Production of Faster Apple TV 5 Rumored to Begin in Early 2016

[MacRumors]

Apple will begin trial production of a fifth-generation Apple TV in December 2015, with supplier Quanta Computer ramping up volume production in the first quarter of 2016, according to Taiwanese website DigiTimes.

The report, citing "sources from Taiwan-based supply chain makers," claims the next-generation Apple TV will feature a new CPU that will "dramatically improve the device's hardware performance."

Apple will also reportedly adopt a "heat-dissipation solution" in the streaming box to handle the faster CPU, but it remains unclear how that would differentiate from the large heat sink in the fourth-generation Apple TV. The report adds the next Apple TV will also gain unspecified "new functions."

The report does not provide a release timeframe for the fifth-generation Apple TV, but it is unlikely to be soon given that Apple just released the fourth-generation Apple TV in late October. Apple beginning volume production in early 2016 would seemingly make a mid- to late-2016 launch possible.

DigiTimes has a mixed track record at reporting on Apple's upcoming product plans, so this rumor should be treated with caution until or unless other reports substantiate these claims in the weeks and months ahead.

Article Link: Production of Faster Apple TV 5 Rumored to Begin in Early 2016

 

[simbo123]

I've just bought this!! It's brand new. At least I only payed 111 dollars at target for it. Let's hope for 4K!

 

[cmChimera]

Will have 4k.

 

[myemailisjustin]

It'll be 5k

 

[mchoffa]

So the 4 was probably just to bide time until they could launch the one they really wanted to launch with the streaming service

 

[newdeal]

heat dissipation? Like a fan maybe? That would seem odd.

 

[phillytim]

It's it a little crazy, based on the past release track record of Apple TVs (which are years and years between releases), that we'd get any new Apple TV in 2016? 2017, maybe; but this seems a bit premature.

Does anyone with the ATv4 think that it needs to be faster???

 

[gcooldude86]

I guess I'll hold off for a while to see if this is true.

 

[simbo123]

So the 4 was probably just to bide time until they could launch the one they really wanted to launch with the streaming service

And I Reckon the 4 was meant to launch at WWDC in June based on tvOS. So I expect the 5 to launch then too

 

[chromite]

Roku is better.
Amazon Fire Stick is better.
Google Chromecast is better.
No 4K, no buy.

Apple TV sucks. Learn to innovate, Apple.

There we go, all further comments are conveniently summed up right here.

 

[acgmph]

So I guess now I'm not buy the ATV4?... I can wait until WWDC

 

[simbo123]

Roku is better.
Amazon Fire Stick is better.
Google Chromecast is better.

Apple TV sucks. Learn to innovate, Apple.

There we go, all further comments are conveniently summed up right here.

You're wrong and you clearly don't own one...

 

[Lotti]

I call ********. When have Apple ever superseded a brand new product inside of 12 months? Click-bait trash.

 

[iPhysicist]

I'd like to buy a Apple TV when I upgrade my MBP late next year. Although I have to buy a TV Set first.

 

[plexdk]

well.. expect apple to test prototypes a year or more before launch.. thats normal

 

[mbh1976]

It's it a little crazy, based on the past release track record of Apple TVs (which are years and years between releases), that we'd get any new Apple TV in 2016? 2017, maybe; but this seems a bit premature.

Does anyone with the ATv4 think that it needs to be faster???

No, but I liked the UI of the 3 better.

 

[b0nd18t]

Was waiting for the 4K one anyways.

 

[radio893fm]

I call ********. When have Apple ever superseded a brand new product inside of 12 months? Click-bait trash.

The Apple TV is not a regular product... it is a hobby.

 

[cobbyco]

I call ********. When have Apple ever superseded a brand new product inside of 12 months? Click-bait trash.

iPad 4th gen launched 6 months after the 3rd gen.

 

[rjjacobson]

Well they need to fix the software first. Big issue is the skipping, pausing and stalling of many/most of my home share movies. I do not want to run the movies via itunes and my internet service all the time that is not the solution. It is not all on the cloud and internet, I have a large old Mac Pro serving my videos and having them stored locally. I am sure this is premature but tvOS needs major overall. Many are reporting this issue see the forum on apple TV and look for buffering issues.

 

[mattopotamus]

I wouldn't be surprised by a 2016 ATV. The 4K train will be in full force by then. If anyone has seen HDR content, it really is the next step in television (which is a part of 4K specs).

 

[spiderman0616]

A) I'm not sure why this would be happening. The new Apple TV uses an A8 and is plenty fast. Rock solid performance, in fact.

B) Digitimes is usually full of crap.

 

[freediverx]

Will have 4k.

If it's released in 2016, I doubt the next Apple TV will support 4K.
All the factors working against wider 4K adoption today will remain in place in 2016...

• 4K resolution requires a very large (80"+) screen or very close viewing distance to be appreciated
• Most people don't own or have the space for an 80"+ TV
• Mot people don't want to view a 60" TV from 5 feet away
• Most Americans don't have sufficient bandwidth to stream 4K video at good bitrates w/o terrible compression
• Major ISPs in the US are imposing data caps that would make streaming 4K video prohibitively expensive for most
• Very little content is currently available in 4K

 

[spiderman0616]

Was waiting for the 4K one anyways.

What's keeping the current one from just updating to 4K? Can't this just be a software update?

 

[freediverx]

What's keeping the current one from just updating to 4K? Can't this just be a software update?

See my comment above...