Apple TV without TV

Thanks for the replies.

Macdadtexas: I wanted to avoid using the Apple ecosystem other than ATV if possible.

Kbarkamian: Hoped a Harmony with display would give the visual needed. Might consider a marked down touch... The analog out is short term, plan is to add a DAC after the system is up and I'm dialed in to its sound. Glad you like your Rega; it is on my list.

Arni: I've considered the SB touch. Almost pulled the trigger but thought ATV's onboard HD was worth a look. ATV 2 is a possibility. Haven't ruled SB out.

If an Android app would show ATV's menu I'd pull the trigger. Don't see devs rushing to support it now since it's discontinued. That leaves ATV 2 and SB the likely contenders.

The internal hard drive is why I chose the ATV too. Computer doesn't need to be running, no wireless issues, etc. If you store everything as Apple Lossless, you should have plenty of room. If you need more room, synch what you listen to most often and stream the rest.

If Android has an ATV 2 app, I don't see why it wouldn't work for the ATV 1.

Exactly my reasons for liking the ATV. The android app for ATV 2 clams it will stream to it. I've posted on their forum to see about whether it will also run ATV. No reply.

I use an AppleTV 160GB for music only in a room without a TV. You need to hook it to a TV for the initial set up, but then you can move the AppleTV to your parlour and it's fine. I don't know about the android, but I control mine with the remote app on my iphone and ipad (ipad has a much better interface with album art and everything) I have plenty of lossless files on my AppleTV and it's my most listened to source. Good Luck.

maybe a dumb question. could poster run a mac mini (use a monitor for setup) and setup android? or ipad remote, remove monitor and go for it. attach monitor as needed for whatever?