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Is he saying that it's still too expensive or what?
Yeah, MKBHD and some other techtubers were predicting $199 as the correct price point for HomePod to be successful.
Personally I just care about audio quality. I'd much rather pay more and get more when it comes to something so important.
FiestaST
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He is questioning Apple's weird approach/strategy on the HomePod line.
FiestaST
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Differences between Gen 1 & Gen 2. As you can see in some aspects a downgrade.
None of that speaks to any differences in audio quality though. AirPods Pro 1st and 2nd gen are a world away in audio quality. These could also be an appreciable step up from the already good HomePod 1st gen.
SauRoNZA
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My primary issue and why there aren’t 2 x HomePods on my shopping list is that I can’t use it with anything but my Apple kit.
If the Apple TV just had some kind of passthrough for audio from the TV directly or even better the HomePods did Arc directly it would be an easy sale.
If the Apple TV just had some kind of passthrough for audio from the TV directly or even better the HomePods did Arc directly it would be an easy sale.
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You mean this? https://support.apple.com/en-za/HT207117
SauRoNZA
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No, I mean a third device like an Xbox or PlayStation or the TV itself can’t make use of the HomePods.
Only the Apple TV directly.
Which makes it useless for a TV.
AfricanTech
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Does that mean that the ATV connected to your TV will pass all TV sound to the homepod ie even stuff not played using the ATV? so your ATV behaves like a soundbar thats connected via HDMI to your TV
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SauRoNZA
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That’s very interesting.
I suspect Dolby Atmos won’t work or only work if you have eArc and HDMI 2.1.
Might just test it later.
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Oh you need the latest Apple TV, so maybe why I wasn’t aware as I don’t have the setting.
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For what its worth, Dolby Atmos “should” work with most streaming services over regular old ARC:
The 411 on one of the most significant ports in home cinema
Do you know your HDMI ARC from your eARC?
SauRoNZA
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For what its worth, Dolby Atmos “should” work with most streaming services over regular old ARC:
The 411 on one of the most significant ports in home cinema
Do you know your HDMI ARC from your eARC?www.whathifi.com
It’s usually no problem from the TV itself but falls apart when it’s a third device in the chain connected to the TV because it tries to process it.
Apple TV works because it only sends LPCM as I recall but other devices use Bitstream or the codec is different or whatever so with like the Xbox right now I can’t not plug it directly into soundbar.
FiestaST
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HomePod software update 16.3 now rolling out, here’s everything new
A number of new features are rolling out today to HomePod and HomePod mini users. With HomePod software version iOS 16.3, Apple is activating the temperature and humidity sensor in the HomePod mini, adding new features to Siri and more. Head below for the full release notes. HomePod software...
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My HomePod mini constantly asks for the Apple ID password and refuses to work. It does this at least 4/5 times a day. Anyone else experiencing this, and any solutions? I’ve tried restoring it