I'm thinking of ordering an Apple TV but before I do so I'd like to know the answer to the following:
The Apple TV connects via an HDMI cable to my HD TV (which luckily has a spare HDMI port) and will then output the sound thru my Home Theatre system (which is already connected to the TV by an HDMI cable). The question is: Will I need to have the TV on in order that sound gets passed thru to the Home Theatre system, or will the sound get passed thru anyway, even with the TV off; I don't really want to be switching on the TV every time I listen to music since I can do all the controlling from the iPhone remote app.