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I have an Apple TV and was able to get it setup using just an apple account. It has all worked well except two things: -The remote is inferior to the one that

by srj 5y ago

I have an Apple TV and was able to get it setup using just an apple account. It has all worked well except two things: -The remote is inferior to the one that ships with roku. The touchpad you can get used to, but there are so few buttons and one of them is dedicated to just opening the apple tv app (even though we mostly use netflix / amazon). -I signed up for paramount+ from apple tv's app, and then later needed to change my credit card number. They want me to open iTunes to do this. I can update my card number on the website, but seemingly to get that associated with my streaming subscription I need to use iTunes. Why a proprietary app on a closed platform is needed for something everyone else let's you use a website for is beyond me. I'll say Apple is famous for their UX design, but something feels unintuitive with the remote and some of the UI choices. However, overall we've gotten used to it and it works well.

threeseed 5y ago
You do know they just updated the AppleTV and the remote has more buttons. Also there is a preference so that button goes to Home screen instead of AppleTV app.
- srj 5y ago
  No I didn't know that. I actually find it frustrating that I paid full price for the one we have a couple of months ago and now it's apparently out of date.
  - pimlottc 5y ago
    That’s frustrating but happens with every company. Apple does have a good track record of supporting their hardware for a long time, so I wouldn’t be too worried about it. You also have the option to buy the new remote separately and use it with your existing Apple TV: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2021/4/20/22394196/apple-tv-4k-new-siri-remote-sold-separately-price-buttons https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2...
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petre 5y ago
Our earlier edition Apple TV also works with the TV remote (dumb Philips TV) until it starts to act up. I don't have an iPhone. My partner does but one doesn't don't have to use it, as the Apple TV works fine on its own until it doesn't and I have to power cycle it. Apple made this quite annoying as it doesn't have a power button and I have to unplug the power cord every time. Also if you have content on a NAS the VLC app is crap and keeps buffering after a while if the content is mkv, something which Kodi never did.
oivey 5y ago
I think this is confusing, but the Apple TV app is different than the streaming service Apple TV+. The app is meant to be a centralized location for access to all TVs and movies across all services. It also keeps track of your progress on watching things and tells you when new episodes release.
__david__ 5y ago
> one of them is dedicated to just opening the apple tv app (even though we mostly use netflix / amazon). That button is configurable in the settings. I have it set to go to the home screen, which makes way more sense to me (and it's what it used to do before the Apple TV app existed).
- srj 5y ago
  Thanks! I didn't realize that - definitely an improvement!

by srj 5y ago

threeseed 5y ago

You do know they just updated the AppleTV and the remote has more buttons. Also there is a preference so that button goes to Home screen instead of AppleTV app.

srj 5y ago
No I didn't know that. I actually find it frustrating that I paid full price for the one we have a couple of months ago and now it's apparently out of date.
- pimlottc 5y ago
  That’s frustrating but happens with every company. Apple does have a good track record of supporting their hardware for a long time, so I wouldn’t be too worried about it. You also have the option to buy the new remote separately and use it with your existing Apple TV: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2021/4/20/22394196/apple-tv-4k-new-siri-remote-sold-separately-price-buttons https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2...

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petre 5y ago

Our earlier edition Apple TV also works with the TV remote (dumb Philips TV) until it starts to act up. I don't have an iPhone. My partner does but one doesn't don't have to use it, as the Apple TV works fine on its own until it doesn't and I have to power cycle it. Apple made this quite annoying as it doesn't have a power button and I have to unplug the power cord every time. Also if you have content on a NAS the VLC app is crap and keeps buffering after a while if the content is mkv, something which Kodi never did.

oivey 5y ago

I think this is confusing, but the Apple TV app is different than the streaming service Apple TV+. The app is meant to be a centralized location for access to all TVs and movies across all services. It also keeps track of your progress on watching things and tells you when new episodes release.

__david__ 5y ago

> one of them is dedicated to just opening the apple tv app (even though we mostly use netflix / amazon). That button is configurable in the settings. I have it set to go to the home screen, which makes way more sense to me (and it's what it used to do before the Apple TV app existed).

srj 5y ago
Thanks! I didn't realize that - definitely an improvement!