Coming from a 10-year-old Apple TV - I needed a new one - "obviously"... If I were to only need a new remote I figure the $60 price tag would be well worth it. How can a remote control be so great... 1- quickly open a new app with Siri & button location 2 - new trackpad becomes intuitive very fast - may be too sensitive on occasion 3- having a Mute button on it is well worth it - I use it all the time. & not having to dig up the television remote - 4- the size is just right in the hand - the flat sides (ala iPhone 12) are gold - Very ergonomic. 5- Rechargeable battery - hala 6- Being able to easily use the controls (most used are the mute, volume & pause buttons) without requiring to pick the remote up is also nice (for me 50% of the time) Lots of smaller remotes are not so well designed in that way! After a few more days I end up using all of the buttons in that way & less so the trackpad part. 7 The ability to start and shut down Apple TV * television with one power button is great. I use the power button all the time - it is the only remote I need to use now. 8- the backspace button is concave - makes it easier to find as the other buttons are not. 9- If you are scrolling down on a grid of icons and are not sure which one you are currently on - you just need to highly brush the touchpad and the icon will jiggle as you do so. Fn Brilliant... 10 - Build quality is top knock.
For the Apple TV 4K (future proof for newer set & improved resolutions) 32GB- what I like best - in no order 1- Up Next cue. 2- Faster 3- Just better overall 4- Able to lock in playback speed in YT (not able to do that on the old A tv - firestick did not permanently lock it in) 5- TV+ app integration with some other apps One thing I will miss for ease of use (as on the Fire Stick remote) is to be able to simply with a 2 button press (1 long - 1 short) "save to watch later" a video while browsing on RUclips. With Apple, it is way less easy (more miserable - 8 button press) to do. Apple has now fixed this - you long press the trackpad button when you are hovering over a video 12 months later for me. I think it works great overall I love having the mute button - a game-changer when letter ads run their course. The trackpad is good and I use it a lot - except there ends up being many false actions that occur. The Siri button is used occasionally and the button location is spot on.
The #1 reason is TV calibration which you didn’t even talk about. Makes your screen night and day better while watching on Apple TV. When I switch over to cable box, Roku 4K stick or over the air I’m shocked at how much better the TV looks on my Apple TV. I’ve tried to calibrate on my own with other sticks and just can’t get it close. This alone to me justifies the cost, turns your OK 4K HDR LED into a great monitor.
Sounds like you need to learn to adjust your TV settings. Apple TV did nothing on my LG CX, saying nothing could be improved, so that feature was useless.
@@pilotbsinthesky3443 exactly, their picture settings are usually not accurate. Learn your TV settings and fix it. My Apple TV couldn't improve my existing settings, hence it was a useless feature for me.
You can use iPhone with Apple TV to sync audio. Hold phone near tv during audio sync test. This also works with pictures quality. Once in that mode aim iPhone camera at test box then calibration begins. A great way to externally calibrate your Apple TV
The Ad free interface is the biggest selling point imo. Built in TV apps are a dread because of the ad fest they gave. Plus you don’t have to worry about your data being compromised by faulty tv software.
It also allows you to disconnect your TV from the network and avoid automatic firmware updates that can make your TV's picture quality worse (I'm looking at you Samsung!).
@@sadfscdagvzdfgb2632 yes, all my TV apps are fast, snappy and support al the new formats, looks good to. So dunno, I'm not buying a 200€ solution for something that's not broken.
If you are invested in the Apple Ecosystem, it's a no brainer because the value piggy backs on every other product. MacBook, iPhone, iPad, AirPods, HomePods & (full Sonos compatibility makes it a flawless experience for me. I have a Roku and a Fire TV stick and both of these option work well and are much much cheaper!
I had fire stick and got an Apple TV, and so glad I did. No more annoying out-of-sync voices, Atmos through Sonos and wonderful Apple compatibility is ace
@@paulgal Picture quality is excellent. Additionally, I have linked with two HomPod Mini’s to create a stereo pair. The overall experience of sound and vision is amazingly good in my opinion. Of course, as I am involved with other Apple products, that makes it a great addition to my entertainment bundle.
