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Swiss Fiber TV Service 'Salt' Launches Alternative Apple TV 4K Remote Control for Frustrated Customers
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Want want want!! I can’t stand the remote the ATV comes with. I sincerely hope they make one for the US.
It kind of is actually.This is why the average joe shouldn't be allowed anywhere near the design and development of hardware or software. Did you really just suggest that finding your iPhone, Swiping on it, Tapping on the remote app/widget, is easier than a dedicated dumb piece of hardware that is always next to the couch?
Macrumors never seizes to amaze me
I use my iPhone instead of the ATV remote >90% of the time I use my ATV.
Every time I do, I am amazed that I need to use a $750 device to control my $150 ATV because the included ATV remote sucks so badly.
Not when you’re scrolling through a menu of a thousand items. The pad lets me fly through. Even scrolling across a dozen items, I find the track much more gratifying. Buttons are better for single-item advancement. I also find Siri handy, often sparing typing at all.
Also, nice and somewhat surprising of Apple to partner with Swiss Fiber on an alternative remote. Apple’s not always my way or the highway.
I like the Apple TV remote it makes navigating the Apple TV almost identical to using an iOS device
That's not the most surprising thing for me about this ISP - have a look at their service offering. They designed their own 10Gbit modem. You get symmetrical 10 Gbps internet, 250 TV channels, unlimited landline and mobile calls within that country, oh and a free Apple TV 4K - all for 40-50 CHF/month (plus two months free).
I pay that (about £30) in the UK just for a no-frills 80/20mbps internet connection.
I pay that (about £30) in the UK just for a no-frills 80/20mbps internet connection.
Through HDMI-CEC, the regular remote that came with my TV works to control the AppleTV without a problem. It's the basic VIZIO remote without a number pad, and I actually quite like it. It looks very similar to the remote pictured here.
It has the directional arrows, a bit play/pause button, the volume buttons control my AVR also through HDMI-CEC. It all just works pretty well.
It has the directional arrows, a bit play/pause button, the volume buttons control my AVR also through HDMI-CEC. It all just works pretty well.
The ring around the menu button and the volume large layout button should be enough for you to remember. You just have to actually remember. That takes a little bit to remember to do. You’ll get the hang of it. I believe in you. It’s not that hard
Yup, home internet is awesome. Both ethernet and wifi. I get a good deal on roaming in Europe and North America as well.
Given the alternative of the current dumb remote capabilities, average Joe prefers using the app.This is why the average joe shouldn't be allowed anywhere near the design and development of hardware or software. Did you really just suggest that finding your iPhone, Swiping on it, Tapping on the remote app/widget, is easier than a dedicated dumb piece of hardware that is always next to the couch?
Macrumors never seizes to amaze me
He ain’t designing sh***t just hitting what best works from the two
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I dunno, during the course of yesterday afternoon I lost the tiny Apple TV remote a couple of times on the couch because it's so small, and pressed the wrong button once because it was "upside down" on the table beside me and it's pretty much symmetrical. Unless you're either staring at it, or holding it in your hand all the time, or feel all over it to find the ring around the home button first (whilst not touching whichever end is the glass touch pad of course), it's not that easy to use.
Someone mentioned using the old silver aluminium remote, that's a good shout. I have one in the cupboard somewhere. And an old white polycarbonate one now that I think about it!
Unless you're watching a completed NFL game with their GamePass app and trying to fast forward through commercials....using the trackpad to try and scrub two minutes forward is a major pain.
Or you could simply buy a universal remote and put the AppleTV remote in a drawer. I use the Harmony 850. Works like a charm.
I’m willing to pay $2000 for 10 of that remote for my commercial use. Somebody contact me.
Going forward and back 10 or 15 seconds (whichever it is) is infuriating and fails more often than it works. I wish I didn't have to fly from the States to Switzerland to buy one of these!
It took a bit of getting used to the new remote. I still prefer the older aluminum remote.
The Siri remote is poorly designed with it being black, which makes it harder to find in a darker room while watching TV, and too many times, I'm holding it upside-down!
I wish they allowed the Play/Pause button to select the current focus. I always need to remember to click the touch pad.
But did I mention that I LOVE the voice control? Life-changing! Works really well!
The Siri remote is poorly designed with it being black, which makes it harder to find in a darker room while watching TV, and too many times, I'm holding it upside-down!
I wish they allowed the Play/Pause button to select the current focus. I always need to remember to click the touch pad.
But did I mention that I LOVE the voice control? Life-changing! Works really well!
Maybe I’m the only one who actually like the Siri Remote? I specially like the trackpad because it is much smoother to scroll through menus compared to a button which can be annoying to press constantly.
I detest the ATV remote. Try using it for something like Zwift and you'll come to detest it too.
