[Technology] Apple TV and HDMI

[happypig]

Have a curious problem whereby if I have my 4K Apple TV box on, it kills the HD channels on my TV and Youview box; signal strength and quality drops to 0%.

I was under the impression that HDMI cables are all the same but, before I shell out on better ones, will I see the benefit ?

 

[schmunk]

Sorry...






...not sorry.

 

[KeegansHairPiece]

Have a curious problem whereby if I have my 4K Apple TV box on, it kills the HD channels on my TV and Youview box; signal strength and quality drops to 0%.

I was under the impression that HDMI cables are all the same but, before I shell out on better ones, will I see the benefit ?

Doesn't the Apple TV box just go into one of the HDMI slots on the TV, and the Youview box goes into another?

 

[KeegansHairPiece]

Sorry...

...not sorry.

Maybe if he was still alive he could apologise?

 

[happypig]

Doesn't the Apple TV box just go into one of the HDMI slots on the TV, and the Youview box goes into another?

Yep. If the Apple box is set to 4k, then it kills the freeview signal on the TV and the Youview box.

 

[schmunk]

Might this help?

https://www.idownloadblog.com/2015/11/12/apple-tv-tv-receiver-settings/

 

[happypig]

Might this help?

https://www.idownloadblog.com/2015/11/12/apple-tv-tv-receiver-settings/

Nope, already tried that

 

[CheeseRolls]

Have a curious problem whereby if I have my 4K Apple TV box on, it kills the HD channels on my TV and Youview box; signal strength and quality drops to 0%.

I was under the impression that HDMI cables are all the same but, before I shell out on better ones, will I see the benefit ?

I suggest your replace the TV, Youview box, house wiring, fuse box, house and all your possessions for Apple equivalents. Then just watch Apple TV it will be much simpler. If it doesn't work first time, take it into the shop and a genius will fix it for you.

 

[PeterOut]

I suggest your replace the TV, Youview box, house wiring, fuse box, house and all your possessions for Apple equivalents. Then just watch Apple TV it will be much simpler. If it doesn't work first time, take it into the shop and a genius will fix it for you.

That seems a very valid and sensible approach.

However, maybe a quicker and sensible alternative is to turn off / disable HDMI-CEC in your TV settings. Depending on the specific combination of TV brand and model, and what other hardware you have connected to your TV via HDMI, the CEC settings can indeed turn off other devices when you turn on a specific device.

Worth a try - if you are not sure, just Google for your TV brand and model with ;'disable CEC' or 'disable HDMI-CEC'.

 

[schmunk]

You could consider replacing the Apple TV with something better:

https://www.tomsguide.com/uk/face-off/apple-tv-4k-vs-nvidia-shield-tv


(It doesn't say so here, but the Apple TV+ app is now available for Nvidia Shield)

 

[happypig]

That seems a very valid and sensible approach.

However, maybe a quicker and sensible alternative is to turn off / disable HDMI-CEC in your TV settings. Depending on the specific combination of TV brand and model, and what other hardware you have connected to your TV via HDMI, the CEC settings can indeed turn off other devices when you turn on a specific device.

Worth a try - if you are not sure, just Google for your TV brand and model with ;'disable CEC' or 'disable HDMI-CEC'.

It's not CEC. The TV dosn't turn off, the freeview signal is attenuated to 0/0. *something* is causing it to drop and I've narrowed it down to the Apple TV box