Damn thank you for posting this suggestion to sync the audio through the Apple TV. It was driving me nuts trying to get it right through my Sonos sound at setting
Damn thank you for posting this suggestion to sync the audio through the Apple TV. It was driving me nuts trying to get it right through my Sonos sound at setting
@@SmiteIke Me too. You can set delay on the TV and the soundbar, but very hard to get it "right". This just fixes it and it does not drive me nuts to have it slightly out of sync.
Here's a tip to go along with what you were talking about with the Match Dynamic Range. So having it match the dynamic range and frame rate, as you showed are important. But you can add to it by going into the main TV resolution settings and changing the Apple TV to SDR. Even though you change it to SDR, because of the Match Dynamic Range setting, when playing something in HDR it will switch back. The benefit to this is to ensure that SDR is ALWAYS shown as SDR and that it never tries to tone-map the SDR to HDR. But even assuming the Match Dynamic Range setting truly does always keep the content in SDR when it's non-HDR, there's one place where it will NEVER change it: the Home Screen. The Home Screen will always try to show in HDR if HDR is selected. This has the result of making the Home Screen look a little washed out; not as bright or well defined. This may not be a big deal on TVs where the screen is extremely bright (like a QLED) - but it's really bad on a lower cost TV. Many TVs under $1,000 have panels that are not capable of truly reaching the minimum brightness needed for HDR (regardless of whether they show the HDR logo on the box and the input allows it). And so for TVs that can't go past 500 Nits of brightness, trying to browse through the Apple TV Home Screen in HDR mode can be very eye straining as it's so dim and washed out. But by changing the resolution setting to SDR, and then enabling Match Dynamic Range, the home screen will have full 4:4:4 color and look much brighter and easier to see.
this is huge if it works as described. I have an OLED but with the ATV4K set to Dolby Vision output the main menu and buit-in apps (Apple Music) are always at 100% brightness. Not great for nighttime viewing. Thanks for the tip.
The eArc feature that allows users to AirPlay audio from games consoles to HomePods via Apple TV is never talked about! Such a good feature if, like me, you use stereo HomePods as your primary TV speakers.
Apple updated the match dynamic range feature with their latest software update, tvOS 16.1. It now works when set in HDR mode too, meaning it will now switch to SDR for SDR programs even when set to HDR as default.
@@JoelRamos14 Yes. The only downside is if RUclips video is in 4K and the ads aren’t, you’ll get a pause and blank screen while it switches from 4K to SD, then the same thing again after the ad when it goes back to 4K.
@@freespeach99 If Jason King is saying its been fixed to match but it still flickers a black screen on youtube then it is not fully fixed. I would turn off Dynamic Range, that fixed it for me.
I highly recommend making Apple TV picture settings at 4K SDR and choose match content so the HDR doesn't affect the screen life span by maxing brightness
@@cooter3690 They are ONLY front Left and Right. Computational/Spatial audio is generated by the two front speakers. You get ATMOS from some streaming services. No rear speakers are needed.
Another tip to go along with the voice control you talked about. You can also use the exact same commands hands-free, if you have another nearby Apple device like an iPad or HomePod or Apple Watch. I use this all the time when I want to get up to go to the other room and I just call out to Siri to pause the TV. The HomePod is perfect for this because it's equipped with long range beam-forming microphones; and it works from any HomePod in the house regardless of whether it's paired to the Apple TV for sound output or not. Some of the things you can say is: Hey Siri: Turn the Apple TV Off (Puts it to sleep) Pause the TV Resume playing on the TV Go back 45 seconds What did they say? Skip 5 Minutes All of that without ever having to touch the remote.
Love love love this video- Wanted to mention a super-duper little tip for your next audio specialty video. Many of us who can't or dont want to add soundbars to our TVs Systems can use the Apple TV to do something amazing with our Sonos speakers( that even the Sonos folks don"t seem to know!!). With your I pad or Iphone through the audio / video tab in the settings screen of your Apple TV play the TV through our sonos systems as each amplifire will appear as a wifi option. Additionally these options can be placed into the home app on your IOS device and the volumes etc for each amp/location can be controlled by your IOS device!!! Its an awesome benefit that not many seems to know about!!! Happy holidays!!!
I should second some of the comments made here. Caleb is one of the best communicators I seen having watched a lot of reviews to help inform the purchase of a G2, AppleTV and an Arc. Keep up the good work.
Learn remote (Settings > Remotes and Devices > Learn Remote) is the best feature that wasn't mentioned in this video because it gives you dedicated remote skip buttons (specifically through "Set Up Playback Buttons") that are not available on the Siri remote. I used it to have the Apple TV learn my old cable set top box remote. It works so well that the set top box remote has replaced the Siri Remote as my primary remote because one-button skip is so important for RUclips TV.
It would be nice if the Siri Remote had a couple of extra buttons to program. I have the volume buttons directly control my sound bar, but I had to sacrifice the mute button to learn the change input remote function.
Currently my Siri remote turns on my AppleTV as well as my Marantz AV receiver by HDMI. Can this learning be used so it also acts as the On/Off button for my LG TV by IR when I start or shut down the Apple TV?
@@madmalkav6540 I don’t think the on off button is programmable, one of the limitations of the system. However my Apple TV remote switches on and off my Sony TV, as well as my Samsung sound bar and the Apple TV itself. I’m connected into the ARC HDMI on the TV, maybe try connecting your HDMI from the amp for ARC on the TV and see if this helps at all. If not then have a read of the Marantz manual, as I’m guessing it’s not passing on the power signal to the TV. Good luck.
