So, I took delivery of an Apple TV today.
I guess, prior to ordering the Apple TV, I should have made sure that it actually had a video output port of sufficiently ancient tech to actually plug into my aging Sony TV.
But, it doesn’t. I guess it’ll make an awesome paperweight. 🙂
So, now I’m shopping for something that can convert component video or DVI output feeds into Svideo or composite video feeds. Or, possibly, a new television set.
August 29, 2008 at 9:44 am
S-what? Compost?
I vote NEW TV.
I liked it. 🙂
August 29, 2008 at 9:46 am
Moar TV!
August 29, 2008 at 12:16 pm
Apple TV
If it has DVI-I (ie, digital and analogue signals in the DVI connector), then I suspect Apple’s DVI to Video dongle might work (see, eg, DSE XH0454). In theory it should also be possible to find component to S-Video cables, but some quick searching doesn’t turn them up. Don’t expect the quality of either to be amazing, but S-Video should be tolerable providing the cable run is short. Composite video… less so.
Ewen
August 29, 2008 at 1:47 pm
Viewmaster do several converters – someone in NZ has one for $119 (http://www.corporatecomputers.co.nz/IOProducts.htm) but you’d have to check the details. Opinion is divided as to whether conversion causes image degradation or whether S-video and composite just look like that anyway.
August 29, 2008 at 11:36 pm
A converter would be easy to find. But really, it’s new TV time.
September 8, 2008 at 9:02 pm
Nothing very new here, but to say that often DVI sockets will carry analog signals as well as the Digital one. So a converter might work, perhaps atleast get you going until next pay day. I would have thought there would be info on the web about what signals are there?