Everything is a lot smoother and faster on the 4K models. There are small advantages too. 4K 1st gen adds support for HomePods as speakers. 4K 2nd gen adds support to send TV and game system audio to HomePods. 4K 3rd gen adds HDR10+, which is great if you have a newer TV without DolbyVision. 4K 2nd/3rd gen greatly reduce network latency which is great for game streaming (such as Steam Link).
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New Apple TV is Thinner and Weighs 50% Less With Fanless Design
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No. It's had a fan since the 1st gen 4K. Surprised nobody realized the vents on the bottom.
Theory aside, I initially used the Ethernet to both my ATVs, but experienced buffering. Switching to WiFi resolved the issue.
Apps.
Even when ‘just streaming’, you are still using an app and some of them are getting fairly large.
Then, there are standalone games that are not part of Arcade (I am not sure how much is downloaded for Arcade games).
I just upgraded to a 4K TV downstairs this year and was waiting for this release before upgrading my ATV. This sounds like yet-anothe-reason I am glad a waited a bit.
Gosh, I wonder why Apple would be working on making a 4K device that’s fanless and light as possible? Why would they do that? They couldn’t be working on something else that needs these properties could they? No, never! Can’t think of a darn thing!
oh gosh, wait…no, never mind
oh gosh, wait…no, never mind
lol, I mostly agree with you, but I'm actually an outlier who's glad it's lighter. Both of my Apple TVs are mounted to the walls behind my TVs using those velcro-like Command Strips. They're never fallen off the wall, but I've always felt a little uneasy about it because the Apple TVs are so heavy.
Funny. I think it’s the only streaming box that actually had a fan and no one even realized that it did because it never turned on.
I hear you, the fan actually kicks in 4K 30min+ playback but the design is so good that you won’t hear it
I’m one of those who noticed the air holes on the bottom but it never occurred to me that there was a fan inside since I’d never heard one. It should have been obvious there was one. Now I have this desire to take one apart. LOL
Thanks! ours is LV & Vizio which both have Dolby I believe.
I guess I’ll sit out this update then. But good to know it has updates that other people can make good use of!
Cheaper and easier to ship, perhaps?Gosh, I wonder why Apple would be working on making a 4K device that’s fanless and light as possible? Why would they do that? They couldn’t be working on something else that needs these properties could they? No, never! Can’t think of a darn thing!
oh gosh, wait…no, never mind
Is that the new one? Id think they would keep the vents even if there isnt a fan for some type of ventilation
Which is bizarre given that there's virtually no HDR10+ content out there. Samsung backed the wrong horse. HDR10+ isn't even the modern day HD-DVD, it's more like DIVX, VHD, or HitClips. It's the very definition of dead on arrival.
Samsung's pig headedness costs them amongst the home cinema community. If you're serious about AV who in their right mind would buy a panel which for no logical reason doesn't support the industry standard HDR format? Samsung are the biggest TV retailer because they make cheap junk, and when they do go high end they're laughed out of town.
It's too bad because now that they've finally joined the OLED club (being stubborn is evidently Samsung's specialty) their screens are actually quite nice. If only they supported DV.
Yeah, it wasn't my choice. Funny enough, I tried watching it on my Nvidia Shield Pro and it actually looked worse than the TV's own Amazon Prime video app. The TV and the Shield Pro both support Dolby Vision, but only the TV supports HDR10+. When I watched it on the Shield the show stepped back to plain HDR10 but the colors looked cooler and highlights seemed a little blown out.