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Netflix for Apple TV Gains 'Up Next' Feature for Automatic Episode Playback
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It's a little dated, doesn't match 10.10 or ios7/8. Doesn't have to, like I said, it's just old looking. I think it's been the same for 3+ years.
I have to say that since buying a 'Smart TV' Apple TV has become pretty irrelevant. I only use it now for my iTunes purchases. TBH if you live outside the USA then ATV is a pretty poor offering in any event. The app for Netflix on my TV is much better than ATV anyhow.
Yeah, I am not sure why we didn't get this option earlier today when we tested it, but I can confirm that episodes will get the countdown timer and play automatically. Looks like this only happens after you've selected "Play Next Episode" with the remote for the first time. I've updated the post.
Really? I haven't come across a "Smart TV" that has an interface worth a crap. And for some reason Hulu+ never works well on any that I've tried (Panasonics) - it's always choppy as hell and eventually freezes.
I've tried Netflix on a few Smart TVs... the interface is always awful and completely laggy. Way inferior to Apple TV.
The other day on my iPad I figured out you can swipe down to cancel the "play next episode"... and play the rest of the episode credits. (not sure if it works the same way on an iPhone)
I know the article says that it doesn't automatically play the next episode, but from trying it out this evening it sure seems like it does. Not sure if it's an annoying feature or it has some bugs that need to be ironed out.
Thank you based god!!!!
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I've found that starting in 2014, a lot of manufacturers' Smart TVs are starting to speed up. I suspect that the major ones, like Samsung, LG, etc. were including crappy CPUs in their sets previously.
However, I just purchased a 2014 LG TV and the interface really is zippy, including with Netflix and all the other apps. It's actually been pretty nice to use and I've started using the build-in Netflix app instead of my Apple TV since it requires fewer button pushes on the remote.
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I've found that starting in 2014, a lot of manufacturers' Smart TVs are starting to speed up. I suspect that the major ones, like Samsung, LG, etc. were including crappy CPUs in their sets previously.
However, I just purchased a 2014 LG TV and the interface really is zippy, including with Netflix and all the other apps. It's actually been pretty nice to use and I've started using the build-in Netflix app instead of my Apple TV since it requires fewer button pushes on the remote.
I don't want to sound harsh but IT SUCKS. This new "feature" SUCKS. It goes perfectly with their new logo.
Example: I'm watching Hemlock Grove, the episode has six minutes left. SIX MINUTES! Not just six minutes of credits but six minutes of the story. And suddenly "up next" appears and moves on to the next episode. WTF?
So after my confusion, I now I have reach for the apple remote and click back over to the show "box" and then click on the show to resume full screen before the countdown to the next episode.
Amazing work netflix, just like the twitter app, you keep striving for excellence. And by excellence, I mean ****** UI
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Example: I'm watching Hemlock Grove, the episode has six minutes left. SIX MINUTES! Not just six minutes of credits but six minutes of the story. And suddenly "up next" appears and moves on to the next episode. WTF?
So after my confusion, I now I have reach for the apple remote and click back over to the show "box" and then click on the show to resume full screen before the countdown to the next episode.
Amazing work netflix, just like the twitter app, you keep striving for excellence. And by excellence, I mean ****** UI
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Its not that it sucks it's that it's not working correctly for you for some reason.
Agree and disagree - I think they do need to iron out some bugs. Been watching some adventure time and will autoplay next episode with more than a minute left of an 11 minute episode. That said, you can click back to the main viewer and it seems to play out the whole thing before then moving on automatically.
Once it's been refined a bit, it'll be more or less the same as on other devices. I for one have been waiting for this feature to be added to the Netflix app since the day I bought my aTV (especially considering other apps had this functionality e.g. Red Bull TV).
I was watching Orange is the New Black and it switched to a new episode when there was still 10 minutes left in the episode that I had been watching. I had to go back to my menu, restart the show I had been watching and when it started playing the show window went to 1/3 size. They badly need to refine this feature and make sure it doesn't try to start a new show before the credits roll on the old show.
I love and hate this feature.
'I need to go to bed. Oh, the next episode is playing? Alright then, maybe just one more...'
5 episodes later and its 3am
'I need to go to bed. Oh, the next episode is playing? Alright then, maybe just one more...'
5 episodes later and its 3am
Yeah, this is great in concept, but I'm also having problems with it, they botched the execution. Most times it comes up way too early, before credits roll, but even that isn't consistent (even with the same length of credits). And a few times it has just jumped to the next episode while still playing, without me even pressing a button.
you obviously don't own an apple device. Phone, tablet, computer or you would use airplay everyday. Or you don't own surround sound and don't care much for airplay...
This feature alone is worth it for an Apple TV. Ive never used the smart features on my panasonic plasma. Too slow and i have surround sound id have to run another cable to get sound out from the tv's app. I disable the tv's speakers obviously.