I must have missed those rumors. It's A$249 base model so the pro model sounds like it will cost A$699.
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Apple TV HD vs. Apple TV 4K Buyer's Guide
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What about the actual codecs it supports? H.265/hvec on the 4K models? HGL, HDR10+, etc. Let’s get into the nitty gritty!
It's a no-brainer. The price difference does not justify trying to save a few bucks. Go for the 4K.
The difference between the latest and previous 4K model is ludicrous, given the time between release dates. No matter how sexy that woman was announcing the new 4K ATV in the the Apple Event, I am not buying the new AT4.
I can see a use case. Eg. Bulk enterprise purchases to power digital displays that don't need 4k and fancy features.
But yeah, from consumer perspective, it's not a good buy.
Indeed. I stuck with an old Apple TV just because it had an optical port. I bought one of these splitters and tried it out on something else. It worked perfectly, so I could at last upgrade my Apple TV.
You can also direct the sound output of an Apple TV to another Apple device - so you could have a new Apple TV playing through your old unit and carry on using its optical output. I've not tried this scenario, I just know it works.
Would add to this that Apple provide OS updates for several years, unlike smart tv manufacturers (2 or 3 years?)
I have a tv that was high-end when I bought it. The smart part is getting slow, doesn't have airplay, infuse or podcasts, and I generally dislike android. But the panel is still superb.
Even though I don't have a 4k tv, I find the newer models just snappier and better to use overall.. The HD model, which I have also.. Is just much slower overall in menu launches, etc.. I also like the idea of the TV power button, sometimes the apple tv doesn't kick on the display..
New remote (yay!) and better performance for Apple Arcade (if you use that on your AppleTV) are the main differences.
The streaming apps will behave the same way - some different HDR standards supported, but if you already got Dolby Vision working you're fine.
There's also better connectivity, but it's not like wifi5 isn't fast enough - or just use wired.
If the new one would be able to stream surround sound to my AirPod Max headphones, I'll get them - if not, I'll just stay with my existing AppleTV 4ks.
Does anyone know the supported resolutions and frame rates for mirroring or extending your desktop. Is 4K finally supported unlike previous version? Btw it's crazy this is not mentioned in the article.
Let me explain. I watch lots of streaming catchup TV as well as other streaming services. Apple TV collates what I've been watching on the Play Next screen. I'm in the UK and have TV episodes from BBC iPlayer, All4, BritBox, Acorn TV and many other services and they all all show on that screen. I can select an episode and carry on watching it. The next episode is automatically queued. If I had to go to each streaming service I would forget what I'd been watching and which service was streaming it. That feature alone is worth the money to me.
Because non of the things I frequently use on my AppleTV (AppleTV+, Youtube, Airplay..) work on my LG TV nearly as good as on my AppleTV. In fact all these features are unusable on the LG
eARC support is what I really need and that 4k got it.
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We have a 40 inch 1080p TV in our bedroom my wife primarily uses.
There is no room for a larger TV on the walls and 1080p at, I don't know, 15 to 20 feet, is fine and the 4K resolution difference is indiscernible (to us anyway).
In our basement we have a 4K 65 incher.
We use two Apple TV's because we want a consistent user experience on both TV's.
Hence, the 1080p Apple TV from 2015 is fine for us for one of the televisions.
I dislike the price of the 1080 Apple Box, but if you want a consistent user experience and you have an older and newer TV, there's no other choice ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Even if you had the AppleTV app on your LG (and perhaps you do), the box is a better experience.
I have the Apple TV HD 64GB. The article forgets to mention that the HD models have a usb-c port as well.
It was much appreciated, when I jailbroke on tvos 13.4.5.
It was much appreciated, when I jailbroke on tvos 13.4.5.
Typically the even numbered A chips are "long term" support in more devices. Other than A5 which was the huge one for iPad 2/iPhone 4s era. It's always been evens in more products A8, A10, A12.
The one exception to smart TVs not receiving updates are Roku TVs.
I stopped using my Apple TV HD a couple of years ago because it seemed like all of the apps were half-baked. I bought this Apple TV in 2015 when it was released. There were some okay apps at the time. Since then most developers of apps I use have abandoned their tvOS apps. Some still work, but haven’t been updated in 4+ years.
Because of that, I really only used the Apple TV for video streaming, so I ditched it and starting using the built in Roku on my TV, which has the exact same apps (and an infinity better remote). It even has AirPlay. It’s nice to have less clutter on my tv stand. Maybe the video app situation is better if you live in the US.
I guess the Apple TV is just not for me.
I stopped using my Apple TV HD a couple of years ago because it seemed like all of the apps were half-baked. I bought this Apple TV in 2015 when it was released. There were some okay apps at the time. Since then most developers of apps I use have abandoned their tvOS apps. Some still work, but haven’t been updated in 4+ years.
Because of that, I really only used the Apple TV for video streaming, so I ditched it and starting using the built in Roku on my TV, which has the exact same apps (and an infinity better remote). It even has AirPlay. It’s nice to have less clutter on my tv stand. Maybe the video app situation is better if you live in the US.
I guess the Apple TV is just not for me.
For a lot of people including me the distance I watch TV from and with my eyesight I can't tell the difference between the 4K and 1080p (or even 720p in some cases). No real need to upgrade for that. As I stated earlier I did buy the remote for my HD. Even if I do decide to upgrade later, getting the remote has the benefit of making that HD useful to whomever I hand it down to. I actually have two HDs. The other was for my parents but they absolutely hated the remote so I switched them to Roku.