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Apple Releases Apple TV 2.3 Software Update

DirecTV remote learning?

I spent some time after updating last night trying to get the TV to learn the AV2 setup on my DirecTV remote, but after setting the up button, it won't learn the down or side buttons. Anyone able to make it work correctly so far, and if so, how?
 
it's all moot without standby

Since they removed the ability to go to standby without menus, any update is moot to me. I most frequently use ATV for music. Since Harmony remotes don't handle the "A,B,C" keys for my DVR well, I've given them up. This means to use the ATV's video, I have to cycle through 8 settings on my TV just to get to view the menus on ATV to put the darn thing to sleep. Now I just keep it unplugged most of the time. It's also crazy that EVERY time I open iTunes it turns the ATV on to sync it. I can't tell you the amount of energy wasted by the ATV being on and spinning with my screen saver for DAYS without me even being aware of it. So, as I said, I keep that electricity vacuum called the ATV unplugged.
 
Before I left for work this morning I did a quick test on the last 3 movies of mine that I ripped via HB. I'm pretty sure they were all encoded and played back Dolby Digital before the update (i'll check my settings when I get home), but they did not playback DD this morning instead all i could get was DPL which is better than some who are claiming no soundtrack at all.

Somebody on the handbrake forum said this could be happening if you did not encode AC3 + AAC since it appears the new update did break DD
 
colinmack said:
It's not necessarily to watch TV/movies full screen, it's to have the proper aspect ratio and letterboxing when widescreen material is played back.

I shouldn't have to modify the playback size of every single video I encode to have them displayed properly, and I'm not about to replace my perfectly good $10000 TV because Apple didn't bother to include an aspect ratio setting (which would clearly be a no-brainer for them).
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$10,000 TV :eek: You my friend either put one too many zeros or you have one bad ass 1080p projector.
 
MagnusVonMagnum said:
Oh joy. I just LOVE having to pull the power cord and watch sparks fly when I plug it back in because Apple chose to believe its AppleTV product NEVER needs to be reset ever.

But suffice to say, I'm getting pretty tired of having to pull the plug to make the thing reboot.... Why oh why could they not just include a simple reset button on the front or back of the unit....
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I do sympathize with your bad experience, but Apple did consider the need to reset the AppleTV. Simply hold down MENU and the "-" button on the remote.

[I apologize in advance for this remark...]

Why oh why can't people RTFM before complaining!

[Again, sorry :D]
 
Can anyone absolutely confirm DD 5.1 broken

It seems like all I've heard here is people stating they've heard rumors that Handbrake rips with DD 5.1 are broken with the update. Can anyone confirm that this in an actual fact?
 
basesloaded190 said:
$10,000 TV :eek: You my friend either put one too many zeros or you have one bad ass 1080p projector.
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Technically, it's just an antique - a $10K TV 8 years ago would only cost $2K today. :)

Anybody remember the insanity of seeing plasma TVs along high tech company walls before the bubble burst? I saw a 50" plasma in our local Costco warehouse for $900! My how technology depresses prices...

Also, from the Apple forum, one person noted that while the 5.1 track no longer works, the 2 channel stereo track does get passed over properly, so if you encoded properly with both you would get audio (albeit poor compared to 5.1). Think less of a minor disaster and more of a major problem.

I agree that if the apple startup video still works, then it's still technically possible and just a matter of figuring out what changed. Handbrake does include a tag for "encoded with", so I'm crossing my fingers hoping that it's as simple as deleting that tag on any previously encoded files to get them to work again, however, that would require proving that a Visualhub encoded files (which doesn't tag that field) do still pass through 5.1.

...And I'm not going to be the one to try checking that out. ;) Anybody else?

N...
 
basesloaded190 said:
$10,000 TV :eek: You my friend either put one too many zeros or you have one bad ass 1080p projector.
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Just a huge Sony rear projection TV from before the prices came down (1080i-capable)... I'd love for it to die so I could make an argument for a nice LCD or plasma, but it keeps on ticking...
 
