[RKDinOKC]

Was using the multiple source capability of my TV for the different content boxes. Really wanted an external TV amp that provided surround. Lots of Receivers no amps/preamp without the radio tuner stuff. Just wanted something to run my TV into that did the surround processing and drove the speakers. Ended up getting the same brand of receiver as the TV. They talk to each other using the volume controls from the receiver and on/off to. The receiver only ever plays my TV source.

When I got the AppleTV generation 4, it talks to the TV and Receiver as well. Makes it nice to do everything with just the one AppleTV remote. Because of that got rid of all my other source boxes and moved the content to the AppleTV.

Found a box, Homerun, that provides my over the air TV antenna signal to my local computer network so don't have to subscribe to any services or switch to the TV tuner for local channels. Was basically only using the local channels for severe weather alerts anyway. And homerun lets me watch them on my AppleTV, computer, iphone or ipad.