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I had a mac mini with a wireless keyboard and mouse. I then switched to an Apple TV a while ago. The Apple TV is imho far superior. I don't have worry about th

by Dobbs 11y ago

I had a mac mini with a wireless keyboard and mouse. I then switched to an Apple TV a while ago. The Apple TV is imho far superior. I don't have worry about the machine being turned off. I don't have to use a clunky mouse and keyboard to get to the right app to watch a show. The Apple TV "just works" for watching movies, shows, trailers, youtube etc. Could it be better yes. Having a keyboard occasionally for searching would be great, the UI is sometimes a bit confusing, and I hit frustrating bugs. Overall though a dedicated device plugged into the TV beats a generic computer, it even beats my PS4.

DigitalJack 11y ago
Just FYI, the apple remote app on the iPhone can talk to the apple TV and act as a keyboard.
- Dobbs 11y ago
  Oh sweet, they fixed that! For a while their it had no Apple TV 4 support.
- excitom 11y ago
  Annoying anecdote: I was thrilled when I installed the iPhone remote app but I couldn't sign in to Netflix. It said my password was wrong. But it works when I sign in to the web page ... After a little searching I find the solution: Enter your password with the AppleTV remote. Yes, it works. Why it fails on the iPhone app is a mystery to me.
  - DigitalJack 11y ago
    Weird, worked OK for me. hopefully some password managers will port their apps over. My passwords aren't easy to type with the remote.
greggman 11y ago
Except it doesn't "just work". Some new service comes out, it's desktop first. No Amazon Prime on Apple TV. FF/REV on streaming sucks (true of all streaming devices). Searching sucks. Marking as favorites or adding things to playlists (for remembering) sucks Every time I try any Apple TV or competitor it's never has useful and something is always missing. Kind of like mobile apps/web vs desktop web. Something is always missing.
- Dobbs 11y ago
  You are right there is always something missing. I've gotten frustrated because I couldn't watch the Rugby World Cup, or various other events on it. But at the end of the day for 90% of what I want to watch, movies and tv from iTunes, netflix, and hbo the Apple TV does it in a much less klunky way. There is almost no maintenance, no patching, no installing drivers, it works.

by Dobbs 11y ago

DigitalJack 11y ago

Just FYI, the apple remote app on the iPhone can talk to the apple TV and act as a keyboard.

Dobbs 11y ago
Oh sweet, they fixed that! For a while their it had no Apple TV 4 support.
excitom 11y ago
Annoying anecdote: I was thrilled when I installed the iPhone remote app but I couldn't sign in to Netflix. It said my password was wrong. But it works when I sign in to the web page ... After a little searching I find the solution: Enter your password with the AppleTV remote. Yes, it works. Why it fails on the iPhone app is a mystery to me.
- DigitalJack 11y ago
  Weird, worked OK for me. hopefully some password managers will port their apps over. My passwords aren't easy to type with the remote.

greggman 11y ago

Except it doesn't "just work". Some new service comes out, it's desktop first. No Amazon Prime on Apple TV. FF/REV on streaming sucks (true of all streaming devices). Searching sucks. Marking as favorites or adding things to playlists (for remembering) sucks Every time I try any Apple TV or competitor it's never has useful and something is always missing. Kind of like mobile apps/web vs desktop web. Something is always missing.

Dobbs 11y ago
You are right there is always something missing. I've gotten frustrated because I couldn't watch the Rugby World Cup, or various other events on it. But at the end of the day for 90% of what I want to watch, movies and tv from iTunes, netflix, and hbo the Apple TV does it in a much less klunky way. There is almost no maintenance, no patching, no installing drivers, it works.