Apple TV 4K updated with A15 Bionic and Ethernet
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- 19 Oct 2022
yalim, 19 Oct 2022smart TVs don't need this.traditional TVs don't s... more1. Android Smart TVs suck, because they use a crippled SOC which lags when navigating through UI.
2. They max out at 16 GB, out of which 8-9 GB is taken by system and pre-installed apps. Install a few more apps and your storage is done.
3. There's no standardisation where OSD controls need to placed.
4. Every app has its own version of insesrch app, and they equally suck.
5. These android TVs will stay at the same Android version they are launched with, and they usually launch with 2 generation old Android TV (you'll see TVs launching with Android TV 11 when Android TV 13 is a thing).
The situation is same as stock CPU coolers that you get free with your desktop processors. It's there, will work great for some but if you want decent experience, you'd buy some custom solution. Personally I'd prefer a dumb 4k TV. It'll probably be cheaper by $100 without the smart SOC. For $130, I'd get an Apple TV so $30 extra not a bad investment.
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yalim, 19 Oct 2022smart TVs don't need this.traditional TVs don't s... moreSmart TVs can still well use this because most of the built in systems are bad and the TVs SoCs are slow.
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dbjungle, 18 Oct 2022What does the Apple TV do that needs an A15?Games
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Anonymous, 19 Oct 2022yeah right.you cant compare a 720p game on ios to a pc or p... moreUpscaling will take care of, and unlike Smartphone or monitors, you sit atleast 6 ft away from a TV.
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- 19 Oct 2022
Conderio, 19 Oct 2022Àgree with you but in my opinion shield tv pro is more and ... moreYou know what, as a Shield user myself, I find it extremely sad, there was no company or even nvidia that was able to make something better.
So many years passed, and it is still arguably the best box for TV.
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dbjungle, 18 Oct 2022What does the Apple TV do that needs an A15?It does not need that SOC, but Apple made a ton of them, so it is much cheaper to use A15 than let's say an older or newer gen SOC.
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- 19 Oct 2022
Anonymous, 19 Oct 2022Genshin Impact.. time to come to Apple TV.
Lol.. It wil... moreyeah right.you cant compare a 720p game on ios to a pc or ps5
they will looks ugly on big 4k display
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Gnusmas, 18 Oct 2022TV box powered by flagship grade SoC from IPhone, Apple is ... moreHighly likely to prepare apple tv to supports AppStore with dedicated apple branded game controller. It would be a home run for apple and nightmare for Sony and Microsoft
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- 19 Oct 2022
Genshin Impact.. time to come to Apple TV.
Lol.. It will put PS to shame in terms of form factor, price and accessibility.
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salarx, 18 Oct 2022It can run games, and probably some heavy apps, multi taski... moreÀgree with you but in my opinion shield tv pro is more and will be best investment for a smart tv box.
A little bit expensive but miles ahead than any other in competition.
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- 19 Oct 2022
salarx, 18 Oct 2022It can run games, and probably some heavy apps, multi taski... moreLol and how is that relevant when android TVs have hardware AV1 support since 2 years now? Are we gonna compare Apple TV 4K with 2+ year old hardware?
There's no guarantee that Apple TV can software decide 4K AV1 or VVC without stuttering. M1 can play 4k 60 low bitrare files without stuttering but low bitrate 8k 24 it can't. And this A15 is much slower, and so I would guess it can't handle high bitrate 4k av1 files.
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- 19 Oct 2022
Gigabit Ethernet meaning up to what??
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Hemedans, 18 Oct 2022Shield TV is from 2015 and it receive software updates unti... moreShield TV deserves a new brand version for 8K content or 4K 60 FPS+.
And of course stronger CPU and GPU.
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- 18 Oct 2022
salarx, 18 Oct 2022It can run games, and probably some heavy apps, multi taski... moreShield TV is from 2015 and it receive software updates until today. So not true that Android box dont receive updates.
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Anonymous, 18 Oct 2022Best announcement of the day.Sadly, this says a lot comming from Apple.
The best product is a TV Box... hope that some games gets a port. There is a lot of power on said device.
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- 18 Oct 2022
TV box powered by flagship grade SoC from IPhone, Apple is insane. Why not use something less powerful, TV doesn't need that much power
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- 18 Oct 2022
dbjungle, 18 Oct 2022What does the Apple TV do that needs an A15?It can run games, and probably some heavy apps, multi tasking / app switching, and costs the same as 3rd gen Fire Cube (which is years behind in terms of hardware and software capabilities). Also, it's future-proof, can probably run at 4k 120hz, and will recieve TV OS upgrades for 4-5 years min. Best part is, it doesn't lag or take minutes to load apps. Any Android TV stays at Android version it's shipped with. With A15, it can support any next gen video codec (like VVC / AV1), even if it lacks hardware decoder. An Android TV without hardware decoder will show you a slideshow instead of playing video. If you have a high end Smart TV, Apple TV box is a great investment in my opinion.
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- 18 Oct 2022
The older gen Apple TV 4K already had a Gigabit ethernet port as standard on all models.
They have essentially removed this feature from the base model; fix your title.
Ethernet was absolutely must on the Apple TV to stream games from Steam Link, streaming high bit rate movies from Plex etc.
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dbjungle, 18 Oct 2022What does the Apple TV do that needs an A15?further software updates, dolby vision support (not all TV models)
that is pretty much it.