Oncoming Apple TV and Home Theatre

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Oncoming Apple TV and Home Theatre

I was astonished at reading the new version of the AppleTV shall ominously drop the fiber channel output, just retaining a single HDMI one, like everyone were to listen to their music or films on the tv loudspeakers. What in fact does anyone valuing sound as much as images i to handle two different channels for sound and video: video going to the the tv, and audio going to the 5+1 Amplifier, in my case a Bose one with bass and 5 more elements.

If I were to purchase the new AppleTV I would lose access to the Bose system, let I purchase some expensive tool able to extract a fiber channel output from the HDMI, assuming it exists. Another element of course crowding the back of my HomeTheatre console and needing one more power outlet.

I was ok to drop the RGB output in the current version, I purchased a converter to feed my venerable Sony Plasma missing an hdmi, and it was ok, as I was the strange man. But I do not think I am again a funny man when I say that is better to have the sound on a specific 5+1 amlifie than on the lousy TV loudspeakers.

This time I lost Apple, and unfortunately will not be able to upgrade until they recover their sanity of mind.

Apple TV, Other OS

Posted on Oct 10, 2015 9:22 AM

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Answer 1

morrispe

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Oct 10, 2015 2:09 PM in response to Fabrizio Bartolomuci

I understand that there will be situations like this where people want to use the audio output but HDMI is the de-facto standard now for video and audio and Apple probably realized that very few people ever used that port so they decided to drop it. Until recently my 5.1 receiver predated HDMI so I was running the Apple TV HDMI signal to my TV and connecting the optical audio output to my receiver. This was sub optimal and many times I ended up having audio sync issues between the TV image and the receiver surround audio.

I finally upgraded my receiver to an HDMI capable model and no longer need to use the Apple TV audio output. If this is not possible for you maybe there is a low cost 3rd party HDMI interface that would be able to send audio to your Bose system? I know its a hassle but as new interfaces become standard the old ones fall out of favour. Its the cost of progress I suppose.

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Answer 2

Oct 10, 2015 5:15 PM in response to morrispe

How do you run HDMI to both TV and sound system as your tv has only

one HDMI output? Do you use an HDMI splitter? Thanks, Tom

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Answer 3

Oct 11, 2015 12:21 AM in response to Fabrizio Bartolomuci

As a matter of fact I found this object:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IAM74UO?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_t itle_1&smid=A99MZGWBBIGK9

that should do the job, even replacing a couple of other objects in my configuration and dispatching a few FC cables.

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Answer 4

Oct 11, 2015 12:26 AM in response to Fabrizio Bartolomuci

Yet, today it is not available any longer and the other sellers do not ship outside of US. Any other reference?

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Oct 11, 2015 12:41 AM in response to Fabrizio Bartolomuci

I have also found this one, apparently also shipping to Europe:

http://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B002CAZ2Q8?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_ti tle_1&smid=A2SPS3CI7RTX03

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Answer 6

morrispe

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Oct 11, 2015 8:33 AM in response to Tom Meade1

Modern home theatre AV receivers accept multiple HDMI inputs and then send one HDMI output to your TV. The receiver acts as the switcher for audio and video based on various HDMI inputs such as a cable box, Apple TV, Xbox or PS4 and so on.

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Answer 7

Oct 11, 2015 2:32 PM in response to Fabrizio Bartolomuci

Fab: hopefully your Bose 5.1 includes an amp to do the splitting/switching

as morrisspe points out above and you can avoid the splitter (if you look

at one on Amazon be sure to read the comments - you might find mine

wherein I complained about reliability).

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