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HDMI/DVI adapter problem?

I've had the 1st gen Apple TV since it came out and have loved it. It has worked fine on my 5 year old Sony HDTV. Since this tv does not have HDMI inputs (has an DVI input), i used an HDMI/DVI adapter and this worked fine up till now.

Yesterday i got the new apple TV and tried hooking it up to my tv. But the picture was displayed in 4:3, low resolution (looked to be 480i), and was a little "wavy".

Is the problem that my TV is not compatible with the new apple TV?
Or i was thinking that maybe i need to get a new HDMI/DVI adapter. the one i have is a few years old. are the newer adapters on the market have new/better technology?

thanks for anyones help. i really don't want to have to replace my tv or return my new apple tv

iMac G5, Mac OS X (10.6)

Posted on Oct 2, 2010 6:15 AM

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Oct 2, 2010 7:00 PM in response to ringonbob

I should mention, my TV is a Sony KF-50WE610, I have tried both the Belkin, HDMI to DVI cable sold by Apple for $19, I also just got back from Best Buy with a Dynex HDMI ($29) and a Rocketfish RF-G1174 DVI Male to HDMI Female adpater (also $29)... Both of these solutions cause the wavy / wobbly lines in the menus and in the video picture. I am pretty dissatisfied and will probably have to return my AppleTV2 tomorrow. 😟 PLEASE NOTIFY ME IF YOU FIND A SOLUTION!

Oct 13, 2010 5:09 PM in response to ringonbob

Same here. Same TV (KF50WE610). Same problem. Not sure why ATV2 doesn't have a simple option menu for this. All the other HDDVR's throughout the years had a setup for this or "just worked". Maybe it is too smart...

Not sure what to do? It was supposed to be my Netflix viewer but now I may have to return it if there is no "fix" in the works.

Dec 28, 2010 8:18 PM in response to pc2macconverted

I've been pulling my hair out on this. I have a Sony KV-34XBR800 with a DVI port that supports HDCP. According to the manual the HD suport is 1080i and 720p ..... perhaps also 480p and 480i, but i'm not sure if the latter two are supported on the DVI port. I've tried two types of cables/adapters with the ATV2 and just get a black blank screen. No picture, no apple logo ... nothing.

The audio and Airplay work great using the optical connector. And when I connect the ATV2 to my daughters newer Bravia the video works great. But on the older Sony .... nothing.

I can't believe that this is a cable problem, but since that's the only component that I have the power to change out ... that's what i've been doing.

Any other suggestions? I'd prefer to not go out and have to buy a new TV or tuner to get a $99 box working !!!!

Jan 3, 2011 1:00 PM in response to ChuckInk

Prior to buying the switch...

I purchased a Belkin HDMI to DVI cable at the same time I bought the ATV2 (from the Apple Store). This cable only sends video to the TV, from the ATV2. I then used the Optical Audio (Toslink) out of the ATV2 to a Gefen converter (Optical Audio to RCA red and white audio cables) and plugged those into the RCA audio input on the TV.

This worked fine for me (i.e. no streaming or HDCP errors), prior to any updates of the software. After doing the updates, my ATV2 would only produce a 480P resolution. Now if you have seen the difference between 480P and 720P, you would not be happy.

I then purchased the HDMI Switch and a 24AWG cable from Monoprice.com. I plugged the new HDMI to HDMI cable into the ATV2 and the switch. I then connected the previously used HDMI to DVI cable into the TV to provide video. The switch also has RCA (red and white) audio out. I plugged those into the TV for the audio from the switch. I ran the video and audio directly to and out of the switch. Nothing through an audio system.

Turned on the switch, the ATV2 and then the TV. Checked the resolution setting for the ATV2 and I had 720P. Very happy. I then streamed a full movie from my iTunes library and it worked fine. I then streamed a HD movie from Netflix for 90-minutes. No problems.

This switch and set-up worked for me. It may not work for you. Switches can be problematic at times. I took a shot and it worked.

I hope this helps you to get your ATV2 up and running.

HDMI/DVI adapter problem?

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