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Those apps are just glorified "login with your tv provider" things. Except for CBS which is worthless unless you sign up for their All Access sub.
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Oct 20, 2015 23:42
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They need to unify the provider login. It makes no sense to have to login for each separate application.
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Oct 20, 2015 23:50
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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:They need to unify the provider login. It makes no sense to have to login for each separate application. Not only that, but those apps frequently sign you out and it makes it absolutely obnoxious to have to reauthorize poo poo like every other week.
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Oct 21, 2015 00:30
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Minidust posted:Have any demos shown the "Computers" app (or new ATV equivalent) yet? I stream my iTunes library a lot, and I'd like to see how that looks on the upcoming hardware. It'd be neat if they prettied it up and made it more Plex-like. Yeah I really hope they haven't gimped this. Pretty much all I use my ATV for is streaming tv shows/movies from my iTunes library.
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Oct 21, 2015 00:45
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Mahoning posted:Not only that, but those apps frequently sign you out and it makes it absolutely obnoxious to have to reauthorize poo poo like every other week. Seriously!! This is like 72% of why I stopped watching American Horror Story
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The other 18% being because it's terrible pap?  Hey guys, I know we probably don't have a straight answer, but any thoughts on when the ATV's go on sale? "Monday" Do they mean a minute past Sunday 11:59? Or 10am Monday Morning? We probably don't know but I could see an argument for either. I want to nab one and I know it's not going to be as high a production device such as an iPhone. Super Curious.
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Oct 22, 2015 16:44
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I want to say that it is usually at 12:01am Pacific time. At least that's how it is for iPhone and iPad launches.
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Oct 22, 2015 18:22
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Thwomp posted:I want to say that it is usually at 12:01am Pacific time. At least that's how it is for iPhone and iPad launches. Yeah I know this isn't big like iPhones but I can't make sense of anything else. Hey so, interesting thought... I just got the new Philips Hue Bridge with HomeKit. Which means my Siri on my phone can control my lights. Does that also mean (most likely) that Siri on ATV4 can do the same? Isn't it like a HomeKit controller?
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Oct 22, 2015 18:42
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It should. Also, I really wouldn't worry about not being able score one when they go on sale.
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Oct 22, 2015 18:43
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Jose Oquendo posted:It should. Common sense tells me this. But I also wonder how limited their initial stock is.
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Oct 22, 2015 18:45
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Apple has launched the most popular electronics product in the world for the past eight years or so. They know how to handle demand.
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Oct 22, 2015 18:47
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Thwomp posted:I want to say that it is usually at 12:01am Pacific time. At least that's how it is for iPhone and iPad launches. On the other hand, the new iMacs and Magic Accessories came out at 6:01am Pacific Time.
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Oct 22, 2015 18:49
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haveblue posted:Apple has launched the most popular electronics product in the world for the past eight years or so. They know how to handle demand. I don't know if I agree with this. Actually, I do. They know. But they don't always have the capability to meet demand for folks who want something Day 1. And again, this is the ATV not the iPhone, so I know demand will be far less. However, that may also "inform" how much they produce at first. ATV is clearly becoming a bit more front and center as a product. However it hasn't been a flagship device in the past. So who knows..
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I'd reaaaaaaaaally surprised if there's stock problems at all. I'm mostly disappointed that I won't be able to stop at the Apple Store on the way home and pick one up.
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Yeah I wasn't explicitly stating its gonna be a problem and I won't get one. Just that there's not a whole lot of hard precedence for ATV stock/demand, etc. Most likely it's gonna be a cake walk.
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Oct 22, 2015 18:59
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A more realistic scenario would be one of the models becoming delayed before another (if it happens at all which is a substantial if).
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Oct 22, 2015 19:07
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Anyone here have one from the developer program? I'm kinda curious about the app size. I can't imagine most apps being that large. Games will be the biggest one of course but I figure apps like Netflix which are just glorified web pages will be that large.
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Is the ATV going on pre-order on Monday across other countries too, or is it just USA? I presume it's worldwide but somehow I'm always worried that Canada is going to get some kind of weird release schedule. Basically I want to wake up on Monday, pay Apple $200+ and get an ATV Friday or next week or something.
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Oct 22, 2015 20:26
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Most folks gonna get the 64 or 32gig version? That'd be a lot of apps I guess.
