Doesn't one charge with these remotes last up to 3 months though? This is a bit different than an iPad or iPhone. You're not going to be plugging it in often at all.
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Apple TV |OT|
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DarkChronic
Member
Odd question, but is there a way to watch Giantbomb video content on an Apple TV?
Got the Shakes
Member
Yes it does. I'm going to assume that the official Plex client is going to look like the new Plex Media Player and similar to the new Roku app and the XB1/PS4 apps since they seem to be headed towards having all of their apps have the same interface. I'm not a huge fan of that style, so if Simple X preforms without any issues I could actually see myself using that over the official Plex one.
FlyStarJay
Member
ok thanks. the tv is shockingly small, i like it. The typing is a pain, i hope apple improves it asap. good thing i was able to pair my phone to add the tv to my wifi.
airplay from mac to the tv works well
There is a place in the settings where you can add another apple id. Does that mean you can have 2 id on 1 system?
i honestly wished we could use our iPhone to type cause using the tv keyboard is BAD
airplay from mac to the tv works well
There is a place in the settings where you can add another apple id. Does that mean you can have 2 id on 1 system?
i honestly wished we could use our iPhone to type cause using the tv keyboard is BAD
Not an odd question, a good question.
I think Plex has a channel for it. And with the development structure being open one might as well hope that there will be an app created by a duder in the future. Since GB themselves surely are not going to consider it or will take forever (although maybe a mail is worth writing just to hear it first hand). Apart from that there is always AirPlay.
Not straight out (aside from Youtube, but I assume you mean straight from the website -premium stuff included), so I highly recommend the Video Buddy app (someone in the community made it) if you have an ios device. It's very well done, so you just airplay it out.
Also, bummer. Unless Apple magically gives me one day shipping and I receive it tomorrow, I guess I won't be getting it until next week. I ordered it within minutes that it was up. Oh well.
Yes:
1) You can use AirPlay on OSX to stream whatever is on your computer to the AppleTV.
2) There are Windows apps that will let you stream your screen from your PC to AppleTV (I tried one a couple years ago, AirParrot and it was not remotely good).
3) Giantbomb video buddy on iOS and AirPlay it to the AppleTV
LyleLanley
Banned
I'm not sure if there's an app that will let you watch it from the Apple TV but you could always airplay it from another device.
Dreamwriter
Member
This tip'll make the keyboard a tiny bit more bearable: instead of swiping around, you can tap the edges of the touchpad like a d-pad to move around the keyboard.
Not all of it - I watched Heroes Reborn last night on the NBC app, worked decently enough.
holygeesus
Banned
Slightly odd question, but will I blow up my remote if I use my iPad charger to charge it? It hasn't damaged my iPhone all the while I've been doing it, so I guess it's safe?
Also can you not pair a bluetooth keyboard with it for typing?
Also can you not pair a bluetooth keyboard with it for typing?
Nah, those charging bricks should be smart enough to regulate how much power to give devices.
FlyStarJay
Member
nfl app on apple tv, would it stream live matches? if not can i air play it from phone? thanks
NFL doesn't stream anything live EXCEPT for Sunday Ticket (which is not on a lot of streaming boxes). Without Sunday ticket, the only legal game streaming offered is NFL Pass which is next day only.
Got the Shakes
Member
Depends actually. Overseas, Game Pass actually does stream live games. Here in the US it's Sunday Ticket app only. So depending on where you live you might actually be able to watch live games through Game Pass if there is an app available for it.
Meus Renaissance
Member
TIL that you have to buy a HDMI cable separately.
LOL. Amazing.
LOL. Amazing.
SuperPac
Member
So did they fix scrolling through a large local iTunes library?
When I tried it on a devkit you had to swipe many times to scroll a large movie or TV show library and I would often be just a bit off and it would change tabs (to genre/unwatched/by date/etc.) and it'd start again at the top of the list when I went back. It was maddening. Like, the worst. Unusable for a library like mine with probably 1,000 movies and TV shows. I entered a radar for it but they closed it. I may have been too snarky in it.
No reviews mentioned it so either those people don't have large iTunes library or Apple changed it. Was almost enough to make me not order one for myself. Almost (it arrives today!).
When I tried it on a devkit you had to swipe many times to scroll a large movie or TV show library and I would often be just a bit off and it would change tabs (to genre/unwatched/by date/etc.) and it'd start again at the top of the list when I went back. It was maddening. Like, the worst. Unusable for a library like mine with probably 1,000 movies and TV shows. I entered a radar for it but they closed it. I may have been too snarky in it.
No reviews mentioned it so either those people don't have large iTunes library or Apple changed it. Was almost enough to make me not order one for myself. Almost (it arrives today!).infiniteloop
Member
Do any other streaming players include an HDMI cabled in the box?
thanks for this/ I've been using Video Buddy with Airplay but Plex is a good alt
it's hit and miss. You are mostly screwed with free content to watch. That being said... especially with an iPhone/iPad... you do have plenty of options.
