Do I need an Apple Digital AV adapter if I have an AppleTV?

I have purchased both a Apple Digital AV adapter and an AppleTV unit. But, now I'm wondering if I really need them both?

it depends on what you want to accomplish..... if you want to play content on ipad and have it be played on your home television you will need to have digital av adapter, but the draw back to that is that you are physically "tethered" to your television..... if you want to play content on ipad as well as what you have in itunes on your home television, and have the freedom to do it from anywhere in you home you will need the apple tv2.... i have the apple tv2 and absolutely love it. i can not only use airplay and play whatever i have on my ipad to my tv, but i can also play anything i have on itunes on my tv and it's all wireless.....to be honest with you the apple tv2 was one of the best investments of $100 i have ever made....so personally speaking i would take back the apple digital av adapter and keep the apple tv2.....

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art

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maybe somebody got an idea -
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As next step I connected it to my projector - unfortunately I was not able to display anything on the projector
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I bought a apple digital av adapter for my ipad mini a week ago and it's been working fine until yesterday. I unplugged it and when I came back home and replugged the digital adapter back into my ipad mini it would give me "the cable or adapter is not certified or may not work reliably with this ipad"
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Hello Allecra,
Thanks for the question. After reviewing your post, it sounds like you are having trouble with a Digital AV Adapter. I would recommend that you read this article, it may be able to help you isolate or resolve the issue.
About Apple Digital AV Adapters for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support
Troubleshooting
If you encounter an issue using the Apple Digital AV Adapter or VGA Adapter:
Disconnect and reconnect the adapter from the iOS device and display.
Connect directly to the TV, projector, or external display using a known-good VGA or HDMI cable.
Remove any VGA or HDMI extension cables or converters.
Note that accessories that convert a VGA or HDMI signal to other video formats (DVI, Composite, Component) are not supported.
Ensure that you are using the latest version of iOS. Some Apple Digital AV Adapters require iOS 5.1 or later.
When using an Apple Digital AV Adapter manufactured before early 2012 with iPad (3rd generation), you may see the "This accessory is not supported" alert. Dismissing the alert will allow you to use the adapter.
For optimal performance, you may need to adjust the video resolution or settings for your display. If your display offers an "auto detect" or "factory default" setting, you may be able to use these options to optimize video resolution and display.
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Have a nice day,
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What do I need to connect my iPad 2 to my Dell 24" flat screen monitor? I have the Apple Digital AV Adapter and use it for my HDTV.
Can it somehow be adapted for the Dell monitor?

Chances are the Dell monitor is the way you described since it's a few years old. After writing this yesterday, I hooked up the iPad 2 to my HDTV and was blown away! If I have to be "tethered" to something, it's much better that it's the HDTV. (Infinity Blade, Angry Birds, Fishdom H2O and Astraware Casino) - I was up late into the night with these.
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From my iphone 4 will I be able to play games like Infinity Blade or even modern combat games through Apple Digital AV Adapter on my HDTV/HDMI LCD-television?

I have a question before buying it...From my iphone 4 will I be able to play games like Infinity Blade or even modern combat games through Apple Digital AV Adapter on my HDTV/HDMI LCD-television?
Will it support or i have to wait for iphone 5!!!

Having spotty luck with it... see my other post in the iphone discussions...
It does work, but only some of the time - it seems to need a kick in the *** though. Sometimes it links to the TV right away, some times it takes some switching between apps or videos in the camera roll, and now for some reason, it takes plugging my wife's phone in first and then swapping phones once her's is recognized and TV output connection made before mine will output signal to the TV.
And it seems to do video only with some apps and audio only with others, and then nothing with yet others. I guess I just expected it to work, given that we both have freshly updated iphones (4.3), good cables and 2 HD TV's to test with...

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I've got an iPod touch 4g 32 GB, iOS 5.0.1, and I want to buy an Apple Digital AV adapter, especially for my apps. But I have read that not all apps are compatible with this screen synchronisation, so I'm not sure that it is worth it.
Here are all my apps, and I'm asking you to give me feedback if they are compatible or not.
1. Real Racing 2
2. Need for Speed Hot Pursuit
3. AVATAR
4. Spore Origins
5. Spore Creatures
6. Angry Birds
7. Fruit Ninja
8. Modern Combat 3
9. Modern Combat 2
10. N.O.V.A. 2
11. Dead Space
12. BFBC2
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14. Brothers in Arms 2
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16. Infinity Blade
17. Infinity Blade 2
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Thank you for answering, but sadly, I wasn't able to find these informations in the app descriptions. Just Real Racing 2 and MC3 had informations about supporting TV out.
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I think that the HDMI standard is the same worldwide. The digital adapter is HDMI. So, if the TV has an HDMI port and you have an HDMI to HDMI cable, that much should work.
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HT4108 I have an apple digital AV adapter model A1422.

