Apple TV has now been around for over a decade, with each new generation building on the successes of the previous one. It’s become a popular choice for anyone looking for additional hardware for their TV that gives them unlimited access to their favourite content. Over time, more and more players have adapted to function with Apple TV, giving customers more and more usability. We’re going to look at one of the best ones out there: Elmedia Player.
Elmedia has been designed to give users the best possible experience with a huge range of different content types. One of its major strong points is the huge number of different file types it can handle with no difficulty whatsoever. Elmedia can deal with all well known file formats such as MP3 or MP4. But it’s also capable of playing many file types that, while less common, are still used by many people. One of the best things about the way it plays is the fact that no conversion is required. In the past, people often relied on converter tools to change files into more common formats that could be easily played on the average media player. However, Elmedia doesn’t require any conversion – it’s designed to simply play the files as they are. That means that you don’t have to waste any additional time when it comes to playing your audio and videos.
As far as compatibility with Apple TV goes, Elmedia has everything covered. The Elmedia Player Apple TV features let you connect directly to your external Apple TV hardware, and through that to your TV. As a result, you can stream video from Mac to Apple TV in seconds, as well as audio and any other file types you open with Elmedia. While Apple TV may have started to move towards more software-based systems rather than the hardware format, many people prefer the easy usability of the hardware, and it’s always been a fairly popular product. While the hardware itself does offer fairly good usability and a number of different features and functions, you can get the most out of it by using it in tandem with a third party player such as Elmedia.
Elmedia offers a huge range of different features that can enhance your Apple TV experience. In addition to its ability to play a huge range of different formats, it also lets you stream content directly from popular platforms such as YouTube and DailyMotion. This is especially useful when it comes to using it to connect to a TV through Apple TV. One of the enduring problems with navigation of smart TVs is the difficulty of using a remote to get to the content you need. It’s astonishing to see how few advances have been made in terms of navigation, and just about everyone is familiar with the frustration of using directional buttons to navigate. Thanks to Elmedia and Apple TV, you can directly connect your Apple device to your TV. That means that any and all navigation is done directly from your device, a hundred times easier than trying to use a remote.
When it comes to technical features, Elmedia has everything you need to enhance your Apple TV experience. While Apple TV and smart TVs in general have a good number of tools for adjusting playback, Elmedia gives you an extra set of options to fine tune your content. An equaliser gives you complete control over audio levels, and also gives you plenty of options to adjust video levels such as brightness and saturation. It’s also useful for subtitles. Elmedia offers extensive subtitle options, letting you load them and sync them easily, and even choose font type and size for them.
As far as organisation goes, Elmedia offers great tools for putting together playlists and managing your library easily. Files and folders are quickly and easily navigated, and it takes seconds to track down whatever content you’re looking for. An additional Library feature is especially useful when it comes to using Elmedia with Apple TV. Once connected, the Library provides an aggregated overview of all files available on the player. If you’ve connected Elmedia to a shared network, that can potentially mean all audio and video files stored on multiple devices in your home. The Library doesn’t function as an actual active storage of these files. Rather, through Elmedia it works as a tool that shows you what files can be accessed on any and all devices in your network. Once you’ve connected to your Apple TV with Elmedia, all files on all connected devices will be available to play at the click of a button. It saves a huge amount of time, and gives you a practically limitless library to pick from. Plus, any changes to files and folders on your shared network will be mirrored in the Library – everything will be kept in sync no matter what changes are made on what devices.
Users have never had greater levels of convenience, or access to more content at the click of a button, than today. Tools like Apple TV have done a lot to make this happen. The combination of smart TVs, additional hardware, and control from a laptop or similar device make for the easiest possible viewing experiences. And with a player like Elmedia you can benefit from even more useful features. The above is a quick overview of what you can expect from Elmedia, but there’s plenty more to find out about. The complete list of compatible file types and additional features is available from the homepage, alongside a download of the free player so you can get to grips with it. Installation takes a few minutes and immediately gives you access to the available tools and features. Give it a go to find out exactly what Elmedia has to offer.
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