What's keeping the current one from just updating to 4K? Can't this just be a software update?
the lack of hdcp 2.2 will make an update moot anyways. at most you would have a 4k UI
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What's keeping the current one from just updating to 4K? Can't this just be a software update?
If it's released in 2016, I doubt the next Apple TV will support 4K.
All the factors working against wider 4K adoption today will remain in place in 2016...
- 4K resolution requires very large (80"+) screen (or very close viewing distance) to be appreciated
- Most people don't own or have the space for an 80"+ TV
- Mot people don't want to view a 60" TV from 5 feet away
- Most Americans don't have sufficient bandwidth to stream 4K video at good bitrates
- Very little content is currently available in 4K
Well they need to fix the software first. Big issue is the skipping, pausing and stalling of many/most of my home share movies. I do not want to run the movies via itunes and my internet service all the time that is not the solution. It is not all on the cloud and internet, I have a large old Mac Pro serving my videos and having them stored locally. I am sure this is premature but tvOS needs major overall. Many are reporting this issue see the forum on apple TV and look for buffering issues.
I call ********. When have Apple ever superseded a brand new product inside of 12 months? Click-bait trash.
So the 4 was probably just to bide time until they could launch the one they really wanted to launch with the streaming service
If it's released in 2016, I doubt the next Apple TV will support 4K.
All the factors working against wider 4K adoption today will remain in place in 2016...
- 4K resolution requires a very large (80"+) screen or very close viewing distance to be appreciated
- Most people don't own or have the space for an 80"+ TV
- Mot people don't want to view a 60" TV from 5 feet away
- Most Americans don't have sufficient bandwidth to stream 4K video at good bitrates w/o terrible compression
- Major ISPs in the US are imposing data caps that would make streaming 4K video prohibitively expensive for most
- Very little content is currently available in 4K
I call ********. When have Apple ever superseded a brand new product inside of 12 months? Click-bait trash.
So the 4 was probably just to bide time until they could launch the one they really wanted to launch with the streaming service
Wrong, wrong, wrong. I just got a 40" 4K Samsung and the picture quality blows our former 1080p screen out of the water. 4K video looks amazing, and you really only need 25mbps to stream it.
Apple is behind the curve, and we won't be buying a new Apple TV until it has 4K.
Wrong, wrong, wrong. I just got a 40" 4K Samsung and the picture quality blows our former 1080p screen out of the water. 4K video looks amazing, and you really only need 25mbps to stream it.
Apple is behind the curve, and we won't be buying a new Apple TV until it has 4K.
If it's released in 2016, I doubt the next Apple TV will support 4K.
All the factors working against wider 4K adoption today will remain in place in 2016...
- 4K resolution requires a very large (80"+) screen or very close viewing distance to be appreciated
- Most people don't own or have the space for an 80"+ TV
- Mot people don't want to view a 60" TV from 5 feet away
- Most Americans don't have sufficient bandwidth to stream 4K video at good bitrates w/o terrible compression
- Major ISPs in the US are imposing data caps that would make streaming 4K video prohibitively expensive for most
- Very little content is currently available in 4K
Plenty of times.I call ********. When have Apple ever superseded a brand new product inside of 12 months? Click-bait trash.
I'm 100% positive that the next Apple Tv will support 4k. Factors be damned.
...Yet people want it on the Apple TV because it exists and because the Apple TV doesn't have it.
It hasn't been a hobby for awhile now.The Apple TV is not a regular product... it is a hobby.
No, No, No...it'll have 8kIt'll be 5k
You weren't a poor iPad 3 owner when the iPad 4 came out like 6 months later.I call ********. When have Apple ever superseded a brand new product inside of 12 months? Click-bait trash.
I think ipad 3 to ipad 4 was less than 12 monthsI call ********. When have Apple ever superseded a brand new product inside of 12 months? Click-bait trash.
I personally don't mind if they update to the 5th gen tomorrow. The 4th gen is running great, and I have two other TV's that are running 2nd gen that need to be replaced! I am not sure what they could add that would make me want to upgrade a 4th gen. Even if I had 4k TV's, my viewing distances and TV sizes (max at 55") don't make 4k worth the bother.
I would love for them to do a different remote though... this thing kinda really sucks.