I guess you could if your cable box had the hdmi input but then you have to be able to change over to that input to hear the apple tv. .
-----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Myrna Votta Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2015 11:08 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Apple TV Question Hi, For awhile, we have been thinking about purchasing an Apple Tv because, apparently, it is easier to access Netflix and other such services on the Apple Tv, as opposed to the Apps on the iDevices. We have the bose Sound bar, but, we have connected it directly to the audio outputs on our cable box, rather than the TV. We do have a Samsung TV, which we use when we have company; but, since my husband and I are totally blind, we simply want the audio. So, here's the question, rather than connecting the Apple TV to the actual TV set, can we connect it directly to the cable box and still get Netflix? I was wondering if that is possible because isn't the video signal, like the audio signal, coming from the cable box? Myrn a -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fred Olver Sent: Wednesday, January 7, 2015 10:38 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Apple TV Question If that is the case, you may be able to go directly from the Apple TV to the sound bar. Fred Olver ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard" <rqli...@rogers.com> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2015 9:37 PM Subject: RE: Apple TV Question Thanks Mary, How do I cable it then? Right now, I have an HDMI cable from Apple Tv to my Sharp tv and HDMI cable from my Sharp to my sound bar. Thanks. -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Monday, January 05, 2015 8:54 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Apple TV Question Hi Richard, If all you want to do is stream purely audio programming, such as your iTunes, or other audio sources through your Apple TV to the sound bar, you don't need a TV. However, if you want to watch something on the Apple TV which has a video component, such as Netflix, or some other video thing, then yes, you need that TV connection. Or the thing won't work. It needs to see the video. That doesn't mean you have to use the TV for your audio. But it does mean you need the HDMI from your AppleTV to the television. This is true for my first generation Apple TV. I have no reason to think it would be any different for the second generation, but I can't prove it. When I looked up the differences, the only thing I found was at the second-generation let you have a higher video then what I have, 1080 P versus whatever it is I have that I don't remember. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 5, 2015, at 5:31 PM, Richard <rqli...@rogers.com> wrote: > > Hi All, > > Don't know if this has been covered here; hope I'm not asking out of turn. > I'm looking to stream audio from my Apple TV and wonder if I can do > this without a TV. I have a tv but don't want to use it if possible. > Therefore, I want to have audio go directly to my sound bar. Is this > possible? > Thanks, > > Richard > > > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone > list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you > have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you > feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. 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