Happy apple tv user for > 5 years now. It has icons for the apps you want to start on the home screen. You click the icons. The apps start.

It's connected to a samsung tv that's not allowed wifi access. Besides the bad and steadily worsening UX of streaming apps like Netflix, my setup itself never shows me any ads.

Also the apple tv remote has a very solid, premium feel, which i like

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alias_neo a day ago | parent | next [-]

Thank you, that's exactly what I'm after.

A quick search, suggests the latest is 3rd gen (2022), am I looking at the right device?

	▲	asix66 19 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yes. Macrumors here says “don’t buy” [0], but only because they tend to recommend only if tech is “new”. I have this ATv gen and it’s not perfect, but is really the best streaming box, having used roku and nvidia shield. PS: get the version with wired ethernet if you can…wifi works, but no surprise that wired is more solid. [0] https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/apple-tv/

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tstrimple 13 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I just wish the remote wasn't so small that I can never find it after my girls use it. I've just gotten used to using the phone app.

	▲	isoprophlex 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		If you have an iphone, you can search for it. It plays a game of hot/cold with the Bluetooth signal strength i guess, guiding you to it...