@@madmalkav6540 I have my Apple TV connected to an LG OLED and the HDMI-CEC works to power the TV on by pressing the home button on a learned remote. Putting the Apple TV to sleep turns the TV off.
Thanks for some good tips. I’ve been a long term user of the Apple TV, back from the original black box with silver, two button remote and I’ve owned at least one of every release since then. I didn’t know about the match content function. Hopefully this will resolve an occasional issue where content displays with very low contrast. My tip is actually an app pick. I’ve found the Plex Media Server very powerful. I can stream copies of my own media from a always on media PC, wirelessly to every tv in the house. Highly recommended!
you're the best tech reviewer, specifically anything television related. i learn a ton from your videos. you're excellent at explaining process and design/function details. i learned new things watching this to better use my apple tv. thank you for being awesome at what you do!
@@digitaltrends Would you still recommend the Apple TV 4k streamer for people who are not in the Apple ecosystem? I am intrigued by this device but I don't own an iPhone or any other Apple device.
I think one of my favorite things I’ve been doing for a while is using my phone as a remote. It’s usually nearby (I tend to lose the remote) and the integration with the keyboard is nice. Plus I have the older Apple TV remote which frankly isn’t great - so the phone remote tends to be just as good. I’ve always felt the Apple TV is one of apples under the radar products. For a reasonable price, it gives you an excellent smart tv interface that is better than any integrated smart tv os I’ve seen(although lgs webOS is pretty good too).
I just gave away my 2021 Apple TV and purchased the 2022 and somehow I am regretting it. You tube video at the beginning goes to black like 2 or 3 times. Any advice please? It’s driving me crazy. I am about to go buy me the 2021. Only does it when I set up video to HDR10+ which was the only reason a bought the 2022. Let me know if I need to change something on my set up. Thank you
Helpful tips, thanks Caleb! Question: how long before non-Apple shows will appear in Up Next? My stripe is only showing AppleTV+ series and not including anything from Prime or Hulu or Netflix. Do you have to enable those other apps to be included somehow? Thanks!
My absolute favorite things about the ATV4K are the spatial audio with AirPods, being able to use my phone keyboard (can’t stand typing with the remote) and the navigation speed jumping between apps. Honorable mention to the gig Ethernet port
Hi, I have an LG E7 tv that is having Dolby Vision and Atmos. When streaming Netflix, Disney and others from the tv, it gives me access to Dolby Atmos. When using the AppleTV 4K 3rd Gen, nothing can be streamed in Dolby Atmos, only 5.1, and I can see that it os activated in my AppleTV setup. Streaming something out of the AppleTV app like Ted Lasso, I do have access to Dolby Vision. Any clue of how to resolve this issue? Thks I’m advance and keep up the good work, I love your channel.
In RUclips I say to Siri “search RUclips for __” and it searches for the topic! For RUclips tv when watching a show recorded on Dvr, when commercials come on you can skip them by saying to siri “skip 3 minutes.” For example.
This is a fantastic video. I never found a video going through all these Apple TV settings. Question: Once you go through and set everything the way you want it, is there a way to backup to iCloud with the Apple TV so if you get a new Apple TV you don’t have to go through the settings all over again?
Let’s say you have a Xfinity box in the same room as your Apple TV. Could you connect it to the Xfinity and that connects to the TV through HDMI will the Apple TV still work like it would persay like it would on Xbox? Or will it go right to Xfinity
Maybe you can answer this. If I am watching RUclipsTV and just power off TV and Apple TV with long press power then when I power on TV later I just get black screen. I then have to return to home screen and start another app and return to RUclipsTV to get it working again. If however if I return to home screen and power off everything is fine to return to RUclipsTV when I power on later. Is it Apple TV problem or app problem?
Can your Apple TV 4k play 4k RUclips? Mine doesn’t. It depends on the day, but mostly my RUclips app is capped at 1440p. I even have youtube premium account. This doesn’t happen with RUclips apps on my iPhone or iPad. What’s wrong with Apple TV 4k?
I have 2 stereo pairs of OG Homepods (4 speaker) I use when watching content on Apple TV 4k and it's fantastic! However, I'm trying to find out of there is a way to use 4 homepods (2 stereo pairs) when using alternate inputs on my television? For example, when using my PS5/XSX or DVR? Currently I'm only able to use 2 homepods (1 stereo pair) when using any input other than my Apple TV 4k. I've googled this on an off for about 3-4 months and no luck confirming it is or is not possible.
I would like to know if Apple TV supports Dolby Atmos. I have a speaker system with Dolby Atmos. I am wondering how I connect them. Should I connect apple tv to speaker then speaker to tv ?
newbie question. Setup is as follows: Ive a Sony a80K with Apple TV connected to HDMI 2 and my soundbar connected the eARC port which is one of only two ports that support Dolby. HDMI 4 port can also be set to Dolby vision. However, my PS5 is connected to HDMI 4 because it is the only port that supports VRR. My question is, are there limitations to Dolby on the Apple TV setting if the HDMI can only be set to "enhanced" and not to Dolby? I hope that makes sense. Almost confused myself haha!
Hi, I think it would be a great idea if you can revisit TVs that have had notable bugs in their software every 6 months or so to let the viewers know whether the the latest firmware has resolved those issues. Given that many new TVs have software issues when they are initially released and when you review them, your viewers can often go into a TV purchase somewhat blind. I’m sure it would be very valuable for many of us and be a popular series for your channel.
