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American McGay posted:I'm one of the few people in the world who has absolutely no problems with the current AppleTV remote. I don’t love it but it works fine for me and always responds how I expect it to. That’s all I ask for in a remote. I think it serves its purpose and nails a classic Apple minimalist design but I have a feeling I’ll like the new one quite a bit more.
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I’ve never had a problem with it but you can’t say there are some definite improvements that could be done to enhance user experience. The new remote pretty much takes care of them from what it seems.
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Apr 29, 2021 22:05
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Apple remote annoyed me sometimes, but my wife absolutely could not stand the touchpad input (and lack of mute button). So we switched to using the regular TV remote with HDMI-CEC, which worked better than I expected but presented some annoying control quirks in some apps. Like you're out of luck if an app function expects a genuine side-click (rather than a left/right directional input), and recognition of discrete rewind/fast-foward/previous/next/pause inputs seems to be all over the place between apps. And this particular TV remote (Sony A8H) doesn't play nice with my Samsung soundbar, so I'm stuck pulling out a seperate remote anyway if we're using that. And of course there's the well-documented Murphy's law of the ATV remote. In the dark, somehow, you WILL pick it up in the wrong orientation 100 percent of the time. Often flinging the progress bar 20 minutes across the screen in the process. Some other third party remotes almost got it right but you'd almost always be limited to line-of-sight options in those cases. I even tried one for a while with one of those IR extenders... it worked but it added an unfortunate layer of jank to the intended pure Apple TV experience. This new remote seems like it will solve every remote issue we've ever had. Can't come out soon enough!! Minidust fucked around with this message at 22:35 on Apr 29, 2021 |
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Apr 29, 2021 22:32
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American McGay posted:I'm one of the few people in the world who has absolutely no problems with the current AppleTV remote. Honestly , it never bothered me, but I will say they really improved it with the first 4K Apple TV. Just having that little edge where you can feel the home button was all it needed.
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Apr 30, 2021 03:42
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Also the white ring around that button made it clear which end was up.
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Apr 30, 2021 03:50
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My kid slid the remote in a part of the couch that would require us to cut it open to get it out, like through some seam or something. Been using the phone for about 5 months now so looking forward to a bigger remote
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Apr 30, 2021 03:55
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priznat posted:I’ll probably just go with the minimum size ATV again like my HD, I don’t think 32GB is very limiting. Kilometers Davis posted:I don’t love it but it works fine for me and always responds how I expect it to. That’s all I ask for in a remote. I think it serves its purpose and nails a classic Apple minimalist design but I have a feeling I’ll like the new one quite a bit more. japtor fucked around with this message at 04:12 on Apr 30, 2021 |
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Apr 30, 2021 04:10
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japtor posted:I was following a thread on another forum where this came up, there wasn't a place to show storage, it was all just invisible to the user...but I guess that changed in 14.5 (or I completely missed it before), cause there's a Manage Storage thing now that shows you apps/sizes and can delete from there. Course I don't see anything showing free space, but all the apps I have (streaming stuff) are pretty small, like 20-100MB. The screensavers on the other hand can be like a gig each I think. Wild! I probably will just stick with the 32 although the 64 is only $20 more… hnnngh nah it’s probably fine. I hope there is some kind of xcloud app for the tv that lets me stream xbox games but I guess the one coming to ios is browser based so probably not 
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Apr 30, 2021 04:35
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I only need the 32GB but I’m gonna buy the 64GB because I’m a sucker and will fall for the $20 thing.
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Apr 30, 2021 04:39
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priznat posted:Wild! I probably will just stick with the 32 although the 64 is only $20 more… hnnngh nah it’s probably fine. 
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Apr 30, 2021 05:01
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I bought a bright red silicon case for my ATV remote so now I can tell which end is up and easily spot it in the couch. Cheap fix that probably gives Johnny Ives an ulcer.
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Apr 30, 2021 05:54
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Hmm, can’t order the new one yet?
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Apr 30, 2021 08:03
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Yeah I thought taking the store down last week for the AirTag launch was dumb but now I appreciate it since it was clear stuff wasn’t for sale yet.
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Apr 30, 2021 12:46
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Looks like it’s up now. Just snagged one.
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Apr 30, 2021 13:04
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May 21-27 delivery on the remote and no free shipping option. What the heck?
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smackfu posted:May 21-27 delivery on the remote and no free shipping option. What the heck? Maybe a morning glitch ? air had “view pricing to pre order” but then it it let me order it. It did give me free shipping.
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Apr 30, 2021 13:18
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Just ordered the new ATV. Delivery estimate May 21-27.
