“I just purchased the Apple TV 4K. I don’t have a 4K tv but I do have a smart tv. Will any HDMI cable work? Or do I need a 4K? Can I get 4K on a regular smart tv with the Apple TV?”
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The Apple TV 4k will detect your TV properly and output the correct signal for it. It also will stream the correct content for your TV from its various sources so you don't needlessly run up your data usage with content your TV can't display properly. The Apple TV 4k works with TVs all the way down to 480p video resolution. This also applies to people that have 4k TVs without HDR capability - the Apple TV will stream the SDR 4k content instead of the higher-bandwidth HDR 4k content.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Any TV will work with Apple TV 4K since it supports all resolutions below 4K. However to watch 4K content in 4K resolution, you need a 4K TV. This AppleTV 4K supports the streaming of 4K content. Also any HDMI cable will NOT work. To stream 4K, you definately need a high quality HDMI cable- look for cables that say '4K capable'- if you use ordinary cables, it will work, however you cannot step up to 4K resolution even if your TV is 4K. The cable is very important- in AppleTV settings- video resolutions, you can try switching to high res and with an ordinary HDMI cable, the setting will go back down
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I used a regular HDMI cable and it works fine. I don't have a 4k TV either. I have a Samsung smart TV.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.No. You don’t have to have a 4K tv.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.You don't need to worry about a 4K HDMI cable until you hook your Apple TV up to a 4K TV. Your old cable will work just fine.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Your tv has to be 4K capable to receive the 4K resolution. You should be able to use any HDMI cable but make sure it is quality, but again the HDMI will not give you 4K.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Any hdmi will work.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Yes. Any HDMI will work.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.U only can get 4K if the movie is 4k
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.You need a 4K cable. It will not work without it.
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