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Apple TV 2.4 Update Now Available, Updated Remote App with Gestures

digitalbiker said:
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Even the die hard ATV users have to mod the standard config ATV to make it usable and then they are afraid to update it because Apple breaks all their changes.
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If using my :apple:tv daily or multiple times daily makes me a die hard user, then I am. I use it for movies (HD, SD - HD looks fine, not Blu-ray, but fine), my own ripped movies and tv shows, YouTube, and my entire music library - even streaming radio/scanners (no hack- works through iTunes just like any other media file). I have media synced and streamed, depending on what it is.

I also am thinking about experimenting with XMBC and Boxee, for the fun of it, but it's not necessary at all. The only "mod" I've made is an upgrade to a 250MB drive.

I guess I don't get why just because it's not the end all uber configurable hack box, doesn't mean it's not a very useable device. It's also the most elegant of the interfaces I've used, though something like Hulu isn't too bad. (I did try the Panasonic VieraCast - it's a joke, to put it mildly.)
 
This is SAWEEET!!! Apple isn't getting rid of the AppleTV. They are waiting until all the technological pieces are in place AND more of the general public will want a centralized TV/Movie/Music/?DVD? device.
 
stenackj said:
Anyone else notice that you can no longer skip chapters by just clicking the arrow botton on the remote? It just fast forwards now on mine after the update. I hate it!
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You can skip chapters, they have just changed it. First you have to click down arrow (the one with minus character) and after that you can skip chapters.
 
zag said:
You can skip chapters, they have just changed it. First you have to click down arrow (the one with minus character) and after that you can skip chapters.
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Yeah, I noticed that, kind of janky if you ask me. I skipped chapters more often than I FF so the added button click to move chapters is kind of annoying. Oh Well.

I also hate the revamped UI of this version, it looks a lot less clean and more Microsoft-like.
 
why doesnt itunes switch to front row view when using remote?

because its not made to, i know, but wouldnt that be cool?

it already does the auto fade away thing when starting a movie.


also: apple tv prediction: literally an apple tv. why the heck not, they already make the cinema displays pretty big, why not 42 inches? 48? 52? build in the :apple:tv with the tv, its simple.

think about it.

begin drooling.
 
I've noticed something:
I purchased Californication Season 2 HD last night on my AppleTV. Today, I open up my laptop at home, open iTunes and it is automatically downloading Californication Season 2 to my MBP from the iTunes store. ...So, that means I won't be syncing the info off my AppleTV and then having to sync it back on to watch it!

Is this feature new? I haven't noticed it before!!!
 
What an incredible update. This just made the remote 10X more useable, and the ATV 10X funner and easier to use. No more switching between the ****** apple remote and the iPhone to do the simplest tasks. The app can now control everything, and how! Watching photos slide perfectly in realtime on a 50' HDTV in sync with your swipe feels so incredible and natural. Everyone should try swiping in the photo album, its really something.
 
corinhorn said:
Yeah, I noticed that, kind of janky if you ask me. I skipped chapters more often than I FF so the added button click to move chapters is kind of annoying. Oh Well.

I also hate the revamped UI of this version, it looks a lot less clean and more Microsoft-like.
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Well, I like the idea of being able to do both... Yeah... You could hold down the button for FF, but I think I like this better... Would be nice to have an option to switch the modes, though, so you could make chapters be the default and use down -> right to FF.

I just hope I don't still get Finder restarts after trying to rewind now. That may have been a patch issue, though. Dunno.
 
andrew0122 said:
I wonder if this programing can be ported across to make an app that would allow for the user to control their Mac or even iTunes or Front Row. . . ?

Someone should do that. I really want gestures to allow me to remote Swipe across spaces on my Mac. I think it'd be cool. . .
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It's already been done - search for pearPad on the AppStore. There's a free lite version to give it a try.
 
FANTASTIC!

I have long been a big fan of the Apple TV, and this update and iPhone remote app update together are absolutely incredible for the Apple TV.

Before I was using a Logitech Harmony 890 remote for my TV and system, and I still do for most stuff, but navigation was always a bit slow on Apple TV. But Now - mama mia it's fantastically fast!

You can scroll through movie rentals super blazing fast, and the gestures are all intuitive on the iPhone remote app (of course).

Apple TV is the biggest sleeper for Apple I have ever seen. It's so awesome, but so many people just don't want it. I find Apple TV is awesome for showing off my vids and photo's, and I always found it worthwhile for that. It's also good for playing tunes through the home cinema thing (I have a Bose setup that rocks pretty good), but now I have been renting movies more and more from Apple TV, it's so convenient. And now with this remote enhancement, it's really super good guys. Try one out and I'm sure you'll want to get one.

