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Amazon Launches First Pre-Order Discount on New Apple TV 4K at $124.99

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The new Apple TV 4K hasn't even launched yet, but Amazon is already offering a small $4 discount on the streaming device as a pre-order deal. You can get the 64GB Wi-Fi model for $124.99 when pre-ordering, down from $129.00.

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While not a massive discount, this is still a notable deal given it's the first pre-order discount on the 2022 Apple TV 4K. We don't expect much steeper discounts than this to come out any time soon; for those types of deals you'll need to shop for the 2021 models, which are as low as $99.99 today on Amazon.



The Apple TV 4K will launch on November 4, along with the 128GB Wi-Fi + Ethernet model, which is not seeing a pre-order discount on Amazon.

Head to our full Deals Roundup to get caught up with all of the latest deals and discounts that we've been tracking over the past week.

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Amazon seems to be very quick on having discounts for new Apple products. Does anyone know how? Are they getting wholesale discounts from Apple or are they losing money / breaking even on these discounts?
 
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Realityck said:
Great to see discounts at the launch of ATV4k 3rd gen at Amazon. Hope this discounting propagates to more store chains.
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If we would need one, I would hope Best Buy would do it. Only thing quicker than Amazon is walking into a store and getting it.
 
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Realityck said:
How many really use ethernet instead of wireless you think? All mine are connected wirelessly.
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Honestly, I don't even know if I attached a cable. I think we did, but something went funky that disconnecting fixed, and there have been zero wireless issues, so no reason to try wired again. It is literally right next to the router
 
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How many really use ethernet instead of wireless you think?
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I use Ethernet on two of my ATVs. I would guess that most don't.

I noticed that things load quicker with the Ethernet, and I think this has more to do with latency than download speeds.

There is an app called Coubicle TV, it basically plays 10 looped video memes. The playback automatically loops once, and moves on to the next "coub". You can also skip forward and back, or repeat one forever. Anyways, I noticed when I use the app on my ATVs that use Wifi, it takes longer for the new clips to load if I am browsing, skipping to one after next. This doesn't happen at all on the ATVs connected with Ethernet.

Probably not enough to get people to use Ethernet, but I do notice a difference.

For real time uses, like Steamlink or even AirPlaying, I think the difference is a lot more noticeable. If someone does a lot of real time tasks with their ATV, it might be worth looking into using ethernet.
 
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Realityck said:
How many really use ethernet instead of wireless you think? All mine are connected wirelessly.
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I use ethernet on our primary Apple TV (where we do 80% of our tv watching / streaming) and our Xbox (for all my kids' gaming). The rest is on wi-fi. Works well, never see a hiccup on any of it.
 
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pshady said:
don't need more storage but wondering if faster CPU makes an appreciable difference in daily UI interactions.
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In my experience, the A12 in the 2021 ATV4K2 is faster than the previous A10X in the 2017 ATV4K1 with the UI which was already pretty good, so I would imagine that not too much difference between the A12 and A15.

One thing that might make a difference is apps that use the GPU. The GPU of the A12 is actually not as good as the much older A10X, so I would think that the A15 would be a decent upgrade over the A12.

There have been some complaints on the forum about the A12 performance with some Apple Arcade games, which worked great with the A10X.

But, if just streaming, the A12 would probably be overkill for most. IIRC, even the A8 in the old ATV4 outperforms the current competitions' streaming boxes in terms of raw performance. Or, at least it was true in 2021.
 
Note the 64 GB Apple TV 4K 2nd gen at Best Buy for $139. ($60 off what it used to sell)
The 32GB Apple TV 4K 2nd gen is $119 only now.
Clearing what stock remains via online sales.
 
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