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Bp1
Contributor I
July 17, 2018

Sonos beam, apple tv with projector

Ok so this seems to be a confusing question for me to find an answer for

Basically i am getting the Epson EH-TW650 projector (im 99% sure doesnt have arc)

My question is can i simply buy an Apple Tv 4th gen, plug it into my projector and use AirPlay to stream my audio to the sonos beam


Hoping this is simple fix will be ok?
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americandesi
Lyricist I
January 28, 2019
*Update: My use of HomeKit and Airplay DID work... but sadly the setup seemed to lose the settings regularly. After turning everything off and coming back the next day, I couldn’t get sound back through the Beam without resetting the Airplay settings. So, not an optimal solution. I ended up purchasing the HDMI optical splitter (listed below). It’s working with 5.1. I have two Play 1s behind me with the Beam in the middle. Sounds great.


Easycel 4K/30HZ HDMI 1.4V Audio Extractor, HDMI to HDMI and Optical Toslink SPDIF and 3.5mm Jack Stereo Converter with Optical Cable for PS3 PS4 Xbox Amazon Fire TV Stick Roku Chromecast https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HQHJQK1/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_jlptCbTQ4FZ0F

Thanks for trying it out. I have been researching this for quite some time. I have a quick question.

When you had the AirPlay 2 to Beam, were you still able to do Surround setup? Am planning on buying sonos 5.1 setup (with 2 sonos one, beam and a sub) for my media room. I already have an Optoma projector and Apple TV (4th Gen). We rarely use the media room (only when we have guests over) and resetting the airplay settings is not a big deal for me).
I don't want to run the wire across the room if not needed.

Thanks,
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NotoriousBKDAD
Lyricist I
February 28, 2019
Update on this - I bought the Beam to add to the Sonos Play 1's and bought an Epson projector, after Apple announced the new AirPlay technology a few months ago. It has been working relatively well - no wires or real issues. (The picture quality is good enough that I have a 6-9 foot image on a slightly blue wall without needing a screen.) I don't think that I have watched anything that would have had good surround sound at the source, so I can't speak to whether the surround sound functionality is working as it is suppose to - but the quality of the TV sound has been very good for general use.

I had the same issue with the connection/setting changing after each use. It was frustrating, until I realized that it was unnecessary to make the change to sound output in the main settings menu of the apple TV. When you are watching a program you can just scroll down for the menu and on the right hand side there is an audio tab that allows you to select the output - solved the issue, in case anyone else is still exiting out of shows to fix the main settings.
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