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- hockey-grandpa (14272)- Feedback left by buyer.More than a year agoVerified purchasePayment was very quick. Splendid correspondence. An immensely first-class buyer
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Oct 17, 2022
Apple-TV evolution, for better or worse...
Though I have no idea how the seller ended-up with 2 different generation remotes for this Apple-TV, I was pleased to see I could get either remotes to work without issue. It helps that this Apple's line of product has adopted a fairly consistent configuration process since its infancy. I was already using the gen 3 (which this one replaced) and the gen 4 Apple TV models, so I was already familiar with its operation. The Gen 3 model wouldn't allow me to add/install new apps such as Crave. I went with this 5th gen model rather than the 4th gen like I already had in anticipation of starting using 4K streaming. My only disappointment in the product line is the disappearance of the audio optical hookup/coupling (present on models prior to gen 4) I enjoyed using with my home theatre amplifier setup - the reason I was still keeping on using the gen 3 model to begin with. To my ear, having the audio fed over the HDMI hookup, has diminished the sound quality of the playback. That said, I do know that most people, my wife included, wouldn't readily recognize the difference. I have started to appreciate the ability to pair AirPods to the Apple-TV (really started at the gen 4 model), and the voice control capability (of the gen 6 remote) I did not have before. The voice control simplifies doing searches immensely. AirPlay, allowing to broadcast sessions from various external devices, does seem to be operating more reliably on this gen 5 model. There are more features I have yet to discover, but thus far, I am pleased with my decision to adopt this gen 5 Apple-TV.