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How to Use Apple TV's iPhone-Based Color Balance Feature

vipergts2207 said:
Again, nobody said it “fixed” your TV. Just that this feature results in a more accurate picture when viewing with an ATV. Why do you insist on arguing a point that was never even made? It doesn’t make you look more knowledgeable on the topic, it just makes it look like you can’t follow a simple conversation.
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So when I say it only adjusts Apple TV and you keep “disagreeing” that somehow is me not understanding a simple conversation? Ok, as you like. I stand by my original statement, it’s a gimmick. More accurate...or a different picture?

I have had a dedicated home cinema room for 20 years (and a in-room setup 20 years before that) and over that time with each generation of projector I have invested in, I have paid for professional calibration; often “accurate” is not always as pleasing on the eye. The capabilities and performance of your screen / projector determines how accurate the calibration can be.
 
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it actually cooled my display slightly rather than warming it. i suppose that speaks to the poor job i did calibrating it in the first place. i thought it was already on the cool side
 
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Chevysales said:
What a gimmick. My Samsung Q90 75” has a sensor which adjusts for light in a room. As been stated light in viewing areas rarely are the same throughout the day. I’d tend to go with a sensor that’s part of better tv’s than a combination of my iPhone and iOS (or tvOS).

You can get TVs pretty darn good by following simple instructions all over the web for your particular set. Most are of course over saturated and cartoonish so much so you’d be better off starting in Movie Mode and adjust off that.
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I had so many service calls due to these stupid sensors. People walking in front of it or placing items that block it would cause them to go off. Yes, features like that can be explained but most people will not understand. I haven’t had the opportunity to test this new feature yet but it looks to only adjust the output of the AppleTV itself. This is not a replacement for a true ISF calibration.
 
ani4ani said:
So when I say it only adjusts Apple TV and you keep “disagreeing” that somehow is me not understanding a simple conversation? Ok, as you like. I stand by my original statement, it’s a gimmick. More accurate...or a different picture?

I have had a dedicated home cinema room for 20 years (and a in-room setup 20 years before that) and over that time with each generation of projector I have invested in, I have paid for professional calibration; often “accurate” is not always as pleasing on the eye. The capabilities and performance of your screen / projector determines how accurate the calibration can be.
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You’re being disingenuous and misstating the disagreement. I didn’t, nor do I recall anyone else saying that the feature does anything other than adjust the ATV output signal to display a more accurate picture. And the link I posted from AVS shows it results in a more accurate picture, not just a different picture. Do you have data showing otherwise? I’m completely open to the possibility that the feature doesn’t do anything, but so far the data available says it does. On the other hand, all we have are your feelings on the matter and in science, your feelings are of zero value where they disagree with empirical data. For having been an A/V enthusiast for so long, it certainly doesn’t show.
 
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I can’t get this working. I’m on both betas, on the latest public beta builds too. I get the option on the TV but never get the notification on my iPhone 11. I’ve restarted multiple times, but nothing.
 
unfunfionn said:
I can’t get this working. I’m on both betas, on the latest public beta builds too. I get the option on the TV but never get the notification on my iPhone 11. I’ve restarted multiple times, but nothing.
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Post if u figure it out
 
I just tried it in my LG OLED and it says I have Dolby vision and already experience the correct color and I can't calibrate it.
 
ani4ani said:
So when I say it only adjusts Apple TV and you keep “disagreeing” that somehow is me not understanding a simple conversation? Ok, as you like. I stand by my original statement, it’s a gimmick. More accurate...or a different picture?

I have had a dedicated home cinema room for 20 years (and a in-room setup 20 years before that) and over that time with each generation of projector I have invested in, I have paid for professional calibration; often “accurate” is not always as pleasing on the eye. The capabilities and performance of your screen / projector determines how accurate the calibration can be.
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if the tv has a neutral setting the image will improve when atv outputs an adjusted signal.
As often after phrases like “I have x years of experience” only bs is following.
 
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So should we put our TV on a balanced setting before doing this? Maybe a THX tune up?

I only watch Apple TV so I’m not that worried about adjusting settings on the TV. I’m assuming this will mainly adjust Color, Tint, and Contrast?
 
davidg4781 said:
So should we put our TV on a balanced setting before doing this? Maybe a THX tune up?

I only watch Apple TV so I’m not that worried about adjusting settings on the TV. I’m assuming this will mainly adjust Color, Tint, and Contrast?
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As often is the case, garbage in garbage out. I see no reason why you wouldn’t want to optimize the TV’s settings first before running this.
 
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Anarchy99 said:
you could allways order a new iPhone with the appleTV, calibrate it and return the phone within the 2 week window, all it takes is the effort to print out a return label and schedule the pickup
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Or just borrow someone’s phone?
 
jimbobb24 said:
I often find TVs at the store turn movies into looking like commercials or cheap TV shows. I wish I knew what was actually off but I take new TVs home and play with them for awhile until a movie looks like a movie. That’s not very scientific... but I don’t buy new TVs often enough to develop a system.
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Save some time and apply the recommendations from rtings.com. They will advise on turning off the soap opera effect.
 
Does this work because FaceID also contains a spectrograph? E.g. to detect actual skin during face recognition.

Or is this just trying to filter-pigment match to the front camera?
 
zorinlynx said:
I did this and the change was very subtle! I guess I should be proud that my TV was pretty well calibrated to start with?

My only question is, does the Apple TV keep separate calibrations for when HDR is on and off? Many TVs use distinct settings for HDR being on and off, so it would make sense to store separate calibration profiles for each.
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Which TV do you have?
 
ani4ani said:
Because I'm right

So as I said, fixing ATV, not your TV...and nothing at all for all other video sources that your TV is connected to?
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Do you also complain that the equaliser in the Spotify app dos not change the settings of your car stereo?
 
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DrRadon said:
Do you also complain that the equaliser in the Spotify app dos not change the settings of your car stereo?
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I wouldn’t even bother. This guy seems to think that Apple TV is “broken” because it’s current output can’t consider variances in light. etc in peoples living rooms and this is Apple’s means of “fixing” it.
 
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