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Help! Running Apple TV on an old acrylic 23" Cinema Display?
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<blockquote data-quote="lark22" data-source="post: 1035773" data-attributes="member: 151033"><p>I need to run Apple TV on a 23" Cinema Display (older Acrylic model, ADC). It's for a presentation, and this is the only option available to me right now, short of buying a TV just for the weekend and then selling it at a loss on Craigslist (which is what I might end up doing if this causes me to tear my hair out). But I thought I'd put the question to you wise people first.</p><p></p><p>So here's what I have right now:</p><p></p><p>The 23" Cinema Display is plugged into an ADC to DVI converter brick, then into a little DVI to HDMI adapter, which plugs into the back of the AppleTV unit. </p><p></p><p>Here's the frustrating problem: when I plug in the Apple TV, I can see the first few seconds of the startup sequence on the monitor, then the screen goes black and the power button on the monitor flashes (not a gentle regular pulse like the sleep light, but three quick flashes in a row).</p><p></p><p>Why would the connection show up but then disappear? Would it make a difference to use an HDMI to DVI cable instead of the little adapter plug? Should I just give up and resort to the Craigslist option?</p><p></p><p>This guys seems to have been able to do it, so I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong: <a href="http://www.roughlydrafted.com/RD/RDM.Tech.Q1.07/3385E036-2B56-4364-8EB7-479C34AB0F22.html" target="_blank">Apple TV: Turn DVI into HDTV; HP Drops Microsoft</a></p><p></p><p>Huge thanks in advance for any and all insights.</p><p></p><p>- Sarah</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lark22, post: 1035773, member: 151033"] I need to run Apple TV on a 23" Cinema Display (older Acrylic model, ADC). It's for a presentation, and this is the only option available to me right now, short of buying a TV just for the weekend and then selling it at a loss on Craigslist (which is what I might end up doing if this causes me to tear my hair out). But I thought I'd put the question to you wise people first. So here's what I have right now: The 23" Cinema Display is plugged into an ADC to DVI converter brick, then into a little DVI to HDMI adapter, which plugs into the back of the AppleTV unit. Here's the frustrating problem: when I plug in the Apple TV, I can see the first few seconds of the startup sequence on the monitor, then the screen goes black and the power button on the monitor flashes (not a gentle regular pulse like the sleep light, but three quick flashes in a row). Why would the connection show up but then disappear? Would it make a difference to use an HDMI to DVI cable instead of the little adapter plug? Should I just give up and resort to the Craigslist option? This guys seems to have been able to do it, so I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong: [url=http://www.roughlydrafted.com/RD/RDM.Tech.Q1.07/3385E036-2B56-4364-8EB7-479C34AB0F22.html]Apple TV: Turn DVI into HDTV; HP Drops Microsoft[/url] Huge thanks in advance for any and all insights. - Sarah [/QUOTE]
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