Apple TV on SDTVs

I'm thinking of getting the 160GB Apple TV, but the TV I what to put in on has no Component on HDMI jacks; how can I use it with that SDTV?

I am going to have to agree with Winston on this one. Is it possible to get it on an SDTV? Sure. They sell a Component to S-video box on the net for about $150, or less on ebay (i.e. http://cgi.ebay.com/Apple-TV-Component-to-S-video-adapter-for-normal-SD-TV_W0QQi temZ120138926521QQihZ002QQcategoryZ32838QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem).
BUT, to truly experience the apple tv in all it's widescreen glory, you really need to get an HD TV. Otherwise, your wide formatted videos will look kind of funny.
iMac 2.0 ghz / MacBook 2.0 ghz / Apple TV / Mac Pro 2.66 ghz Mac OS X (10.4.10)

Similar Messages

Can I use Apple TV with an SDTV?

Can I use Apple TV with my Samsung SDTV?

To add to the above. The device was designed to work with HDMI and there will be no guarantee with any adapter. Even if it were to work, you will have issues with resolution, aspect ratio, and be unable to play protected content (i.e. iTunes, Netflix). You would also need to purchase a DAC in order to have audio. Functionality could also cease at any time.

Home Sharing Streaming with Apple TV Network problem - Solution

Was not able to stream video from my library in iTunes, able to select, but would not stream to play, I tried everything in the Apple Support Community
Setup: Windows 7 PC iTunes 11
AppleTV 3 generation v5.2
Linksys E2500 Linksys
WET610N Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming and Video Adapter (connects to pc) or Access Point
I change the settings for WMM on the Linksys WET610N.
What is Wi-Fi Multimedia?
Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM), previously known as Wireless Multimedia Extensions (WME), is a subset of the 802.11e wireless LAN (WLAN) specification that enhances quality of service (QoS) on a network by prioritizing data packets according to four categories. Network administrators can change priority levels as they see fit. Ranging from highest priority to lowest, these categories are:
Voice: Giving voice packets the highest priority enables concurrent Voice over IP (VoIP) calls with minimal latency and the highest quality possible.
Video: By placing video packets in the second tier, WMM prioritizes it over all other data traffic and enables support for three to four standard definition TV (SDTV) streams or one high definition TV (HDTV) stream on a WLAN.
Best effort: Best effort data packets consist of those originating from legacy devices or from applications or devices that lack QoS standards.
Background: Background priority encompasses file downloads, print jobs and other traffic that does not suffer from increased latency.
http://homekb.cisco.com/Cisco2/ukp.aspx?pid=80&app=vw&vw=1&login=1&json=1&docid= d7c38a64b9024a82a0719aa99ef69177_17599.xml
Under Wireless    go to WMM
Access Mode      Video (select the drop down)
Video Use Aggregation: Yes
Accept Aggregation: Yes
Max. Number of Packets in Aggregation: 7
Max. Aggregation Size: 12000
Timeout Interval: 3
Min. Size of Packets in Aggregation: 10
ADDBA Timeout: 0
Aggregation Window Size: 64
CW min for STA: 7
CW max for STA: 15
AIFSN for STA:
TXOP for STA:
CW min for AP: 7
CW max for AP: 15
AIFSN for AP:
TXOP for AP:
Hope this helps someone, please let me know

Update
Also disable this feature on your router, the data packets are not being read correctly. Temporally while Apple figures this out.
Disabling WMM will just tell your router to stop regulating it, giving every bit of data transfer the same priority. Most routers come with it disabled by default, but some have it enabled by default as well.
http://homekb.cisco.com/Cisco2/ukp.aspx?vw=1&docid=90117747783a4c4f90599c2d28574daf_17223.xml&pid=80&respid=0&snid=2&dispid=0&cpage=search

Apple tv video quality vs hd tv and high def dvd's

ok...i know it supports 1080i, but does the video quality of video in itunes really look good compared against say a blu-ray disc, or hdtv signals? i'm sure it will get better (with a hardware or software upgrade?) if its not close to high def quality but want to know what i'm in store for if i buy appletv now...thanks. PS: i currently have directv HD and a ps3 for blu-ray, and my tv's are all HD...

