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Apple Stores and Best Buy Begin In-Store Sales of New Apple TV
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I believe Tim Cook said in an interview on Monday that it would be available in stores today.
Ordered my ATV on Apple's website 20 minutes ago and now I have it in my hands.
On my way home now.
On my way home now.
I don't understand why people preordered this. It's not a phone. The demand is not that high. Just buy it on the website for in-store pickup and go get it. I just did and will pick mine up over my lunch break.
Not everything is like an iPhone release where supplies are constrained for months.
Not everything is like an iPhone release where supplies are constrained for months.
I don't understand why people preordered this. It's not a phone. The demand is not that high. Just buy it on the website for in-store pickup and go get it. I just did and will pick mine up over my lunch break.
Not everything is like an iPhone release where supplies are constrained for months.
I would love to do that, but the closest Apple Store is almost two hours from me. I have a Best Buy close by, but they don't have any stock and don't know when they're getting some to sale.
I'm debating to pick up Apple TV at best buy or the Apple store.. At best buy I'll get points and not have to deal on waiting for someone to help me. BUT the Apple store (The Grove) is closer than a best buy (west Hollywood). Decisions, discisons!
Fact is, you assumed it would be in stores Friday. There was no official word from Apple that it would be. Only difference between you and those that assumed otherwise is your assumption turned out to be the right one. Even when orders went online Monday, Apple didn't guarantee Friday delivery with the expedited shipping option. It stated Oct 30th - Nov 3rd. So stop acting like Apple didn't make this launch confusing compared to past ones. They never announced what day the Apple TV would be available to purchase in store like they have all the other products that you mentioned above.
Just called my Best Buy and they said they are only taking pre-orders, I said that's all I need to know and they hung up on me.
I got mine this morning in an Apple Store and I've been using it since.
Honestly though, I'm a bit frustrated with Apple. I used to love pretty much anything they put in front of me. After using the Watch for a few days it left me thinking "meh" - their first product that I actually returned. And now Apple TV 4 is a bit of a disappointment as well. It - in many ways - simply does not feel ready.
The remote is so small that it feels uncomfortable to use after a little while and I seriously hope you never have to use the on-screen keyboard as it is even worse than previous ones. The rest of the UI feels (although it looks better) a lot like using the old one.
Siri feels extremely limited, but it's pretty much the only way (other than using the on screen keyboard) to access the universal search. If you browse through movies in the store it won't show you whether they're available on Netflix - you have to use Siri to look for it. And there are plenty of bugs as well. For instance I was looking for "Gravity", which Siri understood correctly, yet didn't show in the results. Only when searching for movies with Sandra bullock it shows gravity as a result.
Also I was unable to purchase anything in the store the first few times I tried. And iTunes extras seems to be gone for a lot of movies, that on ATV 3 had that feature.
For almost three times the price of ATV 3 it seems as though Apple still has A LOT of work to do to get this right. The future of television is not here yet... In fact, if this is the future of tv, I'd rather stick to the past.
Honestly though, I'm a bit frustrated with Apple. I used to love pretty much anything they put in front of me. After using the Watch for a few days it left me thinking "meh" - their first product that I actually returned. And now Apple TV 4 is a bit of a disappointment as well. It - in many ways - simply does not feel ready.
The remote is so small that it feels uncomfortable to use after a little while and I seriously hope you never have to use the on-screen keyboard as it is even worse than previous ones. The rest of the UI feels (although it looks better) a lot like using the old one.
Siri feels extremely limited, but it's pretty much the only way (other than using the on screen keyboard) to access the universal search. If you browse through movies in the store it won't show you whether they're available on Netflix - you have to use Siri to look for it. And there are plenty of bugs as well. For instance I was looking for "Gravity", which Siri understood correctly, yet didn't show in the results. Only when searching for movies with Sandra bullock it shows gravity as a result.
Also I was unable to purchase anything in the store the first few times I tried. And iTunes extras seems to be gone for a lot of movies, that on ATV 3 had that feature.
For almost three times the price of ATV 3 it seems as though Apple still has A LOT of work to do to get this right. The future of television is not here yet... In fact, if this is the future of tv, I'd rather stick to the past.
Ok i won't even bother going in then. I would have liked to use my Reward Zone but I'll just go to an Apple store.
Same here, and I had pre-ordered the moment they became available online. Still says preparing for shipment. Just placed another order for a local Apple store pick-up. It's in stock now and ready for pick-up. Just refuse delivery of your pre-order.
Not to dismiss any of your concerns, but this seems like networking/app issues wich i'm sure will be ironed out in the next few months.
so can you answer this is the presentation of your own TV seasons streaming presented in the exact same way with separate seasons down a list ? I'm glad I waited as I've been using Plex on my devices and on the Xbox one and it's hard to go back to the ATV (Although the new one will have plex)
I ordered mine on the Apple Store for delivery next week and just received notification that UPS is bringing it today. So free shipping and first day delivery. Can't ask for more than that.
Totally agree. Apple "screwed" people with this launch. And it's not a major deal, just annoying that it just seemed to be so poorly handled and organized. No real advanced notice as to when you can order online, no firm release day until a few days after online orders were made available, etc. It's just typical of how Apple has been the last few years. Tim Cook is shaping up to be a terrible CEO... Again, not a big deal that I have to wait until next week, but still annoying and indicative of other recent botched launches.
yeah, this is totally not sitting well with me. I can order the apple tv 4 right now, and pick it up in 20 min from the apple store, however, I did the preorder, and it has been stuck in the preparing for shipping since tuesday, and now my friends who just order this morning have their apple tv already, I am waiting till monday or wednesday? I wish I could cancel my order, and just reorder for the apple store pickup, which was not a option until a couple days ago.....
Well I was too frustrated to even google it after the continuous delay and snail paced movement on my order!
But thanks for the update. I spoke to the Apple Customer Care and they solved it for me.
Originally scheduled for 2 November
Scheduled for Early Delivery on 30 October
And on the banner it says on the vehicle for delivery today
Well, I spoke too soon. Amex cancelled my order because Best Buy indicated the Apple TV wasn't available for shipment. I have to wait until it is available before I can obtain an Apple TV by that method.