Great informative video… this helps in my decision come this summer’s next purchases! The N1 and backlight for the remote was an oversight that Apple engineers should have added. Wouldn’t have added that much more cost and greatly added to customer satisfaction on so many levels. 😎
We had always used others but bought one to use Fitness+ on the TV and were blown away. The speed, the interface, ease of use in adding apps if you have an iPhone is amazing. Still using cheap stuff in the bedrooms but plan to upgrade those over time.
I’m deep in the ecosystem now too guys lol. 2016 15 inch MacBook Pro w touchbar, air pod pros, iphone 13 pro max. I have the amazing A8H oled TV from Sony and yesterday I bought the apple 4K Gen 2 Tv. The reason for this is because I have 3 HomePod minis. It’s gonna give that extra and more rich experience watching movies and tv shows. These Sony OLED smart TVs don’t need a steaming device at all they are pretty incredible by themselves but if you’ve got Sonos or HomePods to now have a surround sound system it’s gonna be worth the jump especially if your in deep with the ecosystem. I’m pretty excited to try the home pod minis with the 4K Apple TV.
One is a streaming service like Netflix Apple TV is hardware that runs apps if you want Apple TV you pay extra on Apple TV but you do get 3 ,moths free day 1
Great informative video… this helps in my decision come this summer’s next purchases! The N1 and backlight for the remote was an oversight that Apple engineers should have added. Wouldn’t have added that much more cost and greatly added to customer satisfaction on so many levels. 😎
Also with the remote and this is me being a bit picky but it would of been cool to have a input button as well so I can switch between inputs on my TV from the Apple remote, as it just saves me having to use the main TV remote too🙂
My older Apple TV keeps taking over my television I can’t access the television to use my silicon and whack M1 Mac mini and the only way I can get it to stop is unplug it drives me crazy I’ve never used it I use a little bit of Apple TV on my iPad but most of the Apple TV sucks
I have 3 of them and I don't think I could go back to the Roku or Google. It's a great extension to the Apple ecosystem. Oh, and in my opinion, 32gb is plenty. You don't need 64gb unless you want to use it for games.
I pay Google top dollar for RUclips Premium ......FOR NO ADs.......and I have all the streamers....Roku, NVIDIA, Google TV, Samsung M7 monitor, LG CX TV.......and 98% of the time I use AppleTV 4K 2021 on the LG CX. The only one I use once in a while is the NVIDIA Shield and only because of the ability to sideload apps. Good video overview, Thanks
I love my older Apple TV still, before it went 4K, but as I'm about to upgrade my TV, a new Apple TV 4K will be done at the same time. I love the Apple Fitness integration with my Apple Watch, being able to use the remote app on my iPhone on those occasions where the native remote is lost, being able to seamlessly share my iPhone/iPad/Macbook screen with the TV, my daughter sometimes uses the Apple Arcade apps for TV games and then being able to share audio with two sets of AirPods for movies with my partner when the little one is in bed. Just brilliant! If they had done 'Find My' with the new remote it would be perfect!
Great video. I’ve just picked up some new AirPod pro 2’s and the Dolby atmos feature on them is fantastic. I tested them out with Bladerunner 2049 and this alone is the reason I’m now looking to buy an Apple TV.
I’ve been an Apple sheep since the first gen iPod, long before the iPhone. I’ve had an iPad glued to me hand ever since it’s release in 2010 and a watch in 2015. But the last Apple TV I’ve purchased was the first gen 4K. With and TV+ app now being available on every other streaming device, even native to some cable TV boxes, Apple hasn’t demonstrated a reason to pay five times the premium other than just bragging rights at this point. These days I actually use my Roku Ultra more as I wait for Apple to give me a reason.
it's frustrating ! 2nd biggest reason why we all buy pvr's is MUSIC !! MP3's !! yet NO-ONE demonstrates it EVER !!! It would be nice to see an MP3 playing showing album art etc. Please everyone start doing it !! PLEASE !!
