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I have an Apple TV and I want to like it, but the remote is utter garbage. Every time I so much as brush against it, it does some weird shit, like pause playbac
by kstenerud 5y ago
I have an Apple TV and I want to like it, but the remote is utter garbage. Every time I so much as brush against it, it does some weird shit, like pause playback, go into fast forward, change the program or whatever... so then there's a mad scramble "where's that fucking remote?" as I try to figure out what appendage touched it so I can find it and undo whatever it decided to do. I'm afraid to stretch my legs or arms for fear of breaking playback.
Amazon got their remote right. Everything is an actual BUTTON and there aren't too many of them. Absolutely no complaints with that.
- leesalminen 5y agoI also loathed those remotes but bit the bullet and bought the new ones. Am very happy with it and haven’t experienced any of the issues with the old one.
- taylortrusty 5y agoThis $10 replacement GE remote is somehow 500x better. My Apple TV experience was dramatically improved. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HSSAZX8 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HSSAZX8
- jiofih 5y agoArgh. Some of us just hate this traditional controller design. It’s huge but the buttons are small, wiggly, there are too many and it gets dirty as hell. I’d rather use a PlayStation controller as remote, all you needs is two buttons and a directional pad anyway.
- jiofih 5y agoThe latest version of the Apple remote has ditched the touch pad, and has buttons again.
- bitcurious 5y agoApple updates the remote in the most recent Apple TV model, and it’s backwards compatible and sold separately.
- mikestew 5y agoYour cries have been heard. You want one these: https://function101.com/pages/button-remote-for-apple-tv-home https://function101.com/pages/button-remote-for-apple-tv-hom...