I liked the idea of airplay, netflix and photo stream, so I recently tried replacing my 1st gen appletv with an appletv 2, but a couple things made me change my mind and go back to the original setup.
-On the new model, optical audio cuts out when you turn off your tv. The old appletv made it easy to pick a song, start playing and then shut off the tv.
-the menu system on the new model is structured to try and push you into the store, and buries your content in a stupid sub menu.
-You have to have a computer running to access your content. If you have a laptop, you can't do wake over LAN and you're SOL.
-Internet radio favorites are no longer an option.
-Album art and movie art takes forever to load on the new model. Even on wireless-n.
I'm all for upgrading to keep up with changes in tech, but don't see why quality features get left behind.
Any one else have similar disappointments with the new appletv?
-On the new model, optical audio cuts out when you turn off your tv. The old appletv made it easy to pick a song, start playing and then shut off the tv.
-the menu system on the new model is structured to try and push you into the store, and buries your content in a stupid sub menu.
-You have to have a computer running to access your content. If you have a laptop, you can't do wake over LAN and you're SOL.
-Internet radio favorites are no longer an option.
-Album art and movie art takes forever to load on the new model. Even on wireless-n.
I'm all for upgrading to keep up with changes in tech, but don't see why quality features get left behind.
Any one else have similar disappointments with the new appletv?