Yea my Samsung Smart Hub is never used I just use my PS4 for streaming because it’s slower and I never even use a tv box as I have a tv desk setup, I just switch on my tv like it’s a monitor, from the button. So now I’m thinking about getting Apple TV but tbh I’m fine with streaming media on PS4.
I stick to the poor mans AppleTV, a MacMini 2009 available for peanuts (25€ or so). It does not do 4K or HDR, which I don't care about as the content for that is not my taste, mainly action flicks. The majority of my watching is 1080p24 Blu Ray content with DTS Master Audio, and 1080p50 free-to-air DVB-T2, and 1080p youtube. The Mini can handle all that, including ad-free RUclips, while as far as I know the Apple TV can't deal with BluRay rips in MKV on my NAS. The Mini also allows easy changing of 24/25/30/50/60p so my TV playback is always smooth.
The Amazon Fire Cube is for me. I only wish Apple would put a 1TB hard drive into the box for storage. Can you add an external drive to the Apple TV? Eg 1 Tb to browse your photos, movies etc?
@@michaelmaximos8182 I've hard wired the Ethernet cable but max speed is about 100mb which is fast enough! You only need 8Mb for HD videos and 32Mb probably for smooth 4K!
I'd like to see a video from you guys on smoothly integrating Apple TV 4K with TV and Sonos Arc. I have the Apple TV 4k, a Sony A8H TV, and a Sonos 5.1 sound system with the Arc as the primary speaker and my Apple TV doesn't always power up the Sonos sound system on start-up, nor shut down the Sonos system when I turn off the Apple TV.
I have the exact same set up. Question, Fred. Does the 4K look better coming from the Apple TV, or looks better streaming straight from the A8H? Thanks.
Isn't the sonos system always on just in standby mode and when you turn on any device it kicks in? I have 3 devices going through a hdmi switch to hdfury arcana to the arc and it always plays sound once Iturn it on.
@@jb7753 I'm no expert, but when things are working smoothly the Apple TV flashes: "switching to external speakers" and the Sonos ARC's light glows green for a moment, so I don't think it's always on?
@@atlmantroup2073 I don't see a difference in picture quality. I have the Sonos ARC connected via the A8H's eARC port and the Apple TV connected to the TV using another HDMI port via an Zeskit Lite 48Gbps Slim Certified Ultra High Speed HDMI Cable.
@@fredfeldman9206 I can see what your saying here and it makes sense, the only other thing that would make me think that it's always on is that when I open the sonos app on my phone feom.another room and start playing music from Amazon or Spotify it plays straight away even though my whole system in the front room is off. Maybe the app is telling it to turn on out of standby?
I’ll give you one good reason to not buy one. Apple TV still does not pass through digital bitstream correctly. If you have an amp or atmos sound bar you won’t get a true bitstream from your movies via something like Plex. So if you have a library of movies on Plex or Emby etc. forget apple. Get an nvidia shield. I have three Apple TV s and none work with my amp or sound bar. Shocking.
I bought two Apple TV 4K but I haven't been able to download any application for two months because both devices keep saying that I can't connect to the App Store (Apple can't help with that). I recommend other products like the NVIDIA Shield.
Apple TV is the best streamer. Don’t forget Thread HomeKit smart home hub built in too adding value for money. And I pay for RUclips premium so no ads for me 😂
I would love a newer Apple TV too, if I ever get a tv but all TVs are smart though but it depends on which tv I get too. If it’s a fire tv 4K then I’m getting a Apple TV because the ui is cleaner but if it’s another Lg tv 4K, then I don’t know. But still I love apple, so I might
But that click pad existed in the first /second release of the Apple TV way back more than 10 years ago. So i would expect the same issues of yesterday coming back. Then again just use your iPhone as an alternative.
I don't own any Apple products and did consider this for its HomePod support to have an Atmos system at the TV. Considering your 7 reasons didn't contain any reason whatsoever for me to buy it, I'll go with something else.