Is it me .. or would it be wayyy cool to have apple TV (in a future upgrade ... maybe 3.0) that would have apps ( A.K.A Widgets) that we could pop up on screen anytime while watching a movie or listening to a song (just like on the iMac). These apps or Widgets could tell us the weather, Stocks, RSS feeds from news networks and more. Using Internet for apple TV would bring endless possibilities !!!
 
timholtz said:
It seems like all I've heard here is people stating they've heard rumors that Handbrake rips with DD 5.1 are broken with the update. Can anyone confirm that this in an actual fact?
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Read posts on page 1 or 2 in this thread, and check the Apple support forum for apple tv - several users have reported the problem and a few had provided the clarity that it's the 5.1 passthrough, not all audio, that's "broken".

N........
 
Nimiety said:
Read posts on page 1 or 2 in this thread, and check the Apple support forum for apple tv - several users have reported the problem and a few had provided the clarity that it's the 5.1 passthrough, not all audio, that's "broken".

N........
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that appears to be my saving grace since all of my rips included the passthrough track as well as the AAC track which can be encoded to DPL. Not as good but at least it's watchable.
 
aduteau said:
Is it me .. or would it be wayyy cool to have apple TV (in a future upgrade ... maybe 3.0) that would have apps ( A.K.A Widgets) that we could pop up on screen anytime while watching a movie or listening to a song (just like on the iMac). These apps or Widgets could tell us the weather, Stocks, RSS feeds from news networks and more. Using Internet for apple TV would bring endless possibilities !!!
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makes you wonder why there's not more internet-appliance functions for it, like widgets. Seems natural, the connectivity is already there, and it's more than capable of putting things on the screen... maybe a widget store for TV?
 
purd002 said:
that appears to be my saving grace since all of my rips included the passthrough track as well as the AAC track which can be encoded to DPL. Not as good but at least it's watchable.
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Is this the standard apple tv preset?
 
I find that all of those updates seem completely and utterly necessary for that product. I don't understand how it released without the ability to see your playlists!?!?
 
slapppy said:
I'm seeing reports here that it breaks 5.1 Audio from Handbrake rips. Is this true? :confused:
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slapppy said:
Just checked AppleTV forum at Apple site. Reports are coming up that 2.3 is killing DD playback from HB files.
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hitekalex said:
What??? This is ridiculous. Is Apple breaking this stuff on purpose to keep us buying the content off ITMS?? Broken DD 5.1 passthru is a complete deal breaker, as this basically makes my whole movie library unwatchable. I am staying with 2.2 until this is fixed.

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Does anyone have the definitive answer on this yet???? This is a BIG deal.
 
You know, I just wish they'd concentrate on getting a stable & reliable Apple TV before adding any new features. When the ATV works, its a fantastic product, but unfortunately its one of the buggiest products they've ever released.
 
My family's thinking about getting a big screen TV (or at least bigger than our current TVs) as a family Christmas present and maybe getting an :apple:TV w/ it since I have quite a few TV shows on my computer that we all like. I hope this update will make a good impression on me and my family if we get one.

ascender said:
You know, I just wish they'd concentrate on getting a stable & reliable Apple TV before adding any new features. When the ATV works, its a fantastic product, but unfortunately its one of the buggiest products they've ever released.
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I've found a lot of Apple products have been buggy lately, so that says something.
 
JAWWC said:
At the risk of sounding stupid.... is DPL 5.1? (Sorry I don't know much about audio)
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No, it's not. Have a read here. Basically, it's this:

Dolby Pro Logic (and Dolby Surround) - up to 4 analog channels (R, L, C, Rear mono)
Dolby Pro Logic II - up to 5 analog channels (R, L, C, Rr, Lr)
Dolby Digital (encoded in an AC-3 track) - up to 8 discrete channels (but usually only 6; R, L, C, Rr, Lr, LFE sub)
 
ntrigue said:
100% functionality. You can lose the Apple Remote?!
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The Harmony One does up/down/left/right/pause/menu no probs.

I can't get it to
1) sleep the AppleTV
2) it doesn't seem to do an accelerated scroll down a long list of songs. It wants to go one by one. But up seems to work... so not sure what the issue is.

Hey, does programming a new remote to work the AppleTV mean that we can program features that aren't shown on the current remote? Or just the same buttons?
 
Mudbug said:
makes you wonder why there's not more internet-appliance functions for it, like widgets. Seems natural, the connectivity is already there, and it's more than capable of putting things on the screen... maybe a widget store for TV?
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Widget Store for :apple:TV would be very interesting .. seriously .. imagine having all of these widgets and their information On screen anytime while watching a movie ... That would be insane !
 
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