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Apple Announces New Apple TV 4K With A15 Bionic Chip and HDR10+ for $129

cateye said:
lol at all the people who are like, "but moar storage! omg so grate! <3 <3 <3 Appel"

Go ahead, tell me what can use that storage. If you're an iOS developer in particular, you already know the answer, so no cheating for the rest.
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Games. But not everyone plays games on ATV. Is there even anything else to use the storage for. BS to force us to pay for storage just to get Ethernet. Base model should have Ethernet
 
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No u1 chip again in Siri remote???

I lost that stupid remote all the time when I had the Apple TV 4K 2021...

They want people to buy an AirTag to put on their stupid remote ?
 
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We still have a fleet of the original ATV 4k models

I can't think of one single reason to upgrade
They are fast as can be and do everything perfectly

I see them preowned all the time for like $40-50 locally -- That'd be what I'd buy if I were looking for some
 
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mattopotamus said:
I'm baffled by this. How are people still not getting 300 mbps over wifi, and what you would use more for when streaming movies/shows?
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Exactly before the "free" upgrade to 50, we had 25 and never had any issues. We have 2 cells 2 laptops an iPad and two ATV, and theres never network lag unless the actual ISP is having issues
 
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webkit said:
Not a fair comparison as the UK price includes VAT while the U.S. price does not include sales tax.

The pre-VAT price is around £140 which is around $158 USD compared to $149 pre-sales tax in the U.S.
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Ex-VAT £140.83 = $159.26 ($10.26 or a 6.89% Brit charge). To be precise 🙂. When I was in the New York just a couple of months back the exchange rate would have made it £124 to $149 and I thought that was bad at the time.
 
mtnr said:
As some have noted, the previous Apple TV 4k already supports HDR10+ via tvOS 16.

For those wondering where HDR10+ content comes from: Amazon, one of the largest tech companies in the world. Some newer Android devices also shoot video in HDR10+. It's the only dynamic metadata format supported by Samsung TVs which...are the #1 best-selling TVS in the world.

Ironically, HDR10+ is "more open" than Dolby Vision but....for whatever reason, just about everyone supports Dolby Vision (Netflix, Apple TV+, Disney+) if they support a dynamic metadata HDR format and...the only streaming service I know of that supports HDR10+ is Amazon Prime Video. Lots of 4k Blurays support HDR10+, but that's not really relevant to discussion about a streaming box.

Having said all this...despite tvOS 16 supporting HDR10+ on the current Apple TV 4k...they (Amazon) still have not updated their app to support HDR10+. Source: I have Prime Video and the outgoing Apple TV 4k...the only way I can get HDR10+ on Amazon Prime Video is...by using the slugging app built into my TV. The Apple TV app still throws an HDR10 signal.
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Amazon couldn’t update its app, because tvOS 16 supports HDR10+ only on the upcoming 2022 Apple Tv.
 
loybond said:
The Apple TV has an a15 at $129, but the new basic iPad has an a14 at $449?
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I mean one does have a touch screen display and FaceTime camera. The same way a Mac mini is cheaper than a Mac laptop, or the way you can get more bang for your buck with a desktop than a laptop.
 
Disappointing they still haven't released a "soundbar" version. Was looking forward to replacing my Roku Soundbar (or at least moving it to a different room).
 
pacificblue said:
Just a guess, but maybe something to do with licensing/distribution rights that Apple has for those films.
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I don't know much about these things, but I can download them to my iPhone / iPad / MacBook so I can't imagine licensing has anything to do with it.
 
Wow Googled versions. I didn't realize there have been seven versions including this one. I only knew about the one before HD, HD and then the three 4ks now
 
Feels like they just wanted to get the SoC up to a certain spec so they can start pulling the rug out on folks with "tvOS XX requires minimum of XX hardware"
 
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Did the 2021 ATV 4K model have Thread support? I have a Sony TV, so I don’t think the HDR10+ will offer any upsides, right?

Trying to see if there’s even a reason for me to upgrade???
 
gadget123 said:
Huh a new Siri Remote? That looks the exact same as the last model!! What’s different?
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think they're trying to say it's the new(er) siri remote, introduced with the last ATV revision.

also, reading a bit further would tell you it has a usb-c port now.
 
compwiz1202 said:
Wow Googled versions. I didn't realize there have been seven versions including this one. I only knew about the one before HD, HD and then the three 4ks now
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I have been using them since the ATV1 launched. I currently have:
Two ATV1 One 160GB One 40GB (40GB has GPU issues)
One ATV2
Four ATV3
One ATV4 64GB
One ATV4K1 64GB
One ATV2K2 64GB
Just bought a 128GB ATV4K3

With the exception of the 40GB ATV1, all of them still work. I currently only use the ATV4, ATV4K1, and ATV4K2 daily. I use one of the ATV3 sometimes. The others I have in a box.
 
Note this news - Siri on the ATV4K has been pretty simple up to now.

This fall, new features coming to the Apple TV experience with tvOS 16 include updates to Siri that will make it even easier for customers to use their voice to control Apple TV and interact with the results.

Siri on Apple TV features a complete redesign, and will be able to recognize each user’s voice, so they can easily access their movies, shows, music, games, and apps, and pick up where they left off. By using the Siri Remote and asking “What should I watch?” users can get tailored recommendations.

The more compact design of Siri on Apple TV allows users to quickly view results without leaving the action onscreen.
 
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