Set it all up, then Unplug and power down your Avant for at least a few minutes.  When you plug it back in, first make sure the ATV is on and the front light is lit steady.  The avant will then recognize the new input at the component inputs.

 After you see the ATV, the go to Setting and General and perform the firmware update.  It will take a few minutes.

Barry

It could be an issue of setting the resolution on the Apple TV to something your Avant will be able to display. I believe the default resolution on the Apple TV is 720p, which your Avant cannot display. There's a tricky key combination to make using the remote that came with the Apple TV to get the Apple TV to start cycling through the resolutions until you find the right one. This should be in the instructions. However, I would recommend first plugging the Apple TV into another TV capable of 720p via HDMI if at all possible in order to make the correct resolution settings on the Apple TV. Afterward, you could connect the Apple TV back to the Avant.

Barry, thank you so much for the quick response, I can not wait to try it.

Can you tell me which is the correct scart socket to connect the ATV to my Avant and do i need to enter setting to tell the Avant what type of input is connected to that socket, if so which setting? Also what do I need to select on my Beo4 when I switch the Avant back on after powering down or should it just recognise the new input automatically. Finally if this is successful what would I select on my Beo4 in future to access the ATV.

Many thanks in anticipation for you advise, it is very much appreciated

hank you beojeff for responding, do you know the correct resolution that I need to set the ATV to? 

Also do I need to do this prior to Barry's process or does that bypass this process?

Once again many thanks for your great expertise and patience.

PeterG wrote:

 

hank you beojeff for responding, do you know the correct resolution that I need to set the ATV to? 

Also do I need to do this prior to Barry's process or does that bypass this process?

Once again many thanks for your great expertise and patience.

 

Since you mentioned that you are using an RGB converter, I'm assuming that you're using a non-US Avant. The US Avant is very different from that of the rest of the world. I know that in the U.S., the Avant is only capable of 480i or 480p. Since you likely have PAL rather than NTSC, I'm not sure what your resolution would be. Apple is assuming that any tv connected to the Apple TV via HDMI would be capable of 720p. Also, I think that the Apple TV uses the HDMI connection to try to automatically select the correct resolution. Yet another problem is that the new (black) Apple TV uses HDCP handshaking via HDMI. This might create a problem for you unless your adapter tricks the Apple TV into thinking the TV has HDCP, which the HD Fury adapters do brilliantly.

If you have a computer monitor (or friend) with an HDMI connection why not firstly install on that ?

@PeterG,

Did you get it to work? I am thinking about also connecting an ATV to my Avant.....

I love AppleTV. In fact I have the original ATV and also the new "Black" or ATV2. I have the original connected to the US Avant via Component and the ATV2 connected to a BV8 via HDMI.

I don't think I'd go through the trouble and probably expense of forcing the ATV2 onto an Avant at this point in time. If I were starting over, I would consider Roku. It has more connection options. In addition to HDMI, it offers component AND composite, making it compatible with any Avant. You may lose the Beo4 compatibility, which for some may be a deal breaker.

Otherwise, it seems like Roku might actually offer more flexibililty overall sans iTunes integration of course.

Hi - which converter did you get and how much did it cost - I so want ATV on my Avant too.