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Finally broke down and got an Apple TV after my fire stick annoyed me for the last time. What are some cool features that may not be apparent right away? Anything that improves the qol on the device at all?

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[โ€“] hattannattah@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There is a setting for eARC (Audio Return Channel) passthrough in the ATV. Then with a box like this you can have the separate audio output without the TV.

https://feintech.eu/en/products/feintech-vax04101-hdmi-earc-pass-switch-4x1-for-soundbar.
There are lots of other eARC passthrough boxes that will do more or less the same thing. This one from Feintech has worked really well for my setup.

[โ€“] wetthefeck@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I use eARC to output the sound from my PS5 to my HomePod minis