I'm in. Unlike some of you, I hope the remote stays about the same or is backward compatible. I know I may be in a minority, but I love that little remote.
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New Apple TV With A12 Chip or Later Uncovered in tvOS 13.4 Beta
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And this is what the people who want don't seem to understand or realise. Apple is about giving the ultimate user experience which I believe the ATV does. It's not a cheap, half baked product unlike cheaper offerings.
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Totally incorrect!
Compare the A10X to the Fire Cube which uses low end wearables components & entry level smartphone components.
You really must do accurate, honest research before making untrue statements please.
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Seriously-buy a universal remote. I use the harmony elite and the 950 with my two 4k Apple TV’s and they work flawlessly like a remote should
A refreshed Apple TV with an A12 Bionic chip or newer appears to be in development, according to 9to5Mac, which uncovered an unreleased model with the codename "T1125" in the tvOS 13.4 beta seeded yesterday.
Details about the new Apple TV are slim beyond the faster chip and its maximum supported resolution remaining 4K with HDR.
Rumors of a new Apple TV with an A12 chip began swirling last fall, but with a different codename of "J305." The device has typically been updated once every two years, with the first tvOS-based ?model launching in September 2015 and the ?Apple TV? 4K arriving in September 2017.
A faster Apple TV would certainly benefit Apple Arcade gaming and overall performance.
Article Link: New Apple TV With A12 Chip or Later Uncovered in tvOS 13.4 Beta
The AppleTV is the best video player out there .... beating even the new Nvidia Shield ... the reason being Infuse 6 Pro. Seriously, the best video playing app I have ever seen. It plays everything .... even 100 Gb 4k videos flawlessly. The interface looks fantastic. The gathering of meta data is fantastic. I have been using Plex for about 10 years and have a lifetime pass ... won't be using that any more.
I love the Apple TV ... its interface is streets ahead of any smart TV too.....and the best screensavers ever. Whats not to like.
Hence my assertion that Apple should split Apple TV into streaming centric offering ($99 with simple remote) and another optimized for Apple Arcade.
If Apple can mesh some of the gaming aspects of Nintendo Wii Remote Plus into Siri Remote, I think it can please both gamers and non-gamers.
With few exceptions, Siri Remote's touchpad just isn't utilized all that much. At least not enough to offset accidental swipe and it being worse for games.
Well nothing is perfect but the Apple Tv has the best UI. I find it amusing when the Roku or Amazon employees come here acting as regular people and try and say their UI is better, its laughable. You can easily spot the trolls. One person would complain that the Apple tv remote is terrible because when you touch it then you skip forwards or back accidentally, of course this was 2 years after Apple disabled that. Lol.
I wish you could choose the screensavers you want.
Had one, it sucked.
This is quite long ago though, sometimes (intermittently) the volume rocker or the software got stuck raising the volume on my Yamaha AV set to 100%, not pleasant if one happens to live in an appartement.
There was this NEO remote, wanted to buy this one not too long ago, glad I didn't, company got sold out to Control4, The NEO will stop working after 2 years after the servers go down, a brick.
Wish Logitech made something similar.
There's also a new remote on Kickstarter, sadly it's a DIY remote and too expensive for what you get for the $$$, can't recall the name right now.
I want a remote for other protocols as well, including z-wave.
I’m pretty serious about my audio and video setups and I use only the apple remote.
However the Apple TV is way better than the xbox for playing local and remote video file content. The xbox totally sucks at this. Its best bet is probably Plex but that obviously has limitations in needing a server and loss of Atmos etc transcoding. Apple TV 4K with Infuse Pro is basically unbeatable IMO. I am amazed Infuse is not mentioned more.
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I mainly use smart TVs to play my rather huge video library. Every app I have used on TV's like Plex have severe limitations. Archos on Android is good but struggles with large 4K files.
However Infuse Pro on the ATV plays absolutely everything flawlessly ... even 100 gb 4k files. It's the first 10/10 video app I have ever used. The only way to get Infuse is to buy an Apple TV.
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Apple TV is basically there for people who want the best native Apple experience when it comes to streaming content. Hard to make it cheaper when it still comes with a free year of TV+. Plus, I am all in on the Apple ecosystem and the Apple TV plays nice with my other Apple devices (like having the photos app, or being able to set it up automatically).
And am I the oddball for actually liking the remote? It’s simple and minimalistic and is actually pretty useful for quickly scrolling / scrubbing through content. It’s not perfect, but I look at the remote that came with my smart tv and struggle to see how people consider it a better alternative.
I don't agree at all. I use it all the time (e.g. to skip intros or search a specific part of a movie). Many tvOS apps are also designed to be operated by touch remote, and some have special gestures e.g. to quickly scroll through long lists. I would really hate to lose the touchpad. I also hate conventional remotes with dozens of little buttons with a passion. Simplifying this was long overdue, and Apple's remote is a good effort IMO.
Well I nearly ordered one last night to replace the third generation. Had it in my cart but my gut was saying wait.
This solidifies that decision. Hopefully this is part of next month’s announcements.
This solidifies that decision. Hopefully this is part of next month’s announcements.
yeahhh I love AppleTV and I use it even more with Apple Arcade, especially local co-op games! Better CPU and GPU please
Is VP9 free and open source? Why does Apple stick to propriety HVEC? Even then, why can't they just support both?
I hate Google but if they will give me FOSS codec, I will take it.
you can’t compare A fire stick to an appletv. I hate using my moms and the clutter on the interface makes me angry. The app is horrible compared to appletv‘s. Apps in general on android devices aren’t wonderful. No Apple Music. Airplay workaround is still not native airplay.
200$ is cheap. Really it’s not a lot for something like this that you buy once every 3-4 years.
Eh!!??? There are tons of incredible games, my friends come to me to play co-op and party games! Super fun.
I agree. The one issue I have is that it's far too easy to pick it up upside down without realizing it. Otherwise, I prefer it above any other remote I've used.
While I agree, they really should want people to better enjoy their services and shows. I bought an Apple TV for my 70 year old parents as they wanted to stream Disney plus. They struggled very much with the remote and ended up buying a universal remote. Even that is a bit glitchy and too confusing for them. What would be nice is just to also sell a normal remote for those who want it.
