HDMI to RCA cable will it work on an apple TV?

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spyder2004 Author

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HDMI to RCA cable will it work on an apple TV?

Just got an apple TV and sadly my TC component video is not working on my TV set. it is too old for HDMI and my only option is RCA composite. I found a cable on amazon that takes HDMI to RCA or VGA. does anyone think this will work?

imac 24 1TB HD/G4 13" Al PB/Macbook Air, Mac OS X (10.6.2), TC, iphone, appTV

Posted on Dec 30, 2009 2:39 PM

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Dec 30, 2009 4:55 PM in response to spyder2004

No, you will need a converter to convert the digital signal coming from the HDMI socket to an analogue composite one.

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spyder2004 Author

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Dec 30, 2009 5:12 PM in response to FormerPCer

is there a way to take component to RCA then? What kind of converter would you recomend?

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capaho

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Dec 30, 2009 5:48 PM in response to spyder2004

You need an HDMI to composite converter, just google "hdmi to composite" and you'll see what's available. They're a bit pricey, however, averaging around $200.

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spyder2004 Author

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Dec 30, 2009 6:37 PM in response to capaho

thanks I do not understand why they sell the cables then. for 200 dollars I should just get a new tv

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capaho

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Dec 30, 2009 8:18 PM in response to spyder2004

thanks I do not understand why they sell the cables then.

I don't think I've ever seen a straight HDMI to composite cable. The signal formats are not compatible, HDMI needs to be converted to analog video first before it will work on an analog input.

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