Costs saving…..Why would they make it lighter? The HDMI cables are so heavy and stiff, I have trouble getting the Apple TV to stay in place. It should be heavier, not lighter. Geez, what is happening with Apple's UX department?![]()
Costs saving…..Why would they make it lighter? The HDMI cables are so heavy and stiff, I have trouble getting the Apple TV to stay in place. It should be heavier, not lighter. Geez, what is happening with Apple's UX department?![]()
Do we know what HDMI version this supports? Hopefully 2.1 ?
Has Dolby Vision support been omitted?
I hate the way my old one felt in my pocket. Thank god MacRumors is on the ball with these helpful articles!Thank god, I'm so tired of my current Apple TV being so damn heavy!
It’s an iPad in a box. It’s not going to overheat regardless of the ventilation situation.That's still very concerning for lots of types of installations. It's great that the A15 is efficient enough to not need a fan, but what about when the Apple TV is installed behind a TV or in a cabinet or any of the myriad of ways people normally hook this up where ventilation is low?
In Apple's defense, they aren't advertising "Shorter and lighter" on the Apple TV page on the website (https://www.apple.com/apple-tv-4k/). It's just one of the side effects of the new processor and not needing the fan.Why would they make it lighter? The HDMI cables are so heavy and stiff, I have trouble getting the Apple TV to stay in place. It should be heavier, not lighter. Geez, what is happening with Apple's UX department?![]()
Cool apples way of cutting down shipping costs…
I know, back to skinny jeans!I hate the way my old one felt in my pocket. Thank god MacRumors is on the ball with these helpful articles!
Look at the specs. It says HDMI 2.1, Dolby Vision, HDR10+.Do we know what HDMI version this supports? Hopefully 2.1 ?
Has Dolby Vision support been omitted?
I suffered through this problem, as did many others. Several support tickets and replacement devices with no help until tvOS 16. If you have not updated, give 16 a try; it's fixed the issue for many of us.Is Dolby Atmos audio still choppy/out of sync in spite of cable quality and bandwidth?
Yes?
Then why do I need this?
lol it's about a cheaper price and not wasting materials.Yup, less materials and and cheaper shipping. This is 100% about everything except the end-user experience.
In Apple's defense, they aren't advertising "Shorter and lighter" on the Apple TV page on the website (https://www.apple.com/apple-tv-4k/). It's just one of the side effects of the new processor and not needing the fan.
lol it's about a cheaper price and not wasting materials.
IT's pretty easy to make sure your ATV stays in place if you really want it to. Velcro, glue, mount, duct tape, zip ties, ...
That fan assembly is a machined or precision cast aluminum piece. Probably one of the more expensive components in an Apple TV, at least yesterday's version. Really nicely done, though. It also sticks out by a couple tenths of an inch, which is probably why the new model is shorter.
I switched to firetv this year. Absolute better than appletv. More apps, more games, OTG cable to usb sticks.I was with Apple TV for years and I loved it. Last year I switched to Roku and love it more. It has a better remote and UI IMO. Plus I can still download the Apple TV+ app.
Always got to save the next great thing with iPhones anyway. I like the price drop of this models, slightly less height and of course A15 with likely 4GB RAM and double the storage now (64/128 GB).Ordered the new one so no complaints on the TV, but I can’t help but laugh that Apple has literally brought USB-C to the new remote but still not a ‘Pro’ iPhone with serious video/photo capabilities 😂🤦♂️
Thinner?! Is Jonny Ive back?
The price drop is not due to saving costs, but to the demand….It’s to save cost. See the price drop?
lol it's about a cheaper price and not wasting materials.
IT's pretty easy to make sure your ATV stays in place if you really want it to. Velcro, glue, mount, duct tape, zip ties, ...