Ah, thanks for this. My tv is rather thin although not as thin as the up-to-day newest models. So you may be right. I shall check the documentation. That may be good news for me.
Many thanks again for writing. Andrew On 16 Oct 2012, at 15:43, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > Hi Andrew, > > If you have an LCD flatscreen TV you do actually have HD and it should have > HDMI inputs unless you mix up the terminology/technology here. Is your TV > still a big box that is a foot or more from front to back or is it a flat, > relatively thin unit? When I bought my Sony LCD TV about 5 years ago they > were not nearly as thin as the LCD or LED TV's are nowadays, but it still is > only maybe 3 or so inches thick. Even if your TV does not have HDMI inputs, > you could get around this if you have buy a home theatre receiver or speaker > system and unless you want something of higher quality which would cost > maybe between $800 and $2,000 you can get entry level systems for $300 or > $400. Those should have HDMI inputs and also still have analogue outputs so > you could connect your older TV and the receiver would convert the digital > signal to an analogue one for your TV. Of course you can pick up 32 inch and > even 37 inch and 40 inch LCD TV's for not too much money these days > especially if you wait maybe until a good sale like around Black Friday or > Boxing Day and the Apple TV is $99 so it doesn't break the bank, either. > > > Take care, > Sieghard > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Andrew Lamanche > Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 12:49 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Apple tv > > What is digital optical output and what does one use it for? > > I'd like to say how useful this discussion about Apple tv is for me. I've > not got one yet but I'm learning a lot about it so when I do get it, I will > be much better informed. I have not got an hd tv yet so I can't get Apple tv > because I understand that it does not work with previous generations tv > sets. Mine is a lcd flat screen tv. > > Many thanks again to all of you. > > Andrew > On 16 Oct 2012, at 08:44, Søren Jensen <s...@coolfortheblind.dk> wrote: > >> Hi. >> >> VOiceover does also come out of the digital optical output on the apple > tv. I'm using this all the time. >> Best regards: >> Søren Jensen >> Mail & MSN: >> s...@coolfortheblind.dk >> Website: >> http://www.coolfortheblind.dk/ >> >> Den 15/10/2012 kl. 16.16 skrev Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca>: >> >>> Hi Simon, >>> >>> I also have not hooked up the Apple TV to my receiver with an optical >>> cable, but there is no reason why Voiceover should not work if you choose > to do so. >>> Apple has made the Apple TV accessible with Voiceover and it would >>> make little sense to do this only when an HDMI connection is used, >>> after all, HDMI is still a digital connection except that it includes >>> video as well as audio whereas the optical connector is just for >>> audio. In any case, if you are interested just buy it from Apple and >>> send it back within 30 days should you not like it. >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> Sieghard >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>> Behalf Of goshawk on horseback >>> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 12:14 AM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: Apple tv >>> >>> do you happen to know if the voice over will come out of both the >>> HDMI, and optical digital audio ports, or is it just via the HDMI? >>> >>> Simon >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Kevin Minor" <kmi...@windstream.net> >>> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> >>> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 7:29 AM >>> Subject: RE: Apple tv >>> >>> >>> Hi.The Apple TV comes with VoiceOver all set to use. If it hasn't >>> been set up yet it will tell you to press the lower right button on >>> the remote three times to activate it. 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