AppleTV on old skool tv?

[miTunes75]

I have a Sony I bought about 3 years ago. Not HD, not widescreen. I do have a function in the menu in which I can make it go widescreen (black bars do appear).

I don't know if it'll work or not. Componant jacks are in the back.

Anyone tried it before on a non-widescreen, non-HD tv?

Successes or failures?

 

[juanster]

im wondering the same thing, same situation as you...

 

[EricNau]

The general consensus has been, if you have component (or HDMI) inputs, you can use the Apple TV.

 

[dextertangocci]

Yes, it will definitely work, if you have the component inputs, and your tv automatically puts those black bars at the top or bottom when viewing widescreen content. When you switch on the tv, just select 480i as you resolution.

There's a website that has a list of all SD TV's that work with the tv, just can't remember it right now.

 

[/dev/toaster]

Yes, it will work but it will look squished.

 

[Alfie]

I have my Apple TV hooked up to a standard resolution Sony TV with component inputs. Many of my videos have black bars running down the side due to my lack of widescreen, but to me the picture is not all that bad. It will work for me just fine until I can afford to by a widescreen tv some day.

 

[sycho]

Yes, it will work but it will look squished.

No it won't, it will look correct. The OP mentioned that the display that would be used has a 16:9 compression mode, which will shrink the vertical scan, giving a widescreen display mode.

 

[0098386]

"Old skool"? They're certainly more common than HDTVs.

Either way there's no SCART or Composite output. Which are pretty much standard on non-HD TVs, pity nobody told Apple that!

 

[emozolik]

Same question

Hi all,
I'm in the same boat. Interested in Apple TV, but not sure if my TV is compatible or not. I have heard both yes AND no. My TV is the Sony KV-27FS120 which is capable of 480i (i believe). Yes, the TV does have component video imputs (red, blue, green). Will this TV work with Apple TV or no?

 

[gkarris]

It will work.

I have a 4:3 projector with component. I know of people with a CRT - same thing.

Widescreen content will be "anamorphic" and look squished. Putting your unit into 16:9 mode will squish the picture back to normal and put black bars on top and bottom of your screen.

I use 4:3 for 4:3 content and "squish" to 16:9 for widescreen content on DVDs and XB360...

On widscreens you have 4:3 mode with 16:9 content looks "squished" and you "stretch" to fill the blank on the left and right sides....

All in laymen's terms...

Just make sure you have your set top unit (DVD player, game console, TV set to "widescreen 480i/p or 720p or 1080i/p"

 

[janstett]

For those of you moaning about the lack of composite output, there is a little trick I remembered about component signals that I just confirmed works on Apple TV.

Take the "Y" component cable (green) and connect it to the composite input on your TV, assuming your Apple TV is set for 480i output. You will get a black and white image, but an image nonetheless. I'm considering using this on a 7" LCD in my bedroom.