Most of the major networks offer streaming through their app/site without a cable sub on a limited basis. Depending on the network either the current week, or OLDER than the current week.
YouTube obviously.
Crackle offers a lot of content for free.
Yahoo screen offers quite a bit of free content.
Running around the net, there is plenty of free content.. Though yeah you have to look for it. Rick and Morty have new episodes for free for a week. Pokemon offers tons of episodes for free. Most cable channels offer a bunch of limited content for free.
Having a subscription to various services makes it really easy in that it gives you a ton of content all in one central (or many more centralized) places. Not having a sub, there is plenty of free content, but you have to look around for it.
FlyStarJay
Member
yea i am talking about overseas. My question is does the nfl app offer the live stream game? as no gamepass app
Kung Fu Jedi
Member
I'm guessing this will happen. Wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't get updated today.
acheron_xl
Member
I want to play games with my Watch. Kinda.
Just the $200 shield tv I believe.
eyeball_kid
Member
Same here. Ordered within an hour of it going up, paid for next-day. Still hasn't shipped. Not happy about this.
You should complain, maybe they'll do something for you.
The Elite
BOSS
Yeah. As an emulator box this is really tempting. It just seems perfect for it. Waiting on that jailbreak though.
Agree to both, using a DS4 and installing emulators for my classic games would be worth the jailbreak. I hope there's an easy way to enable VPN to access American Netflix, Iove how it is on iOS. A quick toggle in settings. If like something like that on Apple TV so I don't have to AirPlay US content from my iOS devices constantly.
infiniteloop
Member
Anybody tried the Provenance emulator on their Apple TV yet?
if you have a Mac, emulation should start popping up within the next week I bet.. with a Mac and XCode you can now sideload apps without a paid developer account (unless it's different for ATV). If you don't have a Mac, then yeah you'll need a jailbreak.
Controllers4All will still need a jailbreak though, to bypass the MFi controller stack.
Controllers4All will still need a jailbreak though, to bypass the MFi controller stack.
infiniteloop
Member
Provenance is already available:
https://github.com/jasarien/Provenance
but yes, you would need a Mac + USB-C + MFi controller.
Zeyphersan
Banned
So is there a way to have multiple accounts saved on one box?
Does AirPlay work like chromecast, in that it hands the stream off to the Apple TV so you can do other things with the iPhone/iPad? Or is it mirroring the iPhone and streaming from there?
What I really want from all this new tangled voice control is just to be able to say 'hey (insert AI name here) - play my next episode of parks & rec' and it'll figure it out. Kinect on Xbox one works ok to launch plex, but then it's all 'item 1....item 3...play' which is shit.
Plex knows what is on deck for me, likewise Amazon prime and Netflix know what I've been watching so it should be doable. If I have to use the remote at some point in the flow then voice is basically pointless
What I really want from all this new tangled voice control is just to be able to say 'hey (insert AI name here) - play my next episode of parks & rec' and it'll figure it out. Kinect on Xbox one works ok to launch plex, but then it's all 'item 1....item 3...play' which is shit.
Plex knows what is on deck for me, likewise Amazon prime and Netflix know what I've been watching so it should be doable. If I have to use the remote at some point in the flow then voice is basically pointless
eyeball_kid
Member
I just called; as I expected, once it's in Preparing For Shipment they can't cancel the order. But I did get her to remove the next-day shipping charge at least. This is the first time I've done an Apple preorder and not hit first-day delivery, which is strange considering it doesn't even seem to have a lot of hype around it. I'm not sure why their shipping logistics are messed up on this one.
Ninja Kn1ght
Member
I agree with everyone complaining about typing, it's a major pain and will be particularly annoying for people in the many countries that don't support Siri. Bluetooth keyboards are an option if you happen to have one.
Another major issue is app discovery. It's almost impossible to browse apps that haven't been featured by Apple. That's the kind of thing that will discourage app developers if Apple doesn't do something fast.
Another major issue is app discovery. It's almost impossible to browse apps that haven't been featured by Apple. That's the kind of thing that will discourage app developers if Apple doesn't do something fast.
shoplifter
Member
Less annoyed that my ATV hasn't shipped, more annoyed that they charged me three days ago and it hasn't shipped.
The former.
infiniteloop
Member
IS there a way to install all purchased apps, rather than going into each one and clicking install?
Zeyphersan
Banned
Does Siri really not work with Apple Music? REALLY?
infiniteloop
Member
really
Zeyphersan
Banned
Unvelievable. Better be in a quick update
Do we know if it supports multiple accounts? I live in a very Apple-centric house and we all got our own shit
It will in the new year.