Apple TV works in conjunction with your Internet connection to allow you to stream any of the services available in Apple’s iTunes store directly to your HDTV. Your TV converter box, meanwhile, can receive signals from cable, satellites or from the air. To connect your Apple TV to your TV converter box, you must have Internet service provided by your TV cable company. If not, connect your Apple TV to your Internet connection and then to a vacant HDMI or Composite video port on your HDTV. Tips Warnings Writer Bio

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