Apple Announces tvOS 27 With These New Features

[radblesk]

What exactly do you guys want a hardware refresh for? So many people are screaming for a hardware refresh but never saying what for. This thing will never be a serious alternative to a console for gaming. It's a streaming box.

Bitstream passthrough of high quality lossless audio formats like TrueHD or DTS-HD MA would be nice. As well as Dolby Vision Profile 7 hardware support which is widely used in BluRay discs and remuxes. 120Hz support. Hardware AV1 decoder. Possibility of ringing the remote control would be nice too. Some of mentioned are supported by competition like NVIDIA Shield.

 

[Etc_]

It's clunky. I tried before but it skips frames and lags with the controller. I dont play a lot of games so dont want a console but I like the occasional Apple Arcade game. Be nice to have Assassin Creed, Robocop, Cyberpunk...

You want to play Cyberpunk on a streaming box? I'm sorry, but then this is the wrong device for you. You realize they would have to put an M-series chip with a lot of RAM into this, which would make it so much more expensive. It's already on the higher end of the price scale for a streaming device. I don't want that. I just want a good media player, which it already is.

Bitstream passthrough of high quality lossless audio formats like TrueHD or DTS-HD MA would be nice. As well as Dolby Vision Profile 7 hardware support which is widely used in BluRay discs and remuxes. 120Hz support. Hardware AV1 decoder. Possibility of ringing the remote control would be nice too. Some of mentioned are supported by competition like NVIDIA Shield.

Finally, an answer about media playback instead of gaming stuff.

 

[apophis93]

One thing that the tvOS Podcasts app sorely lacks is any indication that you played a podcast! With Mac and iOS, as you'd expect, when you look at a show's list of podcasts, there's a checkmark to indicate you played it. Not so on iOS. This makes the app completely unusable for me. You'd expect this feature in a MVP of podcasts.

 

[jumanji]

announce a better remote

 

[CarlJ]

Define "smart downloads". I could make some guesses, but I'd much rather hear it from Apple.

 

[CarlJ]

It needs passwords so signing in to a dozen streaming services is easier.

Passwords app would be nice, but (A), all the other devices with the app require biometric or password login to open the app / access the credentials, and (B) so many apps now just say "scan this QR code to open our website to log in", or simply "open our iOS app to confirm this device".

 

[Plutonius]

Yawn, it looks like Apple is still considering it a hobby product.

 

[Unggoy Murderer]

please allow for Pass through audio....ugh come on apple.

If you mean ARC, it’s had it for years. I use my HomePods with my PS5 and Xbox, works great.

 

[Manatlt]

This has to be the weakest tvOS update ever.

The fact they had to bullet point about AppleCare as a new feature, says it all.

And of course, nothing about AI or Siri on tvOS, because no current Apple TV or HomePod supports it (and they never will, so where the hell is the new hardware).

 

[JeffPerrin]

Glad to see the Podcasts app finally getting some attention. 👍

 

[Yodalogger]

This audio passthrough issue is getting to be a real problem. Nvidia Shield Pro figured it out in the pre-COVID days.

 

[allenvanhellen]

And those features can't run on the Apple TV HD because...? I have a 720p television. I'm not looking to upgrade yet, so I have no reason to get a 4K Apple TV. I care about being able to watch Netflix or YouTube on the telly -- if security certificates or whatever get too old to let me do that, that would be the only reason for me to consider upgrading my Apple TV... but I'll probably just connect an HDMI cable to my Mac!

 

[Mike_Trivisonno]

We're seeing the first 8K projectors being released. Yes, they use pixel-shifting. Soon there is going to be 8K content. The next AppleTV should be able to support 8K video. That would be nice. Also a better RF remote and a much stronger RF signal from the box so we can hide it behind things or walls. They could do other things too.

 

[SuperTricolor]

Revolutionary changes! /s

 

[SkimPappa]

What exactly do you guys want a hardware refresh for? So many people are screaming for a hardware refresh but never saying what for. This thing will never be a serious alternative to a console for gaming. It's a streaming box.

M5, more ram, more storage. True media center and gaming beast

 

[Etc_]

M5, more ram, more storage. True media center and gaming beast

Wrong device. Buy a Mac mini.

 

[GrumpyOldGuy52]

What exactly do you guys want a hardware refresh for? So many people are screaming for a hardware refresh but never saying what for. This thing will never be a serious alternative to a console for gaming. It's a streaming box.

I can't speak for everyone, but I want AV1, better HDR10+ support, OPUS, better Spatial Audio, Wi-Fi 7, and faster Apple Silicon to speed up 4K processing.

 

[jonnyb098]

The fact Apple is putting “smoother animations” as a line item is pretty sad admission of how poorly they’ve been optimizing in recent years.

 

[Mr. Nice]

No screen time limits for kids on tvOS again???

That's just ridiculous!
I just don't get it.

 

[dblackwood72]

Can they fix the constant remote disconnect/reconnect

 

[Baritone_Guy]

Can they fix the constant remote disconnect/reconnect

I agree. What I have found though is it may be related to another app. I have Hulu Live TV. I find if if I force close it after switching away from it for a while that these issues are not nearly as prevalent.

If it is used for extended periods of time, Hulu has tendency to crash. Other apps may have similar issues. I do not see it with Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Peacock, Prime Video, Apple TV or F1 TV though.

Yes, I know I have too many services.

 

[Leon Nash]

Can they fix the constant remote disconnect/reconnect

I have not seen this. But on one of our AppleTVs the remote needs to be manually disconnected/reconnected every time the tv is turned on if one wants to use the remote to control volume.