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Killer ATV apps? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Long-time ATV user, and have just upgraded my TV to a new Samsung, so grabbed an ATV 4k.

A lot's changed in 10 years. Samsung is now full of apps - covering pretty much everything I use ATV for - Apple TV+, Plex, BBC, Netflix, C4. BBC Iplayer also supports UHD on Samsung, but not ATV :(

TV also supports Airplay. To be honest, I'm now questioning what I need ATV for. I don't use Siri, and things like fitness+ I can mirror from my iPad.

What killer apps am I missing out on? Can you convince me not to regret my new ATV?

(edit - I'm in the UK, although prob obvious :)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I just got a new TV and Plex transcodes 4K when running it on the tv vs. direct stream using my ATV 4K.

TVs are just too underpowered usually compared to external options.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Agree. I have a Samsung TV in a bedroom where the built-in apps stopped updating due to the Samsung’s limited memory. It affected my ability to control the Samsung’s settings. Fix required a call to support. I don’t have time for that. Afterwards, I removed all the apps I had installed on the Samsung and got an ATV.