MP3 Home Theatre display on TV

I can view song names on TV screen and play my mp3 player in all audio formats via my Home theatre unit. Ipod 80 GB unit also plays through HT unit except that no track names are displayed only file nrs are displayed eg F3457 or AVDZ etc making the Ipod useless as song library for home entertainment. Currently using Ipod AV kit with usb connection when using the av connectors no display on TV only on Ipod

Dawie wrote:
I can view song names on TV screen and play my mp3 player in all audio formats via my Home theatre unit.
What kind of Home Theat[er/re] unit are you using? A modified Mac Mini? Windows Media Center? MythTV? Custom unit? Some stock unit? This could help us out a lot.
Dawie wrote:
Ipod 80 GB unit also plays through HT unit except that no track names are displayed only file nrs are displayed eg F3457 or AVDZ etc making the Ipod useless as song library for home entertainment.
iTunes stores the music in fifty folders (F01-F50) and uses five character long randomly generated names in attempt to prevent piracy from people copying music from one iPod directly to another. Obviously that didn't work, since we have apps before. iTunes stores the information into a database that's stored on the iPod, and recently was "enhanced" with a hash, which broke a lot of apps (many irate Linux and non-iTunes users raised a ruckus and did what they did best: came up with a solution to their problem). Most media devices know how to read this, including the XBox 360 and a large number head units for cars.
Dawie wrote:
Currently using Ipod AV kit with usb connection when using the av connectors no display on TV only on Ipod
The iPod was never designed to display the metadata on the screen for music. The video out was originally intended only for video, so you might be up the creek on this one. Just be lucky you don't own a 6th generation iPod/iPod Touch/iPhone/3rd generation iPod nano: they require a special chip to be present in your video cable or else they don't export so much as an electrical signal.

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From the Home Theatre > HDMI into DVI > DVI into Mini DVI > iMac
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First, your iMac has a MiniDisplayPort not a DVI-port.
Second, for Target Display Mode (as Apple calls it) the iMac only accepts DisplayPort-compliant signals which HDMI is not.
HDMI is comparable to DVI.
Therefor your connection doesn't work.
What is Target Display mode?
Kanex has a HDMI converter http://www.kanexlive.com/xd
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Anyone have any success streaming iTunes to your home theatre. I currently have Tivo that gets me to my music (but not the album art) and I have Roku Soundbridge that also gets me to my music but not my art work. I want to have my stereo play the music via either Roku or Tivo while having my TV display the alubm artwork or iTunes interface. My computer is NOT near my TV and I dont have an internal network so I would need a wireless solution.
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Assuming all your iTunes music is stored as MP3s and that you are on a PC, then I recommend you try out Harmonium, Audio Faucet or Galleon. All three will stream music and I believe all three can support cover art in one fashion or another.
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I have a Mac Mini, mid 2010, that I use as a media server and it's connected to my home theatre. It currently runs Mac OS X v10.9.5 and as long as I've had it, no matter what version of Mac OS, there's an occasional chirp. It sounds like the first note of a wolf whistle. The sound comes over the sound system and only occurs when playing iTunes Internet radio. I don't recall ever hearing it while listening to any of my own music and I have a huge collection.
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What would my option be for home theatre

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So many questions and issues here.
Did you purchase a HTIB? What brand and model of speakers?
A speaker will most always sound better with more power to a point and as long it is clean power and not distortion. What usually kills speakers are clipping amplifiers that produce distortion, not a good clean audio signal.
Is the 180W rating the nominal or peak rating that it can handle?
As far as 3D is concerned, I would be hesitant to jump on that right now. If you TRULY want to create a home theater experience your money would be better spent on the integration of your speakers in the room. You should also work on the acoustics and lighting in the room.
I feel that a better home theater experience is obtained by getting the lighting and room acoustics right. I would also recommend getting a lesser display, say a 57" Panasonic, and then pay to have it calibrated by an ISF certified technician. Make sure that you also calibrate the speakers using multiple methods and definitely the speakers in the right position.
You do realize that there is very little 3D content and you have to watch the TV in a dark room since the 3D technology pretty much reduces the output by 1/2. You must also wear glasses all the time(yuch) and the best picture is really only within 30 degrees from being straight on to the TV.
My best advice, research, research, and more research before laying down your $$$.
I do not work for Best Buy and am not affiliated with them in any way. I like HT and want to help people improve their HT experience. "There is a LOT more than just having a TV to make a home theater"

I neeed a help in installing my home theatre system ..............plz hlp somebuddy

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The BDV-E970W is not a product sold in the U.S. market. I would recommend checking the "troubleshooting" section of your owner's manual, or contacting your local home theatre store or your country's Sony Helpline for further support.
*disclaimer* I am not now, nor have I ever been, an employee of Best Buy, Geek Squad, nor of any of their affiliate, parent, or subsidiary companies.

