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  1. S

    Coronation Street via Amazon Prime Video

    Hi All Wife got me an ATV 4K for Christmas and I am trying to setup our watch list and hers includes Coronation Street. We currently pay Amazon £4 a month for the itv player as this seems the only way to get HD away from Sky. When I do a Siri search it only gives me the option for ITV hub...
  2. R

    Fix Media Sharing in Catalina

    I recently migrated my Windows 10 iTune library to Catalina. Wound up as easy as copying the directory off of a windows share to my external iMac drive. My issue was I could not get my Apple TV 4K to view my photo folder that I also brought over from Windows. Wound up the issue was the Apple TV...
  3. A

    Picture quality and Apple TV 4K

    Hi, I recently bought a Toshiba 50VL5A63DB TV, and have an Apple TV 4K box. I started watching Apple TV+ on Friday night with The Morning Show. In the opening scenes, when it was dark I noticed noise (If that's the right way to say it?) on the screen. I have been trying to sort out my picture...
  4. H

    Catalina - Home Sharing

    Hi! I use a MacMini to host my music, videos and pictures in an iTunes Library. I use home sharing to show videos and pictures on ATV 4 and ATV 3. I understand that OS Catalina no longer supports iTunes but has different apps for music and videos. I already found an article how to share music...
  5. seabas

    Apple TV 4K "use as separate display background"

    So I am currently using my conference room to show presentations and when I use the option on my MacBook Pro to AirPlay the image I click on "use as separate display". So my issue is there is this blue screen as a background just showing onto the tv when before there was this beautiful...
  6. Michelasso

    Prime Video: English subtitles disappearing

    Since when Amazon introduces the irritating previews my subtitles are disappearing. This is my setup: - ATV 4K main language Italian - Language for audio and subtitles in ATV's settings: English - Language for audio and subtitles in Prime Video web settings: English Usually when I played a...
  7. H

    Can’t get 5.1 to work

    Logic of my purchase despite owning a smart 4K tv: Convenience, as I hate how Android Oreo on my Sony chugs and lags. The other reason for my purchase was so I could have a HomeKit hub. Setup I have my ATV plugged into the hdmi 2 port on my Sony X930E. An hdmi cable is connecting my old LG...
  8. iDento

    Apple TV Remote with LG Soundbar

    Currently, I can use the Apple TV remote to control the volume on my LG C7 OLED TV when I use the TV internal speakers, but what if I connect an LG sound-bar? will I still be able to control the volume of the sound-bar using the Apple TV remote? I am asking because I am planning to buy an LG...
  9. T

    Apple TV 4K Home Sharing Bug

    So I'm having some trouble with my Apple TV 4K, in all areas it seems to be working absolutely fine except Home Sharing, It see's and recognises my iTunes library no problem I can browse all my music, movies, tv shows no problem, the trouble starts when I try to play any content, it plays...
  10. S

    Bluetooth Headphones and Apple TV 4K audio dropouts

    Hi all, I've been trying to find any information in regards to resolving an issue I've been having with my Apple TV 4K with Bluetooth connected headphones. When I first bought the Apple TB 4K, I mounted it right behind my LG Smart TV, and whenever I connected my Bluetooth headphones to the...
  11. S

    Taking Apple TV on trip

    I'm about to travel with family to Korea for a week. My home has a Apple TV 4K 64GB and something just hit me: the hotel room we booked has a 40 in. TV so why don't we load up the Apple TV (or iPhone / iPads) with some Bluray movies I ripped and watch it on the big screen? Can the Apple TV store...
  12. harkrish

    How much can Siri control TV and Soundbar?

    I have an old Sony 4k TV (2017model with no airplay support) and planning to buy a Dolby Atmos supported Home Theater System and Apple TV 4k. I already have Homepod. Is it possible to completely control ALL TV Settings and Soundbar settings using Siri on Homepod? Has anyone tried that level of...
  13. Michelasso

    Prime Video X-Ray?

    In the changelog of the last Prime Video update (Feb, 1) it's written: But I don't see X-ray anywhere. Is that a mistake in the changelog or there is a trick to access it?
  14. M

    Apple tv 4k with Onkyo receiver and samsung TV

    Hi For the past one week I have been digging into the setup of my Apple tv but not able to get the answer to this question. My receiver is onkyo SR333 (does support 4K UHD and Dolby true vision, not Dolby atmos) and television is Samsung JU6600 (supports 4k UHD on HDMI 1 only and not all other...
  15. MacinMan

    Apple TV 4K causes UPS to malfunction.

    Hey guys, Just thought I would post this odd situation here to see what kind of feedback people could offer. I've had an AppleTV 4k 64 GB in my living room for most of 2018, and I also have my iMac in the living room, so the home theater, and computer are on the same breaker circuit, but not...
  16. AjTee

    Apple TV 4K - HDR always on?

    Hello, I have Apple TV 4K connected to my Sony 4K TV (XE9005). My video settings on Apple TV: 4K HDR 60 Hz - Chrome: 4:2:2. I noticed that I have always HDR signal even content which I currently watch on for example Netflix is in SDR. Is it normal? How do you deal with it? Do you switch...
  17. Skeptical.me

    Apple TV 4K Update

    Did anyone else's Apple TV 4K just automatically update? Where do I find the changelog?
  18. M

    ATV 4K. TV show thumbnails gone.

    This only seems to be happening to some TV show thumbnails. All movie ones OK, and the majority of TV shows as well. Just a small percentage of TV show ones have disappeared for some reason, includine 5 out of 6 in "Recent Purchases". Tried signing out, and back in to iTunes. Tried resetting...
  19. steve62388

    Does the ATV 4K pass DD+ over ARC?

    I have a LG B7 tv that supports passing DD+ over ARC. I have a Yamaha YSP-2700 sound bar. When I use the internal apps of the TV it passes DD+ over ARC and my 2700 shows DD+. But I can’t seem to get my ATV 4K to pass anything other than DD.
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    Apple TV slave to HomePod?

    I have a HomePod and I have a new 4k Apple TV hooked up to my TV and home audio system. Both are in my Home app and both work well with Airplay 2 through either the computer or my iPhone. What I'd like to do and for some reason am having a hard time getting anyone to understand my question...