In my case i do not have a TV. I only want the Apple TV to mirror my computer and also to act as a air play receiver for my iPhone. If there is a digital output on the Apple TV then I should be able to find the correct cable to go to my digital input. These are connections I have never used before. My receiver is fairly old and does not have a HDMI or USB or Apple dock or anything like that. The Apple rep did not mention any other output then the HDMI on the Apple TV, so I will need to confirm there is a optical output. If present that should solve my problem.
Eric Caron On Jan 8, 2013, at 10:18 PM, Chris Blouch <cblo...@aol.com> wrote: > There are a number of ways to do it. Running HDMI to the TV sets up the TV to > do the decoding but running an RCA pair from the TV to the receiver means > you're only getting stereo. Now if you only have two speakers then that's > fine but if you have the center, subwoofer and rear channel stuff you > probably want to get the full 6-channel digital signal to your receiver > somehow. Some newer receivers have HDMI inputs as well but my old Dennon just > has the optical and coaxial (RCA) digital inputs. > > CB > > On 1/8/13 10:07 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: >> For one thing, you don't run the Apple TV directly into the receiver. I >> mean, I suppose you could if you had h d m i, but me personally, I ran my >> Apple TV via HDMI into my television, then I run my television out via RCA >> to the red white RCA in on my 5.1 surround receiver. >> >> Thank you kindly, >> >> Christopher-Mark Gilland. >> Founder of CLG Productions >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Caron" <ecar...@comcast.net> >> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 8:10 PM >> Subject: Apple TV to stereo receiver >> >> >> Hi listers, >> >> I am interested in purchasing a Apple TB to use with my stereo receiver. I'm >> not sure how to do this as I understand the Apple TV has a HDMI output and >> my receiver has something called a DVD optical in put, that is square. A >> single port called a digital input that is round. and analogue input with >> RCA jacks. >> >> Can anyone let me know if they are using a Apple TV with a stereo receiver, >> and let me know if any of my input options could work? >> >> Eric Caron >> > > -- > ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