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How to connect Apple TV to DVD blu-ray home theatre

Hi guys, I am planning to buy Apple TV2 and I was wondering is there setup guide for connecting to HDTV and home theatre system. I currently have LG HDTV and LG DVD Blu-ray Home Theatre. They are connected with HDMI 1.3 cable and I had to get optical cable to get sound from TV to Home theatre.
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You have read home theatre manual about playing sound from external device.
You doesn't need to connect home theatre to tv at all as you have get video from apple tv.
Connect video output from apple tv to tv(may carry sound along) and optical cable from apple tv to home theatre.
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Mac Mini as Home Theatre (advice please)

Hi There,
I am considering a Mac Mini to connect to my TV as a Home Theatre device. I just found out that the latest model has no optical drive & so that is a real blow to me as it is a very important factor.
I have checked the older models & it seems the mid-2010 model might have what I need.
It would be great if someone could confirm that model will have what I need...
1) Must play PAL DVD & NTSC DVD (region2) directly. (My PS3 only plays NTSC, my xbox360 has died)
2) Must have bluetooth - either for trackpad or PS3 controller (i beleive snow leopard has native PS3 controller support)
3) Must have full HDMI output (audio+video)
4) Wireless would be best, but LAN connection is fine.
5) Must be a small device that can easily be moved from room-to-room.
6) Having a decent web browser capable of using Megavideo etc, would be big bonus.
With no optical drive, it would mean streaming a disc from my iMac but this inconveinience makes the Mini's price tag unviable for me, since playing these DVD's is the primary reason to buy.
I could of course save a lot of money & buy a region free dvd player, but i thought with the other benefits of web browser on tv it would be the ultimate solution.
How about Apple TV? Thats $99 & would stream. But will it stream a DVD from the iMac? & does it have a web browser?
For $99 the compromise would be worth it.
Although as I live in Japan & am originally from UK - Netflix etc is impossible for me.
Thanks for any advice or sugestions.

libelulacero wrote:
EG: If you are in USA (region1) & you insert a region 2 disc you will not be able to play it unless you change the region lock. You can do that, but only 5 times ever & then you will be locked to that region forever.
I dont know if this applies to laptops, even more dumb if it does, because of course in business you may need to travel to many regions with your job.
It does. It even applies to Apple's external dvd drive for the Airbook. Apple is mad to go along with the DVD cartel on this. It is not uncommon for people to have DVDs from 3 or more regions. It is simply NOT GOOD ENOUGH that their customers have to resort to workarounds like:
* buying extra DVD drives
* finding some other software to play DVDs
* various hacks to reset the region change count
* altering the firmware on the DVD drive (voiding warranty and risking damage to drive)
Basically, wasting a lot of time mucking around, just so that they can play a bloody dvd. Get your act together Apple, and show some respect for people who hand you bucket loads of cash to buy a product that is supposed to just work, like your marketing hype says it should.
This policy is imposed by the movie studios on hardware makers. However a lot of hardware makers now ignore this insanity. Unfortunately Apple have chosen to obey this.
To show you the level of insanity, Sony are one of the big Movie Studios, Sony of course also make DVD players. Guess what, their home DVD players are able to play multiple regions. So even Sony at least in part think DVD regions are nuts.
On Blu-Rays there is also a similar Region protection scheme. All the resellers think it is just as stupid as the DVD region scheme. In fact resellers make a specific point of advertising titles that are region free as region free (not all titles enforce this on Blu-Ray). If having a title region free is regarded as means of increasing legal sales by resellers, clearly this means region protection is harming sales.
Movie Studio = Moron. QED

Mac Mini Home Theatre PC + Lion = Big Bag of Hurt

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Oh well, restoring to Snow Leopard as I type. Will have to find another use for that magic trackpad I stupidly bought on Monday. So if you have a Mac Mini Home Theatre PC and you need the options on routing video and audio separately, stay away from Lion!

