Perhaps because $99 is less than $149.
Don't compare Apple TV 3 vs 4. In order to be competitive, you have to compare the best products from competitors right now vs Apple TV 4. $99 is the best price point.
Perhaps because $99 is less than $149.
I'm betting even it gets an upgrade to a faster chip. Price won't change but power will.
Perhaps it'll be $149 and $199 to account for 2 storage options? In any case, either are reasonable given the new capabilities. I think the bigger question is how much are they going to charge for additional controllers? The usual business practice is to over-charge on accessories, but that won't help the new Apple TV grow as a gaming platform.
I have an Apple TV here, don't even know what generation. Initially I enjoyed to use it, but like most of their other software somewhere along the line they managed to screw things up. Now I'm usually watching endlessly at 'spinning wheels' (whatever i is called) and hardly gets used anymore. I don't hope with the new software we see another flawed software release (like the Apple Music one).
too much anymore that $99 is too much that seems to be the benchmark and there are too many other alternatives for it to be that high and we haven't even seen roku's next box. I have an Xbox One and once it gets HBO Now will have everything I really need
You expect a lot.You have no idea how much this is going to exceed a Roku. I expect full voice navigation of all my TV services, with Siri's cloud database keeping track of all shows and how they can be accessed from all my services. I expect all I will have to do is tell Siri what show I want to watch, and it will determine if I can find the show via On Demand, via streaming subscriptions or via live TV, then navigate there.
It stutters al the time. So much, I cant listen to it anymore. Streaming HD video with better audio from apps like Youtube is no problem.
Apart form that, the quality literally hurts my ears. Try it yourself. Search for a HD (flac rip) on Youtube and compare that with the same song on Apple Music. You'll be shocked. One small detail: You need good speakers to hear the difference.
You either have a problem with your Wi-Fi network or one of the devices involved. Stuttering is not normal and I have never experienced that. As far as the quality, I don't stream to separate speakers so I can't comment on that but I do stream through the TV like 95% of all ATV users and I don't hear any problems.It stutters al the time. So much, I cant listen to it anymore. Streaming HD video with better audio from apps like Youtube is no problem.
Apart form that, the quality literally hurts my ears. Try it yourself. Search for a HD (flac rip) on Youtube and compare that with the same song on Apple Music. You'll be shocked. One small detail: You need good speakers to hear the difference.
And what is the "beamer"?
Stuttering during playback is 100% dependent upon your connection. There's nothing ATV can do with a connection that cannot maintain minimal sustained data rates.The ONLY thing that would tempt me to buy one is if the memory was greatly increased so that when I rented a movie the ENTIRE movie(s) would be downloaded so that I could then watch them later without any stuttering during playback. However, that hasn't been much of a problem since I upgrade to 100 Mbps internet service.
My point is, $50 to a $100, isn't such a drastic hike in price. I guess to some people on here that is.
i hate my 3rd gen. it always takes forever to stream anything local from my iTunes library or i just look at a spinning wheel for like 15 minutes.
You either have a problem with your Wi-Fi network or one of the devices involved. Stuttering is not normal and I have never experienced that. As far as the quality, I don't stream to separate speakers so I can't comment on that but I do stream through the TV like 95% of all ATV users and I don't hear any problems.
The old Apple TV 3 should go for 20 dollars or less. It's pretty useless these days.
I'm excited for this new Apple tv, after all these years it really needs an update. I've now switched to Chromecast and thinking of buying my family a Roku. Best thing about the old Apple TV is the beamer app for OSx!
If I wanted to pay $40 a month, why wouldn't I just keep cable?
Give me cable channels (like TBS) for $5 a piece for the, $4 for the next and so on. Maybe a bit more for ESPN and more for the HBOs.
Gary
The point is the price needs to be justified. At $99, the AppleTV already costs a lot more than all of its (far more) capable competitors. This thing better make coffee.