Based on my own testing, the distinctions between an HD-DVD movie (which are true 1080) and an Apple TV video converted as its own maximum settings (which is 720) is actually quite noticeable if you have a 1080 TV set, but at the same I don't consider it a show-stopper. I watch a lot of HD broadcast content that's only 720p, and it's still very good.
An HD-DVD or Blu-Ray DVD will normally be in 1920 x 1080 resolution (1080p or 1080i, generally depending on your equipment). The Apple TV's maximum resolution is 1280 x 720 (basically 720p). Therefore, even an original HD-DVD or Blu-Ray DVD converted to Apple TV will need to be scaled down to 720p for display on the Apple TV.
Further, Elgato EyeTV actually scales these down somewhat lower, so HDTV recorded content could be even worse-off, depending on the original source. The standard Apple TV export settings use a 960 x 540 frame in order to keep the bit-rate and frame rate within tolerances (since a 720p signal is approximately 60fps, and the bitrates will generally exceed 5-6 mbps, which pushes the limits of the Apple TV).
Even more interestingly, Elgato's new turbo.264 dongle will only encode in "Apple TV" format at a maximum resolution of 800 x 600 (and if you do the math you will realize that this will be considerably less for a 16:9 aspect ratio video).
The result is that videos converted from an EyeTV Hybrid are technically much worse off on the Apple TV than viewing the original source material. Whether this is significant enough to be noticeable will depend on your output medium, but on my 62" DLP, the difference is quite apparent (although still far superior to an SDTV signal).
You can get 1280 x 720 content to play back at 60fps at 5mbps bit-rates on the Apple TV by using ffmpeg-based encoders and manually selecting higher settings, although it's been hit-and-miss in my own testing, and of course it creates gargantuan files. Elgato and others have obviously tried to stay with the more conservative settings to ensure that they can guarantee the broadcast possible range of support.
In fact, although most of the standard encoder settings max out at 2.5-3.0 mbps, I've successfully pushed up to 6 mbps through the Apple TV, although such content has to be synced rather than streamed, since even an 802.11n network has a hard time keeping up (it worked, but there were some drop-outs and glitches in the process). Of course, 6mbps content is going to fill up the Apple TV hard drive pretty quickly as well (you'd only be able to fit around 11 hours on the internal 40GB hard drive).
The other thing to keep in mind with DVD movies is that they come from film, which is a 24fps source (based on the physical nature of film). As a result, the distinctions between a 720p and 1080i signal are less prevalant when dealing with film content, since you won't get the full 60fps HDTV capabilities anyway. Interlacing can still create some nasty side-effects, but it's far less of an issue when you're dealing with less than half of the normal frames.
In my own experiences, I have an Apple TV that is connected to a 1080p upscaling DLP TV (native 1080i input, internalized de-interlacing), and a second Apple TV that is connected to a 720p LCD TV. With the first Apple TV, I can notice the difference between 720p and 1080i output settings only when viewing photos, since the remainder of the standard content doesn't exceed 720p anyway. Further, because my TV de-interlaces a 1080i signal to 1080p, I don't get the flicker that is normally associated with a 1080i signal.
On the second Apple TV, I leave the setting to 720p, since that's the native resolution of the second TV, and I get noticeable interlacing-based flickering on the 1080i, particularly with photo slideshows (mostly in the transitions).

Projectors (resolution) and Apple TV

I need some help in clarifying two things here.
1. What projector resolutions are going to work with apple TV (the new little black box)? I have a projector that is XGA (1024 X 768). Can it support apple TV? I am also looking at other projectors... WXGA (1200 X 800) and HD projectors (1920 X 1080) (1080p). Can a WXGA projector support apple TV? I imagine the HD projectors can.
2. If my XGA progector can support apple TV, has anyone found a device that works with converting HDMI to VGA? http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=101&cp_id=10114&cs_id=1011410 &p_id=8126&seq=1&format=2&res=1 Has anyone tried this device and has it worked?
Thanks a bunch!
Cheers,
Josh

