Well, this is just the Apple TV and the TV. We're not using that receiver anymore, since we don't have the other equipment that necessitated having that multi room receiver. Now it's just a TV and, sound bar HDMI cable and an optical cable. That's it.
Sent from my iPhone > On May 7, 2016, at 7:05 PM, Rick Alfaro <[email protected]> wrote: > > Mary, I had the exact same issue but I was connected via HDMI from the Apple > TV to my receiver. I solved the problem by still using HDMI, but directly to > the TV instead of the receiver. It seems that some receivers have this > issue. I never had the problem when I had a Denon receiver but recently got > a new Onkyo receiver that exhibits this problem. > > > > Best regards, > > Rick Alfaro > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mary > Otten > Sent: Saturday, May 7, 2016 8:01 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Bluetooth headset? > > Well, apparently there is no such ability with the Samsung TV. I have to > rely on my husband but he is telling me there is an anything like that in > any of the menus. Not too surprising I suppose. > Mary > > > Sent from my iPhone > >>> On May 7, 2016, at 4:38 PM, Dane Trethowan <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> I had a similar issue for a while with my Denon AVR2113 surround--sound > receiver connected to my computer. I was able to resolve it by turning off > power management at the computer end for the HDMI port. >> >> >> Bluetooth headsets for a small price and I'm imagining here you're not > wanting great quality sound, more like reasonable quality sound. >> >> >> Well the Logitech H800 will give you that sound if you're just wanting to > listen through the Headset itself and not use it for chatting using > Bluetooth, when you do that the sound is absolutely disgusting by today's > standards. >> >> >> I'm sure I've pointed out one of many options available. >> >> >> >> >>> On 8/05/2016 8:48 AM, Mary Otten wrote: >>> I recently got a fourth generation Apple TV and connected it to a Samsung > TV which is connected to a Klipsch sound bar via optical cable. After some > experimentation, including switching out the cable and trying a different > and older TV to make sure the problem wasn't our newer TV, I have determined > that there is an issue with voiceover cutting out when there isn't already > audio playing through the sound bar. That is, if there is a TV show or some > music or whatever going through the Apple TV to the sound bar, and I use the > included remote or a Bluetooth keyboard to move around on the Apple TV and > hear what it is saying with voiceover, there is no problem. Voiceover does > not cut out. However, if there is no audio streaming through the sound bar > from the Apple TV, then voiceover does cut out and the first words are > always missed. Someone on an Apple related list said he had the same problem > and solved it by using a Bluetooth headset. The only Bluetooth headset I > have is a single ear piece Plantronics, probably about five years old, which > I use on my iPhone when I'm out. This guy thinks that the issue is some kind > of energy saving thing in the sound bar that doesn't kick in in time to > catch the first few syllables are words that voiceover is saying. I'm all > in favor of energy savings, but really. This is disgusting. I wonder if > anybody has a Bluetooth headset solution that won't cost very much. I have > really nice Headsets, but none of them are Bluetooth. I do not intend to > buy the new ones from BMW which cost $400. Smile. >>> Mary >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >> >> -- >> >> ********** >> Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves > > > >
