I love my 2nd gen 4k ATV, but the one feature I want is to be able to tile multiple apps on the screen. Being able to watch on a couple different apps would be awesome.
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Next Apple TV Expected to Launch This Year With These New Features
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Apple would probably get a huge bump in Apple Music subscribers if they did this. Easy access to hi-res music would make us audiophiles swoon.
This really should've happened already.
Might want to add that switching to A17 Pro is bringing hardware-decoding for the AV1 video format as a feature that would make this update worthwhile.
There's only one new feature I care about -- let us output HiRez 24/192 audio over HDMI. Stereo and Multichannel. PLEASE!!!!
I'd prefer a USB port that I can connect a camera of my choice to rather than a built in Webcam. Mine ATV is tucked away in the corner, not right there as the focus of my entertainment centre.
If the new one can connect more than 2 BT devices (in addition to the remote), then it's worth upgrading if you use Zwift with the Apple TV.
I suspect there was no reason to build in obsolescence since most of the income from the device the content it delivers. It's in their interest to deliver a device that can be updated and continue to work as long as possible.
The camera is clearly meant to be a peripheral. Apple did buy PrimeSense, the company that built the Xbox Kinect to develop it into the FaceID scanner.
If put money on them building the gesture interface for the Vision Pro. Why not condense that down to a peripheral and get some enterprising devs to build some games?
If put money on them building the gesture interface for the Vision Pro. Why not condense that down to a peripheral and get some enterprising devs to build some games?
We have newly renovated area that is in need of an ATV. As soon as a new one is available, that day one purchase will complete the renovation. LFG!
Would be nice to have Safari. Apple refuses to allow The Roku Channel on ATV.
I suppose Apple doesn't want people to subscribe to other channels on Roku.
But you can do the same thing with Amazon channels.
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Everything I need can be done with a Roku device.
I can't see the value in a camera in ATV.
A microphone, a natural add-on, might be foolish too.
A new ATV would go great with a shiny new A16 iPad.
My iPad 7 needs refreshing but my ATV 4K 2nd gen does not really.
A better remote would totally rock!
Love the rechargeable feature but Roku has that now, even USB-C.
I suppose Apple doesn't want people to subscribe to other channels on Roku.
But you can do the same thing with Amazon channels.
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Everything I need can be done with a Roku device.
I can't see the value in a camera in ATV.
A microphone, a natural add-on, might be foolish too.
A new ATV would go great with a shiny new A16 iPad.
My iPad 7 needs refreshing but my ATV 4K 2nd gen does not really.
A better remote would totally rock!
Love the rechargeable feature but Roku has that now, even USB-C.
My Roku is 4k, cost about $80, and connects to a remote PLEX server. Not sure Apple TV does that.
Apple could build the hardware now, to compete with PS5 or Xbox Series X. The two problems are, (1) that would raise the cost for everyone (thus lowering sales) for a feature only a few would use, and (2) the problem isn't the hardware, the problem is attracting AAA game developers to the platform.
Apple has historically done a "Lucy with the football" trick a bunch of times, saying, "no, we're going to support gaming and this time we really mean it", only to get distracted by something else 3-6 months later and wander off, so getting game developers to commit to Apple's platform is going to require Apple to prove that they are committed to it as a gaming platform, for the long run.
I just want to be able to download shows and films to the Apple TV.
Presumably the facetime camera will be a seperate camera that plugs into the Apple TV box. Hopefully Apple will have enough forsight to make any such camera optional as quite a few people will not want a camera in their living room.