![]() ![]() It was therefore a pleasant surprise to find the Apple Store carrying a variety of XtremeHD cables by XtremeMac, priced at just under $20,” Dilger reports.ĭilger reports, “XtremeMac makes a variety of cables, chargers, cases and other accessories custom designed for Apple’s iPods, the iPhone, and the Apple TV,” including the four-port HDMI switch box reviewed in the full article here. Even a generic branded DVI to HDMI adapter was $50. At both CompUSA and RadioShack, all the HDMI cables were priced at $100 and up, just for a simple cable. “The downside to HDMI is that cables are often outrageously expensive. Voila Best of all, it requires no AC power. I just had to set the Comcast HD adapter box to 720P in its setup menu and plugged in the HDMI cable to it and then the component cables to the TV. The ideal way to connect the Apple TV is using its HDMI port, which not only handles high definition video, but also piggybacks audio on the same cable,” Dilger reports. Using this Radio Shack Converter was easy to install and worked right away. “Users integrating the Apple TV (review) into their existing stereo and TV setup might quickly find themselves out of audio and video ports. XtremeMac’s switch is well built and value priced ,” Daniel Eran Dilger reports for AppleInsider. “XtremeMac’s four port HDMI switcher is designed with the Apple TV in mind, but works with any game consoles, cable and satellite set top boxes, DVD and HD disc players, and other equipment supporting the High Definition Multimedia Interface port.
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