Yeah, being able to plug the Apple TV into the switch I already have for my entertainment center stuff is a nice plus. I'd hate to have to put it on the Wifi where it would compete with other Wifi devices when there's an available switch port RIGHT FREAKING THERE!
I think apple could be capable to this technically , but they need A+ games at launch to make it a good product.
TOSLINK is basically dead and HDMI eARC allows for bitstream Atmos, TOSLINK does not.
TOSLINK is pretty much dead. My LG C1 does not have TOSLINK, TOSLINK also does not support any of the newer surround sound standards. Apple has always been one for getting rid of old standards, any relatively new AV setup will support ARC or eARC over HDMI along with Airplay.
Sure, but they're broadly the same platform just with a HD/4K distinction, where I think the commenter was suggesting only the upper tier would be a credible AAA console.
Sadly it doesn't look like that's the way they're going. They launched Apple Arcade with a really interesting selection, and lots of talk about how they were bringing in the best creators to make exclusive games. Then pretty much everything that's come out in the last six months has been repurposed free to play games that are more interested in user retention than creativity.
...and having a TOSLINK port in addition to HDMI would inconvenience people how, exactly? It's not like it would cost you more: this is Apple, they're charging as much as they think they can get away with for a given product type, not some narrow margin on top of the bill of materials.
It has the all important feature of not making you want to bash your head against the wall until there is a head-sized dent because of how horrible modern smart TV interfaces are.
I mean, the first thing I think when I look at it is, "ye gods! That's mightily horribly outdated and bulky". In fact— nope, sorry, can't keep a straight face. It sits on the shelf and does its thing, why does it need to be smaller, again? But then again, they specifically site "sources", and "sources" is never wrong.
Quite seriously, where is this idea about Apple being aggressively “family friendly” coming from? Have you watched See or Servant?
I keep an old ATV3 behind my stereo system as an Airplay receiver for this reason. However, if you're looking for a device to solve this issue, consider this:
I'd seen that - not available in the UK yet. Quite expensive for just audio. I've got an old 2nd generation ATV that I can use.
I seriously didn’t know this when I bought it, 12 to 30% hit on GPU is quite the step back for anything videogames related and the gap towards iPhone 12/13 pros, let alone M1 (which inches around 20000 on gpu geek bench) is just too much.
I think AppleTV A12 is faster than the one used in other devices. S as lo games runs great and little faster.
