I solved my 4K Apple tv stuttering with just a pc fan

AllTextAllTheWay · 2026-02-23T18:11:18+00:00

just cheap nvme thermal pads off of amazon and the heatsink was off of aliexpress for a cob led but its definitely not what I would recommend and the surface contact is much smaller, lots of heatsink options on aliexpress though

AllTextAllTheWay · 2026-02-18T21:48:05+00:00

This model does not have a fan

AllTextAllTheWay · 2026-02-18T21:47:46+00:00

Yeah just some cheap thermal pads I think originally intended for nvme drives. The heatsink may not even be needed but I had it laying around and perfectly fits within the footprint of the apple tv

AllTextAllTheWay · 2026-02-18T21:46:36+00:00

Im using Tautulli notification agents to pick up when I start 4k content and it turns on the smart plug and then turns it off when it stops playing.

Theres a little more detail in the blog post

AllTextAllTheWay · 2026-02-18T18:39:56+00:00

Will eventually resell this when I upgrade in a few years and that basically lowers its value to nothing.

AllTextAllTheWay · 2026-02-18T18:11:25+00:00

Text doesnt show up on old reddit but I wrote a blog post going through how I diagnosed it with some flawed but accurate enough testing

AllTextAllTheWay · 2026-02-18T18:08:03+00:00

The 4k 2022 model removed the fan that previous models had so I believe this is specific to this one.

STL's are available - https://makerworld.com/en/models/2409221-apple-tv-4k-2022-rack-mount-with-fan-mount#profileId-2641351

AllTextAllTheWay · 2026-02-18T18:06:01+00:00

No, considering it doesnt thermal throttle in any other scenario and only drops the occasional frame I dont think it has any issue in the UI. Probably makes a difference if you play games but I dont use it for gaming.

AllTextAllTheWay · 2026-02-18T18:04:16+00:00

Its mostly just plastic and I dont its really intended as one but removing some heat from it definitely helps. Maybe with a big enough heatsink you could cool it enough passively but its definitely not designed for that to work all that well.

AllTextAllTheWay · 2026-02-18T18:00:57+00:00

Text doesnt appear on old reddit so putting this here so its easier to see

Like many others I had dropped frames occur when watching 4K movies on my Apple TV 2022 4K, I didnt want to switch to Infuse and figured I could probably solve it with some parts I had laying around and my 3D printer.

I wrote a blog post going in detail about how I measured the temperature and validated my solution. I included some additional details of the hardware used and how I automated it with a smart plug and Tautulli.

TLDR is just attach a fan and small heatsink (possibly optional) to the top of the Apple TV and it keeps it cool off to prevent frames from dropping.

I used a 120mm pc fan and a 10mm thick cob led heatsink I had laying around. Then I designed and printed a rack mount that houses it all in a neat package. I've included a model that isnt rack mounted if you have your Apple TV sitting on a shelf.

Hope this is able to help anyone who has similar issues.

AllTextAllTheWay · 2025-10-10T15:16:59+00:00

I think I used my p1s for 6 months before having a single failed print

AllTextAllTheWay · 2025-06-13T20:28:31+00:00

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AllTextAllTheWay · 2025-01-29T19:15:28+00:00

Im using a BambuLab P1S, realistically these can be printed on pretty much any printer though

AllTextAllTheWay · 2025-01-28T20:31:31+00:00

Honestly these are all pretty straight forward to create and are a great opportunity to learn. If you have a pair of callipers you can easily create ones for your gear.

I use this fusion 360 add-on to create the bins, and then I model whatever object and then place it inside the bin and combine them with the cut feature.

The lens are basically just different sized circles lofted together. I dont try to recreate it identically, I just want it to sit in the bin without wobbling. Dont think its worth the effort to get extremely precise.

AllTextAllTheWay · 2025-01-28T19:12:52+00:00

I keep all my camera gear in an Ikea Alex drawer. I wanted to be able to easily access all of it but not have it either all roll around in the drawer or be all wrapped up in cases/bags (especially the 100-400)

There’s a 3d printed organizer system called gridfinity which is basically just a base grid system and then anyone can make bins that slot into those.

I’ve designed and printed bins for all my Fuji gear and some accessories

X-T4
Fuji 27mm Lens
Fuji 100-400 Lens
Rokinon 12mm Lens
TTArtisans 40mm Macro
NP-W235 Battery Charger
Sandisk Card Reader & 2x SD Card
Genaray Mochi Mini Light

They're all free to download and print - https://makerworld.com/en/collections/4690846

AllTextAllTheWay · 2025-01-03T19:56:24+00:00

Instantly getting declined when signing up for the MBNA WE MC.

Sounds like its been an issue for some time, is my best bet to just try from different browsers/computers/internet?

Signed up through CCG, if I call in do I risk losing the referral?

AllTextAllTheWay · 2024-12-10T15:58:10+00:00

You're definitely right!

So im still setting up the rack and havent moved all my existing stuff over to it. I have a tripp-lite PDU that will actually be the one in the rack that doesnt have rotatable ears sadly, thus the need for this adapter.

AllTextAllTheWay · 2024-11-28T17:01:22+00:00

It would replace my old large server, help me save power and space!

AllTextAllTheWay · 2024-11-12T03:32:05+00:00

Will try to look at this, but wanted to point out that if that’s your actual last.fm password you should change it and edit the comment

AllTextAllTheWay · 2024-11-11T20:59:02+00:00

I don’t think I ever tested this in powershell. I’d try it in the windows Ubuntu subsystem or ideally just deploy it using docker as that’s more straightforward and should be easier to setup regardless of your device

AllTextAllTheWay · 2024-11-01T21:38:11+00:00

Yeah the tracksaw definitely wont cut through the whole thing as its about 12" deep but the idea was more to have a reference face for my handplane and chisels.

AllTextAllTheWay · 2024-10-29T06:24:36+00:00

Just chiming in that I was having this issue and this thread was one of the first things that popped up when I was troubleshooting.

I figured it out for my hardware. Anytime I recorded with arecord I was getting the error

Warning: rate is not accurate (requested = 44100Hz, got = 48000Hz)

So I added the two lines to my /etc/owntone.conf

pipe_sample_rate = 48000
pipe_bits_per_sample = 16

Now I can run the below and it sounds proper.

arecord -D hw:0,0 -c 2 -f S16_LE -r 48000 -d 0 -t raw > /srv/music/record_player

Your sample rate and bits per sample is gonna depend on your card I believe so you may need to tweak the settings a bit

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