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  • Apple TV+ Dolby Vision HDR streams failing for some viewers

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    gatorguy said:
    maestro64 said:
    gatorguy said:
    There's also the issue of competing standards, HDR10+ and Dolby Vision, Atmos and DTSx. Most manufacturers are picking sides and very often don't support one or the other. In my case the TCL 6 series in the master suite offers Dolby Vision but not HDR10+. The Samsung Q80R in the family room is exactly the opposite. As I typically do my movie streaming in the family room I wouldn't see any benefit to Dolby Vision on AppleTV+ anyway AFAIK.

    Also don't let anyone tell you streaming a 4K Dolby Vision or HDR10+ movie from a streaming service (even Apple's) is the same quality as playing a BlueRay UltraHD disc either. It is not. BlueRay UltraHD is a plainly superior experience, something I did not know would be so evident before being loaned a player and a couple of movies. I''ve now bought one for myself, a refurbed Sony UBP-X700 for less than $80 (Ebay) . What a huge difference with the right content, and easily moved between TV's. Oddly enough tho Dolby Vision BlueRay content does not look better and in fact looks worse to me on the TCL than HDR10 does on the Samsung.
    This is the reason you do not what the streaming app in our TV, Keep the TV dumb, and add the smarts with an external box which has a powerful processor and add the capabilities via software.
    Agreed, but where do you get such a 55"+ TV capable of displaying 4K Dolby Vision and/or HDR10+ without buying smart features too?
    Just use your HDTV or OLED TV as a dumb display, running everything through your Apple TV.  I’ve never used the built in features on my 65”OLED TV.  I just plug my TV into my amplifier with HD pass through and Dolby support, and my Apple TV into my amplifier, and my Apple TV plugged into my Internet connection for all the source material.  Then my Apple TV sends the Dolby Vision/Dolby Atmos stream through my amplifier, sending the video stream to the TV and the sound output to the 7.1 speakers.  Works perfectly.
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  • AppleInsider has arrived at Apple Park for today's new iPhone special event

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    DAalseth said:
    22july2013 said:
    The theater roof looks great, but how much snow would it be able to support?
    It's designed to support the heaviest show storm...that will ever hit Cupertino.
    Good question.  However, remember it’s also made of carbon fiber, so it’s very strong, and expensive.
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  • Review: The Caseta Fan Speed Control is the best way to integrate your fan with HomeKit --...

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    ihatescreennames said:
    bwalls said:
    I'm not clear how this switch works to control the fan speeds. Does it only work with certain fans?

    At this moment, my bedroom and closet each has a fan with a light kit that controlled by a single switch on the wall, with pull chains for the fan and lights. It was originally a toggle switch, but I replaced those with Caséta dimmer switches. For winter, that worked fine, since I was only using the lights with the dimmer, and the fans stayed off. Now that my wife wants to use the fan, it's actually kind of dangerous. The switch isn't rated for the fan surge currents, and the fan isn't designed to deal with partial voltage from dimmed lights.

    To add the fan control, I'd need to add a gang box, run a separate control wire, and rewire the fan to go to the new fan control switch. But how does it control fan speed? Do I need yet another piece of electronics to go in each fan? If so, seems like it might be better to just install a remote controller in the fan, run unstitched power to the fan, and have a HomeKit-compatible (or homebridge hackable) remote on the wall. 
    I’m not and electrician but the way I understand it is that for my fan with a pull chain, the motor goes faster or slower just by how much voltage is coming through. The Lutron switch adjusts that at the wall so as long as the pull chain was set to the highest speed the switch can vary it for the different speeds.
    Yes, you set the fan for high speed, then install the Lutron fan switch.  It adjusts the power level to the fan to vary the speed.  Also, works well with Siri, and with the Apple Watch, and with the iPhone, and with the iPad.  The only thing it doesn’t do is reverse the fan direction, but that’s a non-issue for me.
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  • Fresh App Store monopoly lawsuit arrives after US Supreme Court ruling

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    Such a ridiculous lawsuit.  Of course Apple has a monopoly over its own platform.  No one is forced to buy an iPhone.  If you buy into the platform, you also buy into Apple’s rules. Don’t like it, sell your iPhone and move on to another platform.  There are many out there.  In the scheme of things, Apple’s share of the smartphone market is less than Android’s, and is therefore not a monopoly in the broader smartphone market.

    Concerning the price of apps on the platform, I clearly remember computer apps costing hundreds of dollars before the iOS platform came out, with Apple pushing for most apps to be less than $10, setting a new lower cost option.  However, even so, the price for apps is set by the developer.  Apple’s 30% cut is to support the infrastructure it has to maintain in place to vet and sell the product to its customers.  And, even if that cost was zero and turned out to be 100% profit for Apple, that should be fine.  Remember, smartphone and tablet customers have other options.  Apple is NOT A MONOPOLY in any legal sense.
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  • Which to buy - Apple Smart Keyboard Folio vs Logitech Slim Folio Pro

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    djames4242 said:
    Shouldn't it also be worth mentioning that the smart connector can be a superior way to connect than Bluetooth? I use a Bluetooth keyboard and am constantly annoyed that when I need to enter text, I do not get the on-screen keyboard because my BT keyboard is still connected because I've forgotten to turn it off. Often it's across the room and I have to get up to turn it off, or shut off Bluetooth on my iPad.

    With a smart connector, as soon as I go back into tablet mode, I don't have to worry about whether-or-not I have remembered to turn off my keyboard. I know it sounds like a minor gripe, but it's annoying enough that it's had me wondering if Apple's keyboard is right for me :) 
    The Logitech keyboard has a row of iOS keys along the top that includes a screen keyboard key.  So, you can switch from the physical keyboard when typing text to the screen keyboard, if you prefer, with just the push of a button.  No need to disconnect BlueTooth.
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