Switched to Roku years ago and never looked back. Very happy with the way Roku supports their older models. I’m still using a Roku 3 that is supported for all apps.
AV1 hopefully 🤞
They dropped the ball on that with the current model. They should’ve included that considering Amazon has it in their current gen units.
Yeah same thinking
I love my 2022 model
This isn’t very analytical stuff:
- Faster chip? That’s unheard of in a new model!
- Lower price? They did it last time, maybe they can do it again if they strip out a thing or two…
- Similar design? It’s been pretty much the same for the last 13 years, not a shocker.
That said, other than saving $20, there aren’t any listed reasons for a new one. Did I miss some actual “features?”
I think the biggest thing it’s missing is integrating the ability to watch broadcast TV, as well as Apple TV Netflix etc, people just want one solution. Here in the UK Sky have their stream service which has broadcast TV, Sky channels Netflix at call intergrated into the one device that just needs and internet connection.
By far the best streaming device out there. The only thing I want is a remote that makes a sound when I use Find My." The work around they cam out with is ok … still should just have find my
I for one wouldn’t mind seeing Apple adding a secondary dedicated wireless chip, to be used with HomePods (if they’re in home theatre mode), instead of relying on the user’s WiFi. If anyone, Apple has the means to do so, and it would reduce the issues many are having with e.g. channel hopping.
Beyond that, it would be interesting if Apple also introduced a more gaming focused TV box. tvOS is already an essentially somewhat stripped down iOS, so putting the appropriate hardware under it could make it into a good entry option for even more taxing games. Imagine an M3 Pro powered beast with 16GB RAM, M.2 expandable storage for larger games, and unlike Macs, they’d have absolute control over the market. Apple’s hardware already goes head to head with top of the mid-range dedicated gaming hardware, at fraction of the power consumption, so once they get serious about gaming, I could see such a device clawing some of the market share away from Sony and Microsoft.
It’s a corporate fan fiction site.
Just sounds like they’re switching to whatever chip they make the most of
My 4k Apple TV is the worst piece of tech I’ve bought in the last 10 years. Would buy again.
I bought my first one in 2012 and replaced it in 2020. I still have several years to go on this one.
ATV 2017 4K? I’m still using the same with the original remote that everyone hated so much but I totally love.
Yep, on the 2015 model and as long as the software supports it and my 15 year old TV doesn’t fail(to need a 4k replacement), I’ll continue to use mine.
went from apple TV to apple TV 4K but don’t use it anymore just use the TV app.
I don’t understand you guys in the comments. It’s really cheap yet you guys are complaining as if it’s a 1000 dollars+ tech that can do everything lmao.
I use my 2022 4K ATV everyday and there’s not a lot more I want/need it do really.
Audio pass-through for Plex would be nice.
Only thing I really wish it had, that it never will, is a USB port to plug in a hard drive.
It has no business on an apple device, go buy a Shield if you want this kind of equipment.
No business being on an apple device? Who the hell made my iPad, iPhone, and MacBook then cause those all have them. Dick.
This is the only thing stoping me from buying one
Holy crap yes please, plus I wouldn’t mind a 256gb model. My kids love playing Arcade games but I have a 64Gb model and I can only have a few games on at a time.
I just got mine two weeks ago and absolutely love it. I think the only thing lacking is AV1 codec support.
I started using Infuse to stream my plex library
If one, lets say, accessed someone else’s Plex library, would this app work?
If one, lets say, accessed someone else’s Plex library, would this app work?
Is this the most usless Apple product to upgrade?
I’m with a first generation Apple tv 4k and I don’t see any real reason to upgrade.
I think it does make a difference with people who use HomeKit with multiple cameras
Yeah HomeKit use is definitely worth upgrading and was a big part of me getting an Apple TV when looking for a new streaming device. Also because the latest 4k model 128gb version also has thread on board. It may not be used widely yet, but accessories are starting to trickle out with thread and it’s nice to have a powerful HomeKit hub with thread built in that they could connect to. Camera performance is a lot better with Apple TV as a hub than my HomePod as the hub.
Whenever there is talk about atv upgrades, the threads are full of people talking about crazy decoding and hdrs and dolby atomics and whatever the hell features. I must be the only person who has an old 1080 TV (11 years) that mostly just streams regular shows.
I even have a plex server I play from on my AppleTV for ethically sourced movies and TV, but I don’t care about anything really other than “does it look weird or super pixelated”.
I honestly think the Apple TV would just do better if it only cost $99.
I could see them hitting that price but doing it like they do MacBooks. Maybe offering the base 2022 version for that much, then the new one at 150 with the updated chip for more gaming power and ray tracing, and the 170 model with Ethernet and thread and more storage.
I literally just bought a 3rd gen 4k, which is probably why this post got suggested to me. Did I fuck up by not waiting?
Did you get the Costco deal? I bought one today as well to replace a Roku in my bedroom.
Link to product below: https://www.costco.com/apple-tv-4k-64gb-(3rd-generation)-wi-fi.product.4000094162.html
No but looks like i should’ve. I just bought it normal price from apple
Apple needs to bring serious gaming to the Apple TV, way more storage, and release an Apple gaming controller.
My bet is that they’ll bring over RE4, RE Village and Death Stranding. I found it odd that they’re announcing these tier 1 games, but only on iPhone and iPad, when these games were all originally console games, and they weren’t announced on Apple’s (closest to a console device) AppleTV with the PS and Xbox controller support.
I bought my first Apple TV last year, sounds like I’ll be keeping it for a long time.
I still have an HD and a 4K. It looks like I need another AppleTV to use with a TV on the porch as well as extend/improve coverage for a HomeKit smart lock, so I can kill 2 birds with 1 stone in this case.
I still have a 4 HD. Use it every day.
Apple got it real quick fighting Roku you don’t force people to upgrade streaming boxes every year. Or years.
Sounds like chip refresh, be interesting to see if the price actually does come down, but I already have 5 of them so not getting anymore anytime soon lol.