zed4
Prominent Member
Hi,
I bought a used Apple TV on eBay. It was advertised as an Apple TV 3, but it turns out that it's a 2nd gen.
I have three options I guess, I notify the seller and get a refund then buy the ATV 3 I wanted, I sell it and buy ATV 3, or I keep it and jailbreak it.
I've read up online about the process of jailbreaking, looks easy enough. But I'm not sure I understand why. How would I benefit from jailbreaking it?
I only really use it to send images and videos from my iPhone to the TV, as the media share thing on the TV isn't that great. It's slow and unreliable. Airplay seems much better. I also use it to play music in the lounge from Spotify and from my iTunes library.
What extra benefit would I get from jailbreaking it? I know you can install XBMC and Kodi, I've never used these apps before, so what would I do with them? I currently mainly use Spotify for music, or my iTunes library which is stored on an external HDD connected to my iMac. For films I use Sky or Netflix, but I am thinking of leaving Sky. So would a jailbroken ATV 2 be of much benefit to me?
Many thanks!
Dan
I bought a used Apple TV on eBay. It was advertised as an Apple TV 3, but it turns out that it's a 2nd gen.
I have three options I guess, I notify the seller and get a refund then buy the ATV 3 I wanted, I sell it and buy ATV 3, or I keep it and jailbreak it.
I've read up online about the process of jailbreaking, looks easy enough. But I'm not sure I understand why. How would I benefit from jailbreaking it?
I only really use it to send images and videos from my iPhone to the TV, as the media share thing on the TV isn't that great. It's slow and unreliable. Airplay seems much better. I also use it to play music in the lounge from Spotify and from my iTunes library.
What extra benefit would I get from jailbreaking it? I know you can install XBMC and Kodi, I've never used these apps before, so what would I do with them? I currently mainly use Spotify for music, or my iTunes library which is stored on an external HDD connected to my iMac. For films I use Sky or Netflix, but I am thinking of leaving Sky. So would a jailbroken ATV 2 be of much benefit to me?
Many thanks!
Dan