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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>Thanks for insights, everyone. HDMI input to the soundbar from AppleTV device, and HDMI output to the monitor. Voila. Occam’s Razor!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ed<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><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> Ian Fraser <ian@ianfraser.net> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 15, 2023 11:45 AM<br><b>To:</b> ed@edbride-pr.com<br><b>Cc:</b> Lisa Hoag via Hidden-discuss <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><p class=MsoNormal>Does your soundbar have an HDMI input/output? If so, you should be able to route from the Apple TV through your soundbar to the television. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212714">https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212714</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Aug 14, 2023, at 10:39 AM, ed--- via Hidden-discuss <<a href="mailto:hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net">hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for insights,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Ed<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =</b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Ed Bride Associates</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Edward J. Bride, principal consultant</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Technology Public Relations</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>LinkedIn: edbride</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>_______________________________________________<br>Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><a href="http://www.hidden-tech.net/"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>http://www.hidden-tech.net</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><br></span><a href="mailto:Hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><br><br>You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list.<br>If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members<br>page on the Hidden Tech Web site.<br></span><a href="http://www.hidden-tech.net/members"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>http://www.hidden-tech.net/members</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>