{"id":304,"date":"2007-03-22T22:21:45","date_gmt":"2007-03-23T05:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.red-sweater.com\/blog\/304\/appletv-works-with-normal-tvs"},"modified":"2007-03-22T22:28:17","modified_gmt":"2007-03-23T05:28:17","slug":"appletv-works-with-normal-tvs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redsweater.com\/blog\/304\/appletv-works-with-normal-tvs","title":{"rendered":"AppleTV Works With “Normal” TVs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paul Kafasis of Rogue Amoeba got a chance<\/a> to play with Apple’s newest toy<\/a>, and discovered that it’s not quite as off-limits to us old-timers as Apple might have suggested! This is the unusual situation where a new product claims<\/em> a certain limitation but is actually quite more forgiving. Paul discovered that Apple TV actually comes with a “480i” option that makes it suitable (or at least plausible) for some modern-ish TVs that are not quite ready for HDTV, but at least still have “component” input.<\/p>\n

\nI have to admit there’s a big time rift in my technology adoption. Computers? Yes please. Televisions? Umm… when it really matters, maybe. I don’t upgrade my television, as a rule. In fact I have always, over the course of my life, been happy with “whatever television” was around. Right now it’s a 19″ TV that takes coaxial input or “RCA” style AV. It won’t even accept the component video that Paul is excited about. Oh well, I’m an old-timer.\n<\/p>\n

\nBut it’s good news for semi-old-timers who were hoping to use the Apple TV but thought they would be excluded. If you’ve sort of kept up with TV trends, then the Apple TV might be within your reach, even before you upgrade to the latest and greatest. If your TV has “component” inputs, then you could be in luck. If you haven’t, well… welcome to my world.\n<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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