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What does "your HDMI connection is looking better" mean? Better than what? Is it good enough for the connection Im looking for? 4K HDR and 4K Dolby Vision.
Urquhart1244,
thank you for your very informative post. I have 3 Apple TV 4Ks, two 1st gens and one 2nd gen. The 2nd gen is connected to a LG 4K OLED with HDMI 2.0 connections.
With new "8K, 48Gpbs" cables I get a "looks good" message with the 2nd gen...but I also get that same message with a very old (10 years?) "HDMI 1.3" cable I had laying around. So that adds to the confusion/mistrust of this "test".
Jut to be clear, "good" is a better connection than "better"?
Urquhart1244,
thank you for your very informative post. I have 3 Apple TV 4Ks, two 1st gens and one 2nd gen. The 2nd gen is connected to a LG 4K OLED with HDMI 2.0 connections.
With new "8K, 48Gpbs" cables I get a "looks good" message with the 2nd gen...but I also get that same message with a very old (10 years?) "HDMI 1.3" cable I had laying around. So that adds to the confusion/mistrust of this "test".
Jut to be clear, "good" is a better connection than "better"?
BrianK90,
Thanks for the reply, but you are just rephrasing the message I got. "Better" than what? What is the a baseline thats being used? Testing different cables I also got the "connection is looking good" message. I assume that means its meeting the requirement for 4K HDR and Dolby Vision...but it doesn't say that.
These vague phrases are not very helpful, is "better" above "good", or is "good" above "better" in this scenario...in there a "best" out there that I haven't seen yet? Why not give a number and a threshold and we can make sense of. Even a "does not meet", or "meets" the requirements for a given setting is more informative.
Anyway, I'll just stop using this feature because given the terminology...its pretty much useless.
Hey manomacs,
We see that you want to know what the message about your HDMI connection means, and we'd like to help!
It looks like you checked out the article about viewing the highest TV quality through Apple TV. That message is basically stating that you're getting a better connection and quality with the specific HDMI cable you're using.
If you have any additional questions, let us know.
Cheers!
I wasn't attempting to insult you, if I did my apologies. Your post where you stated
"These vague phrases are not very helpful, is "better" above "good", or is "good" above "better" in this scenario...in there a "best" out there that I haven't seen yet? Why not give a number and a threshold and we can make sense of. Even a "does not meet", or "meets" the requirements for a given setting is more informative.
Anyway, I'll just stop using this feature because given the terminology...its pretty much useless."
Came across to me as a rant. While you may have a legitimate issue, the place to bring it up is in Apple's feedback. You may already know that Apple is simply our host on these forums and rarely reads or answers here. If you want to reach them please use the feedback area
And you are still coming across as condescending and insulting. As a forum for discussing apple issues, I think this is the appropriate place to discuss this issue. If you don't want to be involved, feel free to not be involved.
So, back to point:
What does "your HDMI connection is looking better" mean? Better than what? Is it good enough for the connection Im looking for? 4K HDR and 4K Dolby Vision.
As BrianK90 noted so well: “That message is basically stating that you're getting a better connection and quality with the specific HDMI cable you're using.”
I think the wording of the on-screen message is somewhat unfortunate, as it doesn’t reflect a good-better-best scale. It’s just a confirmation of the suitability of the cable. The cable facilitates all the AV features. The “better” part could be seen as a comparison to a lesser rated cable.
If you have an Apple TV 4K (1st generation), then your 18 Gbps HDMI cable is fine. Higher rated cables won’t improve anything.
If you have an Apple TV 4K (2nd generation), then your 48 Gbps HDMI cable is fine. Higher rated cables do not exist.
If you have an Apple TV 4K (2nd generation), and you connect to an HDMI 2.0 or lesser port on another device, then your 18 Gbps HDMI cable is fine. Higher rated cables won’t improve anything.
Rather than being insulting why not bring something to the discussion.
Rather than ranting, please provide some feedback to Apple at www.apple.com/feedback .
What does "your HDMI connection is looking better" mean? Better than what? Is it good enough for the connection Im looking for?
