Watch your iTunes downloads on a television screen with help from Apple TV For Dummies. This comprehensive guide offers shopping tips; easy-to-understand installation and setup directions; and advanced material like content creation, troubleshooting, and optimizing network speeds.

You get the "download" on:

• Apple TV setup and customizing
• High-Definition video hardware
• State-of-the-art audio hardware
• Connecting both computer and video equipment
• Using iTunes and the iTunes Store
• Cataloging your multimedia library
• Setting up a wireless network (both on the Mac and the PC)
• Working with Front Row and the Apple TV remote control
• Displaying photos using iPhoto and Photoshop Elements
• Audio and video formats, including conversion between formats
• Syncing iTunes with the Apple TV
• Creating media for Apple TV using iTunes, iPhoto, and iMovie HD
• Customizing and optimizing your Apple TV system
• Troubleshooting, upgrading and maintaining Apple TV

All levels of users will find this guide full of useful information, whether you're a multimedia/High-Definition beginner who hasn’t invested a cent in hardware, or an intermediate-level enthusiast who already has an HDTV and surround sound system, or an advanced electronic wizard who needs just a quick reference tool to troubleshoot a problem.