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When to Expect a New Apple TV to Launch
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Can the A15 not decode AV1 in software? Also AV1 adoption may be inevitable, but YouTube / Netflix are not going to disable HEVC/AVC support until most of their users can watch AV1. Given only Apple users with M3 or A17Pro devices have AV1 hardware support, I'm guessing the switch-off on HEVC/AVC isn't going to be for years, but which point there will be a bigger driver for a new AppleTV (A18 or M3 chip for example).
Does it ever throttle in normal use, or just when gaming? I don't own one, as I'm still making do with a crappy FireStick.
Edit: I found the answers elsewhere in this thread. It's disappointing that it would throttle even when playing games, honestly. The heatsink must be pathetic- or non existent. I'm happy to have a near silent fan inside it, but a largish heatsink would do the trick too- I don't see why there is a need to make the device tiny/lightweight.
How the heck does a device with a 6W SoC fail to deal with the heat it generates? What's going on in there???
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Ugh, Apple love audio synch issues. After the HomePod debacle (that they never resolved), I'm not sure I could ever trust wireless speakers again.
Edit: Having to reboot at all sounds like a fail. Is it random or when the thing overheats?
Here's the thing. Just because they release a new version, you don't need to buy it if you're happy with your current one.
Improving products is a good thing for those without one already or those interested in upgrading.
Hopefully it will still have the Ethernet port for those with fast home wired networks. Always more reliable than wifi.
100% this.
My long term media library is already AV1. That means Plex won't play it, so I have to use Infuse to watch it on the ATV (the hardware is powerful enough to do software decode, but Plex wont' do it).
I can't wait for new ATV hardware that supports AV1, so I can get rid of Infuse again.
Only the 'premium' current version comes with Ethernet, annoyingly. I agree that for many of us Ethernet still makes sense- if you place it close to an Ethernet socket it would make no sense not to connect it physically.
Personally, it's not "reencoding", unless you mean keeping a 60gb bluray rip around. I start with a full quality 50-60gb file, and use that to encode as AV1. Space is cheap, but not cheap enough that I want hundreds to thousands of 50-60gb each files. A 5-6gb AV1 is hard for me to distinguish from the above, and drastically cuts down on storage needs. It's also not that big a deal-- start the encode(s), and then later it's done. No skin off my back while its happening (computer remains completely usable), so who cares.
I only bother with AV1 for the long term library. Things I watch once and get rid of I just leave as enormous files.
I’ve Also had mine activate Siri accidentally if I pick it up from certain angles. That and the power button popping off are quite annoying
ATV Box - Chip=M1 - RAM=16GB+ - Storage=128GB+ - Cam=Separate - AV1 Support - Ports - 2xHDMI & USB C - Format Support = Both 8K & 3D
Price - under £200/$200
Peripheral - HDMI Multiroom Stick using ATV AS Main box (£49/$49)
Peripheral - Wireless Cam or iPhone/iPad holder solution
Peripheral - Some remote improvements as mentioned
Price - under £200/$200
Peripheral - HDMI Multiroom Stick using ATV AS Main box (£49/$49)
Peripheral - Wireless Cam or iPhone/iPad holder solution
Peripheral - Some remote improvements as mentioned
I use both.
Plex is a platform. Infuse is a client for accessing other platforms, one of which is Plex. This understanding is fundamental to the reason. Platforms are great for organizational tasks. I see set-top boxes (such as ATV) as merely client devices, and trying to use them for organizational tasks is a poor experience.
I used to use Infuse alone to access a simple network share. But there were a few annoyances that got me to turn to Plex.
First, Infuse doesn't sync metadata libraries across devices very well. I would identify a certain file as a certain movie on one device, and it sometimes would sync over to other devices and sometimes wouldn't. It's better to have the metadata library handled in one central place, and have all the clients merely access it.
Second, as my library grew bigger, Infuse would more frequently clear the cache and need to rebuild my library. Back when it was only a few hundred files, this took only a minute and was largely no big deal. But later this rebuild would be more frequent, and it would take 10-15 minutes to complete. And every time, all the custom-tagged movies would be reset. This just became annoying, and again I figured a dedicated permanent library that doesn't need to be rebuilt at the whom of tvOS would be better.
Third, I wanted optimization for smaller-screens and offline viewing. I love keeping everything in the highest quality possible, but there is no need on an iPad Mini or iPhone screen and 75GB movies fill up the storage space on those quickly. For smaller devices, being able to re-encode files on the fly for lower resolution and slightly lower quality would be awesome. Infuse simply doesn't do this, but on the right hardware Plex does it amazingly well.
Eh? M1 in an ATV Box? Apple won't even give people that spend £1600 on a MacBook Pro 16GB of RAM... Is this just your fantasy device?
Still have mine. I swapped out the WiFi for an additional Graphics card, and replaced the internal storage with SSD. Sure it is old, but it is still fun to play with. Try booting off of other OS's via USB, etc.
Edit: I still wish we had frontRow on Mac.
I have the 2015 vintage Apple TV HD. I bought it in September, 2015. That makes it 8.5 years old.
I also have a brand new Samsung Smart TV.
It is shocking to how slow and clunky my new, top-end "smart" TV is compared to my 8.5 year old Apple TV. The market continues to fail to achieve.