HT200197: Get help with audio, video, or power on Apple TV
Learn about Get help with audio, video, or power on Apple TV
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Jan 26, 2016 10:03 AM in response to Eleanor.Gby Protodd,It most likely won't work due to copyright restrictions (HDCP) on the DVD/bluray. You would need to connect a DVD/bluray player to your TV directly rather than using the ATV to play it...
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Jan 26, 2016 7:10 PM in response to Eleanor.Gby jasleinstein,I ripped our DVDs and Blu ray discs to MK4 files then dropped them into iTunes. They show up in home movies. Now any Apple TV can play them. Awesome.
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Jan 26, 2016 8:06 PM in response to jasleinsteinby vazandrew,Thats fine, but any further discussion related to ripping commercial media is not permitted here
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Jan 27, 2016 8:24 AM in response to jasleinsteinby Rudegar,appletv support these codecs and containers and no others https://www.apple.com/tv/specs/
Video Formats
H.264 video up to 1080p, 60 frames per second, High or Main Profile level 4.2 or lower
H.264 Baseline Profile level 3.0 or lower with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
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Jan 27, 2016 8:53 AM in response to Eleanor.Gby Alley_Cat,You can't use DVD Player with Airplay.
Some people have reported success playing a DVD with VLC media player.
In all honesty quality will probably be better using a cheap DVD player plugged into the TV.