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[–] djdarren@piefed.social 9 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, it's not great.

Luckily, we do 99% of our viewing through an Apple TV, and we have a soundbar, so the ATV remote covers basically everything we need.

[–] CandleTiger@programming.dev 2 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Doesn’t the Apple TV remote also have a trackpad as it’s main control?

[–] ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works 3 points 14 hours ago

To be fair, Apple's track pads are substantially better than the rest of the industries. Credit where credit is due.

[–] djdarren@piefed.social 2 points 15 hours ago

Not the current gen. Well, it can act as a trackpad, but that's not the primary input method. The previous gen, however, did have a trackpad. Again, it could be clicked, but it was generally shittier. The current remote is actually pretty nice.