I don’t have match content enabled because it blacks out every single time it goes to a new video in RUclips. Missing the first 7-10 seconds which is annoying, 11:12 shows it clearly. Not sure who likes that but I don’t 😅🤷♂️
I recently bought Airpods 3rd Gen. I used to have a home theater system with multiple speakers, in terms of audio that was better than actually being in the best seat in a theater or at the Super Bowl for example. The newer Airpods are better than that particularly because each person has their own personal home theater system, with the exception that with a home theater system you can actually feel the difference, like it's live versus a recording. I'm currently sitting at home waiting for delivery of my 2022 Apple TV unit as a Christmas present, and educating myself so that when my wife gets home I'll have it all set up. But now watching this I'm thinking maybe it's better if I just connect it and let her set up her own thing because we have a unique situation. I'm American, native English speaker; my wife is Japanese, native Japanese speaker. Both of us use iPhone and iPad. Until now we've been using an old Playstation, though mostly her. If only one can log in with global settings where it's that one person's language and such, I rather it be her. But ideally I want all our stuff separated by login by language, country, content, and so forth.
You can add multiple users. Simply press and hold the TV button to add new users and switch in between them seamlessly. I’m not sure if you can set different languages for each user but it’s worth a try ;)
@@carstenehlers1864 : Thanks! Hopefully useful to others: I use a VPN on my personal devices while I'm in Japan so I can get my streaming content, and all other location targeted stuff wherever I may be, BUT the Apple TV thingamajig not only is a shared device BUT it also can't have a VPN, BUT I can do mirroring. So if I want to see my personal content on the larger screen through the Apple TV, I just login to it as myself and mirror that content from the iPad.
HI, maybe you can help me. I have looked all over the internet but cannot find it. I want to control Apple Music in the Apple TV 4K using my Macbook Air laptop. Why? 2 reasons. 1: I do not want to turn on my TV when listening to Apple Music via the Apple TV. As I am an audiophile I want to use the HDMI connection between the ATV and my Anthem AVM70 processor so not stream.. 2: I dislike the way I have to use the Apple TV remote within Apple Music. Hope you can help.
Extremely helpful information and thank you! Perhaps the most important (to me) is to match content and frame rate. The only thing that I wish is that the Apple 4K TV would have a good AI upscaler like my Nvidia Shield Pro. What would be really sweet is if Apple could fix the caching issue so icons will actually show up and content refreshed (hint ESPN+) instead displayed as X's and failing to mention some match or game is streaming live. 😡
You can submit errors directly to Apple by using Feedback Assistant. Just hit Command + Space and type Feedback assistant and you ought to see a purple/white icon, and start crafting your own error feedback to Apple ;)
@@larsandersen9134 .. I must have overlooked mentioning it also happens on RUclips. Can't imagine it not being reported already. However, it's been going on for some time now. Otherwise this is the only social media that I use, but thanks 👍
very helpful! the hdr part especially so. when u put everything in HDR it looks odd and watching youtube is annoying cuz it constantly has to switch to SDR. making SDR default and then matching content much smoother
It shouldn't do this with tvOS 16.1. They updated it so match content dynamic range also works in HDR (or at least it does for HDR Dolby Vision, don't know about HDR 10+). It should show now SDR content in SDR even if set to HDR
Hi, I am new here. I would Like to know few things before buying Apple TV. Does apple TV have influence to process the picture quality Like e.g. Alpha gen chip on LG tv? Is picture quality noticable different? Can Apple TV improve/solve black crash on OLEDs? Last question is about 120Hz, is there any improve in motion while watching movies? What about judder and stutter? I know it is a lot to answer but please 😊
I need help understanding what settings I need to hook the Apple TV 4K into my Sony Bravia TV. I set Dolby Vision output but TV doesn’t see it that way… We need someone to make a guide to pair these devices together to get the best out of it.
Thanks for your continuous good Videos, Caleb - Keep up the good work.. I do have a question; have you ever tried Apple TV with Denon receiver ? The sound is very low thru the Denon, whereas if it is connected to TV directly (other HDMI port) and choose Denon with TV as audio source (ARC) it sounds better ; I have tried every setting possible in Apple TV (audio format change. audio bit rate) and Denon (source level) and even replacing with New HDMI (2.1) ; it is still the same. Please suggest - if you have better way of connecting Apple TV with Denon
I‘m asking myself the same question. I understand that the Apple TV works great with other Apple devices, but although I do own an iPhone and HomePods (which do not work as they should), I have all I need on my Sony A90J. Yes, I had to re-install the Amazon Prime App once, but other than that, it would just be another box and another remote in my living room.
Only good for Apple users. Airplay with Mac devices, Airpods/Homepod compatibility, iPhone as a TV remote, superior remote that isn't ghastly, faster OS, voice recognition is better, iCloud photos, Apple Music/Arcade. In terms of picture quality, it's about equal with LG apps or better. The only app I found to be worse was the Netflix app. So far I'm liking my Apple TV, it's more streamlined and isn't a cluttered mess. I also don't use my LG remote anymore unless I'm switching to a different HDMI source.
I have the previous version, and it's still pretty good. Faster than the TV's own processor and the HDR mode looks good to me. I do wish there was more included to watch, but I will say what I've watched has been good
Thank you for such a good review Caleb. Your review convinced me to buy Apple TV 4K & its the best tech purchase I've bought in a long time. It's an absolutely fantastic piece of kit. Great platform. Thank you, great work Caleb!
Timely, my first ATV will be here Monday! I've tried to get my "smart" Sony Bravia to play nicely with RUclipsTV (my primary streaming service) but hitting "Home" on the remote always takes me to Google Home, with no access to my YTTV DVR. Anxious to give this new box a try.
I just received my 3rd gen with ethernet, and that replaces old 4K 1st gen (2017 model). Update was worth it! Even without remote upgrade, but absolutely because it too.
