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| From | Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.mobile.ipad, misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc |
| Subject | Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ |
| Date | 2017-07-23 05:22 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <etiq47FsclcU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <1n9hcmd.1sezz4n1t5s2wwN%jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz> <597416f1$0$8238$c3e8da3$cc4fe22d@news.astraweb.com> |
Cross-posted to 3 groups.
Tim Lance <not@here.com> 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. > > <https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01B5RF470/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00? > 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
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Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2017-07-20 21:38 +1200
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ Johan <JHvB@nospam.invalid> - 2017-07-20 20:38 +0200
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-07-20 19:15 +0000
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ Hugybear <hugybear@gmx.ch> - 2017-07-20 21:20 +0200
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-07-20 21:11 +0000
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ Johan <JHvB@nospam.invalid> - 2017-07-21 15:23 +0200
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2017-07-22 02:49 +1200
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ Joerg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.ch> - 2017-07-21 18:40 +0200
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ Hugybear <hugybear@gmx.ch> - 2017-07-21 07:30 +0200
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2017-07-21 13:39 +1200
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-07-20 15:51 -0400
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-07-20 21:13 +0000
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-07-21 13:03 -0400
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2017-07-21 07:30 +1000
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-07-20 22:59 +0000
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2017-07-21 12:21 +1000
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-07-21 13:05 -0400
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2017-07-21 13:39 +1200
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ RS Wood <rswood@is.invalid> - 2017-07-21 01:22 +0000
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2017-07-21 14:13 +1200
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-07-21 17:43 +0000
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2017-07-22 22:46 +1200
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-07-22 15:33 +0000
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2017-07-23 05:56 +1200
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-07-22 21:02 +0000
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-07-23 00:14 +0000
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2017-07-23 15:26 +1200
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-07-23 07:48 +1000
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-07-23 02:37 +1000
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2017-07-23 05:56 +1200
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-07-23 07:46 +1000
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2017-07-23 15:26 +1200
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-07-23 14:57 +1000
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2017-07-24 01:58 +1200
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-07-24 02:35 +1000
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2017-07-24 12:27 +1200
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-07-24 11:09 +1000
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2017-07-24 18:55 +1200
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2017-07-22 13:38 +1200
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2017-07-22 22:46 +1200
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-07-21 05:22 +0000
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2017-07-22 22:48 +1200
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ Elden <usenet@moondog.org> - 2017-07-23 22:02 -0700
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Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ Tim Lance <not@here.com> - 2017-07-22 22:24 -0500
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-07-23 05:22 +0000
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ Tim Lance <not@here.com> - 2017-07-24 20:10 -0500
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-07-25 01:51 +0000
Re: Just got an Apple TV - most disappointed :-\ Tim Lance <not@here.com> - 2017-07-26 21:28 -0500
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