2015-12-18, 12:15
(2015-12-18, 11:53)wrxtasy Wrote: I'm hearing ya, two ATV1's here and all Apple gear in the house, bit of an AMLogic invasion at the moment tho
Apple really nail the GUI and usability factors. Their human to machine interfaces are outstanding on their products, shows what you can do when you Employ some of the best Software Engineers in the world and set strict Frameworks for App development to use those common interfaces.
I just want to play with that very interesting remote control they have on the ATV4.
I might wait for a 4K version, as Santa is delivering a new TV.
To be honest the new remote is one of the things I like least about the ATV4. The older ATV remotes work with it, and I often find I end up using them instead for some things (like text entry). Also the Apple iOS remote app doesn't work - so you can't use an iPhone keyboard (though you can use the Kodi remote and use the Keyboard in that within Kodi only), and they haven't (last time I checked) enabled bluetooth keyboard pairing (as the ATV2/3 had) so you can't use a keyboard for text entry.
However the overall design is very nicely implemented - and there are some great touches. The top row of app icons are able to provide top half/third-ish screen banners as you select them - and some apps use this very well with live updated content before you're even in the app. (Others just show a static graphic)
I'm surprised how much I use Siri to open apps, move to settings etc. - though it doesn't properly work in music yet...