I have a Samsung QN90A and 3rd gen Apple TV. While watching this video I realized I don’t have the same audio and video menu as him, and I don’t have the option for HDR10+. How do I enable HDR 10+??? Any help would be appreciated
One important note with matching content/ frame rate… it does slow down switching n creates a black frame in between even with the newest TVs… especially annoying with short form videos like RUclips… so you get a blank screen n running audio over n over. Had to disable as my wife really did not like that n even myself felt it was too slow. Ill reserve it for more epic action if anything.
sorry this is off topic but where can i get the shelf units behind you, i have been looking but they all look like they should be in a garage or warehouse but the ones shown here look more domestic and easyer on the eye. thanks.
I have a home In Italy and when I’m there I can’t use the Amazon prime tv, paramount, Hulu, hbo, subscriptions, and Netflix is georestricted big time. Any way to upload a vpn to it so I can make it think I’m in the U.S.???
I tried to do the video calibration where you hold your phone up to the screen. It kept failing, stating that it wouldn’t work or there was a reflection or something like that, but my phone was right up against the screen. I tried it further away too. My video looks really good so I’m not terribly concerned but I am curious why it failed. Edit I have an iPhone 12 with the latest iOS version
Not sure if this is well known or not but as Caleb mentioned you can switch between apps by double pressing the TV button. But you can also close apps by swiping up on the click pad (if click and touch is on) or by quickly double pressing the top button (if Clickpad is set to click only). This can be helpful if you would like to restart an app (similar to closing out apps on an iPhone) or possibly to help with performance of the Apple TV (I’m guessing) if you have a lot of apps that were open but don’t need them all open anymore.
Dude, I have not finished washing the video yet but I will and I’m looking forward to learning just say the way you’re doing this is fantastic. You have a great voice and very articulate so I woke you to RUclips. I hope you do more videos. I have definitely subscribed, let me show you one thing I’m not blowing sunshine. I think you are all that! Kudos you, my friend sincerely some guy named Ira.❤
The match content setting is creating a delay on the video when connected to an AVR. This is bad because the screen goes blank, sometimes the audio also goes off, then you always join the video 5 to 10 seconds later.
I agree, it is annoying. As a workaround I try to immediately hit the pause button and wait about 7-8 seconds and then start watching, so I don't miss too much. (Unless it was something I wanted to skip anyway, like an add on RUclips.)
Another helpful tip: If you ask Siri "what did they say?" The Apple TV will rewind 10/15 seconds of the stream and trigger subtitles temporarily.
Seriously? I’ll definitely be using that.
Does this work with any streaming service?
@@JaviXCdr works with everything I've tried so far.
That is one of my favorite Siri commands
Your lying?! I just ordered to of them for the first time and they got delivered at my house can’t wait now to get them after work
One feature that goes along video calibration is the sound sync calibration. That is a feature you should use as well
Damn thank you for posting this suggestion to sync the audio through the Apple TV. It was driving me nuts trying to get it right through my Sonos sound at setting
Damn thank you for posting this suggestion to sync the audio through the Apple TV. It was driving me nuts trying to get it right through my Sonos sound at setting
@@SmiteIke Me too. You can set delay on the TV and the soundbar, but very hard to get it "right". This just fixes it and it does not drive me nuts to have it slightly out of sync.
@Mics74 How do you do this? I've Googled it and can't find an answer. Thanks.
@@ghanson1717 Did you find out?
Here's a tip to go along with what you were talking about with the Match Dynamic Range. So having it match the dynamic range and frame rate, as you showed are important. But you can add to it by going into the main TV resolution settings and changing the Apple TV to SDR. Even though you change it to SDR, because of the Match Dynamic Range setting, when playing something in HDR it will switch back. The benefit to this is to ensure that SDR is ALWAYS shown as SDR and that it never tries to tone-map the SDR to HDR. But even assuming the Match Dynamic Range setting truly does always keep the content in SDR when it's non-HDR, there's one place where it will NEVER change it: the Home Screen.
The Home Screen will always try to show in HDR if HDR is selected. This has the result of making the Home Screen look a little washed out; not as bright or well defined. This may not be a big deal on TVs where the screen is extremely bright (like a QLED) - but it's really bad on a lower cost TV. Many TVs under $1,000 have panels that are not capable of truly reaching the minimum brightness needed for HDR (regardless of whether they show the HDR logo on the box and the input allows it). And so for TVs that can't go past 500 Nits of brightness, trying to browse through the Apple TV Home Screen in HDR mode can be very eye straining as it's so dim and washed out. But by changing the resolution setting to SDR, and then enabling Match Dynamic Range, the home screen will have full 4:4:4 color and look much brighter and easier to see.
this is huge if it works as described. I have an OLED but with the ATV4K set to Dolby Vision output the main menu and buit-in apps (Apple Music) are always at 100% brightness. Not great for nighttime viewing. Thanks for the tip.
how do you open the main tv settings? i have a samsung tu700
@@jlyon7065 This is in your Apple TV, not on your Samsung TV
Thanks for this! I hated how it defaulted to 100 brightness on my oled. Huge tip.
The eArc feature that allows users to AirPlay audio from games consoles to HomePods via Apple TV is never talked about! Such a good feature if, like me, you use stereo HomePods as your primary TV speakers.
Apple updated the match dynamic range feature with their latest software update, tvOS 16.1. It now works when set in HDR mode too, meaning it will now switch to SDR for SDR programs even when set to HDR as default.
Excellent! So there is no need to switch it to 4K SDR? I can leave it at 4K Dolby Vision and when in RUclips, it'll play the content in SDR?
@@JoelRamos14 Yes. The only downside is if RUclips video is in 4K and the ads aren’t, you’ll get a pause and blank screen while it switches from 4K to SD, then the same thing again after the ad when it goes back to 4K.
