Have to say I like the new Apple TV, wonder when it will be around in NZ and what the price will be.
This controller looks promising for some casual gaming as well: https://steelseries.com/gaming-controllers/nimbus
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billgates: No 4K on latest apple tv is missing the boat big time especially when the new iPhone shoots 4K. House of cards etc already offers 4K with many more Netflix shows updating to 4K soon.
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MikeB4: It looks OK but alas it will be somewhat broken here due to geo blocking etc. For me Xbox One does all that I would want.
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jarledb:billgates: No 4K on latest apple tv is missing the boat big time especially when the new iPhone shoots 4K. House of cards etc already offers 4K with many more Netflix shows updating to 4K soon.
Which other streaming box has 4K? And how on earth are they going to transfer that to a 4K TV with any kind of futureproofing?
jarledb:billgates: No 4K on latest apple tv is missing the boat big time especially when the new iPhone shoots 4K. House of cards etc already offers 4K with many more Netflix shows updating to 4K soon.
Which other streaming box has 4K? And how on earth are they going to transfer that to a 4K TV with any kind of futureproofing?
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richms:jarledb:billgates: No 4K on latest apple tv is missing the boat big time especially when the new iPhone shoots 4K. House of cards etc already offers 4K with many more Netflix shows updating to 4K soon.
Which other streaming box has 4K? And how on earth are they going to transfer that to a 4K TV with any kind of futureproofing?
There are plenty of android ones that will stream 4k video. Only need HDMI 1.4 to get it at 24/25/30 Hz, HDMI 2.0 gets you to 60 Hz so is acceptable for gaming (but it seems 30 is acceptable in the console world anyway)
2 years back, no 4k would be fine. Now its as absurd on a brand new product.
billgates: No 4K on latest apple tv is missing the boat big time especially when the new iPhone shoots 4K. House of cards etc already offers 4K with many more Netflix shows updating to 4K soon.
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benokobi:billgates: No 4K on latest apple tv is missing the boat big time especially when the new iPhone shoots 4K. House of cards etc already offers 4K with many more Netflix shows updating to 4K soon.
I read somewhere that it may actually support 4k in the future.
dclegg: I've also heard reports that Siri integration will not be available in the NZ version at launch? WTF?!
Searching on the Apple TV using it's remote is a real PITA. Using the Remote app can mitigate this, but in true Apple tech fashion, that sometimes decides it doesn't want to connect. If Siri worked even 90% of the time (which is a ballpark guesstimate, based on my reliability with it on my iPhone) it'd be a huge improvement over my current status quo.
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davidcole:
I can't imagine anything worse than trying to talk to the telly. And my limited experiences with normal siri have been less that favourable. Personally could care less about siri. Apple Remote App I find it a much better interface for typing.
dclegg:davidcole:
I can't imagine anything worse than trying to talk to the telly. And my limited experiences with normal siri have been less that favourable. Personally could care less about siri. Apple Remote App I find it a much better interface for typing.
Sounds like you may not have any experience typing text into the search prompt on the ATV using its standard remote then :-)
Siri works really well for me on my iPhone, and as such I use it all the time. If it has a similar level of accuracy when searching for content, it'd be a huge usability improvement for me.
Bonus points for being able to search across ALL Netflix regions for a show. But that'll never happen unless a third party app can be developed to do it, using hooks into the Siri API (if such a beast exists).
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