I am surprised they still sell them at those price points considering most TVs have all of it built in nowadays. Mine is collecting dust since the new TV runs Android TV
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10 New Features and Changes Introduced With 2022 Apple TV
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When Apple adds or improves something, that's a feature. When Apple takes away something, that's a change.
Best update of yesterday by far. Already ordered one to replace a 2017 4K.
lol, good on ya. I'd be doing the same thing as I'd want that wired ethernet connection...
Did Apple really update the Siri Remote without including Find My support?
It was an insult to Apple users last year when they didn’t include it. Are they really doing it again?
It was an insult to Apple users last year when they didn’t include it. Are they really doing it again?
Power cable is next
I am going to assume this new AppleTV still doesn’t support audio passthrough?
We need this to make it a real home theatre device!!
We need this to make it a real home theatre device!!
I read this article and I'm still waiting for a list of "features". What MacRumours gave us was a list of specs. There is a difference, even if it's slight.
Sure. Hooking up your TV to the internet is one of the most insecure things you can do.
At one time you also got higher quality steams. (Not sure if that’s still the case. Apple was actually hosting content for some third party steaming services to deliver higher bit rate streams for Apple TV users. Again, not sure if this is still the case.)
Also there is a greater number of useful apps on the Apple TV. (Or was, I’ve been using one for so long, I’ve been happy with it, and I don’t fix what isn’t broken.)
I still think its outrageous it doesn't ship with a HDMI cable for that price
My wife and I play Apple Arcade games on ours from time to time. It is ok with the remote, best with a controller.
I assume that is what the storage is for, in addition to screensavers, though we have yet to take up even half of our 64 GB.
Agree with that Mac Mini comment. I have an Apple TV 4k from the previous generation. It's generally fine but sometimes, I'll load YouTubeTV and it's all blocky.... then it has issues with Plex from a Synology device because it can't natively play H265 that was used at 1080p.... or it had an issue with the audio... and yes that's likely a Plex issue but I don't have this issue with nVidia Shield. I just don't see any compelling reason to upgrade here unless it can do Plex better... whether that's an issue on Plex or the capabilities of ATV. However, I could just get an old Mac Mini and be perfectly fine.
For an Environmentally Conscience company that Apple is trying to market itself as, AppleTV is a wasteful product. Make it software based and license it to other tv manufacturers. Given that most tv’s come with GoogleTV/AndroidTV, Roku or WebOS built-in who is buying this wasteful device. Once iPhone goes USB-C people have the option of a HDMI connection.
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Can somebody tell me the point of a new iPhone? A new Mac? A new iPad? All of those can be genuine questions too. My old iPhone does everything a new one can do. My older tablet does everything a newer one can do. My older Mac can do everything a newer one can do... and can cover texting and phone calls too with some VOIP app. A cheap PC can run all of the basic computing task software just fine and I can make calls and do texting on it too. What's the point in buying any of the new stuff?
To overcome the smart TV alternative, all you need is ONE+ app that is available on AppleTV that is not available on the TV. If you want that app, you want something on which to run it. Could there be 2 apps you want to enjoy NOT on your smart TV? 4? More? There's a whole lot of apps in the AppleTV App Store that are not available on my smart TV.
For example, my most used app on my AppleTVs around the house is called Channels DVR. I use it every day. It is not available on my very new, smart TV. It alone makes my AppleTVs get heavily used every day.
My next most used app on AppleTV is Computers, which is exclusive to AppleTV. It brings all of my stored media (music, home movies, movie collection, photos, etc) to the biggest screens and best speakers in the house.
Etc. Channels DVR and Computers (app) are not available on the Smart TV... as are MANY apps I enjoy on AppleTV.
If I want to watch AppleTV (subscription service) shows, I too can watch them on relatively tiny iDevice or Mac screens. But what if others here at home want to watch and my iDevice is out with me somewhere? How can I make anything I can readily watch/play/hear on my iDevice also be readily available to others back at home too? The "iPod for your television" fills that role very nicely... and is much less expensive than equipping little kiddies with much more expensive iDevices.
If one lives alone, are happy with only the limited quantity of apps that come with a TV or another streaming box and/or is fine with airplaying from their iDevice, they very well may not need one. Not everyone needs everything that Apple makes. But it doesn't take very much to find a reason to own an AppleTV for anyone not living alone. It's a pretty capable device for (now) much less than $200.
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I know... If you're already willing to pay $129, what's another $20 to get one with the ethernet port, more storage and Thread support? At $99 it'd be an option that more people would consider if they were price sensitive to $149.
I have a ShieldTV, lightening A/V dongle, NAS and a Mac. Someone convince me that I need an AppleTV. Does it have a web browser, how about the ability to load any apps outside the AppStore indefinitely, etc.
Nothing groundbreaking, same as with recent iPad Pros. If you don't have ATV4K yet, great. OtherwizZzz....