Well I picked up a SONOS Beam 2 last week and connected it to my
APPLE TV 4K latest version.
I set up the Beam and plugged it into the EARC port on my LG TV and it
worked ok. I switched everything off and re-plugged the Beam into the
HDMI port on the APPLE TV using the SONOS cable which they confirmed
supported EARC etc.
The results - nothing! I couldn't get a sound out of the APPLE TV,
needless to say as soon as I re-plugged it into the back of my LG TV
it came alive with Voiceover etc so the APPLE TV was working fine.
I have been doing some GOOGling around and found an APPLE support
article which seemed to suggest that you could plug the APPLE TV into a
sound bar to get DOLBY Audio sound.
When I had the APPLE TV plugged into the LG I had a look around the
settings under video/sound but couldn't find any reference to immersive
audio or DOLBY Audio. The article suggested that if this was the case
your surround equipment settings needed checking. Presumably in this
case this means the BEAM.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
Gary
On 20/11/2022 22:19, Sieghard Weitzel wrote:
Yes, it would work because that is what receivers are made for just as HDMI
inputs on TV's are made for this.
Anyways, I have a feeling with the secondor third generation Apple TV 4K you
will be able to plug it straight into a Sonos Beam or Arc, but hopefully Gary
will report back once he has picked up his Beam and tried it.
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Kelly
Ford
Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2022 1:43 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Apple TV without a physical screen?
Hi,
For what it is worth, I do have my Apple TV plugged into the HDMI port of my
receiver. This is a Marantz receiver. This works fine with the Apple device
and does not require my TV to be connected or on for the Apple device to work.
The Apple device is the newest 4K unit.
On Nov 20, 2022, at 3:23 PM, 'Gary Robinson' via VIPhone
<[email protected]> wrote:
Hello all,
Thanks for the feedback. I originally had the old Apple TV HD with its some
what quirky remote and decided to upgrade to the very latest 4K version which
arrived last week.
I was so impressed with the new unit, both the well thought out remote and the
speed of the box, I gather the new processor in this unit is some 30% faster
than the older 4K unit, that I decided to see if I could create a sound only
system.
I intend to pick up a Sonos beam as there are some good deals this Black
Friday and will report back on what happens.
Gary
On 20/11/2022 21:11, Sieghard Weitzel wrote:
This would not help to connect to a Sonos Beam or Arc soundbar which have only
HDMI inputs. Maybe there is another adapter which would convert the audio
coming from your box back to HDMI, but as I said, a lot is possible, but
whether it is practical is another issue. Before I buy all these gadgets I
would simply buy the latest Apple TV 4K which was just released, hook it up to
my Sonos soundbar which from the way it sounds he already has and see if it
works. If not he can either return the Apple TV for a refund or look into
whatever other adapters/extractors are required to make it work.
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Matthew
Bullis
Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2022 2:23 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Apple TV without a physical screen?
Hello, to get around this issue, I bought this several years ago. You connect
an HDMI cable to it, and then to the Apple tv, and you send your audio out
through the RCA jacks. It's used for those times when tvs or gaming consoles
don’t have their own audio outputs, and you need to have them for some external
speakers. It's about a thirty dollar item:
ViewHD Premium HDMI to HDMI +...
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KBHX072?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Matthew
On Nov 19, 2022, at 2:44 PM, Joney Owen <[email protected]> wrote:
I asked this question when I was in a class for Apple TV a year or so ago. We
scuffed at a bit, because they couldn’t understand why the TV was not wanted.
However, I don’t believe it works without the TV. If you find out differently,
please let me know.
Sent from my iPhone
On Nov 19, 2022, at 1:43 PM, Richard Turner <[email protected]> wrote:
Apple Accessibility is available 24/7 at 877-204-3930
I suspect the answer is that the Apple TV won't care, but short of just trying
it, the good folks at Apple could answer your question quickly.
I don't have a physical Apple TV, I just use the app on my iPhone or our Smart
TV in our living room...
Richard, USA.
“Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it.”
-- Jane Wagner from The Search for Intelligent Life in the Universe
My web site: https://www.turner42.com
-----Original Message-----
From: 'Gary Robinson' via VIPhone <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2022 9:58 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Apple TV without a physical screen?
Hi all,
Does anyone know if the Apple TV will work if it is plugged directly into a
soundbar such as one of the Sonos devices rather than into a tv and thence to
a soundbar?
I am trying to create a TV sound receiver for a small bedroom and don't want a
full sized TV screen as I can't see it anyway.
I am suspicious that the Apple TV box will complain because it can't see a
display device..
Thanks
Gary
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