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Apple TV 4K With 64GB Storage Faces 4-5 Week Shipping Delay
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I guess he/she's talking about Movie rental service shops that were active until 4/5 years ago
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"Blockbuster LLC was an American-based provider of home movie and video game rental services through video rental shops, DVD-by-mail, streaming, video on demand, and cinema theater.Blockbuster became internationally known throughout the 1990s. At its peak in 2004, Blockbusteremployed 84,300 people ..."
I would use even more than 64 GB if all my games, including the old ones created before the 21st century, were available in the device, and videos/audios could be uploaded and stored there *.
* Unfortunately the only app that does this is VLC... which is a piece of s. compared to Infuse, that doesn't have this feature thanks to the unwillingness of its developer.
* Unfortunately the only app that does this is VLC... which is a piece of s. compared to Infuse, that doesn't have this feature thanks to the unwillingness of its developer.
There are still blockbuster stores around. Hard to believe but true. There's a mom and pop no name video rental store not too far from me and it's still in business. Not sure how.
[doublepost=1511910198][/doublepost]Hell, my primarily device is the Nvidia Shield and the one I have is only 16gb. Been using it for 2 years. Every single day. Still haven't filled it up.
But not automatic resolution switching. Apple can't seem to do the obvious unless pushed.
I know Apple is known for never doing what their customers want. It’s part of their charm. However I wonder about people like Johnny Ives or Tim Cook when they go home and fire up the latest Disney movie and they can’t watch it in 4K Dolby Vision/Atmos on their Apple TV and $30,000 audio system. Are they just laughing at the rest of us for not knowing to just buy 4K Blu-ray discs?
Keep telling yourself that. I hear this every year, about every iPhone. And every year when the numbers come out we see success.
This myth about companies artificially limiting production to generate “hype” is silly. It is never in a company’s best interests to NOT sell a device to a customer who wants to give them money. This holds as much for the Apple TV as any other product.
I will slightly concede that in cases when production falls behind demand, marketing departments will try and spin it as a positive (their job is to spin everything as a positive). But marketing doesn’t cause the lack of supply.
Yes, prepay 4 months of Directv Now and get a 32 GB 4k Apple TV. Seems like a no brainer for those of us that are fine with the 32k.
As a fairly new Apple convert (9 years now), for the best value, always buy the highest non-upgradeable capacity Apple device. For my 27" Retina iMac, that was the highest CPU, (OK, I got the 3TB Fusion Drive vs. SSD one), and 8GB memory. iPhone X 256GB, iPad Pro 10.5" 512GB.
Having the max gives you an extra year or three on your Apple purchase.
A poor man pays twice.
Most likely this is due to the same issue that happened at launch. Since the 64GB is only $20 more, it just makes sense to get it over the 32GB Model. They really should drop the price of the 32GB version to keep the inventory balanced.
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32K? lol I assume you mean 32GB?
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32K? lol I assume you mean 32GB?
Can’t use Youtube on it since it doesn’t support 4k or HDR. No Amazon. The lack of auto switching video modes is TEDIUS. So I leave it set to 24hz DV and rent movies on it. XB1x for all else.
Movies I want to own I buy on disc so I get the full Atmos sound and of course superior image.
Oh? This is why I think the 32gb model is plenty.
Right now my Apple TV 4K is only useful for 2 things: the small # of iTunes movies (& TV shows) I've purchased (nice the bulk are in 4k though!) and AirPlay. Beyond that, I'm now finding myself using my LG Smart tv apps more to cover for Apple TV's deficiencies.
I'm still astounded that folks use it to play games with. I just don't get it. You're playing for the most part mobile games on a 4K tv. But I guess... to each their own.
LG does have a good suite of apps. I actually intentionally subscribe to HBO and showtime through Amazon so it is all in one place. I have found I find content easier with the ATV though. The TV app really is great.
Stop saying iPhone X is not in demand!! This type of comment is pathetic. Look at the facts before posting. IPhone X is in demand for people who can afford it or have strong purchasing power. The premium price prohibits people without purchasing power from being able to get and keep it permanently.
Same. I recently purchased an xbox 4k to see what I was missing and i'm astounded. xbox supports 4k Netflix and amazon.
I'll violate the agreement I didn't sign..
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I just jumped off a cliff with my pet dinosaur. Sigh..
I used to rent LaserDiscs at my "progressive" BlockBuster. It's now an NAPA store.
RedBox nuked them.
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