You didn't need Lion in the first place for the track pad:
System Requirements
Bluetooth-enabled Mac computer
Two AA batteries (included)
OS X Snow Leopard v10.6.4 or later
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Brand New Iphone 5s Home Screen display defect

Here goes my ordeal with my Iphone 5s upgrade
After waiting in line for over an hour I purchased the Iphone 5s yesterday at Best Buy (Stonebriar, Frisco, TX). Later that evening, I noticed that when the time was 5:36, the home screen display was not showing the digit 6. Instead it showed a blur. I then changed the time manually to 6:36 and then to 6:43 and each time there was a digit 6 the display showed a blur instead. I must note that the phone was sitting in the grass which was a little moist (which I believe was the causing the issue). I immediately went back to the Best Buy location where I purchased the phone and requested a replacement after showing the defect. The store manager wanted me to wait in the line and I refused to do so (they sold me a defective phone so I did not see a reason why I had to go in that line all over again when it was just a replacement!). Anyways, after a tiff with the manager I left that store with my defective phone.
Next day, I went to the Apple store (Willowbend mall, Plano). I was greeted by genteleman at the entrance of the store who nicely asked if he could help. The moment I told him I suspected my new Iphone 5s was defective he said 'What!!' and made an expression of disbilief. Funny! I was asked to go to another peson who was standing and waving his hand further inside the store. I go to him and explain to him the problem and when I try to demonstrate it does not happen! Oh dear! Luckily I had enough screenshots in store and I showed them all to the store clerk. He then tells me that he can take the phone in for me and get it 'repaired'! In disbilief I ask him if he meant 'Replaced'? He says no, they will try to repair it first - he further speculates saying they will try a restore or maybe a front glass replacement and that if they still can't fix it, Apple will then replace the phone. In exasperation I tried to explain to him that the problem happened yesterday and then today it can't doesn't seem to happen, while adding that it is a brand NEW phone I purchased less than 24 hours ago and that I still am under the 14 day time-frame. I explain to him kindly that I would not be able to verify the fix (Apple does a restore or even changes the glass and returns me the phone and I must believe that the problem was fixed?? - Hel No!) and its not so nice to hear from Apple that they can't take responsibility for a defective product. He kindly says sorry and explains that it is policy and that they have to try to repair first. Oh how I wish I could've gotten Apple to sign my policy document for my money...sigh..don't work like that! So I left Apple and ran across to Best Buy mobile store asking for a replacement. The guy says Best Buy mother store and Best Buy Mobile store keep there own stock during holidays and he can't help. Sweet! I drive down 10 miles and go to a different Best Buy 'Mother' store and of course I'm asked to stand in the line. I swallow my pride and become a part of the line. My turn comes and again I explain the problem and of course the Best Buy clerk says 'Did you try a restore?' What!! Anyways, after a bit of reasoning (cribbing) with a couple of Best Buy agents, I was able to get them to replace my Iphone 5s (and of course they didn't have a gold color so I had to settle for the space gray..not a big deal though as long as this one is not defective also!)
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Well they offered to do everything they could to work with you on the device....You are right in saying that the offered what they 'could'. Unfortunately what they could was tied by company policy.
Just like being human there are times things just go wrong- 2 out 2 IPhones 5s in 2 days! I hope people are doing better :-p
You fought against people at the store level who have /zero/ control over policy and had their hands tied by what theri bosses tell them to do. Agreed. I left instead of fighting. Unfortunately they are the first line of support and a manager maybe as far I'd get. Would love to chat with Steve Jobs but I guess now there is only one way for that :-p
They not only rushed you to get service to repair the device but you didn't even do any troubleshooting of your own to try to repair it. Now what if a restore had fixed your issue, you would have kept your device, your color, and what you paid for... - I disagree. If you read my original post, the problem happened the same evening I bought the phone. When I went to Apple I was not able to reproduce the issue. So you tell me how do I verify that restore fixed it? Wait and watch? After 14 days I can't even return the phone. The other speculation made by the rep was changing the glass. I would not try that for obvious reasons.
Why /wouldn't/ you try to repair something before spending your gas/time to replace it the moment something is amiss.
hmmm..
Now the 2nd new phone makes a rattling sound. Something is loose inside..I'd rather spend gas/time and return it than get them 'repair' it or give me a refurbished phone! Why? Because I can at this point and still get a new one with possibly no defects(fingers crossed) or I could find a company that makes better quality products :-p

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I have found many solutions to this problem assuming home internet access, but I only have access to the internet via my iPhone. I do not want online capability in my PS3. All I want to be able to do is control iTunes on my MacBook, and hear/view the content on my home theatre. I would prefer to use my iPhone as the remote for iTunes, and do not want to add the monthly cost of home internet to this equation. I do not require access to anything on my MacBook except iTunes in this application. I would prefer to use iTunes and stream to my home theatre, as opposed to setting up my MacBook as a media server and using the PS3 interface. Is this possible? Can I accomplish this goal using a local network? Can I create a wifi network on my MacBook to do this, or do I need a router? I am looking to spend as little as possible on this project, as I plan on moving to a more urban area soon, and will be buying Apple TV and subscribing to home internet service when this happens.

