Spiros, Thank you!

Well, the AppleTV and the iTunes concept is a very "closed system" which is good on a way since its always in sync and for me, using a Mac and iPods and Iphone its easy to use and pick and choose what to sync and to which device.

BUT, as you already have figured out, If you want to play other formats and sync it onto your aTV you have to convert the files to a proper iTunes/Quicktime format like .mov or .m4v. To do that, I prefer using an excellent free software called Handbrake (www.handbrake.fr) which also can rip DVDs into Apple TV and/or iPod formats. As I also make promotion videos in AVCDHD format, and I convert them with VoltaicHD from Shedworx (http://www.shedworx.com/voltaichd) which is fast and gives a brilliant result

However, since you now have installed aTV flash, you can actually play movies in other formats too ( .avi, AVCHD, and raw copies of DVDs. etc.) but you can not sync it through iTunes. Instead you have to keep them on another harddrive (ethernet or usb) and stream them from there. Use the NitoTV that comes with aTV flash go to the "Network" menu to set up and connection to a network sharepoint.

Lots of interesting tips and tricks with aTV can be found here also: http://forum.atvflash.com/index.php

Good luck!

Peter

I see you have a solution now but for what its worth and for anyone else who is interested - I've used this box as a converter to RGB Scart for my AppleTV connected to my BV3-32 and it works perfectly.

http://www.js-technology.com/product_info.php?cPath=22&products_id=52&osCsid=c2795175d2d4e7588356ac92ac18e7ff

Chris.

Hi Chris,

Many thanks for the link. Seems very interesting however this solution adds another cable and another plug................😁

But it's good to know since other products might be added that do not have the ATVflash features!

Best regards

Spiros

Hi Chris,

Thanks for posting about your converter. Its good to know that there are some converters that actually gives a good picture! ( I tried 4 different converters in the price range of 50-60 Euros, and all of them just gave a blurry picture)

Your converter is perhaps also great when you want to connect a new MacBook or Mac Mini with mini-display port, which as far as I know, you can not connect to an analog TV that has only Composite without converting the signal.

Of course using the minidisplay port to VGA or DVI-D convererter cable is needed too connect to the converter box..

Best regards,

Peter   

Hi Everybody!

Just to let you all know who uses the aTVFlash and the Composite plugin on your Apple TV:

You may have discovered that there is a bug when you choose "add to rc.local" to get the composite color switched on automatically after reboot.
At least I have never managed to get that to work. I always had to switch it back on manually by clicking on it after reboot and when i tried "add to rc.local" it will not come back in colour unless I reinstalled the whole package.

BUT…Yesterday they have released an updated version of NitoTV that works! In the menu there is now also an option called "create a startup item", so when having color enabled, just choose that option..and now you have color permanently enabled!

To update NitoTV, simply go to the "Maintenance" -> "Manage Plugins" menu from your Apple TV main menu and update NitoTV.

 Good luck!

/Peter

Update done!!!

Thanks for the tip!

Best regards

Spiros