Q: Optical audio plug-in in the new Apple TV
I purchased the new Apple TV only to find that they removed the optical audio plug in! This was how I connected my surround sound to the TV and since I couldn't do that, I ended up returning it. Hopefully Apple brings it back in the next version. It made it so easy to connect to surround sound. Disappointed.
iMac, Mac OS X (10.0.x)
Posted on Jan 17, 2016 4:37 PM
You should send feedback to Apple http://www.apple.com/feedback/ This is a user to user community...
though you you could still install with other setups. For example, I have HDMI to TV and then optical audio out to the receiver from the TV. There are also HDMI/optical converters. This thread may provide some ideas Apple TV4 Lack Of Audio Output - Answers
FWIW since optical cannot support the latest audio formats for movies like 7.1, truehd, etc and the ATV is designed for tv/movies I doubt we see a return Of optical. But send feedback and with enough support we could see a comeback - who knows. But the loss of USB/optical drives on Macs never saw a return either...
Posted on Jan 17, 2016 5:55 PM