Ahhh! Thanks for that! I am hoping they fix the buffer stutter when watching movies as that drives me nuts!
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Apple Updates Apple TV with Up Next and Bluetooth Keyboard, New 'AppleTV3,2' Model Revealed
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Ahhh! Thanks for that! I am hoping they fix the buffer stutter when watching movies as that drives me nuts!
Nothing like that on my second generation ATV. I always wondered why they removed TV Show folders on the second gen one, it's so stupid that you have to scroll though every season instead of one item per show.
There should be. I had it set on my second generation ATV until I upgraded to the new one recently.
Bleh....
We need APPS and NAS support, to make ATV more than a glorified Netflix player.
Without them, updates like this are simply basic maintenance, hardly worth the mention.
BTW, the UI is not that great, either.
As other mentioned, no TV Shows folder is simply an idiotic omission.
Also, if you watch a series on Netflix, when you finish an episode, every other decent front-end presents you with the next episode. Not ATV -- you have to navigate back to the season, then select the next episode. To boot, there is no indication of watched episode.
Overall, the UI is rather poorly thought out.
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It'd be nice if the new model supports tuners such as Elgato or HDHomeRun
Not holding my breath, though.
We need APPS and NAS support, to make ATV more than a glorified Netflix player.
Without them, updates like this are simply basic maintenance, hardly worth the mention.
BTW, the UI is not that great, either.
As other mentioned, no TV Shows folder is simply an idiotic omission.
Also, if you watch a series on Netflix, when you finish an episode, every other decent front-end presents you with the next episode. Not ATV -- you have to navigate back to the season, then select the next episode. To boot, there is no indication of watched episode.
Overall, the UI is rather poorly thought out.
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It'd be nice if the new model supports tuners such as Elgato or HDHomeRun
Not holding my breath, though.
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Ah yes sorry that does exist, (just saw your edit) but it doesn't sort the TV shows by folder still, just by season...
I hope this fixes the issues I have with my ATV dropping off the wired network every so often...
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Beware, Netflix does not work over AirPlay! Probably digital rights issues
Why would you need it to when the Netflix app is on the apple tv
I hope it fixes the problem where my 7mps connection can't buffer a rented movie through itunes in under 6 hours.
Funny, this Apple TV update with its Bluetooth keyboard support was instantly more useful to me than the more widely looked forward to iOS 6.1 update. So convenient searches!
I can't wait for them to introduce 3rd party app support on the Apple TV though!
So convenient searches!I can't wait for them to introduce 3rd party app support on the Apple TV though!
You can create a playlist in iTunes and sort it any way you want. I just have mine broke down by series, but you could customize the playlist anyway you want.
The Netflix iOS app should let you drive the TV Netflix app so you can browse using a touch screen, but then offload all of the work to the TV.
It works very well with the apple tv, soo nice between ipad/apple tv, simple and very effective
Apple might need to be involved depending on how the TV app is written. For all we know Netflix provides the API and Apple writes the software.
Im using the Logitech K760 solar with bluetooth easy switch ... paired up no problem works like a charm
Link to the Apple announcement where Apple said they planned this, because it looks to me like your now saying Apple never delivered upon a rumour.
I never think to use the remote app, it would be cool if it sent me a little notification to my phone when I could use it to type.