…hasn’t been into my life sooner.

Being an Apple sheep since iPhone 3G, I can’t believe I have only now discovered AppleTV.

If I had used it sooner, I could have saved at least 200 days worth of life navigating through Android TV lag.

My top 3 Pros/Cons in the first week of AppleTV 4k:

Pros:

  1. Seamless experience of scrolling through different platforms. No lag. Gave new life to my 3 year old 65 inch Sony 4K TV.
  2. Picture is crisper compared to Android. Visually, this is what I’ve experienced. I don’t know if it’s got to do with their processing or it’s just a placebo?
  3. No more shi*ty remote that breaks easily or goes missing. Can use my iPhone too. Go ahead and destroy/hide the TV remote for the 10th time, kids…Jokes on you!!

Cons:

  1. I did not buy it sooner
  2. Apple ads failed to convince me to buy it sooner.
  3. Minor depression from the realisation fact that I lost ~200 days of life from AndroidTV lag

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Do not make the same mistake as me. Do yourself a favour and get an AppleTV.

  • Shanghaichica@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    It’s the best steaming device and has been for many years. I got the first gen Apple TV in 2010 and never looked back. I’ve used one ever since.

  • DeathByPetrichor@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    Not sure if OP or anyone else needs to see this, but download JustWatch to get an easy to navigate app where you select the streaming services you use, and it aggregates all the titles and shows that are available to you to watch. It has changed the way I find new things and makes it super easy to search for where to find something I’m looking for.

  • SoulJahSon@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    Apple TV is the best. I’ve removed the Nvidia streaming boxes as I was sick of the issues and the boring Android skin. Apple TV is flawless

  • rwky@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    I got Google TV and Apple TV; in the latest version some things are far better done in Google TV vs Apple TV, but I do like the ATV more as a interface, look & feed.

  • Serialtoon@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    These types of posts remind me of people who buy $200 Windows PCs and then many years later buy a $2000 MacBook and proceed to compare them as equals. I love my AppleTVs too, but to say that AndroidTV is garbage when it came built into the TV is a bad approach.

  • UncleSpellbinder@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    Pretty much the same for me. AndroidTV/GoogleTV has been a mess since the first time I used it years ago. Whether through a built-in OS on a TV or through Chromecast w/GoogleTV. I have an iPad and a Mac Mini. I don’t know why it took me until the AppleTV 4K 3rd generation to buy one.

    The lag with AndroidTV/GoogleTV is more than annoying. Whether it’s with the OS loading when turned on, or when scrolling, or when opening apps… it’s more than enough to piss me off. AppleTV’s OS is super quick, snappy, fast to load on first boot, apps open lightning quick, scrolling is buttery smooth, and picture is far superior to that of AndroidTV/GoogleTV.

    I recently got a new Hisense 65" U6K TV. It has GoogleTV OS. Upon initial set-up, I signed in to GoogleTV just for the purpose of getting the TV ready to use. I installed none of my apps on GoogleTV. Once up and running, I plugged in my AppleTV 4K and set the TV to open on “last used input.” So when the TV is turned on, it opens directly to AppleTV.

    On a side note… while ROKU TV is not as good as AppleTV, it’s a relatively close second. The ROKU TV Ultra is being used on my bedroom TV. Bottom line, AppleTV 4K is a joy to use. I could never see myself returning to the mess that is AndroidTV/GoogleTV.

  • rickatk@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    Well you are there now. Don’t live in the past. Don’t limit your Apple experience to just Apple TV. Enjoy!!

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  • MichaelobeUltra@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    Heck even the OG Apple TV was better than anything else out there. You should’ve seen my sweet dorm apartment setup with 1st Gen ATVs and AirPort Express.

  • ABadPhotoshop@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    It’s by far the best tv experience. I travel everywhere with mine - just completely bypass all inferior experiences.