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Will I be able to use the new Apple TV with a non-4K TV?
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Yes, as long as your TV has an HDMI port. Obviously you will not be able to take advantage of 4K.
Well, there's actually only a $30 difference between the current Apple Tv & the new 4K version.
If you think you'll be updating your TV at some point in the future, you might want to go for the 4K. You'll already have a streaming box with that capability........if not, you can save $30!
If you don't plan to upgrade to a UHD TV in the forseeable future, there is no advantage in buying the ATV4K as far as video streaming is concerned. I'd look out for a special offer of the current ATV4 (or buy a refurbished one for $129).
Hasn't been confirmed AFAIK, but I don't see why it wouldn't. The TV app relies on other apps anyway (such as the NBA and MLB apps), and those obviously already work on the ATV4.
That's what I figured too. I hope the ATV4 remains equivalent to the new one just without 4K HDR capability. The fact that they're gonna keep selling the old one and only have a $30 price difference is encouraging.
The new one has a better CPU and GPU. Get the new one, it will probably be supported for at least a year longer than the previous model.
I always recommend buying the newest product you can. For the longest time, I think iPad updates were for all iPads past the second-generation one. Imagine the grief someone who got one of those to save a couple bucks over the third-generation ones when they came out dealt with. I had a similar situation when I got a Mac mini with the G4 processor and six months later the Intel processor switch happened.
It's only a $30 difference, so get the newer one.
It's only a $30 difference, so get the newer one.