Ipad HDMI cable & Adapter

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I want to connect the Ipad 2 to TV via HDMI cable (5M) I have no other Ipad accessories other than for charging.Where is best price to get HDMI cable & HDMI Ipad adator, do I need anything else. cheers
Also would you recommend any other adapter than the Apple make as I see good prices on Ebay are these anygood or is there a decent adapter that will do same job, thanks
 
This seems to be a decent priced one: [broken link removed]

Lots of threads reporting issues with what youre trying to do so YMMV. Basically Apple sucks for this sort of thing without having an Apple TV.

Any normal HDMI cable should work then (available from ebay for about €3)
 
Just really want to download movies etc and then watch the movie on TV rather than on the Ipad, what is total price to get apple TV and is it a one of payment, I might go with above post idea

AlbacoreA said:
Another alternative is the Apple TV depending on what you are trying to do.
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dodo said:
Just really want to download movies etc and then watch the movie on TV rather than on the Ipad, what is total price to get apple TV and is it a one of payment, I might go with above post idea
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Apple TV will cost you a one of payment of about €100. It takes about 5 minutes to set it up. I would highly recommend it.
 
The is available from Compu B on Grafton Street or in Dundrum for €109, you might be able to find it cheaper online.

My son got himself one at Compu B for Christmas and it's great. His iPhone and iPad are already pre-programmed for AirPlay and he can download movies, play music videos, play games using his iPhone's tilt function to steer cars, etc. etc. If his friends come over they can stream their iPhones instantly to it as well to display photos on the TV or play music or video clips that they want to share.

Incredible technology, if I had a iPhone I would get one!

There seem to be quite a few android devices on the market, if anyone has one similar to the Apple TV box and can recommend it, would be interested.
 
And then you can never do anything outside of Apple again.....iPhone, iPad, AppleTv, iPod, iTunes......talk about vendor lockin.
 
username123 said:
And then you can never do anything outside of Apple again.....iPhone, iPad, AppleTv, iPod, iTunes......talk about vendor lockin.
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Why would you want to use any other products? I have all of the above products and they work great together. You call it "vendor lockin", others would call it quality control.
 
dodo said:
Just really want to download movies etc and then watch the movie on TV rather than on the Ipad, what is total price to get apple TV and is it a one of payment, I might go with above post idea
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The disadvantage is it only plays from Apple devices with iTunes. So it won't play movies from a usb drive or any other format than apples. If you have a bunch of stuff in your itunes for your ipad it will play them just fine though. So if you are already "all apple" it perfect.

In effect the iPad become a giant remote for your TV. You can use the Ipad as a remote for the Apple TV.

It also lets you mirror other things on your iPad on your TV. With some exceptions I think the Sky App doesn't let you send stuff to your TV.

I've not got one, but I've heard good things about it. But if you have a ton of stuff not on apple devices its probably not for you. Its handier than connecting cables, assuming of course you have Wifi set up. if it was for travelling, then a cable might be better.
 
Guns N Roses said:
Why would you want to use any other products? I have all of the above products and they work great together. You call it "vendor lockin", others would call it quality control.
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Quality control that you have zero control of - once youre in bed with Apple its for life....I love the idea of buying a specific brand of TV just because Apple refuse to follow industry standard and put a HDMI output on it

For Gods sake they didnt even put a USB port on it.

Get used to the word "Adapter", you'll use it alot with Apple.
 
Guns N Roses said:
... I have all of the above products and they work great together. You call it "vendor lockin", others would call it quality control.
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I'd have to agree, but I must also say that Apple's products 'play' extremely well with other vendors' stuff e.g. iTunes on Windys, iPhone & iPod similarly. It is now 8 years since I ran a series of seminars with my presentations in Keynote running on a MacBook controlled by a Sony-Ericsson phone fed through some high-end AV stuff.

Watch out for Apple's iPhones in the medical devices arena with two or three specialist manufacturers.
 

What do you mean a specific Brand of TV??

An Apple TV isn't a TV. Its a streaming box that allows mirroring of Apple devices. Lost of tablets don't have standard connectors, that's not unique to Apple. In the case of the Apple TV its has a standard HDMI and Ethernet. As its a streaming box.
 
Apple TV is a good option and probably easier than hooking up the ipad via a cable.

Couple of issues as always. It can be temperamental, so don't be too trigger happy with updates, wait and see (in some cases skip all together). The Irish itunes store (if you plan on renting films via iTunes) is poor. Thankfully (just do a google search) it's easy to set up a US account and have access to the US iTunes store which really makes it a very useful device.

With a good broadband speed, I find it easier to just stream and rent directly from the ATV than via ipad or iphone. But you can also airplay from iTunes via computer sharing. This is handy if you want to play your own content or ripped films rather than renting. Though you would have to convert them if they aren't in the appropriate format.
 

Just a figure of speech since it has TV in the product name, specific brand of "box" then!

I dont see the any benefit against getting MP4/AVIs/MKVs whatever format you want, drag/drop onto a media hard drive and play them via HDMI to your TV. There are plenty of media drives that will play every format under the sun, which is another failing of Apple.
 
Apparently there is a device coming soon that is just a TV plug in that will allow full internet access through any TV, basically giving your older set a smart upgrade, and no restrictions as seen with the apple TV. I was talking to someone about it recently, and he is expecting to see it in the next few weeks, and he expects it to be c.€100RRP.
 

Sounds interesting.....any idea or brand/link etc?
 

These have been on the market for years now (one [broken link removed]), it's a declining market now that more and more TVs have the technology embedded.
 

You're thinking about it wrong. Its not a media box. Its a streaming box, for iTunes content, and Apple mirroring device. Its a TV box for Apple content. hence Apple TV.

While you might not like iTunes, having a database (which is all iTunes is) has advantages (and disadvantages) over a file file system like a media box. Its allows you to have apps, and drm, (so you and buy/sell things) metadata in a easy interface. Most of the alternatives are not as easy to use and don't have the same functionality etc.
 
Leo said:
These have been on the market for years now (one [broken link removed]), it's a declining market now that more and more TVs have the technology embedded.
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Smart TVs aren't really at the races yet, as they are depending on apps to run certain sites, rather than having full online functionality.
 
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