So I got at least one comment that my review was scathing despite my thinking it was raving except for complaints about the remote issue. That’s certainly far from what I intended. So here’s my less myopic review.

Everything about it is near perfect. It’s what I’ve wanted for years. Even with the remote issue, you can use your old Apple TV remote or a standard remote (I use an old DVD remote). Even the remote issues would be somewhat alleviated with a software update that gives a couple of millimeters on the side of the remote trackpad to be ignored. That doesn’t fix the feel nor getting the orientation right in the dark. But since you can use your own remote that’s not that big a deal.

The typing issue is a problem, but I’m confident we’ll be seeing iOS and watchOS remote apps soon. I just can’t imagine Apple forgetting that when the CEO praised those features so much in the past.

I’ll lay good odds the bluetooth keyboard issue is resolved with a 1.1 release as well.

Once you remove those issues all you’re left with is Siri not working with Music or your iTunes songs/videos. Yet I’m pretty sure Apple’s already announced that’s coming in January.

So I absolutely love my Apple TV. There are those small caveats that perhaps I focused a tad too much on. But this is the device I’ve really wanted for years. Once more apps become available I imagine this will do everything I can imagine wanting it to do.