download from www.apple.com/itunes/download


A widescreen, enhanced definition (ED), or high definition (HD) TV with an HDMI, DVI, or component video port and analog audio or optical digital audio ports. What TVs have been verified?

An HDMI, HDMI-to-DVI, or component video cable and analog or optical digital audio cables (see “Connecting the cables” on page 12)

An Ethernet or wireless network and a broadband Internet connection
(DSL/Cable/LAN)

An iTunes account and iTunes content, such as movies, TV shows, and music,
is recommended