I have no home system but am getting some airplay lang sing speakers. Don't know if I could connect an Apple TV through that.
Thanks for the expanation. Kawal. On 26 Dec 2012, at 03:50 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Kawal, > > I meant a stereo or home theatre surround sound receiver. I am not sure if > you have a stereo system and if so if it is a portable system or if you have > a system with components such as an amplifier/receiver, a CD player, > speakers etc. Most newer amplifyers or receivers have a number of input > connectors which allow you to hook up things like CD Players, DVD Players > and so on. Anything that has video as well as audio like a DVD player, > satellite or cable box typically use the so-called HDMI connectors which > stands for High Definition Multimedia Interface. Both sound and video are > transmitted in one cable. A optical digital connection transmits audio only > and it is also a common input on most newer amplifyers or receivers and by > "newer" I mean anything that is not much older than 10 years. > > I don't think you can connect an Apple TV to an iMac and I don't see much > reason why you would, but that would be a question for somebody at the Apple > store where you are buying your iMac. The Apple TV is a "consumption" > device, it is basically a simple interface which gives you access to various > sources of media including iTunes, third-party subscription services such as > Netflix, publically available stuff like Internet Radio and YouTube and > media in your own iTunes library on your computer. It is designed strictly > to stream this content on a TV either by connecting it directly to a TV with > an HDMI cable or to a receiver with either an HDMI cable or optical cable. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
