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  • UK Apple TV viewers blocked from seeing key football match

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    cogitodexter said:
    This would most likely only affect people who have 'cut the cord' and no longer receive broadcast signals via aerials, satellite or cable and thus think they don't need to pay the mandatory UK TV Licence fee. Since watching any form of live-broadcast TV, however it's delivered, including online, requires a TV licence, most of the people inconvenienced by this will likely not have much of a leg to stand on to complain.
    Why would people that have a terrestrial signal pay the license and people that receive it over the App not pay it? The two are totally unrelated. If anything, you are more likely to pay the license if you use the App, since you have to register for it, and use your mobile to do so.
    Luckily, I remembered that my "Smart" TV also had and ITV Player, and luckily that one worked.
    But then luck ran out and England won.
    tenthousandthingslukeiwatto_cobra

  • Apple's iOS 15, macOS Monterey simulates Spatial Audio for stereo content

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    Thanks you. But I think the marketing materials and the implementation are unclear. The toggle is Spatial Audio on/of, but it actually turns on Atmos (sounds come from everywhere). I wish I could just select Spatial Audio without Atmos …. Would have preferred a three-way toggle, like we have for noise cancellation: Off - Spatial Audio - Atmos. Listening to the Atmos gimmicks is really distracting. 
    watto_cobra

  • Apple's iOS 15, macOS Monterey simulates Spatial Audio for stereo content

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    What is the difference between Spatial Audio and Atmos? I thought Spatial Audio was virtualising sound coming from the front or from the device; and Atmos was the virtualisation of “3D” sound. So would it be possible to have Spatial Audio without Atmos when listening to Music? When watching movies on an iPhone I get Spatial Audio (sound coming from the front) but not Atmos (when will we get that)?
    And on a related note: does the Apple TV already have Spatial Audio for AirPods Pro? Will it get Atmos for AirPods Pro? 
    Beatswatto_cobra

  • Apple Music announces Lossless Audio, Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos

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    jimh2 said:
    sflagel said:
    It does not say anywhere that Atmos Music will be available on HomePods, AirPlaying won't solve this. It is SOOOO weird, since Lossless + Atmos + HomePod would have been close to the ultimate home music listening experience.
    Not even close to the ultimate anything. Lossless on a HomePod is of little to know value.
    Not on its own, no. But in combination with Atmos (which you won't get on other speakers) and the convenience of accessing Apple Music directly, it may well be.
    williamlondon

  • Apple Music announces Lossless Audio, Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos

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    bakerzdosen said:
    equality72521 said:
    So excited by this news. 

    Makes me even sadder about the HomePod demise though - such a perfect match. 
    Exactly. It really makes no sense. Any other company I could see doing this as a ploy to drum up sales (HomePods are sold out most places - especially space gray.)

    I own 2 and going completely against conventional wisdom (don’t buy a discontinued tech product) I’d like to buy 1 or 2 more. But, especially now, I’m not willing to pay more than $200 for one. So here I am trolling the local classifieds looking for <$200 HomePods daily…

    I doubt lossless would make a big difference to what you hear on a homepod but I do look forward to giving the Atmos stuff a whirl.
    It does not say anywhere that Atmos Music will be available on HomePods, AirPlaying won't solve this. It is SOOOO weird, since Lossless + Atmos + HomePod would have been close to the ultimate home music listening experience.

    As far as I can tell, Atmos Music will only work on specific ear- and headphones, and on the built-in speakers, not when using AirPlay. So, so, so weird to discontinue HomePods. Also because we know that HomePods can process Atmos wirelessly, no upgrade would have been required!
    Scot1jahbladedoozydozenwatto_cobra