Re:Apple Unveils a More Powerful Apple TV
by Navarr on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @04:29PM
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As much of a Google fanboy as I am, I must admit that Apple is a market leader when it comes to UX.
I do hope Google was taking some notes during this keynote. Siri's interaction in Apple TV is far superior than Android TV's Google Now integration. Hopefully that changes with the work in contextual awareness they've been doing and Now on Tap in Android 6.
Re:Apple Unveils a More Powerful Apple TV
by blt on Thursday September 10, 2015 @12:12AM
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Shitty programming. The hardware in these devices should have no trouble dealing with a simple UI with a few movie thumbnails and a virtual keyboard. Yet my "smart TV" runs slower than any dinky 90s windows box I can remember.
There's a very good argument to be made that the reason nobody wants "apps" on their TV is because the experience can be charitably described as utter shit.
Smart TV's are known for awful UI's with awful lag, high end consoles such as the Xbox One stutter and hitch on their simplistic home screens, experiments such as Google TV have failed for the same reason, set-top boxes from outfits like DirecTV have the same problem, lag, lag, and more freaking lag.
If anyone can put a decent user experience on this whole idea, it's Apple. After this, expect the rest of the market to shape up quickly.