Nice to see dad can do it on the cheap. If you actually wanted to convert HDMI to a optical signal run on real fiber, that would be 10 gbit's of data or so, then it gets expensive fast.

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This audio converter can also transfer a 4K HDMI signal and out it via HDMI, optical SPDIF, or RCA L/R stereo audio out. That audio can then be sent to an amplifier, AV receiver, soundbar, and more.

All you have to do from a software standpoint is enable a boot overlay intended for a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) from HiFiBerry. Continue reading “Adding Optical Audio To The Raspberry Pi ...