I also got apple tv last week. I'm debating if I get netflix, foxtell, or some other service. I'd like to connect a bt speaker to the tv and cant wait for bt keyboard support. Steph
----- Original Message ----- From: Robert Williams <bobbyrob1...@gmail.com> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 8:52 am Subject: Re: Apple TV 4th Gen > > > > I have the both the 3rd and the 4th generation apple tvs and you do not need > to have the tv on. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Feb 16, 2016, at 2:50 PM, Mary Otten <maryot...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > Hi John, > > > > Your observation about the remote being easy to use is interesting. I > > think you are the first one who hasn't encountered a significant > > learning curve, especially when it comes to actually having to type > > something in, such as a mixed case alphanumeric password. I'm holding > > out for bluetooth keyboard access, which is supposedly coming with the > > next major release of tv os, if I can believe what I read in the > > mainstream Apple-oriented press. > > > > That deal where voice over cuts out has happened to me with a 2nd > > generation apple tv. It happened a lot and only quit happening when we > > experimented and connected the apple tv directly to the hdmi in on our > > tv, rather than going through an a/v surround receiver or even a sound > > bar. When connected directly to the tv, the voiceover cut out problem > > completely disappeared. Unfortunately, that also meant the rest of the > > sound from the apple tv went to the tv speakers, which are God awful. > > Just food for thought. And I have heard others report varying results > > with the voiceover cut out problem. Some have it. Others don't. And I > > haven't a clue why. > > > > I do have a question. Can you connect the apple tv 4th generation and > > use all of its features without actually having a tv in the mix? As an > > example, with my 2nd generation product, it was not possible to watch > > netflix unless the tv was actually turned on. Netflix would not play. > > There may have been others too, but Netflix is the one I specifically > > remember. So even though I didn't need the picture, the tv had to be > > physically on, not just the surround receiver and speakers. > > > > Mary > > > > > Mitchell Piano Studio Phone: 0450354342 Web: www.mitchellpianostudio.com
