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Tim Cook Says New Apple TV Will Ship Next Week, Orders Begin Monday
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Not at all a fair comparison
The iPhone was a leapfrog over old flip phones. Multitouch, apps, new methods of input, sensors, computational power. All leapfrogs in technology.
In contrast, Apple TV 3 is not a "flip phone" when compared to the "iPhone" that is the Apple TV 4
Anyway, I wasn't bemoaning the product. Obviously you guys can buy it if you want it.. I was just wondering if there's any use-case scenario that I'm missing out on if I don't get this new box
Sounds like, from your responses, the only thing is right now: apps and Siri
I can live with that for now
Am I the only one who wants to browse through their iCloud Photos on the new Apple TV? I'm disappointed that the ATV 3 still can't do it.
I recently bought an LG 4K OLED and will be getting an AppleTV on day-0. Cause I would have bought it with or without 4K. it was not part of the decision.
That's indeed quite annoying
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I get what your saying..it didn't come across as a question but rather a statement.
It's like any product I guess. If what you have works fine then stick with it. Everyone's use and situation is different so it makes it hard to pinpoint what works for some and not for others .. I can see the person who just uses to to stream Netflix not being interested in it. If you've cut the cord ( As I have) and use it as your primary device then there might be a lot of welcomed features. Maybe not one killer feature but a lot of smaller ones that makes using the device better.
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Sorry too tired to go through the whole thread so not sure if someone answered already. Finn here too and I've played with the new ATV. Siri works only with US (or the other supported language) accounts. So if I used Finnish account it automatically disables it. Logging to US account enables it. Language settings don't matter. Extremely annoying.
Glad I am not alone here! I do not have a 4K TV (shamefully I must say), but I have a nice Denon Amplifier, that is very good at what it does, and I am upset I can not just simply input my Apple TV directly into my Amp. I think I have found a solution, but it is just more cost and hassle I didn't want to deal with.
I have ATV 3rd gen. The only thing I am looking forward in the new Apple TV is the way the app authentication is handled. In the current form, I am sick and tired to re-authenticating about 20 apps every 2-3 weeks cause they no longer stay authenticated. This is especially frustrating when kids want to for instance watch disney in the middle of the day and I am at work and the app is no longer authenticated.
I also recently bought a Lg 4k OLED tv also. The apple tv not having 4k is not that important as I will end up upgrading again once one comes out with a 4k and then give the old one to a family member.
Optical is outdated. Just upgrade to a receiver with HDMI. I also had a receiver that had no hdmi but I was fed up with having to look for devices with optical so went with a receiver with HDMI.
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I have a PS4 and XBOne, if I want to play games I'll use that. Other channels I can access on every connected device I have game consoles, tivo, smart tv, etc. So the fact that Apple is finally allowing other "Apps" is too little too late. Not to mention where was it said that most TV Apps wouldn't work on the current gen Atvs? About the only thing missing that I would really want is Vudu and Amazon Prime - but again I already have access to my other devices.
The only reason I have an Atv really is because I have over 400 iTunes movies, a heck of a lot of iTunes TV Shows and I prefer the ATV to Plex to manage my large media library. I'm not trying to rag on the ATV, I just don't see a compelling reason to spend another $400 and "throw away" my perfectly fine current boxes.
WTH are you talking about? People bought 4K TVs because it is better tech and they could really tell the difference. Just because you all use "big words" to talk down to people doesn't mean you know what you are talking about. For the record, I don't have a 4k tv, just because I already have an 60 inch HDTV, but yes, I can see the difference and there's nothing wrong with wanting more content and expecting new TV streaming devices to start supporting it.
Always get more storage than you think you need.
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I didn't say 4k isn't better. Better doesn't mean it's a standard that will be adopted or that the purchase was well timed. Those 480i HDTVs before HDMI, the ones that had only only composite inputs, those were also better back then. And a whole bunch of suckers bought them.
Can someone with a 4K TV tell me how well the upscaling tech works? I have yet to see a real demo of this in action and does the upscaling work on digital content like iTunes movies or Netflix streams, etc. Or does it only work with physical media like Blu-ray players?
Haha.
Why would I make that up? I even had a discussion with another post who has the same experience
trying to figure out if it is my accent, which is actually not very strong.
Give me a phrase to ask and I'll post a screen shot.
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The TV industry has been scrambling to find a way to get you to buy a new TV.
1. Smart TV flop
2. 3D TV flop
3. Curved screen flop
4. 4K... I believe it will take off, but it will be a log ways away, thats why I don't plan on rushing out to buy a new 4K TV either, until there are movies to watch on them.
We are a long ways away from having 4K adopted widely. Directv, Dish, Timewarner, Cox etc do not even broadcast in 1080p. They broadcast in 1080i. Only for certain PPV can you get 1080p. I am still amazed at the number of channels on DirecTV that are still 480i.There will most likely never be a media player that is 4k either.
So when Apple decided to release the new ATV4 without 4K, it did not phase me for one sec. Instead I hope that I will be able to get rid of DirecTV altogether.
While speaking at tonight's WSJDLive conference, Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed that the new Apple TV will begin shipping next week. Apple will begin taking orders for the new set-top box on Monday, October 26 with shipments beginning at the end of the week.
The new Apple TV, which Cook also said is the "foundation" for a new type of TV experience, features an A8 processor and either 32 or 64 GB of storage. It also has support for a full App Store, which Apple says will help "modernize" the "linear TV" experience that most consumers are familiar with. The new Apple TV also comes with the brand new Siri Remote, which allows users to use Siri to easily sort and find their favorite TV shows and movies.
The new fourth-generation Apple TV will be available for $149 with 32 GB of storage and $199 with 64 GB of storage.
Article Link: Tim Cook Says New Apple TV Will Ship Next Week, Orders Begin Monday
73% of the offered channels are " US ONLY " , Siri is " US ONLY " And still you have to pay 200% more for "more of the same" so stick with the "olde" modell, nothing new on the new one, besides another remote.
My Sony late 2014 Bravia 4K TV upscales everything - And it works pretty well imho. Even DVDs look great. Looks better than the same content on my 1080P Samsung TV.
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Oh but I am ready! Eagerly waiting for this one to arrive at my front door. Never been so excited of Apple product since a new 5k iMac. My current ATV is like 4 years old, and I use it everyday - the only other Apple product I use so often besides iPhone. I can't even imagine now what my TV for without ATV. And with that price, it's really no brainer. I say, go and get it.
Source? Siri even works in Thailand, let alone all other English speaking countries. And with the Apps, it shouldn't matter which country you are from. It's 100% contents freely available for everyone.
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