No Sound between LG tv and Apple TV

I have tried almost everything! Just purchased AppleTv3, set it up and have perfect picture but no sound. Read many forums and tried many things eg: new hdmi cable, all hdmi ports, different TV And when I did this all works perfectly! Bring it back to my TV no sound. Tested another device, Boxee and all works ok, picture and sound good. Turned off Dolby in both Apple TV and TV, I am using AirVideo and can't find many settings there but looked anyway. Tried all settings ion TV just don't know what else to do!


In short by setting up on another TV I believe I have prove AppleTv and cables are ok, so it's something to do with TV? Does anyone know if there is a comparability problem with LG and AppleTv? Any other help, any help at all would be greatly appreciated!

AppleTV 3-OTHER, iOS 6.0.2

Posted on Apr 26, 2013 7:15 AM

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Posted on Dec 1, 2017 9:26 AM

this is what you do! I HAVE FIGURED IT OUT!!


while your Apple TV movie is playing go to you TV settings, click on sound, the click on RUN SOUND TEST or your TV SOUND TEST BUTTON.


it will bring you to a different screen to run the test. once the test is complete the movie sound will come back on.


I don't know why this works, but it does.

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Dec 1, 2017 9:26 AM in response to Andrewn259

this is what you do! I HAVE FIGURED IT OUT!!


while your Apple TV movie is playing go to you TV settings, click on sound, the click on RUN SOUND TEST or your TV SOUND TEST BUTTON.


it will bring you to a different screen to run the test. once the test is complete the movie sound will come back on.


I don't know why this works, but it does.

Dec 1, 2017 8:06 AM in response to erzdawg

I tried everything you tried but nothing has worked. I even called Apple. Everything was working fine until my router died and I replaced it. Now I have video when I switch from Dish to Apple TV but no audio. I tried it on a different TV and it works but not on my Samsung. The thing that puzzles me is that is worked before. I tried all the different TV resolutions and none of them helped. Some were not even comparable to my TV. The only thing I haven't done yet is replace my HDMI cable. All I have is the Apple TV box with the HDMI cable connected to it and directly to my TV. Anyone have any other suggestions?

Jun 4, 2013 7:32 PM in response to Arrow65

I just got a new LG TV and I can't get Apple TV sound to run through my LG receiver--I can only get it through the TV speakers.


Have the Apple TV set up via HDMI to the TV. Had the same setup with my previous TV, a Sony, and no problems getting the sound through the receiver. No matter what I do, I can only get sound through the TV speakers and not the home theater speakers. Has anyone found a workaround on this yet?

Jun 10, 2013 10:16 PM in response to Andrewn259

I have an LG 42PG60UD. I just bought an appletv3 recently and I had exactly the same issue. I live in Australia.


PROBLEM:
Plugged the appletv directly to TV via HDMI. Video worked well but no sound. I don't have a receiver.


TROUBLESHOOTING:

I tried the following:

1. Changed HDMI cable, even bought an Apple HDMI cable: Still no sound
2. Turned off dolby digital: Still no sound

3. Reset Apple TV to factory default: Still no sound

4. Tried AppleTV on my crappy LCD TV in the back room: (Sound & Video) worked perfectly.


This wasn't a solution for me because I wanted the AppleTV to work on my LG TV at the front. So I went to drastic measures and bought a converter for HDMI to RCA (composite). BIG MISTAKE! DO NOT TRY THIS! because quality was terrible, luckily I was able to return it.


SOLUTION:
I was just about to give up, when I thought I'd play with the settings one more time.

Kept everything as default but changed the Screen Resolution via the settings menu
Audio & Video> TV Resolution> Auto (changed to 1080p 50hz)


Looked like it was picking up 1080p 60hz which my TV didn't like. I don't know how it affects the audio but right after changing that setting the sound worked right away.


SOLVED!!!!!!!! Well for me. I hope this fixes your issues too. Might even solve it for issues with your receiver too.

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