Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Jolly Roger Newsgroups: comp.mobile.ipad,misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc Subject: Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ Date: 23 Jul 2017 05:22:15 GMT Lines: 57 Message-ID: References: <1n9hcmd.1sezz4n1t5s2wwN%jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz> <597416f1$0$8238$c3e8da3$cc4fe22d@news.astraweb.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net y1uyUju3pLU0Xh9/c6Qk1QZAip7KCfJbNCii1mDLWo4DTB80Zn Cancel-Lock: sha1:72nCurG0GEujbvrytJHG8lESWI4= sha1:YA1ujQmr2iLQfK+Ka0RZqfxcEXI= User-Agent: NewsTap/5.2.6 (iPhone/iPod Touch) Xref: csiph.com comp.mobile.ipad:61900 misc.phone.mobile.iphone:101924 comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc:2026 Tim Lance wrote: > On Jul 20, 2017, Jamie Kahn Genet wrote > (in article<1n9hcmd.1sezz4n1t5s2wwN%jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz>): > >> Very late to the party, I must say my new Apple TV is a major letdown >> compared to my Rokus. >> >> The remote is awful, taking far longer to get where I want to. The touch >> input on the Apple TV remote simply isn't as efficient as buttons for >> menus and even, dare I say it, text input. I wouldn't have thought it >> possible for a less efficient text input method to be discovered than >> standard remote buttons, but Apple have managed it :-D >> >> The app selection is poor compared to Roku. And though I realise this is >> unfair to Apple, Google's YouTube app is extremely feature-light. I >> can't even like/dislike a video! There's no official Twitch app, and the >> third party apps are lacklustre. >> >> The games I tried lack social platform integration, compared to their >> iOS counterparts. >> >> Games were hard to control with swipes on the slim remote's small touch >> surface. I kept trying to swipe outside that area :-( >> >> There's no choice of screensaver (Aerial is cool, but that's all?). Nor >> themes. >> >> Oh, and did I mention I hate the remote? ;-) >> >> I will say the UI's look is very pleasant, however - it has that typical >> Apple polish. >> >> But aside from one local NZ news and TV show app I cannot get on the >> Roku, I've consistently switched back to my Rokus for my TV needs, the >> past week I've owned an Apple TV. >> >> I thought the Apple TV would make a nice upgrade and a fun change from >> one of my older Rokus, but I was wrong. Aside from a few games I enjoyed >> (that I can get in iOS anyway, and control better on an iOS device) and >> the local TV app I like, the Apple TV is a dud for me. > > For folks hating on the remote’s feel/size/ergonomics I stumbled upon a > “case” that is worth much. There are several but the one noted below is > what I went with. Two of them. My kids then bought their own. > > ie=UTF8&psc=1> I'm of the opinion spending $10 just to try to fix glaring design issues is beneath the quality standards of most Apple customers. Apple should fix their defective remote. -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR