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Where's the New Apple TV?
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No. Just replying that the price difference is not only for the ethernet, but also the increased storage.
Not sure what the point of all that storage is. They could have 1gb or 1tb, and I would have no idea.
Never checked the storage on mine, and no clue what it has.
Apple sadly now has little vision and only is in the business of spending as little as possible for maximum return across it's product line. Why release a new version of the Apple TV when you can just keep selling the old one?
HomePod is basically dead.
I still have the very first 4K version and happy with it. However I am beginning to consider upgrading if it will be worth of it.
The current AppleTV has two SKUs with the same form factor. One with Ethernet, one without.
No suggestion, millions of AppleTVs do not have Ethernet.
As far as I can tell, the only need for storage on an AppleTV would be for those that engage with Arcade. To play Arcade games, one has to download them to their AppleTV. Clearly I am not the target audience for Arcade (50 yo dad who has casual interest in gaming, but apparently not as casual as Apple I starting) as I find it pretty lame/. But I do have 11 and 15 yos - who I woudl have thought was their target. And they tap into Arcade maaaybe ~2x a year? When really bored??
I could be wrong here, but I don't think movies or TV shows download to AppleTV (box). Those remain in the cloud.
All of that said... I do wonder the point of an AppleTV (box) - as we know it. As many have posted, most TVs in the last maybe decade(?) come bundled with all streaming apps - or can download all streaming apps. Makes think an updated AppleTV (box) isn't coming, but an entirely new piece of HomeOS-based hardware is. Time will tell.
If there is a done product that is not waiting, they should release it. Waiting for product tie-ins is so anti-apple. You shouldn't wait until whatever additional revenue generating what's it is up and running cause some people will subscribe before they forget that they don't watch TV. I feel like it just backs things up. Get products out, get people using them and get feed back that improves subsequent products sooner.
I'm potentially picking up a pair of HomePods to serve as speakers for my TV. Anyone have any experience with that?
Funny, I was thinking similar when I read “It's not clear what happened, but it's possible Apple decided to…”. Such an arrogant assumption that Gurman was right and that something indeed happened.
What about the rumor Jobs once said privately of leakers that they were parasites. I wonder if by this point Apple in general considers sites like this as such.
Yes, it’s wonderful for the most part, although I’ve been experiencing mine cutting out after 26, maybe 26.1. I use it with ARC to funnel audio from a console (PS5) to the HomePods and when it works, which is most of the time, it sounds great. I have the Reduce Bass option turned on, mind.
I have absolutely no interest at all in a HomePod that is also an Apple TV.
I’d be like combining a shovel and a screwdriver for me.
I have the 2017, A10X Apple TV 4K and didn't see any reason to upgrade to the 2nd or 3rd generation models. Might get the new one only because A17 or later chip will have AV1 hardware playback for Plex.
Actually no, it does not for my case, because it does not support AV1 hardware decode. So "works fine" depends on who you ask.
As soon as they announce the new one, I am ordering two just for this reason.
I... let me get the right word... loathe this option.
I've got Sonos speakers in each corner of a living room. I'm sure others have a home cinema box of some kind, or a sound bar.
I've got a Bell app for my IPTV service that runs right off the existing Apple TV. I would have zero interest in adding another speaker in to the living room. Let me use my existing speakers.
And I'll point out.. that quote is 14-15 years ago. If you're taking 15 years to act on a strategy, you're doing it wrong.
It'll come out when it's ready, TBH. I just want them to have an Ethernet port on the device no matter what. Ethernet is always better than Wifi, especially for home automation.