iOS 4.2 + AppleTV = LOVE

I updated my iPad and iPhone 4 to iOS 4.2 today and must say my favorite new feature is being able to stream video directly to my Apple TV. For $99 I am now able to immediately start streaming video content to my living room HDTV. What's more... multitasking is supported so I am able to exit the video player and continue to use my iPad while the video continues playing over the Apple TV.

After some terrible attempts to do the same using a Samsung Blu-Ray disc player and a Windows media server, I am impressed with the quality as there seems to be no buffering or synchronization issues within my home network.

If you consume video on you iPhone or iPad and have a HDMI slot available on the living room TV I highly recommend the Apple TV for this functionality alone. Beats my audio-only sharing via an Airport Express for the same price!