Seems like it would be Apple TV Pro given the naming of their other products.
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Apple TV Generation 6 in 2020
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They sure won't sell the iPhone 12 for $1000+ with this chip in it and turn around and sell an ATV with this chip for $200, unless they wait another year to come out with it.
Then again they just threw in the A13 chip into a $399 iPhone.
Im sure the licensing deals are super secretive but will dolby license DV tech to a TV that supports HDR10+ as well? Do any current TVs support both? Amazon can play all 3 formats but even the TCL TVs with native FireOS only support DV.
I don't think any in the US do both but I did read that some Panasonic TVs support both but Ive never seen it confirmed.
HDR10+ is a Samsung product and Samsung has never supported DV.
If a TV were to support all formats, the TV would need a Dolby and Samsung license. Whether these licenses are free is another matter.
If a TV were to support all formats, the TV would need a Dolby and Samsung license. Whether these licenses are free is another matter.
Agree. The only reason NOT to throw the chip in everything (well everything that could use the power and gaming on the Apple TV in 4K HDR or playback of 4K higher than 60p needs something more than the A10X) is recouping the R&D cost and not undercutting the perceived value of the chip. But the Apple TV doesn’t compete with the phones. So while some nerds like us will be miffed no one is going to NOT buy the phone because they can get the same chip cheaper in a streaming box.
Vizio P Series got an update last year to support HDR10+ in addition Dolby Vision and HDR10, only Amazon Prime video supports HDR10+ currently with Netflix and Disney+ supporting DV and HDR10, it would be great if the new Apple TV supports all HDR formats but if HDR10+ support can be done over the air with software on a tv, I don’t see why Apple can’t do the same, only DV needs licensing and most TVs support it already except for Samsung who are the main TV OEMs that support HDR10+
Yeah, we play Asphalt-8 (for years now). The Siri-Remote is great for this.
I don't know ... graphics (and models) look pretty good to me.
Strange, we never got Asphalt-9 on Apple-TV (tvOS) ... even though they have it on iOS. I thought it might be an Apple Arcade exclusive, but nope.
I’m currently playing strike force on iPad , graphics equivalent to anything on the ps4
If the new Apple TV can approach this level , the next gen of consoles might just have more competition than they thought
If the new Apple TV can approach this level , the next gen of consoles might just have more competition than they thought
It's not about graphics or console power, it's about the games..
Wake me up when I can get DOOM Eternal and EVERSPACE on a new iOS Mac...
Critiquing the UK public plus a free biography. Any informing (or should I say: opinion) you intended to bring was clouded by your backslapping aloofness.
But Apple will also have to make it a good platform for games that aren't just desktop/tv versions of mobile games. Maybe we'll see some exclusives...
hey now the A13 is still a vary powerful chip we won't see the A14 in tell the fall line up so just be happy that they did not put a A11 or A12 chip in the SE
I don’t think they were disappointed about the A13 in the SE, I think they were pleasantly surprised and suggesting that seeing Apple’s current top-of-the-line chip in their current bottom-of-the-line phones means we’re more likely to see an A14 in the new Apple TV hardware. I agree.
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Probably either because the AppleTV version wasn’t selling enough or because the current hardware doesn’t have enough power. The A10X is great but 4K upto 60p (not to mention HDR) is a *lot*. That’s 33% more pixels than 12.9 iPad Pro for example.
Almost tempted to pull the trigger on a 4K refurb on the Canada store - 64GB is $40 off at $209 Canadian. Cheapest I've ever seen it on the store.
It seems like a lot of developers are dropping tvOS support on many apps that I use. They either stopped updating the apps and still update the iOS version or just pulled them from the tvOS App Store. I have quite a few apps on my ATV that now unusable.
At least when it comes to Apple Arcade, suspect this has more to do with being a cheap subscription that the capabilities of the tvOS HW.
The rumors leading up the the ATV4 launch was that it was going to have Xbox 360 quality games, but Apple set the tone for gaming on the ATV with the CrossyRoads demo.
tvOS could have been really good for gaming, but Apple nerfed it from the start. Even though Apple lifted some of the restrictions (Siri Remote, 200MB static storage), I think it killed most of the gaming momentum leading up to the tvOS launch.
It basically turned the ATV into a nice, but expensive streaming box, when it could have been so much more.
I agree , it has so much potential. TvOS could’ve been a ‘game’ changer but looks like they blew it.
Maybe one day ... who knows ... Apple are usually late to the table then eventually clear up...
Maybe one day ... who knows ... Apple are usually late to the table then eventually clear up...
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I don't even have a 4K TV but am waiting for this so I can have an ATV in both locations I use one without having to carry it back and forth between the rooms! If I'm going to spend the money I want the latest and greatest for when I to decide to upgrade one of my TVs.
That sounds a lot better than the rumored A12.
The larger storage size would be nice for some, but I think 64GB would be more than adequate for the masses, at least for what tvOS currently offers.
Maybe the 128GB sized storage is a sign that Apple may have some incentives for developers to release some decent games/ports on the ATV.
Probably not though.
Just as the TV app manages Apple TV Channels, Apple Arcade games should be managed by the Arcade app.
That is, Arcade app should be a container for all Apple Arcade games (as to not clutter Apple TV Home screen) while managing storage via Offload Unused Apps.
It does seem like it's time for an Apple TV Pro
Why you ask?
To charge more money of course.
Apple TV Pro + Two Home Pod Pro's for sound - $1299-1499 all in.
Because - why not?
Why you ask?
To charge more money of course.
Apple TV Pro + Two Home Pod Pro's for sound - $1299-1499 all in.
Because - why not?
My Apple-TV-HD is fine, but I would buy a new Apple-TV Pro if under $350 (especially if it did more on the gaming-side).
No thanks on the Home-Pods . We have a real home theater sound system (Onkyo AVR, Polk speakers, etc). We use Harmony remote/hub. Alexa Echos and/or Shows in all main rooms.