This would not help to connect to a Sonos Beam or Arc soundbar which have only HDMI inputs. Maybe there is another adapter which would convert the audio coming from your box back to HDMI, but as I said, a lot is possible, but whether it is practical is another issue. Before I buy all these gadgets I would simply buy the latest Apple TV 4K which was just released, hook it up to my Sonos soundbar which from the way it sounds he already has and see if it works. If not he can either return the Apple TV for a refund or look into whatever other adapters/extractors are required to make it work.
-----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Matthew Bullis Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2022 2:23 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Apple TV without a physical screen? Hello, to get around this issue, I bought this several years ago. You connect an HDMI cable to it, and then to the Apple tv, and you send your audio out through the RCA jacks. It's used for those times when tvs or gaming consoles don’t have their own audio outputs, and you need to have them for some external speakers. It's about a thirty dollar item: ViewHD Premium HDMI to HDMI +... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KBHX072?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share Matthew On Nov 19, 2022, at 2:44 PM, Joney Owen <talk2o...@gmail.com> wrote: I asked this question when I was in a class for Apple TV a year or so ago. We scuffed at a bit, because they couldn’t understand why the TV was not wanted. However, I don’t believe it works without the TV. If you find out differently, please let me know. 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