Sony Rolling Out Apple TV App to Select 2018 and Newer Smart TVs

[soaptrail]

Unless you have nothing else connected to the TV, you'll still have to change inputs. Most people have a variety of devices besides an ATV like cable boxes, PS4, Xbox, Switch, computer, etc. And there's no pissing around when you have a Harmony Elite and can have everything automatically turn on and to the proper setting with the tap of a single button. 🤷‍♂️

I had a Marantz universal back in the day but unless i program everything to go on, which i do not want, i have to create custom macros to turn on TV + DVD player or TV + cable. I prefer to just turn them on one at a time. Now with my android TV i only need to turn on the UHD player or cable, but 90% of the time i use an android app to stream something.

I thought HDMI CEC was the answer until i enabled it and my TV would turn on the BD player even when i wanted to watch cable TV, doh!

Now with eARC i want a cheap dumb receiver and I can send all HDMI cables to my TV and use eARC to send sound to the receiver. Of course the audio companies want me to buy their expensive receivers with Dolby Vision and everything else for audio that we do not need.

 

[vipergts2207]

I had a Marantz universal back in the day but unless i program everything to go on, which i do not want, i have to create custom macros to turn on TV + DVD player or TV + cable. I prefer to just turn them on one at a time. Now with my android TV i only need to turn on the UHD player or cable, but 90% of the time i use an android app to stream something.

I thought HDMI CEC was the answer until i enabled it and my TV would turn on the BD player even when i wanted to watch cable TV, doh!

Now with eARC i want a cheap dumb receiver and I can send all HDMI cables to my TV and use eARC to send sound to the receiver. Of course the audio companies want me to buy their expensive receivers with Dolby Vision and everything else for audio that we do not need.

Maybe we have different definitions of expensive, but even Denon's $280 receiver supports Dolby Vision.

 

[kay0stheory]

Enabling WiFi on your Smart TV is ludicrous. Google and the TV manufacturer track everything.

Just hook up an Apple TV and have piece of mind

Yeah and this is why TVs are miraculously so cheap compared to 10 years ago. No way am I risking a bricked TV though by hooking it up to the internet. Separate box please.

 

[jkozlow3]

How does the Apple TV handle OLED displays? Are there automatic screensavers and whatnot to prevent burn-in?

Yes, of course.
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[soaptrail]

Maybe we have different definitions of expensive, but even Denon's $280 receiver supports Dolby Vision.

And i spend double that to get higher audio fidelity but i don't want to replace it because DV profile 10 comes out. If receivers did not need to put so many video features they can be cheaper.

 

[chuckimo]

Enabling WiFi on your Smart TV is ludicrous. Google and the TV manufacturer track everything.

Just hook up an Apple TV and have piece of mind

Ty, I was wondering why Sony stipulated that you would need to login with a Google account to access the AppleTV app on their devices. I’m just gonna stick with the AppleTV appliance on my dumb monitor ;-)

 

[The Phazer]

Ty, I was wondering why Sony stipulated that you would need to login with a Google account to access the AppleTV app on their devices. I’m just gonna stick with the AppleTV appliance on my dumb monitor ;-)

Not really. The reason you have to login with a Google account is because you obtain the app from the Google Play store, which you have to have a Google account to use.

Much the same as you have to have an Apple account to use an Apple TV and install any apps, so Apple know what apps are registered against your account.