I would have thought your first point is the biggest negative. Apple products are generally dreadful. Honestly the only the reason I use an Apple TV is that you can use multiple app store apps in one interface. The interface can be annoying but that is to be expected from Apple.
but why to waste money on an apple product .. they don't cover a warranty and won't let anyone else repair any apple product ...or that's what they are trying to do ...i can't believe people are still buying apple products after how they treat their customers after you have bought the product ...dont get me wrong i think apple product some great products but time has shown they don't give a dam about their customers
No you should watch an iPad with zoomies because oversized tv are bad for the eyes and even if you had a personal sized tv with zoomies there is no fooling yourself about the crispness and refresh rate of a iPad.
Reasons the Apple TV box is better than whatever's built into the TV: - UI layout and performance that won't change. A new TV will have a completely different OS than the one you're used to, and it's probably worse. - The AppleTV's box actually streams at a higher bitrate than the Web version. - TV remotes are shocking to use, iPhone users can just use their phones as the keyboard/remote. - iTunes purchases sync up. Priceless when you can't watch something because you don't have a subscription with the right IP provider. Seriously, TV is a mess in 2022. There's too many streaming services swapping IP every 5 minutes. iTunes also upgrades purchases to 4K for free if they update the store. - You can download any app for any other streaming service. Whilst I prefer to the "less is more" mentality, I do share Netflix and Prime accounts with others.
Can’t believe you didn’t mention the iTunes extras content, if you buy a movie you can access all the included extras, you can’t do this on the sky Apple app or Samsung Apple app etc, how you could overlook this and the calibration is bizarre
the apple tv UI is way better than any stock web tv...i do love the way rokus new UI looks but the apple TVos is way beyond any of the others its super smooth, massive amounts of apps, UPDATES, and so much more and the price is finally coming back down to that 100 dollar mark... 120 bucks for the new ATV is a great deal seeing as how the last two 4k models were closer to 200 bucks for the base model. also i know some tvs support airplay 2 but that is super buggy compared to the airplay to and from apples own hardware
My Apologies For The Nature Of My Comment....I Appreciate your material, the advice is great and to be honest, I trust you....i'd just like to highlight that having good audio is just as important as good video (and content)...I have to turn up the volume into the 40's to clearly hear what you are saying....an advert comes on and I then have to turn down the volume into the 20's....the difference is too much and you really need to tackle this....my neighbours don't appreciate the short 'Blast' it's quite loud...and i'm not just picking on you....theres a few great content providers that are having the same issue...it just makes you look kinda 'amateurish' when in my opinion you are not...Keep Up The Great Work...and Thanks For Your Super Content and Material!
Not doing anything groundbreaking from the others? How about colour correction for your tv and sound correction? You didn’t even mention these features and they are huge. Content just looks better on the Apple TV 4K compared to watching it on another streaming device (I know I’ve compared it). I love mine and is the best streaming device hands down
Why im planning on getting the Apple TV for my 2019 4K Sony Bravia OLED. 1.) Apps are slow and sluggish so an Apple TV with the A15 would be no issue. 2.) AirPlay support, the amount of times I’ve wanted to show photos or screen share to the tv and i just can’t. I have to use a HDMI cable with my iPad or laptop instead. 3.) Calibration Mode. The ability to calibrate the TV with ur iPhone makes so much sense as they all have Face ID anyways so why not use that sensor to make your TV more accurate as well. 4.) Apple only apps, currently I have switched to Apple Music and there is no alternative on the TV so I would like to get an Apple TV for Apple Music. 5.) Thread support, recently bought a set of nanoleaf LED lights and they connect via bluetooth but you can control then when away via wifi via Apple TV which supports thread as well as HomePod mini. So at the end of the day, yes, something like a fire tv stick or google chrome cast can do 80% of the job or even the built in tv apps, but the extra 20% such as airplay, calibration, thread smart home support is where the extra premium for the Apple TV is justified.
One reason why I continue to buy Apple products is it’s easy-to-use interface and connectivity which the competition lacks considerably. I have AirPods, iPhone, and recently added the Apple TV and they all seamlessly connected together.
