Can I use my Apple Tv via component cables?

fbradyirl

Can anyone tell me how can I connect my Apple TV to a TV which doesn't have hdmi connectivity. I tried plugging it into the component sockets on my TV (red, white & yellow) but it comes up black and white. If anyone has done this please post the type of cables I need etc. I have searched a few different forums but can't find the answer. Thanks

ZENER

The Red, White and Yellow connectors are not Component connectors. They are : Red/White = Audio L/R, Yellow = Composite Video.

There are component outputs on the Apple TV unit, they are the Red/Green/Blue phono connectors marked 7 in the link below.



Your TV must have corresponding connectors for this to work. Otherwise you could use the HDMI connection via a HDMI<>DVI adaptor.



This assumes your TV has a DVI connector. What make/model is the tv ?

ZEN

fbradyirl

Thanks for the info. The TVs I want to use it on are not new. They all have composite inputs (Red, white, yellow) and SCART inputs. Just checking google at the min to see if I can find a component to SCART adapter. . .

One of the TVs is a Mitsubishi AV Nicam

ZENER

Although I cannot vouch for it's quality personally, this device may be what you're looking for. Expensive though !

ZEN

babypink

get your hands on a component to scart adaptor - http://www.tvcables.co.uk/cgi-bin/tvcables/YUV-RGB-SCART.html

they can be easily got. Your TV may well accept a component signal through the scart input - scart has the pins for component signals, it'll depend on whether your TV will actually display it.

ZENER

I get the impression that these tellys are old CRT types. If so it's unlikely they're capable of a component signal on the SCART socket. The SCART standard didn't have a facility for S-Video (added in the late 80's) or Component Video (still not a standard), these were added by different manufacturers later.

Connecting a scan doubled component signal (an option in most DVD Players with Component out) to a CRT TV could result in damage to the set. Scan doubled signals are usually called Progressive Scan and use different scan frequencies which in most cases will be outside the operating range of a standard line scan circuit of a TV set (15.625KHz). Be careful !!

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K.O.Kiki

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fbradyirl

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

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Try that.

thanks. I gave it a go but no joy. I think that guide was written up before Apple TV 2.0 was released.