This is what's most exciting - Apple TV 4K (2021) and Siri Remote Review

Here’s a quick look at the new Siri Remote included with all new Apple TVs and available as a $60 accessory to existing supported models. By assigning a dollar value, we evaluate how much each of the improvements are worth.

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Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
0:59 - Why the old remote was bad
2:16 - The new remote’s improvements
4:14 - Adding up the value
4:41 - Quick recap on Apple TV 4K updates
5:28 - Conclusion

[mini-_]

Now I understand why it's called a TV remote. It's always in some remote place, nowhere to be found!

[dannyanderson]

The production value of this channel is insane, it's documentary level.

[ansonx]

Hey that's cool. I didn't realize the original remote still had a use.

[maybedonn]

Honestly, the one thing I'm angry about is that they removed the accelerometer/gyroscope.

Emulating a pointer with an accelerometer and gyroscope works *remarkably* well. Nintendo uses it for Wii games on the Switch that need a pointer, Sony uses it for the PS4 keyboard and I think some high end TVs also use it for keyboards.

The reason the Wii was a hit is that the interface was dead simple. Point and click on your TV. My grandma could probably figure it out. It was the perfect TV interface imo and with the clunky sensor bar no longer being a requirement, I'm miffed as to why it's not more common.

[fre_onehit]

They should build AirTags into those remotes.

[mcmudkipp]

I love how you were super generous with the pricing, 2$ for a couple of expected buttons on a remote and still wound up short. Still probably worth the money if you have the last gen monstrosity though.

[sejoki]

Unfortunately, no amount of updates and features to the remote can make the YouTube app suck less.

[ArashiKageTaro]

This dude is the perfect host for Mac Address! LMG knows how to hire talent.

[abhishekparadkar]

It's unbelievable that this channel is a part of LMG! The production quality is just so much more...professional? Distinct? Somber? Idk its just super high quality and I love it

[lucase]

Actually the Siri Remote (old one) was great for old recievers. As long as you have the old remote, it can record the old remote and play it back. Probably on the new one too

[NateDawg]

Why didn't they add their UWB chip to make it work with find my? Especially if they are charging 60$ for it. That feature alone would make it a compelling upgrade, especially for those with kids

[therealsharat]

"How cool is that" at the end
Loved it 👌

[Mergatroid]

I actually liked the old remote with my Apple TV 3rd gen, never had any issues with it. Everything on it worked flawlessly and I don't like the new design quite as much in some ways. I mainly miss the touchpad with the new design. The round one isn't the same and I don't see it as an improvement aside from being able to jog with it.

[Peter-Sorial]

I just automatically played in my head “but before that a word from our sponsor…” only to find there’s none :(

[TinyMiniStealth]

I like the idea of putting dollar values on the features. Good stuff, keep it up!

[egeali]

What a visually appealing video. Bravo to the production team

[YourMJK]

I don't know about the d-pad + small touch area.

Scrolling through a long list with the old remote is really satisfying, fast AND precise, especially thanks to the large vertical touch area.
It makes finding a movie in a alphabetically sorted list (e.g. in Infuse) really easy.

[arnavodkaa]

This is why I love this channel. He actually uses Apple stuff every single day.

[kbhasi]

(3:55) I believe the reason why it was labelled as a "menu" button to begin with was because that was what the back button was labelled as on iPods, pressing once would go back, and holding down the button took the user all the way back to the main "iPod" menu.

[gennaro]

Honestly as a strictly mac user who's now a strictly anti mac user throughout the years, I appreciate and enjoy this content. Looking forward to the future of this channel!