Somar2230

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[–] Somar2230@alien.top 0 points 11 months ago

What Apple TV and remote do you have? What is your iOS and tvOS version?

[–] Somar2230@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I'm still using 3 of the 2017 4Ks, one 2021 one 2022 and the 2015 HD.

[–] Somar2230@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

To add on what was already said, there is a Crunchyroll app.

[–] Somar2230@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I have one still in use and it's ok, I would not buy one at this point in time though. A used 2017 4K model would be a better choice if you are looking on the used market.

[–] Somar2230@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Why not just put the Apple TV on one of the X90Ks HDMI 2.0 ports? The Apple TV does not take advantage of any HDMI 2.1 features with you TV so you are not missing out on anything. The only issue you might have is audio sync issues that happens with some Sony sets using ARC/eARC.

If you have not do so already there is a firmware update for your bar that was released in August.

https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/sound-bars-home-theater-systems-sound-bars-surround-speakers/ht-a5000#downloads

[–] Somar2230@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

The problem with 4K digital is the bitrate varies from title to title and from service to service. The audio is better on the disk if you have an audio system that can take advantage of it.

Movies Anywhere tends to be the best service to stream 4K followed by Apple they tend to be above 20 Mbps on their 4K movie streams.

I tend to buy the disk and redeem the digital code, I use the digital version when I'm not in one of my main viewing setups.

[–] Somar2230@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I have one installed for a year now with no problems. I was using a Nest Hello with HomeBridge that worked great but the Nest died. I did get four years out of the Nest though I would have purchased another but Google dropped the version I was using and the newer models are not the same.

There are not many doorbells that work HomeKit natively.

https://www.imore.com/best-homekit-video-doorbells

If you are willing to go with HomeBrige, Home Assistant or a Starling Hub you have more options.

[–] Somar2230@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

The Apple TV app is just for streaming shows it does not have any of the functionality of an actual Apple TV device. The shows stream at a lower bitrate when using the Apple TV app on non Apple devices.

[–] Somar2230@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

You space problem is due to cache being full. Reset it and turn off downloading for the screen savers. The cache should clear it self but sometimes it does not.

[–] Somar2230@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Dolby Digital 5.1 works over ARC. Since you only have a 5.1 AVR that does not support Atmos using Dolby Digital 5.1 over ARC is fine.

[–] Somar2230@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I have both and prefer the Apple TV but I can see where other prefer using a Roku. Hardware wise the Apple TV is vastly superior to the Roku Ultra. The Apple TV has faster SOC, more ram, more storage, better WiFi and better Ethernet. If you are not doing anything that takes advantage of the better hardware then you won't notice a difference.

What TV and soundbar do you have? The Apple TV does not support Atmos over an ARC connection so if you have a TV with ARC and a soundbar with one HDMI you may not get Atmos.

 

Audio is playing at the correct kHz and all channels are working. 44.1 kHz, 96 kHz, and 192 kHz FLACs still play back at the correct sample rates.

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