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boltsfan17 said:

The latest statistics I've seen from earlier in the year said 30% of TV's now sold worldwide are 4K TV's. 4K adoption rate in the U.S. has surpassed the adoption rate of HDTV's. Projections from earlier in the year predicted 20 million 4K TV's will be sold in the U.S. in 2017. All these stats were from the first quarter in 2017 so I'm sure the numbers are probably higher now. 

That probably has more to do with manufacturers pushing "cheap" 4K TVs rather than people actually having a large enough screen at a short enough viewing distance to be able to see the difference between 4K and 1080p...or even 720p for that matter! 

I remember a few years ago when DD5.1 stopped working on Netflix on Apple TV following an OS update. Apple kept saying it was a Netflix problem and Netflix kept saying it was an Apple problem. A few months passed before it was finally fixed during which time Netflix issued a credit to my account for the months the feature didn't work.

I still can't believe that Hulu doesn't support DD5.1 on any device in this day and age.

On the other hand, the vast majority of people I know don't have the equipment to decode and reproduce DD5.1. If they do have the equipment, it's not properly configured. If it is properly configured, they don't know how to operate it. If they do know how to operate it, they're deaf in one ear. So, I guess for the vast majority of the population DD5.1 vs. stereo makes no difference - especially for those who only use their TV speakers or have cheap sound bars from Malwart that are used in addition their TV speakers (CRINGE!).

PabloTresUnoSeis said:

Finally.. but the UI is kinda meh. I think Hulu has the best UI for video apps on Apple TV.

Surely, you jest! The current Hulu interface is a catastrophe at best. It takes an inordinate amount of swipes and clicks to navigate.

The Netflix interface is somewhat easier to navigate, but the video previews that can't be turned off are maddening.

I MUCH prefer the Hulu and Netflix interfaces in the 3rd generation Apple TV. They're clean, simple, and organized.

I've never seen any relevance whatsoever to Target. There's nothing unique about them. The only thing I ever remember buying at Target was a few jugs of Tide laundry detergent they had on sale a few years ago.

schlack said:

I've come full circle on these. I thought they were absurd when they were released. Now I'd like to own a pair. But I can't buy them until the case will allow me to put third party (or Apple?) silicone sleeves on the AirPods. It's the only way they will fit and stay in my ears. Please Apple. Just add a couple of millimeters of top end clearance in the case and I'll buy.

I have a good friend who is an Apple fan and really wanted to love the AirPods. Unfortunately, they are simply not compatible with his ear geometry and they won't stay in. That's expected, though. One-size-does-not-fit-all.

airnerd said:

haha, that's exactly what I did.  then black friday/monday rolled around and she bought "us" a new Dyson v8 as a gift for us both.  DOH.  I figured it's too close to xmas to buy for myself, i could see her still getting them for me since I told her over a month ago that was what I wanted 

Dyson V8. That was another product I was reluctant to drop a stupid amount of money on at first. Then, I used it and ended up throwing all my other vacuums including upright, canisters, and handhelds in the garbage.