Is it possible that the Loop connection to the Lightning port might be a reinforced or otherwise engineered to be practical? I think this is likely the case.
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Apple Begins Accepting Online Orders for New Apple TV
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Right, get back to me in 3-4 years when there is an actual legit 4K library available
Maybe by then I'll have a 4K tv
You won't see any browsers for a while. The necessary libraries and frameworks for a browser aren't allowed in tvOS. Any browser would use private APIs and get rejected in review.
I just placed my order for the 64 GB version. I should have remembered to place my order this morning after getting home from work. I appears shipment dates have already slipped to 3 to 5 Business days. Oh well, my new Apple TV should be arriving between Nov. 2nd. & Nov. 4th.
That's the exact shipping estimate everyone has got since the minute it went on sale
I don't think so. There are two different types of gift cards -- Apple Store gift cards and iTunes/App Store gift cards. The iTunes/App Store gift cards are frequently offered at a discount by PayPal and other merchants. I've never seen Apple Store gift cards offered at a discount anywhere.
Almost the same boat as me. I have been running atv3's with Plex for a few years now using plex connect. Works wonderfully, however having native support is worth the price tag for me.
Will eventfully replace the other two in the house with the lower storage versions.
The arguments against 720/1080 were different. With those resolutions, the argument was "it's not that big of a difference to warrant upgrading," whereas with 4K, for many applications the argument is "your eyes aren't capable of discerning a difference."
Take a 60" TV, for example. To appreciate the benefit of 720 over standard def, you only have to be within about 20 feet of the television. To appreciate the benefit of 1080 over 720, you'd have to get within about 12 feet. Most people sit within those ranges, so 720/1080 usually is able to offer a benefit.
But to appreciate the benefit of 4K, you'd have to be sitting no further than 8 feet away from that 60" TV. If the TV was 50", you'd have to be no further than about 6.5 feet.
Many people simply don't sit close enough to a large enough television to perceive any increase in detail from 4K. Of course, moving to 4K would be of great benefit to people running front projector setups and the like (or people who sit really close to their large flat panel sets). But that makes 4K closer to a niche feature. 720/1080 provided an immediate benefit to the majority of TV viewers.
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I expect that to be out shortly, as they can release an app on the app store, like with the iPhone and iPad.
That's not an Applecare "Plus" plan. It's just a standard extended warranty for repair so there's no deductible and it won't cover accidental damage.
It has to be. And I can't find a picture of it where the attachment part isn't obscured by the model's wrist. WTF?
The Apple Store verbage says:
Those insulting the low numbers of 4K movies available forget we went thru exactly the same rhetoric with HDTV: people making fun of those buying 1080p equipment when there were only a dozen or so HD movies available. Obviously the number of suitable titles did, and will, increase relentlessly. And yes, some of it is poorly upscaled content - that will improve as well, just as it did for HD.
4K hardware doesn't cost that much (early HDTV devices were significantly more than 4K is now). If you have it, you can watch what is available...and what WILL be available when it arrives (that being soon!), while the current naysayers scramble to catch up (and try to find something else to complain about).
4K hardware doesn't cost that much (early HDTV devices were significantly more than 4K is now). If you have it, you can watch what is available...and what WILL be available when it arrives (that being soon!), while the current naysayers scramble to catch up (and try to find something else to complain about).
Just talked to someone on Apple.com chat and they said it i will be stores later this week. Seems like it is better idea to pick one up than have it shipped
That's what I always do, and toward the end of it's life-cycle I'm always happy I did.
It all depends on what you are going to use it for. The Pi 2 won't play Netflix for example.
Okay, so $149 and it looks to be a really solid device. I just want to know why they do not just include an HDMI cable. That just doesn't make any sense to me.
How do you know you will find one in store on Friday? I say just order it online and be sure you get one.
Just going based on the delivery dates from Apple. If you the express shipping , it's saying you'll get it on the 30th which is Friday. Guessing the Apple Store will have them in store that day. Something tells me to be patient and wait to see what happens.
Ps. I'm the guy who has pre orders everything , you know how hard it is not to order this thing right now !
Nope. iTunes gift cards are for iTunes. Apple Store gift cards are for use in an Apple Store (online or in-store). Won't work.