@@SkepticCyclist that what that is! It’s super annoying. Is there a way to avoid that?
@@freespeach99 other than paying for RUclips premium so you don’t get ads? 😆 Don’t know.
@@freespeach99 If Jason King is saying its been fixed to match but it still flickers a black screen on youtube then it is not fully fixed. I would turn off Dynamic Range, that fixed it for me.
I really love, that I can also use the Siri remote to control the loudness of my soundbar via IR.
I have bought LG smart tv recently. Should I get Apple TV 4K too
I highly recommend making Apple TV picture settings at 4K SDR and choose match content so the HDR doesn't affect the screen life span by maxing brightness
But but
HDR 🥲.
Hi , Will I be able to play videos from other USB storage or Hard disks connected to my normal TV ?
Don’t forget in your next video to talk about using a paired HomePod as a sound output. I think it’s the best home theater audio setup for the money.
My OG HomePods sound amazing.
Do they output all audio channels or can you designate them to be left right or rear speakers? Like for surroundsound.
@@cooter3690 They are ONLY front Left and Right. Computational/Spatial audio is generated by the two front speakers. You get ATMOS from some streaming services. No rear speakers are needed.
Another tip to go along with the voice control you talked about. You can also use the exact same commands hands-free, if you have another nearby Apple device like an iPad or HomePod or Apple Watch. I use this all the time when I want to get up to go to the other room and I just call out to Siri to pause the TV. The HomePod is perfect for this because it's equipped with long range beam-forming microphones; and it works from any HomePod in the house regardless of whether it's paired to the Apple TV for sound output or not. Some of the things you can say is: Hey Siri:
Turn the Apple TV Off (Puts it to sleep)
Pause the TV
Resume playing on the TV
Go back 45 seconds
What did they say?
Skip 5 Minutes
All of that without ever having to touch the remote.
Love love love this video- Wanted to mention a super-duper little tip for your next audio specialty video. Many of us who can't or dont want to add soundbars to our TVs Systems can use the Apple TV to do something amazing with our Sonos speakers( that even the Sonos folks don"t seem to know!!). With your I pad or Iphone through the audio / video tab in the settings screen of your Apple TV play the TV through our sonos systems as each amplifire will appear as a wifi option. Additionally these options can be placed into the home app on your IOS device and the volumes etc for each amp/location can be controlled by your IOS device!!! Its an awesome benefit that not many seems to know about!!! Happy holidays!!!
Update:
I was able to add all my sonos groups of devices through apple Home app and without having an apple TV device
@@Q8Webmaster I will have to try that- Thanks a million
I should second some of the comments made here. Caleb is one of the best communicators I seen having watched a lot of reviews to help inform the purchase of a G2, AppleTV and an Arc. Keep up the good work.
Wow! Thanks!
Definitely the best compilation of Apple TV tips I have ever seen. Thanks a lot.
Learn remote (Settings > Remotes and Devices > Learn Remote) is the best feature that wasn't mentioned in this video because it gives you dedicated remote skip buttons (specifically through "Set Up Playback Buttons") that are not available on the Siri remote. I used it to have the Apple TV learn my old cable set top box remote. It works so well that the set top box remote has replaced the Siri Remote as my primary remote because one-button skip is so important for RUclips TV.
That is a great feature. Thank you.
It would be nice if the Siri Remote had a couple of extra buttons to program. I have the volume buttons directly control my sound bar, but I had to sacrifice the mute button to learn the change input remote function.
Currently my Siri remote turns on my AppleTV as well as my Marantz AV receiver by HDMI. Can this learning be used so it also acts as the On/Off button for my LG TV by IR when I start or shut down the Apple TV?
@@madmalkav6540 I don’t think the on off button is programmable, one of the limitations of the system. However my Apple TV remote switches on and off my Sony TV, as well as my Samsung sound bar and the Apple TV itself. I’m connected into the ARC HDMI on the TV, maybe try connecting your HDMI from the amp for ARC on the TV and see if this helps at all. If not then have a read of the Marantz manual, as I’m guessing it’s not passing on the power signal to the TV. Good luck.
@@madmalkav6540 I have my Apple TV connected to an LG OLED and the HDMI-CEC works to power the TV on by pressing the home button on a learned remote. Putting the Apple TV to sleep turns the TV off.
I do have a question: I don’t have an Apple TV because my SONY TV already incorporates all these offers. Do I still need an APPLE TV (hardware)?
Thanks for some good tips. I’ve been a long term user of the Apple TV, back from the original black box with silver, two button remote and I’ve owned at least one of every release since then. I didn’t know about the match content function. Hopefully this will resolve an occasional issue where content displays with very low contrast.
My tip is actually an app pick. I’ve found the Plex Media Server very powerful. I can stream copies of my own media from a always on media PC, wirelessly to every tv in the house. Highly recommended!
Hi and thanks
I have been watching quite a few of your videos, and your videos are always high quality and informative. Thank you. Keep up the good work.
you're the best tech reviewer, specifically anything television related. i learn a ton from your videos. you're excellent at explaining process and design/function details. i learned new things watching this to better use my apple tv. thank you for being awesome at what you do!
Wow, thanks!
@@digitaltrends Would you still recommend the Apple TV 4k streamer for people who are not in the Apple ecosystem? I am intrigued by this device but I don't own an iPhone or any other Apple device.
Can more than one pair of Airpods connect at the same time to watch a movie?
I think one of my favorite things I’ve been doing for a while is using my phone as a remote. It’s usually nearby (I tend to lose the remote) and the integration with the keyboard is nice. Plus I have the older Apple TV remote which frankly isn’t great - so the phone remote tends to be just as good.
