The new Apple TV

Apple General
#297

Well I’m nearly on the brink of sending my ATV4 back. I absolutely HATE the new UI for Netflix, cant find a damn thing, its still getting confused over regions and someone in whingepool said that in order to get it right, you have to sign out of netflix and then back in to get the region right. If thats the case, I’m over it. The Getflix thing didnt do much for Tenplay, because the app is rubbish anyway. I even switched to my auto DNS so I woould only get Australia… same same.

So far, theres not much about the atv4 that I cant live without.

The only thing I havent tried is 1) a reset and start over and 2) getting a USB-c cable and doing a restore.

#298

I’m really sorry to read that you’re having so much trouble. I wish I could help. I’ve just done a double check on my ATV so I’m not speaking out of my arse, but I can’t replicate the issues you’re having.

When I change Netflix regions in Getflix my Netflix does change regions - I tested this by switching to Australia and searching for “Time of Our Lives” the ABC drama. Then I switched back to US and searched for it and it wasn’t there. I also searched for “Pulp Fiction” on US Netflix then switched to AU and searched again and it wasn’t there. So it’s definitely behaving as it should for me. No need to sign out and in again for me.

I’m also having no issues with TenPlay after changing regions B and D in Getflix to Australia.

I hope someone in here can help. I agree that the new UI for Netflix, and Hulu for that matter, are rubbish.

#299

I may have got it sorted. After I posted, I thought about how I did the initial setup. And I think where Netflix was becoming confused was because I set up Netflix before changing the DNS in the AppleTV. I guess I should really set up in the router.

So what I did with both Netflix and Tenplay, was delete both (to get rid of any possible caching of junk) and then reinstall. It seems to have worked. I switched back and forth between Sweden and the US and it now seems to be OK. I still detest the UI. I don’t even like the Plex UI much.

I’ve also installed Serviio and a free client called Localcast which can see DLNA servers. For some reason, the DLNA server in Plex is no longer working for me, but in some respects, Serviio is better than that anyway. So… I now have two options for accessing local stuff. And I’ll cope with Netflix as it is.

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#300

I do have my DNS set at the router level

#301

Just about to address that particular issue :slight_smile:

#302

Try this: Installing Auntie-Player on ATV: The bits they don't tell you

I also installed Provenance while I was as it using this guide: http://www.idownloadblog.com/2015/10/30/how-to-play-classic-nintendo-and-sega-games-on-apple-tv/ … it takes a good 10 minutes to do it.

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#303

just have to highlight another wonderful feature - switching to airplay on your iOS device automatically turns on the TV, bliss!

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#304

how do you play the games with Provenance?

#305

What’s the easiest way to use Netflix but American region, such as using Turboflix? while still having an Australian Apple ID

#306

Most of us use Getflix… I dont know anything about turboflix at all. Does it have some easy way of changing regions? That would be the ideal.

#307

Theres something called TVPLayer in the UK app store which is free, and then for an extra 25 channels its $4.99 a month (oh that ought to be british pounds but I have no idea how to make the pound sign).

http://www.tvplayer.com/channels/

Anyway, its only on the UK store so… any recommendations for UK voucher purchases? Lowest denomination possible, its too damned expensive. Anyone got a reliable source?

#308

I use Offgamers for all my iTunes credit, but you do know you can create a UK iTunes account without having to purchase anything, right?

#309

Straying way O/T here, arent we :slight_smile: I know that one used to be able to do that, but I can’t see how we can, anymore, when theres only CC or voucher for payment options. I created my US account when “none” was still an option. How to create the account without giving some kind of payment option?

#310

Do this in iTunes. Log out of your current account, then switch the store to the UK using the flag at the bottom right of the iTunes page you’re on. Find a free app, it can be anything, and go to download it. It’ll tell you to either login or create an account. If you create an account this way you’ll get the option to put “none” as the payment method.

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#311

:slight_smile: Thanks. That must be what I did for the US store, and failed to remember. Damn (looks for that bottle of Gingko)

[edit] Sadly… No. It did not give an option of “none” no matter which way I did it.

#312

You can use the Siri remote or add your own mFi controller. I just loaded Fire Emblem for Game Boy Advance and it played fine with the Siri remote. Just takes a bit of getting used to working out what the controls are.

#313

Cool. This might replace my raspberry Pi now.

#314

Re “Sideloading” this is just a feature of Xcode 7.0. You can load any apps you develop onto your own devices (previously you need a paid developer account to do this, but no longer). I did read that there is a catch though that any apps you load onto your own device will expire after 90 days, so you would need to reload it again. I have no idea if the same rule applies to the new ATV.

#315

Xcode tells me my Auntie Player and Provenance certificates expire in February 2016 so that’s consistent with the 90 days you talk about

#316

Someone has created a web browser that can be side loaded onto the Apple TV. I’m going to try it today.