Adding a CPU with ray tracing would be a great addition for gaming apps and would help position the AppleTV as a modern gaming platform.
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Apple TV: The Latest Rumors About a New Model and Possible $99 Price
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I have the 2021 AppleTV 4K model and it can play 4K HDR at 60fps.
My guess is that they will put an A16 in it.
The A16 satisfies the criteria of "faster chip than A15" and "cheap to manufacture" since it's a 4nm/N4P chip (as far as I know, N3B and N3E used for A17/M3 and M4, respectively, are significantly more expensive). This might allow them to hit the $99 price target.
IMO Apple should make a wireless camera accessory for the Apple TV, as a wired/built-in camera may not make sense for people who have the Apple TV box in an A/V closet or some other location away from the actual display device. (Yes, Continuity Camera exists, but what if you want to use your iPhone while on a call?)
The A16 satisfies the criteria of "faster chip than A15" and "cheap to manufacture" since it's a 4nm/N4P chip (as far as I know, N3B and N3E used for A17/M3 and M4, respectively, are significantly more expensive). This might allow them to hit the $99 price target.
IMO Apple should make a wireless camera accessory for the Apple TV, as a wired/built-in camera may not make sense for people who have the Apple TV box in an A/V closet or some other location away from the actual display device. (Yes, Continuity Camera exists, but what if you want to use your iPhone while on a call?)
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I hope the next edition includes a built-in fan again. My ATV 4K Gen 3 overheats and starts throttling and lagging after just 40 minutes of Blu-ray remux playback. It literally gets burning hot lol
Put an M4 in this thing and finally get these entrenched consoles some competition. Of course, it needs games. I’m sure developers would be eager to bring some better games if the hardware wasn’t as hamstrung anymore.
Surely 8K would be the next logical step by now, at least for future proofing?
Yes, we all know 8K video content is still niche, but a lot of new stuff is being produced using higher than 8K equipment (10/12/16K) and then mastered down to 8K with lossless audio, ready for future release when bandwidth/storage issues diminish.
Also, Thunderbolt 5 has been released too (CES in January had a couple of pre-release TB5 hubs, for example), so having the two devices each with their bandwidth increases out and about around the same time, would make sense.
Yes, we all know 8K video content is still niche, but a lot of new stuff is being produced using higher than 8K equipment (10/12/16K) and then mastered down to 8K with lossless audio, ready for future release when bandwidth/storage issues diminish.
Also, Thunderbolt 5 has been released too (CES in January had a couple of pre-release TB5 hubs, for example), so having the two devices each with their bandwidth increases out and about around the same time, would make sense.
The Apple TV interface is so messed up now that it makes upgraded hardware supremely uninteresting.
I have ATV, Roku and Fire TV. The only thing about Roku is the annoying volume on the right side of the remote. For me, Fire TV's interface is terrible. ATV has a clean interface. The remote is okay.
I would like to have a browser. Yes it makes little sense but some videos only stream online. More apps that are available to iPad would be nice too. I have the 64 version from 2021. Sad to learn it can only store apps and games. No music, photos or videos. I guess Apple does that so they can sell iCloud for that.
I would like to have a browser. Yes it makes little sense but some videos only stream online. More apps that are available to iPad would be nice too. I have the 64 version from 2021. Sad to learn it can only store apps and games. No music, photos or videos. I guess Apple does that so they can sell iCloud for that.
I still own and use Apple TV 4K gen 1. It’s connected to my Samsung Q950t home cinema system and connects to my router using Ethernet.
Zero incentives to upgrade.
Zero incentives to upgrade.
I’m not buying another Apple TV until a.) one of mine dies or b.) they open up the lossless audio codec and allow bitrate audio pass through for DTSX, etc.
I know that does nothing for their bottom line, but it would make me buy a new box to replace my Shield Pro.
I know that does nothing for their bottom line, but it would make me buy a new box to replace my Shield Pro.
yep... you can watch a 3 hr show in under 20 min...
Not that I noticed a difference, but the new ones don't have fans due to the upgraded (cooler running) processors. 🤷♂️
It has been over a year and a half since the current Apple TV was released, so you may be wondering when a new model will be released. Below, we recap rumors about the next-generation Apple TV, including new features and lower pricing.
The current Apple TV 4K was introduced in October 2022. Key new features compared to the previous model from 2021 include a faster A15 Bionic chip, a larger 128GB storage option, a slightly thinner and lighter design, HDR10+ support, a USB-C port on the Siri Remote, a lower $129 starting price vs. $179, and more.
What about a cheaper box $99 and a no holds barred Xbox / playstation killer M1-4 box any chip would do.... $399
10 cores 256GB....
What are people using Apple TVs for these days that most modern TVs can't do themselves (besides emulation...)?
(Genuinely curious. I love my Roku TVs.)
(Genuinely curious. I love my Roku TVs.)
This is where I'd place my wagers.
A wireless rechargeable camera would seem to be very on-brand for Apple at this point.
I'm sure it'll be a slick product - but only 1080p output because, well, why would anyone want 4k conferencing? It'll have a 4k sensor but will use it to auto track (it'll be fully buzzword compliant because it'll have AI for that!!!) the person/people in view.
Plus it'll have some overly-complex yet simple mounting system to allow it to be placed "anywhere."
I mean, this is 100% speculation on my part - and perhaps somehow wishful thinking - but it's also kind of what's needed if they want to use an ATV as a video conferencing hub.
My very first 4K generation still doing strong so unless the next one has some kind of killer feature (and I don’t expect cameras) so I can still wait with replacing it.
AppleTV has the same problem as IPAD, ie the previous generations still runs great!
Unless Apple gives new features that tap on the new power, it will be a hard sell
No they wouldn't, developers well publishers make their decision on the potential return on investment and the simple fact is the user base isn't big enough. A lower price might help but unlike a Playstation people buying an AppleTv aren't automatically gamers, most are buying for streaming video content and maybe audio so even if it increases the user base it's only a small percentage who would buy the games. And alot of the AppleTV userbase wouldn't upgrade either.
If Apple wanted to really make a push on gaming they would be better off producing a gaming box separate from the AppleTV. It could have streaming video as part of it but would need a more slimline OS as opposed to TVos. They would however need to go in hard, they would have to approach a few established franchises and buy exclusive rights to the next entry for atleast a year or two. That would drive sales of the device and maybe encourage other Devs it was viable platform
Nothing really, but it does it all better that my LG C1 WebOS and the UI allows even the littles in the house to find their content without jacking everything up with the LG Magic Remote.
Can’t believe it took almost 36 replies to this thread to mention passthrough. Enabling this would sell a lot more Apple TVs