I would add 44KHz output as well. Not a big deal, but it would be nice, and is frankly kind of silly that it doesn't allow this.
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Apple TV Software Updated to Version 5.2.1 with Bug Fixes, Hulu Redesign
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Should never assume anything "is a sign". Only setting yourself up for disappointment.
Spoken by a pessimist who is never disappointed because things are always better than I could have ever imagined them to be!
You might have changed my life forever, I am taking these words to heart. An apple made watch, bah, it'll never happen. Apple update their iOS... it works, right? They'll leave it. I accept that.
Mic j, I am feeling better already.
I like to try everything. I have 
TV2 and a mini on one HGTV and Google TV and a TV2 on another. I got the GTV at a discount $75 used and find it OK but a bit of a pain to use. I'm thinking of Jail-breaking one of my ATVs just to test it with some of the Apps it's missing. I'm not a great fan of Plex but that may be because I have not read all the instructions to work it. Doesn't get much use on my iMac, I tend to just go to my 3TB drive where I house my full movie rips (about 200 movies so far) and watch from my player.
TV2 and a mini on one HGTV and Google TV and a TV2 on another. I got the GTV at a discount $75 used and find it OK but a bit of a pain to use. I'm thinking of Jail-breaking one of my ATVs just to test it with some of the Apps it's missing. I'm not a great fan of Plex but that may be because I have not read all the instructions to work it. Doesn't get much use on my iMac, I tend to just go to my 3TB drive where I house my full movie rips (about 200 movies so far) and watch from my player.Not a HB problem either. If using a preset, it correctly puts the stereo track first and makes it default. Next track is DD 5.1 and not checked as default. Found most of this issue was caused by downloaded files or people using Subler for metadata tagging and not understanding that the checkmarks were for designating default flags but instead thought they were for which tracks to include.
ahh interesting. Got it. Only a few videos had that with me.
But some peoples entire libraries stopped playing audio.
Hardly. I checked it out the other day at friends house, who has both. Roku is a joke. Feels like something I would have purchased 6 or 7 years ago.
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How could anyone compare cable to AppleTV and find cable superior? Forget the advent of DVR all together, because it is crap. Have to program it, Fail, Have to pay for it monthly, Fail, Have to have specific hardware for it work, Fail, and after all that its not even a Great, Clean, Organized and Beautiful way of "saving" content for "on demand" viewing.
So in the end cable gets you 1) Expensive monthly bill, somewhere in the range of $50 to $150 a month. Sickening. 2)Live channels, not on demand content. 3) Endless advertising and mental programming.
As much as the average person rolls their eyes at idea that their every thought and action are being influence by what they see and hear on TV...Particularly by commercials and mainstream news...two of the most evil things on earth....it IS in fact happening. The networks are very aware of this. Otherwise, it wouldn't be there.
AppleTV is freedom from that garbage. Cancel your cable, and get an AppleTV. You'll never see another talking head lying to you about the state of the world, or selling you on what's supposed to "important". You'll still see some adverts, but a significantly reduced rate, making it easier and more practical to mute them as they appear.
Preliminary indications are pointing to this update having fixed my issue where I would have to power cycle the ATV3 to get it to see my Home Shares again (turning off/on Home Sharing on the sources and/or ATV3 provided no change to the behavior, one HAD to power cycle the ATV3). Yey (that was REALLY annoying).
EDIT: Nope, still does it.
EDIT: Nope, still does it.
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Find the content you want and hit the Play/Pause button, Not select button.
Yes it would be nice if it snapped back to the last episode played in a series... that would be nice
Why not? I don't see why people think this.
Technically Netflix and Hulu are competitors too. They stream content that you could also buy/rent from Apple. What's the difference?
I doubt it. I don't get why Apple offers things like iTunes Extras and iTunes LP, which both have content that can ONLY be viewed on a computer. Not on an iPad, iPod, iPhone or Apple TV.
I know I can use Airplay to view it but it should be easier.
SAme problem after my update of Apple Tv ... Hulu Plus unavailable. I unplugged it, waited a long time, replugged, and it works again.
However, that statement (from the MacRumors article) is obviously wrong too (typo?). I guess it should read "Apple TV 5.2.1" not "Apple TV 5.1.2." In any case, it's seems apparent that the original MacRumors article (about the Hulu Plus update) is materially wrong or at best very misleading.
To repeat, it certainly seems that the majority (all?) of the Hulu Plus update had nothing to do with the recent firmware release from Apple. You'll get the new Hulu Plus experience even without the firmware update. This could be key for people who are interested in the new Hulu Plus experience and yet who don't want to update their firmware (for whatever reason).
Thank you for being the first person in X many posts to answer me!
Yeah, I totally agree and that's an update I am hoping to see sooner rather than later.
Maybe not $0. I spend $70/month on satellite TV and love my Apple TVs. With 5 throughout the house, they get daily use. My wife loves renting videos, the kids love their Netflix shows and I love streaming music to wherever I am in the house. We are definitely not "those" people
is it just me, or has the calibration of the apple tv changed?
at first i thought it was just the art work for the movie posters, the gamma has been decreased (brighter shadows) along with brightness.
i then watched a movie scene im very familiar with (watched hundreds of times) and unless my eyes are going crazy, the calibration is kind of fluctuating, specifically im talking about brightness and gamma, not colour.
EDIT**
i know for a fact im right now, because i just compared how some images looked on my macbook pro desktop look over airplay to the Apple TV: result: they look normal as they always did (i edited them).
on the apple tv, it is different under the artwork of posters for movies. they are looking different, before they matched.
it looks worse, stupid Apple.
at first i thought it was just the art work for the movie posters, the gamma has been decreased (brighter shadows) along with brightness.
i then watched a movie scene im very familiar with (watched hundreds of times) and unless my eyes are going crazy, the calibration is kind of fluctuating, specifically im talking about brightness and gamma, not colour.
EDIT**
i know for a fact im right now, because i just compared how some images looked on my macbook pro desktop look over airplay to the Apple TV: result: they look normal as they always did (i edited them).
on the apple tv, it is different under the artwork of posters for movies. they are looking different, before they matched.
it looks worse, stupid Apple.
