Does the Mac mini have optical audio in?

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Does the Mac mini have optical audio in?

Hello!

I have been looking at a lot of forums that say that the Mac mini has optical audio or "Toslink" out and in if you use this adaptor:

http://www.amazon.com/Recoton-Fiber-Optic-Toslink-Adapter/dp/B0002MQGRM

I was wondering of this was true. I want to connect my Xbox to the Mac mini so I can monitor the audio coming from it because my display dosen't have speakers.

Please help me clear up the confusion.

Mac mini, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2), 8gb ram, 2.3ghz CPU 500g ssd

Posted on Oct 6, 2012 11:38 PM

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woodmeister50

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Oct 7, 2012 3:04 AM in response to 1972jeepcommando

Digital optical in/out is supported. You will, however,

need some app that does the audio pass through as

this is not a normal function.

The free app LineIn (http://www.rogueamoeba.com/freebies/)

works quite well.

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Answer 2

Oct 7, 2012 7:42 AM in response to woodmeister50

Ok, please excuse my stupidity but all I have do do is get these little adaptors and plug my Xbox in and use line and it will work. I thought that only the Mac pros had optical audio.

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den.thed

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Oct 7, 2012 9:05 AM in response to 1972jeepcommando

1972jeepcommando wrote:

I thought that only the Mac pros had optical audio.

All Mac Mini models from 2006 on had Optical audio input and output.

Apple - Mac mini - Technical Specifications

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