Ok, I have checked the specs on my Toshiba TDP-T9U projector. http://www.projectorcentral.com/Toshiba-TDP-T9U.htm says, "
Compatibility:
HDTV:
720p, 1080i, 576i
576p
EDTV/480p:
Yes
SDTV/480i:
Yes
Component Video:
Yes
Video:
Yes
Digital Input:
No
Computers:
Yes
and the converter at http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=101&cp_id=10114&cs_id=1011410 &p_id=8126&seq=1&format=2&res=1 says, "The converter supports HDCP 1.2, so handshaking and copy protection will not be an issue. The 10-bit DAC (digital-to-analog converter) can convert signals up to 1080p with 165 MHz/1.65 Gbps per channel bandwidth. "
So, I am assuming those 2 issues are taken care of, right?! Perhaps I'll buy the converter when it comes off back order and I'll repost indicating if it works or not. I'm sure there are many people in the same boat as me.
Thank you for clarifying those 2 issues.

Suggestion to Apple for 'fair' system for recording TV

A possible reason that computer companies like Apple (and Microsoft) might have for being slow to offer digital TV recording capabilities (and especially HDTV recording), is the concerns of broadcasters over piracy.
[Note: Microsoft's own MCE software cannot record standard definition digital satellite and cable via DVB-S and DVB-C let alone high definition. (Microsoft force you to use analogue!!) Third party systems like MediaPortal for Windows and even Elgato's EyeTV for Mac can!]
I have a suggestion that means Apple at least could provide a compromise that provides a 'fair' solution for both end users and broadcasters.
If Apple should provide such a solution (i.e. a computer based PVR), then Apple's software could 'protect' these recordings using Apple's FairPlay DRM. This would allow end users to play such recordings on up to five computers (just like iTunes). This would be ideal for sharing around the home using Bonjour but prevent widespread copying. I feel that allowing burning to DVD should also be allowed (but remember DVD is only SDTV and not HD). If/when HD-DVD or Blu-Ray disk burners become available then consideration could be given to allowing the burning of PROTECTED disks (which could not be copied further), the number of copies that could be made could also be restricted (five to seven?).
At the moment the broadcasters are making the same mistake as the record industry in trying to bury their head in the sand and say a flat no to users making recordings and backups. This will (just like music), a) encourage piracy, and b) penalise only legitimate customers.
Remember established legal precedents do allow home users to record (time shift) programs, the broadcasters while not trying to block this [yet] via legal measures, are trying to increasingly block it via technical means.
[Note: I am aware of the opinion that some people have that the reason Apple do not want to do a PVR is that it will conflict with selling videos via iTunes. Firstly, there will never be a situation when all programs are available on iTMS, secondly even now this is STILL only available to the USA, thirdly large numbers of people will not have a fast enough Internet connection, fourthly THIS IS NOT WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT they have already 'paid' for these programs via subscription TV and/or license fees and don't want to pay again]
PowerBook G4

eyeTV
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/1564
5
Elgato's eyeTV does not have the '10 foot' user interface [3 metres to Europeans], nor does it have the other media facilities (e.g. music, DVD). They do at least have digital capture of DVB-S and DVB-C (including encrypted subscription channels).
MacPVR
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/2449
0
This uses analogue. Remember that was one of my gripes about Microsoft's MCE. Nor does it have all the typical media center facilities.
HackTV
http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2005/01/26/hacktv.html
Again uses analogue and missing the typical media center features.
MyTVPVR
http://www.eskapelabs.com/myTVPVR.html
Again analogue, again no 10 foot users interface, again missing usual media center facilities.
MythTV
http://www.mythtv.org/
This initially looks promising until you realise that only the front-end has been ported to Mac OS X and the back end still requires an Intel based Linux machine. Hmm, just seen the backend has now been ported (good luck in finding it) but it apparently does not yet support any tuners on a Mac. Will look in to this some more.
TiVo
http://www.pvrwire.com/2006/01/07/tivo-displays-pre-al
pha-version-of-mac-os-x-software/
TiVo has been dead and buried for years in the UK. Even if it was available it would not support DVB-S (or DVB-C).
At the moment the best solution is MediaPortal (for Windows) which is a free open source package.
We (Mac users) do want this type of application, and we want it on a Mac! You only have to look at all the projects started to see this, e.g.
CenterStage
MediaCentral
iTheatre
GenieCommands
CoachPotato
mMedia
SilverScreen
and one could argue FrontRow itself!