I’ve always felt the Apple TV is one of apples under the radar products. For a reasonable price, it gives you an excellent smart tv interface that is better than any integrated smart tv os I’ve seen(although lgs webOS is pretty good too).
Have you tried using remotes that you already own to control the Apple TV? I found that to work well.
@@golfgrouch Yeah sometimes I use my tv remote. Honestly, it’s really what is closest haha
I just gave away my 2021 Apple TV and purchased the 2022 and somehow I am regretting it. You tube video at the beginning goes to black like 2 or 3 times. Any advice please? It’s driving me crazy. I am about to go buy me the 2021. Only does it when I set up video to HDR10+ which was the only reason a bought the 2022. Let me know if I need to change something on my set up. Thank you
Do you leave HDR turned on if you turn on the settings for dynamic range and match frame rate?
Excellent tips! 💪🏻👋🏻 Greetings from 🇪🇸 Spain.
Is there a back channel button that way take you back to the previous viewed channel?
How to disable airplay msg on screensaver, thanks
Should I get this to replace Vizio smart cast? I have pretty much the whole apple ecosystem minus the apple tv
Awesome video. Love how you explained everything as a “helper” instead of a “cocky pro”. Felt super informative and im an apple nerd.
I’ve got an Xbox x and I’m really wondering why should I get Apple TV since I already use the Xbox for streaming
Will the "up next" feature work with other apps such as hulu or netflix or apple tv app only?
This was a perfectly timed videos. No reviews go through actual features n abilities. I just got my first apple tv in 8 years n this was a big help
Great informative video as always. Loving my Apple TVs. There are a lot of great tips for HomeKit users as well.
Thanks for watching!
Helpful tips, thanks Caleb! Question: how long before non-Apple shows will appear in Up Next? My stripe is only showing AppleTV+ series and not including anything from Prime or Hulu or Netflix. Do you have to enable those other apps to be included somehow? Thanks!
My absolute favorite things about the ATV4K are the spatial audio with AirPods, being able to use my phone keyboard (can’t stand typing with the remote) and the navigation speed jumping between apps. Honorable mention to the gig Ethernet port
No need to type anything. Just hold down the button on the right side of the remote and speak
Hi, I have an LG E7 tv that is having Dolby Vision and Atmos. When streaming Netflix, Disney and others from the tv, it gives me access to Dolby Atmos.
When using the AppleTV 4K 3rd Gen, nothing can be streamed in Dolby Atmos, only 5.1, and I can see that it os activated in my AppleTV setup.
Streaming something out of the AppleTV app like Ted Lasso, I do have access to Dolby Vision.
Any clue of how to resolve this issue?
Thks I’m advance and keep up the good work, I love your channel.
Hi. Why does my Apple TV start glitching on streaming apps but works fine live streaming?
Great video. Is there anyway of having Apple TV set up so that you can continue watching an episode or a movie from where you left off?
I follow you all the time and really enjoy the content. And yes, I will customize my Apple TV 4K. Thanks for the tips (my wife says thank you, too)
Awesome! Thank you!
In RUclips I say to Siri “search RUclips for __” and it searches for the topic!
For RUclips tv when watching a show recorded on Dvr, when commercials come on you can skip them by saying to siri “skip 3 minutes.” For example.
I have AppleTV already loaded on my Samsung...what is a good reason to use the physical unit over the app loaded on my TV?
Is there a way to browse the web on Apple TV without using Airplay?
This is a fantastic video. I never found a video going through all these Apple TV settings. Question: Once you go through and set everything the way you want it, is there a way to backup to iCloud with the Apple TV so if you get a new Apple TV you don’t have to go through the settings all over again?
turn OFF match frame rate to see decent 24 fps on some TVs (still 3:2 pulldown) to avoid your tv’s motion interpolation
Can it connect an external hard drive?? Thinking of getting one.
no
Let’s say you have a Xfinity box in the same room as your Apple TV. Could you connect it to the Xfinity and that connects to the TV through HDMI will the Apple TV still work like it would persay like it would on Xbox? Or will it go right to Xfinity
Maybe you can answer this. If I am watching RUclipsTV and just power off TV and Apple TV with long press power then when I power on TV later I just get black screen. I then have to return to home screen and start another app and return to RUclipsTV to get it working again. If however if I return to home screen and power off everything is fine to return to RUclipsTV when I power on later. Is it Apple TV problem or app problem?
Can your Apple TV 4k play 4k RUclips? Mine doesn’t. It depends on the day, but mostly my RUclips app is capped at 1440p. I even have youtube premium account. This doesn’t happen with RUclips apps on my iPhone or iPad. What’s wrong with Apple TV 4k?
I have 2 stereo pairs of OG Homepods (4 speaker) I use when watching content on Apple TV 4k and it's fantastic! However, I'm trying to find out of there is a way to use 4 homepods (2 stereo pairs) when using alternate inputs on my television? For example, when using my PS5/XSX or DVR? Currently I'm only able to use 2 homepods (1 stereo pair) when using any input other than my Apple TV 4k.
I've googled this on an off for about 3-4 months and no luck confirming it is or is not possible.
Can two pairs of AirPods connect to the tv at the same time?
Great video. Informative, helpful, and useful. More like this!
I have my cable app and can watch, but I hate the menu. Can I turn channels off I don't have access to?
👍Home Kit integrations are pretty cool, appletv as hub, see camera movements notifications, doorbell, etc
Can the Apple TV's calibration function work with a projector?
Does apple tv comes with Imax Enhanced ?
