dawsonj
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Q: How to cope with differences in menu between new and old ATV?

I am using the same iTunes library but two atv in different rooms.

 

Why does the newer atv does not group movies or tv shows by "show".

 

Or tv shows show in alphabetical order in the old gen one but random order in the new atv

 

All from same iTunes library

 

In old (hard disk type) we can browse movies and tv shows in alphabetical order .

In the new atv depending whether it is a movie or tv show it is either reverse alphabetical order or totally random

 

Seasons are grouped in old atv but show as separate shows in new atv?

 

Any tips on extra tags in iTunes content that might help?

 

I set episode ID season and show numbers

Use show to group similar movies or show to indicate the tv show

Also use genre

Posted on Mar 27, 2012 6:38 AM

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  • by Damian Smith1,Helpful

    Damian Smith1 Damian Smith1 Mar 27, 2012 6:51 AM in response to dawsonj
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    Mar 27, 2012 6:51 AM in response to dawsonj

    Dawson,

     

    The new iTunes 10.6/ATV 5.0 firmware has been suggested as part the reason for the sorting issue. A couple of the top participants on thATV forum have ATV2 with one updraded to 5.0 and the other still on 4.4.4. The 4.x ATV2's sort shows as the should, albiet still not in the most convient way.

    At the moment the only solution that I'm aware of is setting up a playlist. However, if you search on the forum  two or three active threads discussing the issue and you may find answer there.

  • by dawsonj,

    dawsonj dawsonj Mar 31, 2012 7:20 AM in response to Damian Smith1
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    Mar 31, 2012 7:20 AM in response to Damian Smith1

    Thanks Damian so sorting by shows you create a playlist per show?

    That could work.

     

    Does the playlist sort out the order?  It is hard to find a show when it appears that perhaps it is sorted by when created ormaybe random I can't figure it out.

  • by Damian Smith1,

    Damian Smith1 Damian Smith1 Mar 31, 2012 10:09 AM in response to dawsonj
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    Mar 31, 2012 10:09 AM in response to dawsonj

    I'd updated itunes first. Apple just released an 10.6.1 which address specifically the TV show sorting issue first. regardless Itunes TV show sort remains annoying. It my understanding that that the show will sort properly once in the playlist. However, I'm holding firm at 4.4.4 and wiating for 5.0 update to address the remaining issues with the ATV lastest software.

    from the Apple support page:

    About iTunes 10.6.1

    iTunes 10.6.1 provides a number of improvements, including:

    • Fixes several issues that may cause iTunes to unexpectedly quit while playing videos, changing artwork size in Grid view, and syncing photos to devices.
    • Addresses an issue where some iTunes interface elements are incorrectly described by VoiceOver and WindowEyes. • Fixes a problem where iTunes may become unresponsive while syncing iPod nano or iPod shuffle.
    • Resolves an ordering problem while browsing TV episodes in your iTunes library on Apple TV.

    For information on the security content of this update, please visit: support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

  • by Alley_Cat,

    Alley_Cat Alley_Cat Mar 31, 2012 12:18 PM in response to Damian Smith1
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    Mar 31, 2012 12:18 PM in response to Damian Smith1

    I actually haven't checked but did 10.6.1 fix it?

  • by Winston Churchill,

    Winston Churchill Winston Churchill Mar 31, 2012 12:18 PM in response to Alley_Cat
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    Mar 31, 2012 12:18 PM in response to Alley_Cat

    Yes

  • by Alley_Cat,

    Alley_Cat Alley_Cat Mar 31, 2012 12:35 PM in response to Winston Churchill
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    Mar 31, 2012 12:35 PM in response to Winston Churchill

    Confirmed, solved it for me, but oddly I have a TV show listing twice now!

     

    I downloaded the 1080p version of one of the BBC natural history shows and it's listed both as "Life" and "Life Season 1" - the first didn;t have the season metadata tag set when I check in iTunes.

     

    AC

  • by Alley_Cat,

    Alley_Cat Alley_Cat Mar 31, 2012 12:36 PM in response to Alley_Cat
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    Mar 31, 2012 12:36 PM in response to Alley_Cat

    Actually this should allow me to easily A/B the 720p and 1080p versions of the Show!