Poll: The official Apple TV 4K thread (the 2021 model has a new remote and everything!)

Besty · 25 Oct 2017 at 16:33

vila said:
The second gen iPad pro will stream HDR but doesn't do 4k only way to verify what version of a film you true have is to start playing it on a 4k apple tv and swipe down.

thanks Vila. yes, some titles are registering as 4k but play in 1080p only. As per the thread on the apple forum above it is not clear whether this is a glitch or a permanent license problem. If it is the latter, there is no option to upgrade (at present). Looking at my VUDU homepage on the web, the only way to get a UHD license is to buy the whole film again at full whack.

On a side note, I can see apples point regarding the flow and speed of the menus being affected if not at 60hz, when the box is set to 24hz it seems far more clunky.

Captain · 27 Oct 2017 at 00:21

I’ve downloaded the moviesanywhere app to my Apple 4K tv, is there anyway to show the details? Picture quality etc?

BMox81 · 27 Oct 2017 at 09:27

Clov!s said:
I’ve downloaded the moviesanywhere app to my Apple 4K tv, is there anyway to show the details? Picture quality etc?

Does the pull down show anything when watching a film in MA?

If not, then it will probably come in an update.

vila · 27 Oct 2017 at 09:36

The movies anywhere app won’t give you any film in Dolby digital, HDR or 4K.

Use the apple movies app that is linked to your movies anywhere account to get the best quality on the Apple TV

Captain · 27 Oct 2017 at 10:24

BMox81 said:
Does the pull down show anything when watching a film in MA?

If not, then it will probably come in an update.

Doesn’t show anything inside the MA app, just the film title and how many minutes played etc.

Captain · 27 Oct 2017 at 10:27

vila said:
The movies anywhere app won’t give you any film in Dolby digital, HDR or 4K.

Use the apple movies app that is linked to your movies anywhere account to get the best quality on the Apple TV

Also can’t login to VUDU on the Apple TV unless I setup my router with a VPN, that’s a shame as I’ve redeemed a few films through VUDU but I never checked and they didn’t port to MA.

I’ll continue to use the official movie app then and delete MA.

Besty · 27 Oct 2017 at 11:01

Clovis - I use a smart dns provider, set the DNS manually on the Apple TV box and viola! VUDU works.

Captain · 27 Oct 2017 at 11:11

Besty said:
Clovis - I use a smart dns provider, set the DNS manually on the Apple TV box and viola! VUDU works.

Had no idea you could do this! How much is it?

Besty · 27 Oct 2017 at 12:03

have sent you a trust to your email with the details

Captain · 27 Oct 2017 at 12:52

Besty said:
have sent you a trust to your email with the details

I’ve setup the DNS but when I try and login to VUDU I get an error saying there’s a problem with the network, did you have this?

Thanks for the link btw.

vila · 27 Oct 2017 at 13:08

If you're movies haven't ported overt can be worth disconnecting the iTunes and Vudu accounts on the Movies anywhere webpage, then reconnecting them.- and of course remember that Lionsgate and Paramount haven't joined movies anywhere so their films won't port.

Captain · 27 Oct 2017 at 13:12

vila said:
If you're movies haven't ported overt can be worth disconnecting the iTunes and Vudu accounts on the Movies anywhere webpage, then reconnecting them.- and of course remember that Lionsgate and Paramount haven't joined movies anywhere so their films won't port.

There’s 3 films that haven’t ported and upon checking they aren’t able to port from VUDU so that’s why I want to login to VUDU on my Apple TV so I can watch them whenever I like. I got the 3 hobbit films through VUDU but sadly they didn’t port to MA.

vila · 27 Oct 2017 at 13:21

The Hobbit films should port - I have 2 that i redeemed from US Blu Ray UV codes in Vudu and the ported to MA and iTunes

Captain · 27 Oct 2017 at 13:26

vila said:
The Hobbit films should port - I have 2 that i redeemed from US Blu Ray UV codes in Vudu and the ported to MA and iTunes

Forget all of that, just tried disconnecting and reconnecting and now all 3 hobbit films are showing on my MA and itunes account.

Captain · 27 Oct 2017 at 14:35

Just had an email from Overplay, apparantly the Apple 4K TV isn't supported? Only the Apple TV 1-4.

Besty · 27 Oct 2017 at 18:06

Clov!s said:
Just had an email from Overplay, apparantly the Apple 4K TV isn't supported? Only the Apple TV 1-4.

Ok - if true, that is no problem to work around, just set up the DNS on your router (DHCP scope settings) rather than your Apple TV box.

Besty · 27 Oct 2017 at 18:08

JFYI - Stranger things Season 2 is displaying as Dolby Vision on the Apple 4k box via the Netflix app. It is not showing as Dolby Vision on Android TV, it instead simply gives you 4k.

Broken Hope · 30 Oct 2017 at 17:29

New TVOS 11.2 beta includes display mode switching.

tvOS 11.2 includes new features, bug fixes, and security improvements in the OS and SDK, including:
- Automatic mode switching to native frame rate and dynamic range of video content with Apple TV 4K
- Support for switching Apple TV 4K display output to SDR for apps that are GPU-bound when running in HDR
- Restoring Unwatched category in Home Sharing for Movies, TV Shows, and Home Videos

Robert · 30 Oct 2017 at 18:34

Does it support HDMI CEC e.g. when I turn it on, does it turn my tv on to the correct input on my soundbar/tv?

Captain · 30 Oct 2017 at 20:57

Yes it does, turning my Apple TV on switches the tv on and the correct source. My soundbar comes on automatically when the tv turns on.

Poll: ** The official Apple TV 4K thread (the 2021 model has a new remote and everything!) **

Are you buying the 4K Apple TV?

Yes

No

Not at the moment, maybe later

Poll: The official Apple TV 4K thread (the 2021 model has a new remote and everything!)