Apple Tv and scart

I would also like to know if anyone has been able to connect the apple tv from the component output to a tv scart input.

I have seen the cable online which would take the three video and two audio to a scart connector and so long as the tv scart socket is able to recieve RGB I think this should work.

Thanks

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this is a huge grey area at the moment, some people say it won't work at all, some people think a simple lead as you suggest will work whilst others say a more expensive RGB COMPONENT TO RGB TRANSCODER is required. I've got my cable coming Wednesday (cheap via ebay) and hope to pick up apple tv at my local apple centre before the weekend to try.

GP
I will be very interested in how you get on, any chance of letting us know what cable you bought as they realy vary in price.

Thanks

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... so long as the tv scart socket is able to recieve
RGB I think this should work.

Apple TV (& essentially all modern analog component connections on consumer video equipment) is not based on RGB components but on YPbPr ones. RGB is an old video standard primarily used in professional video for long analog signal cable runs, & also supported by some video monitors & TV's.

Unless your TV supports YPbPr component video (sometimes identified as Y, B-Y, R-Y), a simple cable adaptor will not work.

I'm assuming it won't work but it would be sweet if there was a way to use AppleTV on a TV with scart

Thought it sounded to easy, looks like the apple tv is on hold again.

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Don't give up hope just yet. Some SCART TV's do support YPbPr component inputs -- basically, the pins the SCART standard specifies for RGB are used instead for YPbPr. Consult your TV's manual to see if this is the case.

Heres the cable, just cheap as I did not want so spend loads if it did not work,

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=013&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3A IT&viewitem=&item=230082133072&rd=1&rd=1

and here's the transcoder http://www.keene.co.uk/electronics/multi.php?mycode=rgb2c

which I'm told by Keene if the Apple TV can output a 480i or 576i signal (which it can) into our RGB2C and then connect to a scart RGB terminal!

As I said, I've got the cable, got the transcoder on the basis of if it don't work I can send it back, so all I need know is apple tv!

George

George
Noticed the cable only has Red, Green & Blue for the video, how are you going to handle the sound.

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via the optical out into my av amp......

Just to let you know, I have apple tv working on my tv with only scart input.

Here is the setup:

component leads connected to a keene SYNCBLASTER RGB2C COMPONENT TO RGB TRANSCODER (adaptor supplied from keene).

Switch Settings on transcoder:

1 down
2 up
3down
4 up

push the button in to show amber/red light

Scart lead (make sure it is fully wired) to tv

Apple tv set to 480i

Audio via the optical out to my sony amp.

Works a treat!

This is the only way you can get the video to work with scart.

I bought the apple tv without checking the full settings, and assumed that an rgb scart lead would work, but was determined to get it working. The keene convertor is a very impressive peice of kit and worth the price.

Awesome, i might actually be able to get an Apple TV right away if the Transcoder works. How is the quality on your scart TV connected to Apple TV? Acceptable?

Toshiba do a video player with component input for £35, does anyone know whether this would do the same job as the transcoder



Powerbook G4 1.5Ghz Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Sorry

Typo on the store website, it's component output, not input.

Powerbook G4 1.5Ghz Mac OS X (10.4.9)

So how do you get a 480i output from the Apple TV?

When I look at the list of resolutions available on my Apple TV (plugged into a HD LCD via hdmi) my set the only offers a 480 resolution in progressive.