It’s a sound bar.  It’s a device that can connect either to a TV or be alone 
and usually has two speakers on it.  It’s used to connect items.  Some have 
HDMI and some have HDMI and optical connections.  Some even have a place to 
hook in a stereo cable like how I have my Sirius satellite radio connected.


> On Dec 24, 2014, at 1:55 PM, Rod Skene <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> What is a sounder? 
> I have a second generation Apple TV. I have a HDMI cable connected from the 
> Apple TV  to the TV and an optical audio cable connected from the Apple TV to 
> a Bose SR1 soundbar. Audio only media such as iRadio and media air played 
> from my iPhone works great with the TV powered off. But, video such as 
> Netflix doesn't play without my TV turned on. 
> Hope this makes sence.
> By the way, I have no issues with media or VoiceOver stuttering or any think 
> of cutting in and out.
> Rod
> Sent from my iPhone with dictation software. Please excuse any errors.
> 
> On Dec 24, 2014, at 6:37 AM, Scott Berry <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> 
>> 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] 
>>> <mailto:[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. Surely, you can't just use it with 
>>>>>>>>>>>> the HDMI and your TV speakers only?
>>>>>>>>>>>> Mary
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
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