The Apple TV 4K just got even more interesting for projectors in tvOS 18.2

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  • Projector improvements are still successful beta
  • Support for caller facet ratios including 21:9
  • Improved dialog and show information, too

The latest type of Apple's tvOS strategy for nan Apple TV 4K introduces immoderate caller features that'll beryllium peculiarly useful for viewers pinch nan best 4K projectors, aliases group who link their Apple TV to widescreen monitors alternatively than TVs.

In tvOS 18.2, Apple has added support for facet ratios including 21:9. That's not going to beryllium applicable to astir group viewing connected TVs, which thin to beryllium 16:9. But it's awesome for ultrawide monitors and for projectors.

What improvements does tvOS 18.2 deliver?

The large tie present is nan caller facet ratio support. The options are:

  • Automatic
  • 16:9
  • 21:9
  • 2.37:1
  • 2.39:1
  • 2.40:1
  • DCI 4K
  • 32:9

In addition, nan caller beta improves Apple's Enhance Dialog feature, turning connected subtitles erstwhile you property nan shut up button, and there's a redesigned Apple Fitness Plus app arsenic good arsenic improved support for utilizing an iPhone arsenic a FaceTime camera. The beta besides includes InSight, a akin characteristic to Prime Video's X-Ray that tells you who's connected surface and what euphony is playing.

One characteristic that's coming, but that hasn't arrived yet, is caller screensavers. The existent harvest are each very nice, but they've go alternatively familiar, and Apple is promising to bring screensavers from immoderate of its deed shows connected Apple TV Plus. We don't yet cognize erstwhile those caller screensavers will arrive, however.

The improvements are presently successful beta, which intends they're successful last testing earlier release: if you don't mind risking nan overseas bug aliases clang you tin enrol your Apple TV 4K from nan Software Updates portion of its Settings menu, though we'd propose conscionable waiting for nan vanished version.

The last merchandise of tvOS 18.2 is presently scheduled for December 2024.

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