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I'm planning getting the 32gig. Historically most apps are pretty small so even if you fill up just delete a few things. Probably won't buy many videos though
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Oct 22, 2015 21:36
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I'm getting the 64 because.. for $50 more I may as well not worry about it.
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I'm probably getting 32 GB since I don't expect I'll be putting many games or videos on it. But at the same time, $50 ain't a whole lot.
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Oct 22, 2015 21:55
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Apps are the only things that still take up storage that haven't been supplanted by a streaming service (iCloud Photos for pictures, Apple Music/iCloud Music for audio, iTunes/Netflix/etc for video). Some games are pretty large, especially if they are aiming to really push the A8 processor and its 2 gigs of ram. But 32GB of storage should be plenty, especially for the first six months or so as the TV App Store finds its legs.
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Uhhhh doesn't the current ATV have like 8GB of storage? There's like 30 apps or more on it. I doubt I'll ever come close to filling up 32 GB. Even with more advanced apps and games....there's no way. I barely ever filled up my 16GB iPhones in the past. Now that I have a 64 GB iPhone I have a poo poo ton (over 40 GBs) of free space.
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Oct 22, 2015 22:03
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Yeah, it's something like 8 GB, but keep in mind, those apps are mostly just front-ends for streaming services. It doesn't store anything locally. That said, you're probably not wrong that 32 GB will take awhile to fill unless you're putting lots of big games on it, something you might be more inclined to do with something attached to your TV. For instance, XCOM and Baldur's Gate on iOS are both 2 GB.
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Oct 23, 2015 03:19
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I'm probably going to go with the 32. I have a 16gb phone and I only now found myself in a space crunch because of photos. I don't plan to take many photos with the AppleTV so I figure 32 should be fine.
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Endless Mike posted:Yeah, it's something like 8 GB, but keep in mind, those apps are mostly just front-ends for streaming services. It doesn't store anything locally. Ehhhh, yeah I considered that when I made my post. But then I realized that streaming services are going to be the majority of what AppleTV users actually use it for. I could foresee games eventually being a significant thing on the aTV, but not those garbage shopping apps they tried to sell us on when they previewed the device at the Apple event.
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Oct 23, 2015 03:28
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Those are glorified front-ends to a website anyway. TVML is going to make doing poo poo like that super easy.
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I've looked around.. have the plex dudes said ANYTHING about a general ETA on their App? This is like nearly 100% of the reason I even want the new one. 
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Feenix posted:I've looked around.. have the plex dudes said ANYTHING about a general ETA on their App? This is like nearly 100% of the reason I even want the new one. https://mobile.twitter.com/plex/status/656960207994556416 Plex will be ready for launch.
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havenwaters posted:https://mobile.twitter.com/plex/status/656960207994556416 But will it be locked behind a plex pass membership during the "review period" for over a year like the app on the Xbox one?
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havenwaters posted:https://mobile.twitter.com/plex/status/656960207994556416 Awesome.
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puppy party posted:But will it be locked behind a plex pass membership during the "review period" for over a year like the app on the Xbox one? We don't know yet.
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Tangential at best, but Feenix posted:... Siri on my phone...
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Oct 23, 2015 15:57
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I'm pretty sure, though I could be wrong, that on the Apple TV, you HAVE to hit the microphone button on the remote to activate Siri.
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Oct 23, 2015 16:00
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Yeah, there's no Hey Siri for the AppleTV.
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I'm hoping ATV5 has a built in mic, or can use another iOS device as a "hey siri" relay. I know active mics can be a problem if they pick up unwanted stuff, but my house is mostly quiet and I'd like to imagine they could find a way to make it less or unresponsive while TV is playing to minimize interference. I'd love to be all "Hey siri, where's the remote?" and have it beep or something. I could see myself using Hey Siri to initiate playback and then use the remote to control from there. Could be clumsy but you never know. edit: Actually if there was a way to just use an iOS device as a siri satellite that would be ideal and well within reason for an ATV4 OS upgrade, even.
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Martytoof posted:
I have a hunch this is going to be in the next update for the Remote app. Just makes sense.
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Has Apple said what time on Monday these go on sale? Am I going to be staying up until 2 am just in case?
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