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Is the new 2022 Apple TV 4K worth it? I already own the 2017 model.
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Are you asking if you can use the First Generation Siri Remote that came with the 2017 ATV4K1 with the new 2022 ATV4K3?
If so, then yes, you can.
I have the original Siri Remote paired with my new 128 GB ATV4K3.
You can only pair one Siri Remote at a time, so when you pair one Remote, the other gets unpaired automatically.
The easiest thing to do is to pair the new (old) Remote after restarting the ATV. Do not touch the Remote that is currently paired until after the Remote that you want paired has went through the pairing process.
it might be that you cannot turn on or connect the currently paired Remote when trying to pair another.
Like I said before, the best way, in my opinion, is to restart the Apple TV but do not touch the currently paired remote. Hold the remote that you want to have paired a few inches away from the Apple TV. Press the menu button and the volume up button at the same time and hold it for about 10 seconds. It should automatically pair, and the remote that was paired ahoukd automatically unpair.
Made a mistake when setting it up. I unpaired the remote it showed, the one which shipped with the new Apple TV (?). When couldn't pair the old remote I then had to pair the new one. Older remotes have worked on newer models so likely could have gotten it to work if I spent more time on it.
Yes they are not the bets for gaming. I remember there used to be DVD based game systems back in the old days. Not sure if they still exist.
Coming from the 2017 4K I can hardly tell the difference. Really not liking the new remote. They added a mute button but that is in the bottom left where the old play/pause button was. Also they removed the ability to jump 10 seconds forward by clicking the right edge of the d-pad, where I could do that in YT with the old remote without having to pause the video first. Is there some method to jump ahead quickly that I’m missing? Or did YT update and remove the feature?
Yeah, a very poor design, especially for anyone coming from the original Siri Remote. I accidentally press the mute button all the time trying to use Siri.
Why didn't they put the Mute button where the Siri Button is?
You also cannot use the new remote on a lot of apps since it doesn't include the sensors that the original had.
I was never a huge fan on the original Siri Remote, and you could probably find some old posts of mine complaining about it, but the new design isn't the improvement that everyone, including MR claims it is.
If you run a Plex server and have a lot of MKV HEVC (HDR 10 bit) files, the new Apple TV can play the files without any problem.
If the A8 or A10 CPU does the job for you then keep those. I personally like the A12 of my ATV 4K. Its faster.
On my Lg CX I use match frame and dynamic range. Works like a charm.
Do you force HDR? or do you leave it as 4K SDR and then obviously have match dynamic range on?
Well HDMI 2.1 foe all the codecs people have been clamoring for! That's main reason to get the new one if you HDR videos natively!
Almost everything in HDMI 2.1 is optional. For this reason, the label of HDMI 2.1 means basically nothing.
I set to 4k sdr and let dynamic range handle actual HDR, DV, or SDR so yes, dynamic range to on.
Me too, but still too small for me, wished there was a 256GB option.
I got the "out of storage" message a few weeks ago. I have since turned off Aerial Screensavers in an attempt to free up some space without having to delete any apps.
4K SDR and match frame/dynamic range on here, I have the slightly older apple model still with my lg cx. Works perfectly!
The 2022 model is crap. If you have a 2017 or 2021 - they work better, The 2022 adds only remote disconnects, ethernet por issues, and some blackouts with certain apps as Amazon Prime.
I've been getting blackouts in Amazon Prime after skipping intros, with both my 2017 and my 2022. This may be a tvOS 16 issue, because I didn't have this issue on the 2017 with tvOS 15. (The 2022 came with tvOS 16 pre-installed.)
OTOH, on my 2022, I've been getting unusual pauses for many seconds. However, that was on tvOS 16.1. I've since upgraded to 16.2 so we'll see how that goes.