I would like to know if Apple TV supports Dolby Atmos. I have a speaker system with Dolby Atmos. I am wondering how I connect them. Should I connect apple tv to speaker then speaker to tv ?
can i play in ultrawide monitor?
Can I add an Xbox hdmi input to the Apple box so that I can play games in spatial audio?
Can you help with volume? Can I set the system to be at a certain volume?
Is Apple TV compatible with any gaming consoles? Any options for Xbox?
newbie question. Setup is as follows: Ive a Sony a80K with Apple TV connected to HDMI 2 and my soundbar connected the eARC port which is one of only two ports that support Dolby. HDMI 4 port can also be set to Dolby vision. However, my PS5 is connected to HDMI 4 because it is the only port that supports VRR. My question is, are there limitations to Dolby on the Apple TV setting if the HDMI can only be set to "enhanced" and not to Dolby? I hope that makes sense. Almost confused myself haha!
Can you control the Apple TV Valutone from your iPhone?
Hi, I think it would be a great idea if you can revisit TVs that have had notable bugs in their software every 6 months or so to let the viewers know whether the the latest firmware has resolved those issues. Given that many new TVs have software issues when they are initially released and when you review them, your viewers can often go into a TV purchase somewhat blind. I’m sure it would be very valuable for many of us and be a popular series for your channel.
I don’t have match content enabled because it blacks out every single time it goes to a new video in RUclips. Missing the first 7-10 seconds which is annoying, 11:12 shows it clearly. Not sure who likes that but I don’t 😅🤷♂️
So which HDMI can I plug this in? Should I plug this in HDMI 4 since its 4K!?
I recently bought Airpods 3rd Gen. I used to have a home theater system with multiple speakers, in terms of audio that was better than actually being in the best seat in a theater or at the Super Bowl for example. The newer Airpods are better than that particularly because each person has their own personal home theater system, with the exception that with a home theater system you can actually feel the difference, like it's live versus a recording.
I'm currently sitting at home waiting for delivery of my 2022 Apple TV unit as a Christmas present, and educating myself so that when my wife gets home I'll have it all set up. But now watching this I'm thinking maybe it's better if I just connect it and let her set up her own thing because we have a unique situation.
I'm American, native English speaker; my wife is Japanese, native Japanese speaker. Both of us use iPhone and iPad. Until now we've been using an old Playstation, though mostly her. If only one can log in with global settings where it's that one person's language and such, I rather it be her. But ideally I want all our stuff separated by login by language, country, content, and so forth.
You can add multiple users. Simply press and hold the TV button to add new users and switch in between them seamlessly. I’m not sure if you can set different languages for each user but it’s worth a try ;)
@@carstenehlers1864 : Thanks!
Hopefully useful to others: I use a VPN on my personal devices while I'm in Japan so I can get my streaming content, and all other location targeted stuff wherever I may be, BUT the Apple TV thingamajig not only is a shared device BUT it also can't have a VPN, BUT I can do mirroring. So if I want to see my personal content on the larger screen through the Apple TV, I just login to it as myself and mirror that content from the iPad.
HI, maybe you can help me. I have looked all over the internet but cannot find it. I want to control Apple Music in the Apple TV 4K using my Macbook Air laptop. Why? 2 reasons. 1: I do not want to turn on my TV when listening to Apple Music via the Apple TV. As I am an audiophile I want to use the HDMI connection between the ATV and my Anthem AVM70 processor so not stream.. 2: I dislike the way I have to use the Apple TV remote within Apple Music. Hope you can help.
Extremely helpful information and thank you! Perhaps the most important (to me) is to match content and frame rate. The only thing that I wish is that the Apple 4K TV would have a good AI upscaler like my Nvidia Shield Pro.
What would be really sweet is if Apple could fix the caching issue so icons will actually show up and content refreshed (hint ESPN+) instead displayed as X's and failing to mention some match or game is streaming live. 😡
You can submit errors directly to Apple by using Feedback Assistant. Just hit Command + Space and type Feedback assistant and you ought to see a purple/white icon, and start crafting your own error feedback to Apple ;)
@@larsandersen9134 .. I must have overlooked mentioning it also happens on RUclips. Can't imagine it not being reported already. However, it's been going on for some time now. Otherwise this is the only social media that I use, but thanks 👍
That might be coming, as their metal api scaler rivals even dlss
very helpful! the hdr part especially so. when u put everything in HDR it looks odd and watching youtube is annoying cuz it constantly has to switch to SDR. making SDR default and then matching content much smoother
Great to hear!
It shouldn't do this with tvOS 16.1. They updated it so match content dynamic range also works in HDR (or at least it does for HDR Dolby Vision, don't know about HDR 10+). It should show now SDR content in SDR even if set to HDR
@@SkepticCyclist yes it does but the tv will still go blank for a second whenever you go in and out of youtube videos
Hi, I am new here. I would Like to know few things before buying Apple TV.
Does apple TV have influence to process the picture quality Like e.g. Alpha gen chip on LG tv?
Is picture quality noticable different?
Can Apple TV improve/solve black crash on OLEDs?
Last question is about 120Hz, is there any improve in motion while watching movies? What about judder and stutter?
I know it is a lot to answer but please 😊
I need help understanding what settings I need to hook the Apple TV 4K into my Sony Bravia TV. I set Dolby Vision output but TV doesn’t see it that way… We need someone to make a guide to pair these devices together to get the best out of it.
Keep the video as 4K SDR and then turn on match content. Then dolby vision will kick in whenever you are watching DV content
Happy to find that I knew most of these.
is it the same as the audio and video quality on the apple tv box and the apple tv application on a smart tv ?
Thank you for all of this great input some I didn’t know and some I already knew.