WooHoo!
 
likemyorbs said:
Awesome, now if only they could update the actual appletv itself and make it useful and worth buying, that would just be amazing
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I find the Apple TV to be very useful, I don't require to apply "add on's" to its feature set. I sit down, turn on my tv and go to a movie or tv show that I have and I watch it. Not too difficult. Actually, it is easier than getting up and putting a DVD in. I also found that it was worth buying as, if you read what I have just written, it serves its purpose of supplying tv shows and movies to my TV when I want to watch them. WOW, it is just amazing.
 
BuddyTronic said:
FANTASTIC!

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Before I was using a Logitech Harmony 890 remote for my TV and system, and I still do for most stuff, but navigation was always a bit slow on Apple TV. But Now - mama mia it's fantastically fast!
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+1

My IR remote will now sit and collect dust. I've also been using my Harmony 550, but now it'll just be to change "activities" and master volume. Very intuitive and clever use of the iPhone interface. Thanks Apple!
 
I don't see the appeal of Apple TV. Isn't there anything in America like Sky Plus or Virgin Digital? You pay your monthly fee for television and you can set it to record whatever you want, set it to record whole series, listen to radio, watch something else while recording, record something else while recording (record two things at a time.) You only pay extra for some extra channels or to rent movies.

Seems to me with Apple TV I am paying the price of 4 or 5 months subscription to digital TV and then I don't get anything else on top of that, I have to pay for the music, TV episodes, movies and don't get a choice of when to watch them either.
 
windywoo said:
I don't see the appeal of Apple TV. Isn't there anything in America like Sky Plus or Virgin Digital? You pay your monthly fee for television and you can set it to record whatever you want, set it to record whole series, listen to radio, watch something else while recording, record something else while recording (record two things at a time.) You only pay extra for some extra channels or to rent movies.

Seems to me with Apple TV I am paying the price of 4 or 5 months subscription to digital TV and then I don't get anything else on top of that, I have to pay for the music, TV episodes, movies and don't get a choice of when to watch them either.
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Why do you think these are all people in America lol... I think they have this thing called TIVO there not sure if its the same thing..

I got the ATV because of the small form factor and boxee support, and I have a Popcorn Hour. Both are very nice devices
 
I just wish they would fix the reason it keeps forgetting about the WiFi network and needs the password re-entering every couple of weeks. And why it comes out of standby on its own not long after putting it in standby. Maybe they have, I haven't installed the update yet, but I'm not hopeful.
 
windywoo said:
... set it to record whole series, listen to radio, watch something else while recording, record something else while recording (record two things at a time.) You only pay extra for some extra channels or to rent movies.
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Yo dawg, I heard you like recording TV, so we put a DVR in yo DVR, so you can record while you record!
 
Interesting these apps aren`t 64bit.

I find the note at the bottom of this page very interesting.

http://www.apple.com/macosx/technology/#64bit

Now grapher was always a bit of a skunkworks project and i could see it falling by the wayside. But iTunes, Front Row and DVD Player not being updated to 64bit? That doesn`t ring quite right to me.

I suspect Apple has new plans in regards to these 3 applications, potentially collapsing them into 1 app. However i can`t really imagine them dumping the iTunes brand.

Either way i think we`ll know more in September as it`ll most certainly be revealed alongside the new ipod range.

M.
 
MikeDTyke said:
I find the note at the bottom of this page very interesting.

http://www.apple.com/macosx/technology/#64bit

Now grapher was always a bit of a skunkworks project and i could see it falling by the wayside. But iTunes, Front Row and DVD Player not being updated to 64bit? That doesn`t ring quite right to me.

I suspect Apple has new plans in regards to these 3 applications, potentially collapsing them into 1 app. However i can`t really imagine them dumping the iTunes brand.

Either way i think we`ll know more in September as it`ll most certainly be revealed alongside the new ipod range.

M.
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I've always suspected that fact, I am thinking you may have just unearthed something..... :eek:

You are right about iTunes brand, the awareness is off the chart. There would *have* to be a major re-branding marketing effort on the new app.
 
likemyorbs said:
Awesome, now if only they could update the actual appletv itself and make it useful and worth buying, that would just be amazing
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Strange comment? We use ours all the time. How do you define useful? We watch HD movies (720p) every weekend from iTunes Store (way nicer than using FiOS system), we stream music to living room Hi-Fi system. We stream pictures and movies we shoot to large HD TV from Mac's iTunes... what's not to like and all wireless.
 
I haven't noticed anyone mention that you can now use the keyboard on iPhone to enter objects you are searching for. The one thing I hated more than anything on my AppleTV was trying to enter a movie by name with that goofy on screen keyboard using your remote. Now you can just type on your phone and shows up on the AppleTV.
 
tjpyles said:
I haven't noticed anyone mention that you can now use the keyboard on iPhone to enter objects you are searching for. The one thing I hated more than anything on my AppleTV was trying to enter a movie by name with that goofy on screen keyboard using your remote. Now you can just type on your phone and shows up on the AppleTV.
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That's worked since the previous update at least, maybe since the one before that.
 
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