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Apr 30, 2021 13:21
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I assume it will work itself out but I don’t feel like paying extra for express shipping when it won’t ship for three weeks.
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Apr 30, 2021 13:22
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smackfu posted:I assume it will work itself out but I don’t feel like paying extra for express shipping when it won’t ship for three weeks. Are you not in the US? I'm in the US and this is what I see: 
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Apr 30, 2021 13:32
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Jose Oquendo posted:Just ordered the new ATV. Delivery estimate May 21-27.
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Jose Oquendo posted:Are you not in the US? I'm in the US and this is what I see: Thanks, it is working now. Still a little glitchy with those two identical free shipping options but good enough to order.
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It doesn't give me an option for free shipping. edit: I just tried it again with the Apple Store app on my phone, and now it let me order it with free shipping.
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Apr 30, 2021 14:33
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AppleTV is also in stock at Costco and Best Buy or wherever Apple stuff is sold ($10 cheaper at Costco)
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Yeah Costco has it for $10 off, but members only ( ), "expected ship week of 5/24/21"
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FCKGW posted:AppleTV is also in stock at Costco and Best Buy or wherever Apple stuff is sold Free shipping too, welp 4 remotes from apple and new ATV from cowtco. You got me again Tim Apple 🍎 Looked at my order again, even though it showed me $8 shipping when I ordered, it now shows free shipping. kri kri fucked around with this message at 18:55 on Apr 30, 2021 |
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Apr 30, 2021 15:30
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I guess May 21st is the official release date then? Kinda weird Apple never gave a solid date for it, just "second half of May"
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Apr 30, 2021 18:58
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Do people get applecare on the atv? Probably not much can go wrong there other than maybe crushing the remote.
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priznat posted:Do people get applecare on the atv? Probably not much can go wrong there other than maybe crushing the remote. The AC should cover the remote as well, so I suppose if it dies or battery starts to act up. However, on my old ATV 3rd gen, I did have the ethernet port go bad. It wasn't a big deal because I can go wireless, but there's always the possibility of it going bad.
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priznat posted:Do people get applecare on the atv? Probably not much can go wrong there other than maybe crushing the remote. Nope, I have 6 ATs spread across 3 homes and have no issues. I only do applecare for fruits that leave the house.
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priznat posted:Do people get applecare on the atv? Probably not much can go wrong there other than maybe crushing the remote. Na. I had a remote go bad the first year and they just gave me a new one.
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I ordered from Buy Buy this morning for store pickup. Just got a pick up date of May 24 for the new 32 GB model.
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FCKGW posted:AppleTV is also in stock at Costco and Best Buy or wherever Apple stuff is sold Hey, this just saved me $10, cancelled my order with Apple and ordered with Costco. Exact date shipped doesn’t bother me. Thanks !
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priznat posted:Do people get applecare on the atv? Probably not much can go wrong there other than maybe crushing the remote. lol no Disclaimer: I don't get AppleCare on anything.
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My 4K 1st gen did die a couple months after I got it. Would only output white snow. But since it was still in warranty they gave me a refurb.
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I cannot wait for the mew Atv s and remotes. I may not use my bedroom TiVo any more….
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:lol no I'm the exact opposite. It's gotten me peace of mind and a lot of free Mac upgrades, iPads and other hardware (batteries) etc. over the years. I can see the points for both policies, particularly with the Apple TV because those aren't known for breaking too often, don't have batteries, accidental damage is unlikely and you're probably unlikely to touch it very often.
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Mr. Smile Face Hat posted:…free Mac upgrades… What do you mean by this?
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P0PCULTUREREFERENCE posted:What do you mean by this? Presumably where something breaks late in the AC period and instead of a repair you get the current model as a replacement. I remember that happening with iPods a lot.
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njsykora posted:Presumably where something breaks late in the AC period and instead of a repair you get the current model as a replacement. I remember that happening with iPods a lot. Exactly that, with Macs.
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Mr. Smile Face Hat posted:I'm the exact opposite. It's gotten me peace of mind and a lot of free Mac upgrades, iPads and other hardware (batteries) etc. over the years. Yeah, coverage (in general) tends to be either you buy the policies (assuming they aren’t a ripoff) or you don’t. I never, never buy any coverage or insurance on my devices. But I also work somewhat in the field, so I find discounts , and basically the savings at this point have saved for anyone time up front costs. I wouldn’t like it, but that’s the angle for me. But if you’re gonna buy it on one, then I would buy it on most because the worst is the one device not being covered is the one that gets damage.
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