My children are 8 and 10 and they love gaming on it. And all those 7 year olds will soon be 8 year olds and ready to game! It’s a great platform for kids.
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New Apple TV Now Available at Apple Stores With These 10 Changes
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Yes that’s cool but the new one wouldn’t improve any game the older 4k one is fine
We always go with the lowest storage model, but our next AppleTV has to be the higher storage model because we need the ethernet.
Our current Apple TV storage has 0.5 GB worth of apps in it.
Our current Apple TV storage has 0.5 GB worth of apps in it.
Given I hear terms like 'Matter', and 'Thread', I think we need more clarification of what the two variants of the Apple TV offer with this version.
The 64GB version allegedly does not provide Thread, or Matter support, but I'm uncertain what that means. I'm presuming if I'm out of the house, I might not be able to control things like lights or cameras that use Matter.
I kind of understand the ethernet port occlusion from the 64GB version. Most likely can stream majority of content without use of an ethernet jack.
For more widespread adoption of Matter, I don't know why it's being relegated to the 128GB version.
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The 64GB version allegedly does not provide Thread, or Matter support, but I'm uncertain what that means. I'm presuming if I'm out of the house, I might not be able to control things like lights or cameras that use Matter.
I kind of understand the ethernet port occlusion from the 64GB version. Most likely can stream majority of content without use of an ethernet jack.
For more widespread adoption of Matter, I don't know why it's being relegated to the 128GB version.
What is Thread and how will it help your smart home?
A better Thread for the smart home
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$149 Apple TV 4K 128GB Model Includes Ethernet and Thread Support, 64GB Version Does Not
Apple's just-announced next-generation Apple TV 4K comes in 64GB and 128GB storage options, but only the larger capacity model comes with an...
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For sure. I was waiting for the new one to upgrade the old Roku boxes so I get more life out of it. Worth the wait, and I’ll get a couple.
Mine will arrive today. My previous Apple Tv 4K 1st gen was too heavy and big. Now I can hold it for long……. I needed only 32GB, so I ordered 128GB……. wait…
That's because they did not have an A15 and 4GB of RAM.
Again, disagree about speed. Launching apps and loading content will likely be faster and smoother than before. and by an even bigger margin than A10X to A12 was.
And if you do game, this is a big jump as well.
They probably do have a lot of A15 since they’ve reduced orders on 14 Max, and Pro model is selling very well. ATV is the perfect place to put them. They definitely aren’t making A12’s anymore. Now they can dedicate that capacity to current chips.
Why would you need an Apple TV if you are in Paris? The people in Pink Oklahoma, they need an Apple TV.
Actually, I don't think Pink has cell phone service yet. It may be a few years before they get real internet. I drove by Pink on a road trip once. They have a sign that says, "Welcome to Pink" on both sides.
No one is saying the older 4k Apple TV is to slow to open an app
No one is saying the M1 is slow. But the M2 is faster. I have 2 Apple TV HD, a 1st Gen 4K, a 2nd Gen 4K, and at some point today, 2 3rd Gen 4K. Use them everyday. And the newer models are faster than the model that precedes them. And the same will be true for this. That doesn’t have anything to do with people saying or not saying that the old one is slow. But the new will be faster.
"Thinner and lighter design: Apple says the A15 Bionic chip's increased power efficiency allowed for the internal fan to be removed in the new Apple TV, resulting in the device having a more compact design that is around 12% thinner and around 50% lighter than the previous model."
Why does this matter? It's a box that sits on the counter.
Why not keep the extra space (and even the fan) for cooling?
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Why does this matter? It's a box that sits on the counter.
Why not keep the extra space (and even the fan) for cooling?
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Faster is always better. I overclocked my Apple Watch. Now I have 26 hours in a day!
Because, it would cost Apple more money to use the old hotter power wasting chips.
As they say, your poor planning is not everyone else’s emergency.
I get upgrading the internals, that is a very good thing. But why change the box? Are we back to the "thinner is always better" version of Apple?
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I would think that a smaller box would be less wasteful. Why ship a mouse in an elephant crate?
When have you tried drifting a corner at 100MPH in a 200HP car? Everyone needs a 600HP car unless they already have an 800HP car.