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ARCHIVED FORUM -- April 2007 to March 2012 READ ONLY FORUM
This is the first Archived Forum which was active between 17th April 2007 and
1st March February 2012
Latest post 06-15-2011 8:20 AM by Flappo. 50 replies.
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Raeuber
- Joined on 12-02-2007
- Posts 986
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Re: ATV Black - Avant, simple question
Hello tgt365,
did you try to record a rented video from the ATV 2 with a harddisk recorder (p.e. DVD2, HDR2) connected to the Avant? I think it should work with the LinkStyle HD video converter. If so, I would buy this converter and a second ATV 2 for my old lovely Avant with DVD2.
At the moment I have connected an ATV 2 to my BV 10-40 via HDMI. I can´t make any records from ATV 2 with my HDR2 because of HDCP.
Thanks for your answer.
Regards
Räuber
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Peter
- Joined on 12-28-2009
- Sweden
- Posts 134
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Re: ATV Black - Avant, simple question
Hi Guys,
tgt365: it seems you found a good converter there, and also the price is very reasonable compared to what I have found so far. You say the audio is perfectly in sync, but what about the video, can you see any distortion at all or like a thin "filter" on top of the picture or is it as crystal clear as when watching a DVD fx ? Also, what kind of Avant is it?..is it the one with RealFlat 100hz ( similar to my BV3-32) Just curious before I order the converter from Germany, as it doesnt seem to be available here in Scandinavia.
TripEnglish. Thanks for the tips! The WD Live Hub seems to be a great alternative, even the user interface looks stylish which is rare for most of these boxes.. In my case, I am after the AirPlay compatibility though and also the possibilitiy of installing apps on IOS with the new ATV2 which is not possible with the old version. So far, I havent seen any video player, or DVD /Blu-Ray with AirPlay yet, only DNLA, which I havent really found realiable and not very Mac friendly...
Räuber: Let us know if you succed in recording video from the ATV, that would be a great feature!
Happy new year to you all!
/Peter
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Flappo
- Joined on 05-22-2010
- Posts 168
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Re: ATV Black - Avant, simple question
I can highly recommend anything by Elgato
I recently bought their eyetv freesat hd box from amazon for £130 , it works brilliantly.
Just connect up to a mac mini then to your tv and you can stream recordings and live tv all round the house , even in hd , to ipads , iphone and apple tv's.
I've got an appletv mk2 connected to a 100" projector and the recordings of the bbc hd streamed stuff looks amazing.
http://www.elgato.com/elgato/int/mainmenu/products/tuner/EyeTV-Sat/product1.en.html
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Karla
- Joined on 08-19-2008
- USA
- Posts 81
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Re: ATV Black - Avant, simple question
Peter
My Avant was produced in August 2001, and is a Model 8490 with 60hz. The aspect ratio is filling the screen left to right without any distortion, with the top and bottom appearing depending on the widescreen format of the film. We did notice that on the movie “Moonstruck” that the left to right seemed to move inward ever so slightly, but the picture was never distorted.
Raeuber
The use of the ATV2 as part of the Masterlink system is what really surprised me the most about this device. Streaming the music through the house via the Avant and Masterlink was an unexpected bonus. We have it running through the SAT input on the Avant and when the TV is on STB (TV) or DVD, we can still access ATV2 throughout the entire house on the Masterlink.
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Blackrix
- Joined on 04-20-2009
- Posts 975
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Re: ATV Black - Avant, simple question
Hello Räuber,
What type of Avant do you have?
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Karla
- Joined on 08-19-2008
- USA
- Posts 81
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Re: ATV Black - Avant, simple question
Raeuber: @tgt365,
Did you test your converter at the camera socket on top of your Avant?
/Räuber
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Yes, the ATV2 the converter plays perfectly through the sockets on back of the Close Up Operation panel.
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Peter
- Joined on 12-28-2009
- Sweden
- Posts 134
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Re: ATV Black - Avant, simple question
Thanks for the update, Räuber
Sounds like a neat solution to be able to record like that! Just saw a few second hand HDR's here...
Will get one of those converters and a ATV2 for either my BV3 or my AV9000..
/P
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PeterG
- Joined on 04-18-2007
- Posts 56
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Re: ATV Black - Avant, simple question
Thank you so much everyone for the great input and ideas. The converter I mentioned in my original post did not work as i had not realised there were different types of Scart socket for one reason....stupid!. I did try and find an equivelant to the converter mentioned by Rauber above but they all appeared to be around £160 in the places i looked in the UK.
I then contacted the company (Deluxe Cable) on the link above and they shipped one to the uk for me in just a couple of days, 54.75 Euros plus 16 euros carriage. They were very helpful and replied incredibly quickly to any of my questions, great service.
It arrived today and as soon as i connected it to my apple tv black it worked straight away. brilliant to finally have ATV on my avant. So thank you very much to everyone for their help and to Rauber for finding this solution for me. Beoworld works another friendly miracle. Thank you.
My next questions then....
1. Does anyone have any good ideas for placement of the ATV on the Avant as i will have to have sight of the unit for the remote control?
2. Is it work jailbraking and installing ATV Flash?
I look forward to the usual well thought out opinions.
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Karla
- Joined on 08-19-2008
- USA
- Posts 81
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Re: ATV Black - Avant, simple question
The Avant has an update available that will allow it to control the ATV2 with the B&O remote via IR emitter. My Avant has the update but I have not yet attempted because…………..my 15 year old son is about to jail break the ATV2 which will permit us to get Amazon and Hulu.
We are going to attempt all of this during the weekend so I will post to let you know.
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Callen
- Joined on 11-19-2008
- Posts 64
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Re: ATV Black - Avant, simple question
PeterG:
1. Does anyone have any good ideas for placement of the ATV on the Avant as i will have to have sight of the unit for the remote control?
Hi Peter, I think you'll be surprised re: line of sight for the remote control. I installed one for a friend and it fell behind the TV... the remote still worked! Have a try
Regards, Cal
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Flappo
- Joined on 05-22-2010
- Posts 168
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Re: ATV Black - Avant, simple question
is there a direct link to the cable he actually bought in the end ?
very interested in this
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Karla
- Joined on 08-19-2008
- USA
- Posts 81
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Re: ATV Black - Avant, simple question
Flappo:
is there a direct link to the cable he actually bought in the end ?
very interested in this
Flappo, could you restate your question? I am not sure of what you are asking. Thanks, Karla
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Flappo
- Joined on 05-22-2010
- Posts 168
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Re: ATV Black - Avant, simple question
PeterG very kindly sent me a link to a german site , I managed to find the same thing on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1080P-HDMI-Composite-HDMI-S-Video-Converter-/270751047362?pt=UK_AudioElectronicsVideo_Video_TelevisionSetTopBoxes&hash=item3f0a051ec2#ht_6029wt_1141
i've ordered one and will report back if it works ok - fingers crossed :)
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