HDMI and optical audio cable?

[redsoxfan626]

I know this is a really stupid question, but I just bought an Apple TV and I'm planning on simply plugging an HDMI cable from the Apple TV to my TV. My question is this: do I also need the optical audio cable? I don't have a home theater system and I just use my TV's speakers. Does this mean I only need the HDMI? Thanks.

 

[grawk]

I know this is a really stupid question, but I just bought an Apple TV and I'm planning on simply plugging an HDMI cable from the Apple TV to my TV. My question is this: do I also need the optical audio cable? I don't have a home theater system and I just use my TV's speakers. Does this mean I only need the HDMI? Thanks.

hdmi should be fine, unless your tv doesn't support hdmi audio.

 

[negatv1]

Yes, just need to use an HDMI cable for what you are doing. The optical out is a great fallback if you had a more complicated setup that ran through a device that didn't support HDMI audio (older receievers, some HDMI switchboxes, etc.).

 

[MacDawg]

Yes, just an HDMI cable
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