I am having macbook air recently my iphotos did not open and was showing report apple and reopen but i came to know that by pressing alt and iphotos i open an new photo library and stored the pics but now how can i get the pics which i had in the earlier

i am having macbook air recently my iphotos did not open and was showing report apple and reopen but i came to know that by pressing alt and iphotos i open an new photo library and stored the pics but now how can i get the pics which i had in the earlier photo please help me to recover my photos

Well I'll guess you're using iPhoto 11:
Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In early versions of Library Manager it's the File -> Rebuild command. In later versions it's under the Library menu.)
This will create an entirely new library. It will then copy (or try to) your photos and all the associated metadata and versions to this new Library, and arrange it as close as it can to what you had in the damaged Library. It does this based on information it finds in the iPhoto sharing mechanism - but that means that things not shared won't be there, so no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your events, albums and keywords, faces and places back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
Regards
TD

Apple Mini DVI to Video Adapter - do you need cables as well?????????????

Apple Mini DVI to Video Adapter
i have this already,but do i need a certain cable to go into the TV. as it only has one port instead of the usual 3 av leads have???
help please,confused...............

Look in your question and you'll find the answer...
Apple mini DVI to Video Adapter
...the usual 3 av (audio/video) leads...
DVI is video only so you only need one port... if you were hooking up audio and video you'd need three (1 for video - 2 for the left/right audio channels)

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter for eMac ?

Hi,
I use an Apple Mini DVI to VGA on my eMac to expand my monitor space, connect to an old Pinceton 15" lcd, both are on 1024 x 768 res in millions colors, and work fine.
My question is I have plan to buy an Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter since some of my project require a transfer process to an old vcr or Sony TRV-27 mini dv cam.
Would the adapter compatible for my eMac mini DVI port ? because eMac is not mentioned as apple compatible for this adapter at apple store, yet there is a review said it work great on ones eMac.
Anybody else using this adapter that would share with me ?
Thank you.

look like it is indeed an apple mini vga adapter that I use, and now I need an adapter that allow me to connect to a TV, VCR or Mini-DV camcorder.
will that Apple Mini-DVI to Video adapter compatible to my eMac. Or do they have mini-vga to video adapter on aapple store.
Thank you any information.

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter

I have just purhased a new Macbook. My first mac ever
My question is regardng the Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter.
Do I read that correctly that I can hook my macbook up via rca and s-video but not composite? Does Apple make one cable that will do both?
I would like the ability to hook up to a projector which will likely be composite. As well RCA/S-video via t.v or DVD inputs.
Thanks
Tig

For VGA you will need the Mini-DVI to VGA adapter. For composite video you will need the Mini-DVI to video adapter. If you want sound while using the video adapter you will need a 3.5mm to rca stereo cable. This is a y cable like this Example of 3.5mm to RCA Y cable
FYI the RCA output on the video adapter is composite video.

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter Question

I want to hook up my macbook (late 2008 model) to my tv. Will the Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter
work? If it will work on my tv then what else do I need to get? It looks like you need other wires to hook up to your tv? Thanks in advance for your help!

The new MacBooks that use the NVIDIA 9400M video chip do _not_ support output to analog TVs. Thus, with the current MacBooks the only way to get output to an analog TV is with a third-party VGA-to-analog TV converter box -- you can't just use one of Apple's cables (although you'll need the mini display port to VGA adapter cable to connect to a third-party VGA-to-TV converter box).
More specifically, you can _not_ use one of Apple's $19, DVI to Video (composite/S-Video) adapters on the new MacBooks.
See also this discussion:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1927674&tstart=15

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter doesn't fit my aluminum iMac

I previously had a 17" white iMac (pre-Intel) machine, and about 6 months ago I bought the mini-DVI to video adapter so I could connect it to my television. Worked like a charm. But I recently bought a new aluminum iMac, and the adaptor doesn't fit into the mini-DVI port in the back of the machine. It appears the adaptor and port are both male ends.
Has the port changed on the aluminum iMacs? The product description for the adaptor on Apple's website says it works with iMac (Intel Core Duo). Isn't the aluminum iMac an Intel Core Duo? I can't figure out why it doesn't fit and which cable I'm supposed to be using instead.
Any advice would be appreciated!