It will play videos on my phone on my tv but it will not play YouTube or show my pics on the tv. What is the solution?

it depends on what you want to accomplish..... if you want to play content on ipad and have it be played on your home television you will need to have digital av adapter, but the draw back to that is that you are physically "tethered" to your television..... if you want to play content on ipad as well as what you have in itunes on your home television, and have the freedom to do it from anywhere in you home you will need the apple tv2.... i have the apple tv2 and absolutely love it. i can not only use airplay and play whatever i have on my ipad to my tv, but i can also play anything i have on itunes on my tv and it's all wireless.....to be honest with you the apple tv2 was one of the best investments of $100 i have ever made....so personally speaking i would take back the apple digital av adapter and keep the apple tv2.....

What is the difference between Apple Digital AV Adapter and Apple TV?

Which is better, Apple TV or Apple Digital AV Adapter?
Which one is the best devise to purchase?
Do they both accomplish the same thing?
Is one better/easier to use?
Can they/should they be used together?
Please advise!!!

Hi Min,
AS Churchhill said one is more or less a computer, that being the Apple TV. The other is simply adapter for an iPad or iphone and are designed for sharing those devices screen on larger on larger one. I've included the overview of the Digiatal Av adapter for you.
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Amazon just released the Amazon Instant Video app for the iPad July 31, 2012. Version is 1.0
It's not a great app yet. I can get it to play on the iPad (by itself). When I hook up the iPad to the TV using the Digital AV Adapter, the app gets very unstable, crashes at times, doesn't load shows....basically doesn't work. Virtually everything else on the iPad displays fine on the TV using the adapter. I've tried Safari, Netflix, and a couple of games just to see if the problem was with the iPad or the app. The problem is with the app.
I emailed Amazon support via feedback within the app, and got responses back similar to this:
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I understand now a days all the TV's are HDMI connected but I assure you that we are working for the improvements required on this field.
The Amazon Instant Video app for iPad does not support playback on HDMI-connected TVs.
Customer feedback like yours helps us continue to improve the service we provide. I've forwarded your feedback to our Amazon Instant Video team for consideration as we make future improvements."
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<"The makers of the app tell you it does not work that way, you think they are lying to you?">
Where did you read that the app doesn't support this? Their app description says it does not support AirPlay. I'm not using AirPlay. It doesn't mention anywhere that it doesn't support iPads connected to TVs with HDMI, except in a support email response back to me.
With the iPad hard wired to the TV with the Apple Digital AV Adapter and an HDMI cable, on all of the other apps I've tried, the TV mirrors the iPad display. Even the few free games I tried would do this. This app falls apart when you hook up the HDMI to the iPad. To me that's a bug. I find it hard to believe that they designed it to not put out compatible digital video from the iPad. I would rather have seen their email response say that this is a known bug and that they are working on a fix. Maybe they are just beginning to understand the issues with version 1 and told the poor people answering the support emails to just say that it's not supported.
I'm not particularly upset with them, as it is v1.0 of a free app. It's got plenty of other shortcomings. I was hoping that it would work somthat we could take advantage of the Amazon Prime stuff we're paying for without having to go out and buy another set top box or Blu-ray player that was compatible with their stuff.
I would have gladly paid some money for a well designed app. Wish they had gone that route.

Is there a way to use the Apple digital AV adapter to mirror the iPhone 4 (not 4s) screen on my TV?

I purchased the Apple digital AV adapter and an HDMI cable from the Apple store so that I could display the content of my phone on my TV. It works for video and photo slide shows but I want to mirror my phone content like you can for the iPhone 4s. Is there a work around to make this adapter work for me?
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Rather than mirror the display, set it to 'extended desktop' and have the browser on one screen and the movie on the other.
CMD F1 will toggle between mirror and extended.
Regards,
Captfred

Apple Digital AV Adapter ipad3

I got the Apple Digital AV Adapter for my ipad 3 and i have connected it using the hdmi cable. I have perfect picture but when i go on to youtube or even itunes to play something i get no sound at all!! Any suggestions??

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IPad 2 & Apple Digital AV Adapter.

Hello all. I recently purchased a Apple Digital AV Adapter to connect my iPad 2 to my television. It worked liked a charm immedialtely mirroring what was on my iPad screen. I used Netflix as well and it went fine. The problem is with my Apple Videos. I wentto play some purchased items and it would act like it was going to start but the TV screen would stay blank and the iPad screen would say that it is playing the video on the TV. Not the case... No sound or video would play. When I moved the video cursor on the iPad, (High Speed Scrubbing) the frame would show on the TV as a still image but would not play. Does anyone have any guidance on this.

Sharya wrote:
Can i mirror my ipad 2 using apple digital av adapter ???
Yes.
Sharya wrote:
Can i use an app while the ipad simultaneously streams the video through adapter ???
No, only audio streaming is possible with apps that support audio playback of video content in background (e.g., the stock YouTube client). As soon as you tap the Home button, display mirroring kicks in. (On the iPad 1, where there's no mirroring, the stream pauses.)
Sharya wrote:
Can my ipod touch 3rd gen be mirrored ???
Nope.
Sharya wrote:
I have 40 inch sony lcd screen , will the output be of same quality as we see on ipad ???
Yes (assuming you have a quality HDMI cable), and with videos over XGA resolution (the iPad 2 only has an XGA-resolution screen), even better.

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