You are so welcome!
I’ve just bought an older iMac 2012 refyrbed is there a way to connect Apple TV to this ?
Yeah, but, will it allow you to run KODI???
Thanks for your continuous good Videos, Caleb - Keep up the good work.. I do have a question; have you ever tried Apple TV with Denon receiver ? The sound is very low thru the Denon, whereas if it is connected to TV directly (other HDMI port) and choose Denon with TV as audio source (ARC) it sounds better ; I have tried every setting possible in Apple TV (audio format change. audio bit rate) and Denon (source level) and even replacing with New HDMI (2.1) ; it is still the same. Please suggest - if you have better way of connecting Apple TV with Denon
Sorry for a stupid question - what makes usage of Apple TV different from say top of the line 2022 OLED/QLED?
I‘m asking myself the same question. I understand that the Apple TV works great with other Apple devices, but although I do own an iPhone and HomePods (which do not work as they should), I have all I need on my Sony A90J. Yes, I had to re-install the Amazon Prime App once, but other than that, it would just be another box and another remote in my living room.
Only good for Apple users. Airplay with Mac devices, Airpods/Homepod compatibility, iPhone as a TV remote, superior remote that isn't ghastly, faster OS, voice recognition is better, iCloud photos, Apple Music/Arcade. In terms of picture quality, it's about equal with LG apps or better. The only app I found to be worse was the Netflix app. So far I'm liking my Apple TV, it's more streamlined and isn't a cluttered mess. I also don't use my LG remote anymore unless I'm switching to a different HDMI source.
I have the previous version, and it's still pretty good. Faster than the TV's own processor and the HDR mode looks good to me. I do wish there was more included to watch, but I will say what I've watched has been good
Which TV did you use for review? Seems to be LCD ...
got mine this week :) thanks for the video :)
How's the picture quality compared to the fire stick. That's most important part
Thank you for such a good review Caleb. Your review convinced me to buy Apple TV 4K & its the best tech purchase I've bought in a long time. It's an absolutely fantastic piece of kit. Great platform. Thank you, great work Caleb!
Do Bluetooth microphones work for Apple TV Sing Karaoke feature?
Timely, my first ATV will be here Monday! I've tried to get my "smart" Sony Bravia to play nicely with RUclipsTV (my primary streaming service) but hitting "Home" on the remote always takes me to Google Home, with no access to my YTTV DVR. Anxious to give this new box a try.
Hi I got a Apple TV 4K 2017 and LG C1 65 inch and I’m wondering is it worthy to upgrade it to 3 gen and also lost my remote a year ago? Plz reply it
Works fine but it is worth getting the new remote...much, much better.
I just received my 3rd gen with ethernet, and that replaces old 4K 1st gen (2017 model). Update was worth it! Even without remote upgrade, but absolutely because it too.
what's the brand of your TV? It's so nice
I have a Samsung QN90A and 3rd gen Apple TV. While watching this video I realized I don’t have the same audio and video menu as him, and I don’t have the option for HDR10+.
How do I enable HDR 10+???
Any help would be appreciated
One important note with matching content/ frame rate… it does slow down switching n creates a black frame in between even with the newest TVs… especially annoying with short form videos like RUclips… so you get a blank screen n running audio over n over. Had to disable as my wife really did not like that n even myself felt it was too slow. Ill reserve it for more epic action if anything.
Thank RUclips for it. They are the ones responsible for it. Or get RUclips premium with no ads
sorry this is off topic but where can i get the shelf units behind you, i have been looking but they all look like they should be in a garage or warehouse but the ones shown here look more domestic and easyer on the eye.
thanks.
Kodi on Apple TV is the icing on the cake.
I have a home
In Italy and when I’m there I can’t use the Amazon prime tv, paramount, Hulu, hbo, subscriptions, and Netflix is georestricted big time. Any way to upload a vpn to it so I can make it think I’m in the U.S.???
I stopped using Apple TV years ago because of the remote, this video made me buy another one, Thank You 🙏
I tried to do the video calibration where you hold your phone up to the screen. It kept failing, stating that it wouldn’t work or there was a reflection or something like that, but my phone was right up against the screen. I tried it further away too. My video looks really good so I’m not terribly concerned but I am curious why it failed.
Edit
I have an iPhone 12 with the latest iOS version
Not sure if this is well known or not but as Caleb mentioned you can switch between apps by double pressing the TV button. But you can also close apps by swiping up on the click pad (if click and touch is on) or by quickly double pressing the top button (if Clickpad is set to click only).
This can be helpful if you would like to restart an app (similar to closing out apps on an iPhone) or possibly to help with performance of the Apple TV (I’m guessing) if you have a lot of apps that were open but don’t need them all open anymore.
How do I get HBO Max to work on my Apple TV 4K? It used to work but doesn’t anymore.
Dude, I have not finished washing the video yet but I will and I’m looking forward to learning just say the way you’re doing this is fantastic. You have a great voice and very articulate so I woke you to RUclips. I hope you do more videos. I have definitely subscribed, let me show you one thing I’m not blowing sunshine. I think you are all that! Kudos you, my friend sincerely some guy named Ira.❤
The match content setting is creating a delay on the video when connected to an AVR. This is bad because the screen goes blank, sometimes the audio also goes off, then you always join the video 5 to 10 seconds later.
I agree, it is annoying. As a workaround I try to immediately hit the pause button and wait about 7-8 seconds and then start watching, so I don't miss too much. (Unless it was something I wanted to skip anyway, like an add on RUclips.)
Link to that TV please 🙏🏾
You mention doing a longer form video on video settings. Can you post a link to that video as I can’t find it.