Nope you don’t have to have anything but a sounder everything works fine without the Tv. I am single and don’t watch a lot of Tv but there ar certain shows I like and I also like the fact of the radio on the Apple tv as well. > On Dec 23, 2014, at 9:32 PM, Mary Otten <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Scott, > Well, forgoing the whole TV thing is definitely not possible here. I have a > cited husband who would not be happy. Besides, I thought you needed the HDMI > something to do with the video, before you could do things like watch Netflix. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 23, 2014, at 5:20 PM, Scott Berry <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> I have the Third generation. I forwent the whole TV thing though. >> >> >>> On Dec 23, 2014, at 4:28 PM, Mary Otten <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> Which AppleTV do you have, Scott? The second or third generation one? >>> Someone suggested that the latency problem is less or nonexistent with the >>> more recent model. Someone else said they still had choppiness. So I >>> decided to go for the analog out on my TV to the analog in on my sound bar. >>> Mary >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Dec 23, 2014, at 3:22 PM, Scott Berry <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>>> I am using a Philips sound bar myself. I don’t really watch TV but enjoy >>>> many devices through my Sound bar. I am currently using the Fiber Optic >>>> cables that the Apple Tv allows for. I have used HDMI successfully as >>>> well though with my LG Electronics sound bar that I had which broke. >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Dec 23, 2014, at 3:06 PM, Robert Cole <[email protected] >>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Have you tried using your TV headphone jack? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>> On Dec 23, 2014, at 12:10 PM, Mary Otten <[email protected] >>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I would love to be able to do the audio and video through a single cable >>>>>> and still be able to use good speakers. How can one do that? In both of >>>>>> my scenarios, I have had to use the digital optical cable, in order to >>>>>> avoid using the horrible TV speakers. How can that be done with just the >>>>>> HDMI? >>>>>> Mary >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>> >>>>>> On Dec 23, 2014, at 9:51 AM, Anders Holmberg <[email protected] >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi! >>>>>>> Do i have to connect it through a dac then? >>>>>>> /A >>>>>>>> 23 dec 2014 kl. 02:56 skrev Ray Foret Jr <[email protected] >>>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>>: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Actually, yes, the Apple TV box does have an optical output. However, >>>>>>>> let me point out, that the optical output on the Apple TV is strictly >>>>>>>> for nothing but digital audio. No video whatsoever passes through the >>>>>>>> optical port. If you want to do the audio and the video through a >>>>>>>> single cable, you have to use HDMI. >>>>>>>> Your progress >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sincerely, >>>>>>>> The Constantly barefooted Ray, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Still a very happy Mac, Verizon Wireless iPhone 6+ and Apple TV user! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone, >>>>>>>> the only smart phone with full accessibility for the blind built-in >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Dec 22, 2014, at 7:48 PM, jeffrey greene <[email protected] >>>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi, The apple tv itself has an optical output, but i think you need >>>>>>>>> to purchase the cable for it directly from apple. On the other hand, >>>>>>>>> I have an apple tv approximately one year old and its choppy both >>>>>>>>> with VO and movies through my tv’s speakers. It just started after >>>>>>>>> the last apple tv software update. I’m hoping there will be a new >>>>>>>>> update to correct this. >>>>>>>>> Jeff >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Dec 22, 2014, at 8:42 PM, Mary Otten <[email protected] >>>>>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hi all, I have an older Apple TV, the first model that had >>>>>>>>>> voiceover. I have it connected to a TV through HDMI. >>>>>>>>>> It works fine through the internal lousy TV speakers. When I connect >>>>>>>>>> my sound bar to the TV using the TV optical output from the TV to >>>>>>>>>> my sound bar, voiceover becomes very choppy and inconsistent, to the >>>>>>>>>> point to that sometimes I hear no voice over output at all for the >>>>>>>>>> currently focused menu item. I had this same problem with a >>>>>>>>>> different set up with the same Apple TV, and thought it was a >>>>>>>>>> problem with either the cable or the AV receiver I was using. Has >>>>>>>>>> anyone experienced this? I am now believing there is a problem with >>>>>>>>>> my AppleTV, and I should just go buy another one. But I would sure >>>>>>>>>> hate to get stuck with $100 loser. Still, it is hard for me to >>>>>>>>>> believe that this problem with optical outs from a TV to a sound bar >>>>>>>>>> or anything to do with optical out on the AppleTV would cause a >>>>>>>>>> problem. 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