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Disney Plus only 1080p on PS5? 4k HDR on XSX?
- Thread starter Yankee Ruin X
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Good to know that Smart TV apps have gotten better. I ended up buying an Apple TV years ago because of how shit the apps in my Samsung TV were.
The Apps in my parents' TV have been depreciated altogether, which is a bummer. Only thing that still works is Netflix. Hulu, Youtube, and a handful of others don't boot any more.
I don't think it's a Sony thing. Disney+ doesn't even have a dedicated windows app that streams 4K HDR
Can't speak about Samsung apps fell out of favour of Samsung TVs years ago . Lg's apps are pretty top notch now.
Cool. I'm looking at a TCL for my next TV but I'll likely be sticking with my Apple TV for streaming since I already have it.
I remember the Hulu app being rough on our Samsung TV before we switched. It would often lock up while trying to load ads and we would have to reboot the whole TV.
How so? I just noticed the updated app and it says 4K now in the settings. Looks the same as my Apple TV app too.
#teamneverusetheTVapps
The latest Sony TVs apps are way better than console apps, and blow away Apple TV, which for some reason is still using outdated YouTube and Netflix apps,
media apps on consoles are so bad. I ended up getting an ATV 4K years ago and it's been the best purchase ever. so snappy, supported by literally everything and a great UI.
Only thing worse than console apps is Roku. Using the Roku interface on my bedroom TV is a nightmare, it's so bad and stuck in the early 2010s
Only thing worse than console apps is Roku. Using the Roku interface on my bedroom TV is a nightmare, it's so bad and stuck in the early 2010s
Not if Your tv is few years old. I started PS4 generation with top line Bravia. 5 years later youtube barely functioned - app was updated , ram and cpu in tv too weak .
Right now its the same with my C9, for now the apps are better but I am not expecting it to last
The only issue is with Disney Plus though and the TV app works fine.
That's what I meant by it's only Disney Plus, the other apps work fine.
I made this mistake too.
Was watching Netflix through my cable box... then learned that the TV app supports Dolby Vision while the box doesn't.
I just ended up buying one of the new Chromecasts for all my media apps since my Panasonic TV doesn't have a Disney+ app. Plus I can use my Bluetooth headphones with it.
I just turned on my PS5, the app updated and it mentions 4K under the automatic option in the settings now.
Console apps are much more likely to get long-term support and updates.
Meh. ATV 4k is nearly 200 bucks and it has a version of Netflix that can't even play all of Netflix's content. It's a ripoff. The 50 dollar Chromecast with Google TV is such a better value, and it actually has the latest version of apps.
nah. I had a google tv when it launched. it's slow, and at the time didn't have everything (it just now got apple tv+)
the netflix thing isn't really a problem since those interactive shows are pretty bad, but it's the one "negative" about the device. everything else is incredible.
also, I got it in 2018. $200 for the utility i've gotten out of this thing is insane. it has not gotten slower since I first got it, despite three major OS updates and the ridiculous number of apps installed on it. it's worth it's asking price
Old version of YouTube sucks as well. Sorry, it's impossible to justify the cost of that thing now when it continues to have bad versions of apps, and one of the absolute worst remotes on the planet. There's just too much better competition now that is also a fraction of the cost. I don't mind paying the Apple tax when the hardware is just beyond the competition, but in this case, they're so far behind. ATV is in desperate need of an upgrade in quality, and a downgrade in price.
The new Chromecast that came out towards the end of last year is currently a much better buy than an Apple TV, and this is coming from someone fully into the Apple ecosystem.
the youtube app on the apple tv is the exact same as the one on my roku and google tv (when I had one). the YouTube interface sucks on literally every big screen device. it's not a real argument against it.
what other apps are worse on it? because Roku consistently has the worst versions of apps in my experience. every cable network app is complete garbage, and the UI when in a show varies SO much that it's impossible to know what how it behaves. There's more consistency on the Apple TV than any other device out there.
