I have the Third generation. I forwent the whole TV thing though.
> On Dec 23, 2014, at 4:28 PM, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Which AppleTV do you have, Scott? The second or third generation one? Someone > suggested that the latency problem is less or nonexistent with the more > recent model. Someone else said they still had choppiness. So I decided to go > for the analog out on my TV to the analog in on my sound bar. > Mary > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 23, 2014, at 3:22 PM, Scott Berry <sb356...@gmail.com > <mailto:sb356...@gmail.com>> wrote: > >> I am using a Philips sound bar myself. I don’t really watch TV but enjoy >> many devices through my Sound bar. I am currently using the Fiber Optic >> cables that the Apple Tv allows for. I have used HDMI successfully as well >> though with my LG Electronics sound bar that I had which broke. >> >> >>> On Dec 23, 2014, at 3:06 PM, Robert Cole <mr.robertc...@icloud.com >>> <mailto:mr.robertc...@icloud.com>> wrote: >>> >>> Have you tried using your TV headphone jack? >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Dec 23, 2014, at 12:10 PM, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:motte...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>>> I would love to be able to do the audio and video through a single cable >>>> and still be able to use good speakers. How can one do that? In both of my >>>> scenarios, I have had to use the digital optical cable, in order to avoid >>>> using the horrible TV speakers. How can that be done with just the HDMI? >>>> Mary >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> On Dec 23, 2014, at 9:51 AM, Anders Holmberg <and...@pipkrokodil.se >>>> <mailto:and...@pipkrokodil.se>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi! >>>>> Do i have to connect it through a dac then? >>>>> /A >>>>>> 23 dec 2014 kl. 02:56 skrev Ray Foret Jr <rforet7...@comcast.net >>>>>> <mailto:rforet7...@comcast.net>>: >>>>>> >>>>>> Actually, yes, the Apple TV box does have an optical output. However, >>>>>> let me point out, that the optical output on the Apple TV is strictly >>>>>> for nothing but digital audio. No video whatsoever passes through the >>>>>> optical port. If you want to do the audio and the video through a single >>>>>> cable, you have to use HDMI. >>>>>> Your progress >>>>>> >>>>>> Sincerely, >>>>>> The Constantly barefooted Ray, >>>>>> >>>>>> Still a very happy Mac, Verizon Wireless iPhone 6+ and Apple TV user! >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone, >>>>>> the only smart phone with full accessibility for the blind built-in >>>>>> >>>>>> On Dec 22, 2014, at 7:48 PM, jeffrey greene <greenebo...@gmail.com >>>>>> <mailto:greenebo...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi, The apple tv itself has an optical output, but i think you need to >>>>>>> purchase the cable for it directly from apple. On the other hand, I >>>>>>> have an apple tv approximately one year old and its choppy both with VO >>>>>>> and movies through my tv’s speakers. It just started after the last >>>>>>> apple tv software update. I’m hoping there will be a new update to >>>>>>> correct this. >>>>>>> Jeff >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Dec 22, 2014, at 8:42 PM, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com >>>>>>>> <mailto:motte...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi all, I have an older Apple TV, the first model that had voiceover. >>>>>>>> I have it connected to a TV through HDMI. >>>>>>>> It works fine through the internal lousy TV speakers. When I connect >>>>>>>> my sound bar to the TV using the TV optical output from the TV to my >>>>>>>> sound bar, voiceover becomes very choppy and inconsistent, to the >>>>>>>> point to that sometimes I hear no voice over output at all for the >>>>>>>> currently focused menu item. I had this same problem with a different >>>>>>>> set up with the same Apple TV, and thought it was a problem with >>>>>>>> either the cable or the AV receiver I was using. Has anyone >>>>>>>> experienced this? I am now believing there is a problem with my >>>>>>>> AppleTV, and I should just go buy another one. But I would sure hate >>>>>>>> to get stuck with $100 loser. Still, it is hard for me to believe that >>>>>>>> this problem with optical outs from a TV to a sound bar or anything to >>>>>>>> do with optical out on the AppleTV would cause a problem. Surely, you >>>>>>>> can't just use it with the HDMI and your TV speakers only? >>>>>>>> Mary >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>>>> an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>>>>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. >>>>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >>>>>>>> <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >>>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >>>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To 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