I bought an Apple TV 4K 3 months ago and everything worked great with my Dolby Atmos system until earlier this week. Now my Apple TV garbles the sound on anything from any app that is not Dolby atmos. I have to turn Atmos off on the Apple TV and set my audio to Dolby 5.1. If I didn’t want to have to go into my setting whenever I want to watch something and take advantage of Atmos content I would have spent less money on a FireCube or a Roku Ultra. FAIL APPLE FAIL
Try watching Netflix on Apple TV 4K. Some 4K titles appear to be blurry and poor quality. The latest is the Gray Man. Netflix just refuses to release good 4K quality to work with Apple TV 4K.
I was surprised to hear you say that the remote was a reason to buy it. I think it's a reason NOT to buy it. I find the remote to be horribly unintuitive, zipping around to places I don't want it to go. You've got an inner button that picks up on directional motion and outer surfaces that also do the same. I'm constantly overshooting my desired app. My question is... Why? Why have two areas doing the exact same thing? Annoying. The reason I got the device was for accessibility to services that I couldn't get on Roku or Fire TV stick. WAY too expensive though.
What are you talking about saying that there’s no features that you can’t get elsewhere? What other TV set top box plays Apple Arcade games for one what other TV box does your iCloud photo memories for two what other TV set top box works with FaceTime with SharePlay for three What about Apple Fitness+? just in just a few seconds, I listed four things that the Apple TV set top box does that any other TV box cannot do
Just bought one a few minutes ago from Amazon. $129. Can’t wait to replace the crappy Tizen os on my Samsung. It’s beyond garbage. Can’t beat $50 off the regular price either.
Being able to control my tv, music, phone and all apple devices with my voice is a big Plus! I can turn the tv on and off and select programmes using my voice with Siri. I use Siri a lot on my home pod so this will work perfectly!
The point you make about long life of Apple products is important. They support their products for many years meaning you aren’t continually pushed into the upgrade cycle so many companies rely on. Apple build quality products that have a long life and are supported with that in mind.
Hi my Apple TV has stopped working and I receive a no signal notification on my tv. Any ideas please. I have looked at the back of the tv, and the Apple unit has a very small cable with a small block tape that the apple box, this seem loose? Leslie
The problem with your presentation! It was the TV applications never get updated and already lout of date by the time you get it! Steaming boxes are still the wave of the future!
had been a firetv user for a long time, but since using the Apple tv I was blown away, not only from the speed but also from the upscaling of the video images
Can someone explain please! These days TVs comes with most of the streaming apps right out of the box? So do I really need this? What’s the main advantage please 🥲
Most of the built in operating systems are terrible. Slow full of bugs etc. Love the picture on my Samsung but I’ve wanted to throw it out the window more than a few times. Getting a new Apple TV delivered this week.
Is it better at streaming your own photos and videos ? I currently cast them on to my tv using the built in chrome cast but the video playback is shaky and sometimes doesn’t load. Would this be much better?
lol I find myself in one of those moods I fall into every few months where I want a new shinny toy to play with. I've got the whole Apple Ecosystem going (macbook, ipad, phone, watch, airpods max)...but not the tv as I don't watch a lot of tv. I'd probably not even use an Apple TV much. But...I'm in that mood! haha >.
The biggest issue with Apple TV is Dolby atmos sound . It simply works when it wants to, I have updated it and there are still issues , I have to usually open and close Disney or HBO for it to work, and it never works with Netflix, I was really hoping that IOS 16 update would address those issues .
Even over the NVIDIA Shield TV or Chrome TV? not sure. Plus what never get's covered like Video/Audio CODECS and the ability to add on Hard Drives and extra media.
Why are you reviewing the 2021 version in 2022 when there was a new version in 2022? Seems you should have reviewed this version in 2021 and the newer version in 2022. Late to the party mate
Coming from a 10-year-old Apple TV - I needed a new one - "obviously"...
If I were to only need a new remote I figure the $60 price tag would be well worth it. How can a remote control be so great...
1- quickly open a new app with Siri & button location
2 - new trackpad becomes intuitive very fast - may be too sensitive on occasion
3- having a Mute button on it is well worth it - I use it all the time. & not having to dig up the television remote -
4- the size is just right in the hand - the flat sides (ala iPhone 12) are gold - Very ergonomic.