Competition has gotten better, but it still doesn't hold a candle to it. especially when you consider the overall experience and don't cherry pick certain outlier examples.
we won't agree and that's fine. but to act like $200 is an insane asking price for a device that is very powerful, fast, still gets support and updates regularly, and does more than let you watch TV is weird. saying the $50 Google Home with its weird interface, inconsistent apps, and overall slow experience is a better device isn't true lol
much like I said to LoudWrong, I bought one the literal day they launched, and returned it a week later. it's a shitty device. sure it's $50, but after using an apple tv you know why it's $50. if you don't want an apple tv, the only other real competitor is the nvidia shield, its just as snappy
Mine's has been great so far, sucks you must have had a faulty one for it to be that shitty. Zero chance I was ever buying an Apple TV over it for £150 more.
I hate the Apple TV remote though it has no buttons except menu and it's so hard to navigate by just touching it as you make mistakes
I hope I did and I'm wrong about it not being a great device, but I don't know why factory resetting a device like that wouldn't fix whatever sluggish performance issues I was having.
we clearly don't agree on the value of different things, because cost ≠ value and that's evident by my Google TV and Roku experience. I'd rather pay $180 for a device that always works and is fast and consistent than $50 for one that gets the job done but is a pain in the ass to use
it's the biggest physical problem with the thing. the remote is great for scrubbing a timeline or gestures, but HORRIBLE otherwise. the only reason I don't have issues anymore is because I got tired of juggling both the TV remote and Apple TV remote, so I gave up and bought a sideclick to have everything in one.
Before that I used a Logitech Harmony which was fine, but I admittedly missed the trackpad because it makes navigation so smooth
I'm fairly certain it's still just doing 1080, but the change in the settings might indicate a fix soon. My TV just got the 4k update for the app today and I had given up hope on that one.
That is decidedly false. Search on the appletv youtube app doesn't even auto fill or show past searches. It's absolute trash. There's so much dated design in the Appletv that makes it laughable at its current price. I'm deep in the Apple ecosystem, but not deep enough to not see how bad their box is compared to much cheaper competition.
Are you replying just to reply and not bother reading? I never said every TV has the app. My point my was that my daughter's 3 year old TV didn't have it either but it was downloaded and install on an update.
I'm not sure what that's got to do with not every TV having the app? My brand new Panasonic TV doesn't have the app, none of the Panasonic TVs do as far as I'm aware.
Your reading comprehension skills are lacking. Please read my previous post and the post I was quoting again.
Already did, not sure why you're being so weirdly defensive over people pointing out the fact that the app still isn't available on every TV.
Anyway, like I said previously I've got a Chromecast now so don't need to to bother with the PS5 app any more.
Same for Apple TV AFAIK. The UI and everything is 1080p. Such a shame.
I most certainly did not expect anything to be sub 4K in on the Media Tab. Quite funny that the apps on Series X are all 4K and the UI is a complete mess with 1080p raster assets that are being transformed and showing pixels all the time.
I most certainly did not expect anything to be sub 4K in on the Media Tab. Quite funny that the apps on Series X are all 4K and the UI is a complete mess with 1080p raster assets that are being transformed and showing pixels all the time.
My dude, you quoted a reply that was posted over 3 months ago, which has been settled already and then accuse me of being weirdly defensive. Ok
I'll say this: one of the benefits of using an Apple TV for YouTube is that because Google clearly only supports the platform because it kind of has to, it always gets updates last. So, it still uses the old interface where the side panel has 4 superfluous tabs you have scroll past just to get from the the home feed to your subscriptions feed.
There are, but the problem remains with those that have as it's usually limited to 100 Mbps and doesn't offer gigabit connection, which is crazy in 2021, and it happens with higher-end models too.
And unless something has changed as of today, the previously-linked confirmation about PlayStation app update is wrong, as Disney confirmed to us 4K wasn't available yet and that they would let us know when...
In my case for example my TV has Netflix and HBO but no Disney+, PS5 is the only way I can see it besides my PC
This too, had some issues with ARC and Dolby Digital on my Sony XE900... only on Disney+ would it stutter, which is annoying.
I'm not sure that's true anymore. XSX netflix is so fast and responsive, I haven't used the smart app in months.
