AppleTV X - I am playing with something new

[Xymox]

The actual written review Dean did is posted on Positive Feedback. There is more coming from them, this is the technical review.

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[Xymox]

I have a JVC NZ8. I just received my apple TVX a few days ago. Im having a hard time getting a good picture. SDR seems to be OK, but anything else is not sharp. Can I ask what settings you have on your NZ9 and your apple TVX?

Make sure to send him a PM as well

 

[Tontoverde]

Make sure to send him a PM as well

I’ll happy to reports that after many hours and experimentation I have my Apple TVX performing as I hoped. I think over 4 days I tried just about every combination of settings. Ultimately on the NZ8 the initial installer had the screen gain set at 1.2. I adjusted it to 1.0 and everything came into line. Picture is great, color is great, and sharpness is great!

 

[Rexp]

Slightly off-topic but does anyone know what the difference between 16 bit and automatic is? Automatic sounds better when connected via toslink to external DAC and Airplay.

 

[msimanyi]

Okay - I'll bite. Are you talking about a setting in the AppleTV-X system or somewhere else? I don't believe AppleTV with 4k supports toslink, which probably underlies my confusion.

And although I'm not the guy to answer, perhaps someone with the right experience can get you an answer with a little more info...

 

[Steve Bruzonsky]

Slightly off-topic but does anyone know what the difference between 16 bit and automatic is? Automatic sounds better when connected via toslink to external DAC and Airplay.

Since the Appletv4k only has HDMI output, I assume you are inputting its HDMI into either a tv or external DAC to convert to toslink?

The Appletv-X (or the 2021 Appletv4k on which it is modded) for audio has stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, or Dolby Atmos in its menu. These are the only choices.

 

[Rexp]

Okay - I'll bite. Are you talking about a setting in the AppleTV-X system or somewhere else? I don't believe AppleTV with 4k supports toslink, which probably underlies my confusion.

And although I'm not the guy to answer, perhaps someone with the right experience can get you an answer with a little more info...

My ATV is the older version, no worries, like I said it was off-topic.

 

[msimanyi]

I'm pretty sure this isn't helpful, but perhaps it strikes a chord for you. It's a 2011 question: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3052331?sortBy=rank

There's also this one, from 2023: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/255253982?sortBy=rank