Get an AirPort Express. It has an audio out which you can connect to the line-in on your home theatre system. All the other devices will talk to the AirPort Express and stream content to it via wi-fi.

HT5517 How do I connect my Home Theatre System to Apple TV such that I Can Play the Music on my iPhone through the Home Theatre System.

How do I connect my Home Theatre System to Apple TV such that I Can Play the Music on my iPhone through the Home Theatre System?

Thanks for the reply. I tried but failed. There's no sound through the Home Theatre system ( Bose 3.2.1 GS). The audio audio always come through the TV which is connected to the ATV. Please help. Thanks

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My primary goal is simply to feed my iTunes music to my new Yamaha home theatre (HTIB). It would be nice, but not necessarily my goal to also send video from my iMac to the home theatre.
Near as I can tell, I have the following options :
Option 1 : run miniDVI >>DVI>>HDMI cable from my iMac to HTIB receiver. The Yamaha receiver only has 2 HDMI inputs, which I'd really like to use for my DVD player and HD DVR, so this is not my preferable option. Plus, I have read that it's not advisable to run HDMI more than about 16 feet, which I'd be right about at that length. I understand that I may need to do some configuring in my iMac controls set-up to make sure that all the audio currently playing on the iMac speakers is sent to the HDMI out.
Option 2 : run the audio out the headphone jack on the iMac, converted to red/white cable to the Yamaha receiver. Isn't the headphone jack output an analog signal? If so, this option seems like a sub-optimal solution. I'm not even sure if the Yamaha receiver would handle getting an analog input when it expects digital. Clearly I want to get the audio to the receiver in digital format; same as a CD player component into the receiver, right ?
Option 3 : get an AppleTV : I think I understand how that would work, and it should work nicely, for both audio and video. I currently have a syslink wireless router. The only downside appears to be the cost. I'd like to find a simple iMac to receiver wired connection to send (digitally) my iTunes to the home theatre, if possible. I'd prefer not to spend the $230 if I can get away with it
Option 4 : My iMac has what I believe to be "firewire" output. I'm not sure, the symbol next to the output port is sort of like the USB symbol, but different. I'm not sure what this port is, or if it has applications for what I'm trying to do.
Option 5 : is thewre a USB solution for me ? I know I have several open USB ports back there.
Option 6 : what about a hard wired connection from my Syslink router to the Home theatre ? How would I get my iTunes sent out through the network cable to the router ? I see a network cable input to the Yahama - maybe this is an option ?
Thanks !
from my iMac does carry audio and video, but the
PROS : simple, no need for AppleTV,

1 - non-starter unless you run analogue/optical audio cable too - DVI only transmits video, no audio
2 - iMac audio out can be set to be analogue or optical - your receiver might accept either - what's the model?
4 - you don't need this to accomplish what you want
5 - not without replicating functionality the iMac audio out already has
6 - again, give the receiver model - you ay have more options if this is say a DLNA compliant device that allows media to be streamed to it
3 - personally I think AppleTv is great for music playback and why I bought mine - does your receiver have component in (the other video out on AppleTV) and optical digital in? Or maybe the TV has component video and you could connect AppleTV to TV for video signal and run optical lead for audio to receiver (though you'd not get AppleTV soud through the TV).
As others mention, an Airport Express is another option which can be a cheaper audio out extension for your computer to playback iTunes digitally via optical cable. Cheaper, but you either need the iMac nearby to control this (so just use the iMac) or an iPhone/iPod Touch to select the music. The downside to the iPhone/iPod Touch in my opinion is that they'd need to be charged with excellent wireless reception in the room you want to use them - both my iPhones wi-fi in the house is flaky to say the least whereas my AppleTV is near perfect for reception.
Tell us what the receiver type is.

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My home theatre system is connected by Apple TV via the home network to the IMac. I can access my ITunes library from the TV using the Apple TV remote control. But when I try to play music from the computer and stream to the TV / home theatre, I am unable to make the connection. I tried activating Airplay, but I still cannot get the music to play.
I would appreciate any advice on how to set this up.

Thanks for the suggestion. I subsequently realized that my Airplay settings on ITunes are ok. The problem is with the settings on Pure Music. I still havent figured this out. When i stream using just ITunes, it works fine, but when I play music using ITunes / Pure Magic, I still have an issue with Apple TV.

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