Apple TV 4K Features You Aren't Using (but should)

Another helpful tip: If you ask Siri "what did they say?" The Apple TV will rewind 10/15 seconds of the stream and trigger subtitles temporarily.

This is the most talkative I’ve seen Kimi Raikonen. Good to see him finally come out of his shell with something he’s passionate about

Apple updated the match dynamic range feature with their latest software update, tvOS 16.1. It now works when set in HDR mode too, meaning it will now switch to SDR for SDR programs even when set to HDR as default.

Here's a tip to go along with what you were talking about with the Match Dynamic Range. So having it match the dynamic range and frame rate, as you showed are important. But you can add to it by going into the main TV resolution settings and changing the Apple TV to SDR. Even though you change it to SDR, because of the Match Dynamic Range setting, when playing something in HDR it will switch back. The benefit to this is to ensure that SDR is ALWAYS shown as SDR and that it never tries to tone-map the SDR to HDR. But even assuming the Match Dynamic Range setting truly does always keep the content in SDR when it's non-HDR, there's one place where it will NEVER change it: the Home Screen. The Home Screen will always try to show in HDR if HDR is selected. This has the result of making the Home Screen look a little washed out; not as bright or well defined. This may not be a big deal on TVs where the screen is extremely bright (like a QLED) - but it's really bad on a lower cost TV. Many TVs under $1,000 have panels that are not capable of truly reaching the minimum brightness needed for HDR (regardless of whether they show the HDR logo on the box and the input allows it). And so for TVs that can't go past 500 Nits of brightness, trying to browse through the Apple TV Home Screen in HDR mode can be very eye straining as it's so dim and washed out. But by changing the resolution setting to SDR, and then enabling Match Dynamic Range, the home screen will have full 4:4:4 color and look much brighter and easier to see.

One feature that goes along video calibration is the sound sync calibration. That is a feature you should use as well

The eArc feature that allows users to AirPlay audio from games consoles to HomePods via Apple TV is never talked about! Such a good feature if, like me, you use stereo HomePods as your primary TV speakers.

I have the previous version, and it's still pretty good. Faster than the TV's own processor and the HDR mode looks good to me. I do wish there was more included to watch, but I will say what I've watched has been good

Thanks for some good tips. I’ve been a long term user of the Apple TV, back from the original black box with silver, two button remote and I’ve owned at least one of every release since then. I didn’t know about the match content function. Hopefully this will resolve an occasional issue where content displays with very low contrast. My tip is actually an app pick. I’ve found the Plex Media Server very powerful. I can stream copies of my own media from a always on media PC, wirelessly to every tv in the house. Highly recommended!

Another tip to go along with the voice control you talked about. You can also use the exact same commands hands-free, if you have another nearby Apple device like an iPad or HomePod or Apple Watch. I use this all the time when I want to get up to go to the other room and I just call out to Siri to pause the TV. The HomePod is perfect for this because it's equipped with long range beam-forming microphones; and it works from any HomePod in the house regardless of whether it's paired to the Apple TV for sound output or not. Some of the things you can say is: Hey Siri: Turn the Apple TV Off (Puts it to sleep) Pause the TV Resume playing on the TV Go back 45 seconds What did they say? Skip 5 Minutes All of that without ever having to touch the remote.

Don’t forget in your next video to talk about using a paired HomePod as a sound output. I think it’s the best home theater audio setup for the money.

This is a fantastic video. I never found a video going through all these Apple TV settings. Question: Once you go through and set everything the way you want it, is there a way to backup to iCloud with the Apple TV so if you get a new Apple TV you don’t have to go through the settings all over again?

This was a perfectly timed videos. No reviews go through actual features n abilities. I just got my first apple tv in 8 years n this was a big help

After watching I have been a fan..started watching looking find the best tv for…still saving for one as I am on a tight budget

I really love, that I can also use the Siri remote to control the loudness of my soundbar via IR.

Extremely helpful information and thank you! Perhaps the most important (to me) is to match content and frame rate. The only thing that I wish is that the Apple 4K TV would have a good AI upscaler like my Nvidia Shield Pro. What would be really sweet is if Apple could fix the caching issue so icons will actually show up and content refreshed (hint ESPN+) instead displayed as X's and failing to mention some match or game is streaming live. 😡

Love love love this video- Wanted to mention a super-duper little tip for your next audio specialty video. Many of us who can't or dont want to add soundbars to our TVs Systems can use the Apple TV to do something amazing with our Sonos speakers( that even the Sonos folks don"t seem to know!!). With your I pad or Iphone through the audio / video tab in the settings screen of your Apple TV play the TV through our sonos systems as each amplifire will appear as a wifi option. Additionally these options can be placed into the home app on your IOS device and the volumes etc for each amp/location can be controlled by your IOS device!!! Its an awesome benefit that not many seems to know about!!! Happy holidays!!!

Hi, I think it would be a great idea if you can revisit TVs that have had notable bugs in their software every 6 months or so to let the viewers know whether the the latest firmware has resolved those issues. Given that many new TVs have software issues when they are initially released and when you review them, your viewers can often go into a TV purchase somewhat blind. I’m sure it would be very valuable for many of us and be a popular series for your channel.

Awesome video. Love how you explained everything as a “helper” instead of a “cocky pro”. Felt super informative and im an apple nerd.

Hi Caleb - thanks for another gear video. I standardized on using Apple TV as my streamer across all my TVs. But I always struggle with bypassing or turning off smart TV features. My goal is to only turn on (or automatically wake up) my TV and never see any smart TV or TV OS interface. I am interested in your recommendation what TVs have the cleanest way to bypass their TV OS interface and go straight to Apple TV or AVR content. I appreciate your opinion and recommendations - cheers!

hey Caleb, great vid as always, as a google tv user, do you find google tv interesting enough to make a similar video for it? I'm wondering if there's some untapped potential to the platform users might not know about