The iPhone se from last year has an a13 , this should be a13 also
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Apple Announces New Apple TV 4K with A12 Bionic Chip and Upgraded Siri Remote
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Agree. Wonder if this means a more powerful one will come in the somewhat near future or if Apple just don't think we need more graphics power for the games that will be in Apple Arcade? The latter I don't agree with at all, since there is a bunch of them now that's quite demanding.
That’s what I’m saying. It’s an HDMI 2.1 port, so it’s able to support up to 4K 120fps. Apple has seemingly capped it to 4K 60fps for whatever reason, whether it’s because the A12 can’t handle anything higher or because of lack of content. It’s anyone’s guess. But theoretically, all that’s stopping ‘full’ HDMI 2.1 would be some future tvOS update on this device.
Boo! Hiss! I was really hoping for some crazy powerful Apple TV. Maybe they put it off because of chip shortage? Sad. At least they announced something lol.
Yeah it's a well documented issue. HDR/DV content from the Apple TV 4K is significantly dimmer vs the built in apps on my Android TV interface on OLED's. I believe this had to do with some TV's using player led HDR/DV processing (i.e. handing off all the processing to the external device) vs TV led processing.
I'm wondering if this a software issue and can be rectified via software or a hardware limitation on either the TV or Player side. Either way I'm going to pick up a new Apple TV 4K for testing to see if it's fixed. Also interested to know if the new calibration method is limited to the new model.
Is it confirmed anywhere that the new box will retain the IR receiver for universal remotes?
From post 1:
“The addition of the A12 Bionic Chip provides a significant boost in graphics performance, video decoding, and audio processing.”
Not clear what significant boost in audio processing happened.
I guess to put another way, I have a couple of shields, fire stick 4k, some other devices, built in tv apps, etc and I don't notice a difference in HDR/DV content compared to those. It's all very similar.
Like I said, i've heard it talked about but i've never seen the issue.
Any upgrade better than buying 3.5 year old device and seemingly better remote.
Maybe they will have spacial audio for the Airpods eventually. Just decoding audio streams doesn't require much performance.
Oh good, Checking the store app, it says the new Siri Remote is compatible with the current Apple TV 4K that is out.
Also can buy the remote separately
Thank god, because i REALLY don't like the current remote.
Also can buy the remote separately
Thank god, because i REALLY don't like the current remote.
That's nothing. I have 3 ATV3s and 1 (soon 2) ATV4s sitting in a closet that I don't use anymore after various upgrades.
I'm a sports fan. Current setup is LG 65CX and Apple TV 4K. I want to know exactly how the new version could improve the live sports experience, namely, on the Canadian streaming services--DAZN, SN, and TSN. Will the movement be smoother with less motion blur? Complete amateur on graphics and signal here.
The current Apple TV 4K only displays 30 FPS on your 60hz TV. If there is 60 FPS content you are trying to display, its only showing it at 30 FPS
So, I still need another remote to turn on my TV and manage my audio device? I was hoping that they would add IR just like the one from Universal Electronics. Is there another solution I am missing for this?