Hi Paul
Yes the Intel iMac [Spec's|http://support.apple.com/specs/imac/iMacMid2007.html] call for the (M9319G/A) Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter!
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?productLearnMore=M93 19G/A
The iBook, eMac, or iMac G5 use the Mini-VGA to Video adapter.
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=722 C6629&nplm=M9109G%2FA
Dennis

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter Questions

I'm in the processing of producing an instructional video using an Intel Core Duo iMac and iMovie. This content will be distributed primarily via broadcast over cable TV. Considering this, I'd like to be able to edit and view my dv footage on a TV monitor as I work.
I was told by the Apple Store person that the Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter (http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/6314001/wo/jY18n ncCp3Nx2tYjws52iCaPkH1/1.0.21.1.0.8.25.7.11.2.3) will enable me to
1. Mirror my desktop to simultaneously show me what my iMovie edits will look like on a TV; and
2. Enable me to edit in iMovie using the TV as my desktop.
Am I understanding the capabilities of the Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter correctly?
Regarding Cables
1. I currently use an RCA composite cable to view dv footage from my camcorder directly on the TV. Is this the same cable I'd attach to the Mini-DVI to Video Adapter?
2. The DVD recorder/player my TV signal is routed through has an s-video port. Is there a benefit to using an s-video connection in addition to/or instead of the RCA connections?
Thanks for helping me understand this setup scenario!
core duo Mac OS X (10.4.6)
core duo Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Ditto to Karsten's post:
"Mirroring" a Mac's output to a TV, or plugging in an adaptor to provide a display on a Mac's screen and simultaneously on a TV ruins the Mac's display while this is happening by lowering its resolution. Ugghhh! (..I've tried this several times, in order to get a 'TV' signal out, showing the Mac's desktop, but it's hopeless..)
Karsten's method is the best - output to camcorder via the normal FireWire cable, and plug a TV or monitor into the camcorder's A/V Out socket!
[..Note, though, that Matti has pointed out that - what was it..? - during editing, some updating of the TV-thro-camcorder display doesn't work correctly. I can't remember exactly what the problem was, and I don't see it mentioned on Matti's Bugs Page, but there was some slight oddity. Nevertheless, this is still the best way of viewing on a TV or monitor..]

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter and Mac mini (2009)

Can anyone tell me whether the Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter listed here:
http://store.apple.com/ca/product/M9319G/A
works with the latest Mac mini (early 2009)?
If it does not what other solutions are there to connect to composite, component or s-video?

KC from Ann Arbor, MI had this to say as a review on the page to which you have linked;
10-May-2009
I bought a Mac Mini (May 2009) and this Mini-DVI to Video adapter with plans to use it to send an S-video signal to an analog TV. Though the sales staff at the Apple store said it should work, it does not. The graphics card apparently should support it, and it may be addressed with a future driver update, but as of now this does not work. I have used a mini-DVI to VGA adapter and monitor to verify that the port is working, and also verified that the S-video cable and TV input work. There are third party VGA to S-video/RCA adapters available so I plan to use one of those for my purposes. This is probably a 5-star product when used with the right Mac; however, Apple should have made it clear that having a mini-DVI port on your Mac is necessary but not sufficient for this to work - hence the 3 stars.

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter - Can't get it to work!

Bought the Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter to hook up my Macbook to my TV. I tried it when it first arrived and it worked within minutes of setting up. Great! I go to set it up and use it again a week later, and it wouldn't work at all. I went through every possible setting I could to try and get it to work, nothing. Do these things have a tendency to go out or short out or something? I'm getting nothing but scrambled screens, grey screens, etc. Nothing seems to work.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/M9319G/A?mco=MTY3ODQ5OTY
Any other solutions for playing my laptop on my TV?

Hey Rob,
Is your profile information accurate? The MacBook 2,1 was introduced in November of 2006 and discontinued in May of 2007, so the mini-DVI to video adapter ought to work.
What, exactly, do you see on your screen? Are all of the connections nice and snug? Do you have another RCA cable you can try? You can use a white or red one if you want; they all will work as long as you're connecting the video adapter to the yellow port on the TV.
~Lyssa

Apple TV on SDTVs

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for