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Received the 2021 32GB version and its is insane how fast and fluid and enjoyable this is

It arrived today and love it.

Downloaded a ton of games which totaled to just over 5GBs and connected my PlayStation controller and had fun during the afternoon gaming but quickly realized I’m not one to play video games and remembered that I got the Apple TV specifically to stream

I’m using less than 5GBs of storage space and all my streaming movies apps are great.

No regrets. Love that this 2021 version has Ethernet and Thread support.
 
The 2022 32GB doesn’t have ethernet. So I picked up a 2021 32GB that does for less.
Well, the 2022 is 64GB, not 32GB, plus A15 vs. A12, and 4GB RAM vs. 3, HDR10+ vs. HDR10, and fanless design vs. a fan (and possible faster memory and/or SSD) (and USB-C vs. Lightning). That’s not to say the 2021 model isn’t a good deal at some of the recent prices, but for $129 (and the extra $20-30ish bucks over 2021 model sales prices), the new one is still a big consideration for what it improves. And it’s only another $20 for Ethernet and Thread+Matter (and 128GB too), so lots of pull this time for the new model over sales of last years.
 
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Received the 2021 32GB version and its is insane how fast and fluid and enjoyable this is

It arrived today and love it.

Downloaded a ton of games which totaled to just over 5GBs and connected my PlayStation controller and had fun during the afternoon gaming but quickly realized I’m not one to play video games and remembered that I got the Apple TV specifically to stream

I’m using less than 5GBs of storage space and all my streaming movies apps are great.

No regrets. Love that this 2021 version has Ethernet and Thread support.
That’s great, but for exactly what you’re doing, the A15 on the new one will make a significant difference, as well as the RAM and increased storage. You are actually using the ATV for the use cases where all of the improvements of the 2022 model will benefit you greatly.
 
That’s great, but for exactly what you’re doing, the A15 on the new one will make a significant difference, as well as the RAM and increased storage. You are actually using the ATV for the use cases where all of the improvements of the 2022 model will benefit you greatly.
Yeah but that’s only in comparison.

On its own the 2021 ATV 32GB is PHENOMENAL.

It works supremely well and is no slouch at all. Like, at all.

It must be this way because the majority of ATV owners are not on Apple forums researching the latest and greatest.
 
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