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Connecting Digital Optical Audio port in Apple TV 3rd Generation

My Apple TV is connected to my TV via HDMI port.

‘Can i ALSO ADD to Apple TV’s a Digital Optical Audio cable to my Receiver’s optical input port to

hear Home cinema Audio ?

Instead Audio from my tv.

‘thank you

Posted on Feb 14, 2020 7:03 PM

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Feb 14, 2020 9:43 PM in response to rony-z

I used this set-up (hdmi for video, optical for audio) for several years, before I replaced the hifi with Homepods. I did find lip-sync was not great with some ATV apps and there was no easy way to fix it. There should be some old Apple discussions on this topic that may help you. E.g.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1849989

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Connecting Digital Optical Audio port in Apple TV 3rd Generation

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