ipooedmyself
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I recently got an Apple TV 3. I like it.... sort of. But, it's so limiting.
I occasionally listen to music from iTunes with it. This is great.
Sometimes I subscribe to Netflix, and rarely Hulu Plus. I can already watch these on my Tivo Premiere, so Apple TV for this use is redundant.
I have Amazon Prime Instant Video.... can't play on or stream to Apple TV.
I have Spotify which I can stream via iPhone, but I would prefer an app.
I have xfinity, but I can't stream that to Apple TV either.
I've mirrored apps to Apple TV a handful of times, and that's ok.... but they don't show full screen.
I was hoping I could find some third-party app to mirror my PC, or at least stream audio, to Apple TV. No luck. The one app I found was laggy at best.
The sounds on the Apple TV when I scroll through the navigation drive me NUTS. Why can't I turn off the Apple TV sound effects????
The remote control is a little weird. You have to press and hold the menu button a while to get back to the home screen. I don't want to use an iPhone or iPad as a remote control. That's not what they're for in my book, and the Apple TV actual remote leaves as lot to be desired.
Apple TV feels so limiting for my uses. There's no Spotify app, and no way to watch Amazon Prime Videos or XFinity.
What do you use your Apple TV for?
Should I keep Apple TV? I like the idea of it, but I hate being limited in what I can watch on TV and what I can't.
I occasionally listen to music from iTunes with it. This is great.
Sometimes I subscribe to Netflix, and rarely Hulu Plus. I can already watch these on my Tivo Premiere, so Apple TV for this use is redundant.
I have Amazon Prime Instant Video.... can't play on or stream to Apple TV.
I have Spotify which I can stream via iPhone, but I would prefer an app.
I have xfinity, but I can't stream that to Apple TV either.
I've mirrored apps to Apple TV a handful of times, and that's ok.... but they don't show full screen.
I was hoping I could find some third-party app to mirror my PC, or at least stream audio, to Apple TV. No luck. The one app I found was laggy at best.
The sounds on the Apple TV when I scroll through the navigation drive me NUTS. Why can't I turn off the Apple TV sound effects????
The remote control is a little weird. You have to press and hold the menu button a while to get back to the home screen. I don't want to use an iPhone or iPad as a remote control. That's not what they're for in my book, and the Apple TV actual remote leaves as lot to be desired.
Apple TV feels so limiting for my uses. There's no Spotify app, and no way to watch Amazon Prime Videos or XFinity.
What do you use your Apple TV for?
Should I keep Apple TV? I like the idea of it, but I hate being limited in what I can watch on TV and what I can't.
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