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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I’m embarrassed to say that the port next to the HDMI slot is probably an Ethernet port. But I think with some alternative placing of HDMI cables, I might be able to work around this without using the Ethernet connection to the soundbar.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ed<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Hidden-discuss <hidden-discuss-bounces@lists.hidden-tech.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Lisa Sieverts via Hidden-discuss<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 14, 2023 12:07 PM<br><b>To:</b> Hidden Tech <hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Hidden-tech] Cutting the cable: Apple TV<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I wonder if you are looking at an optical connector. This was standard a few years ago. I was lucky and happened to have both an Apple TV and a sound bar of the correct generation and used the optical cable to connect them to each other. I suspect that you may have to replace whichever of your devices is older in order to get to the current technology.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://thehometheaterdiy.com/soundbar-hdmi-vs-optical/"><span style='color:#3983C4'>Soundbar HDMI vs Optical: Which Is Better and Why?</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Lisa Sieverts<br>603-762-0235<br><a href="mailto:lisa@lisasieverts.com"><span style='color:#3983C4'>lisa@lisasieverts.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>On 14 Aug 2023, at 10:39, ed--- via Hidden-discuss wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #777777 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt'><div id=661F80E8-256D-49FB-9396-E8E1FE1A1CBA><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777'>Seems like I’m a little late to the party, letting go of Spectrum TV in favor of AppleTV. Video is great, but I’m flummoxed at getting the audio to my external soundbar. HDMI takes everything to the monitor (LG), not a smart TV so I’ve got the AppleTV box. How do I get the audio to the sound bar? I don’t recognize the square-ish port that suggests a connector.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777'>Thanks for insights,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777'>Ed<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777'>= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#777777'>Ed Bride Associates</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#777777'>Edward J. 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