5- Rechargeable battery - hala
6- Being able to easily use the controls (most used are the mute, volume & pause buttons) without requiring to pick the remote up is also nice (for me 50% of the time) Lots of smaller remotes are not so well designed in that way! After a few more days I end up using all of the buttons in that way & less so the trackpad part.
7 The ability to start and shut down Apple TV * television with one power button is great. I use the power button all the time - it is the only remote I need to use now.
8- the backspace button is concave - makes it easier to find as the other buttons are not.
9- If you are scrolling down on a grid of icons and are not sure which one you are currently on - you just need to highly brush the touchpad and the icon will jiggle as you do so. Fn Brilliant...
10 - Build quality is top knock.
For the Apple TV 4K (future proof for newer set & improved resolutions) 32GB- what I like best - in no order
1- Up Next cue.
2- Faster
3- Just better overall
4- Able to lock in playback speed in YT (not able to do that on the old A tv - firestick did not permanently lock it in)
5- TV+ app integration with some other apps
One thing I will miss for ease of use (as on the Fire Stick remote) is to be able to simply with a 2 button press (1 long - 1 short) "save to watch later" a video while browsing on RUclips. With Apple, it is way less easy (more miserable - 8 button press) to do. Apple has now fixed this - you long press the trackpad button when you are hovering over a video
12 months later for me.
I think it works great overall
I love having the mute button - a game-changer when letter ads run their course.
The trackpad is good and I use it a lot - except there ends up being many false actions that occur.
The Siri button is used occasionally and the button location is spot on.
The #1 reason is TV calibration which you didn’t even talk about. Makes your screen night and day better while watching on Apple TV. When I switch over to cable box, Roku 4K stick or over the air I’m shocked at how much better the TV looks on my Apple TV. I’ve tried to calibrate on my own with other sticks and just can’t get it close. This alone to me justifies the cost, turns your OK 4K HDR LED into a great monitor.
Sounds like you need to learn to adjust your TV settings. Apple TV did nothing on my LG CX, saying nothing could be improved, so that feature was useless.
@@Z4d0k Has worked great on my Samsung and Vizio’s.
@@pilotbsinthesky3443 exactly, their picture settings are usually not accurate. Learn your TV settings and fix it. My Apple TV couldn't improve my existing settings, hence it was a useless feature for me.
@@Z4d0k Sorry you had that experience. It’s been great for me and several of my friends.
You can use iPhone with Apple TV to sync audio. Hold phone near tv during audio sync test. This also works with pictures quality. Once in that mode aim iPhone camera at test box then calibration begins. A great way to externally calibrate your Apple TV
The Ad free interface is the biggest selling point imo. Built in TV apps are a dread because of the ad fest they gave. Plus you don’t have to worry about your data being compromised by faulty tv software.
It also allows you to disconnect your TV from the network and avoid automatic firmware updates that can make your TV's picture quality worse (I'm looking at you Samsung!).
What kind of tv? I have no ads on my apps. They are smooth and run fine.
@@INFIN1TY- They are probably using shitty TV's. I have an LG OLED, the apps are great. I Think people complaining are using budget potatoes.
@@sadfscdagvzdfgb2632 yes, all my TV apps are fast, snappy and support al the new formats, looks good to. So dunno, I'm not buying a 200€ solution for something that's not broken.
If you are invested in the Apple Ecosystem, it's a no brainer because the value piggy backs on every other product. MacBook, iPhone, iPad, AirPods, HomePods & (full Sonos compatibility makes it a flawless experience for me. I have a Roku and a Fire TV stick and both of these option work well and are much much cheaper!
I had fire stick and got an Apple TV, and so glad I did. No more annoying out-of-sync voices, Atmos through Sonos and wonderful Apple compatibility is ace
The Remote App on iPhone is a game changer as well, most of the features of the physical remote and more convenient
@batnunt hopefully they are just updating it in the background for iOS 16 to accomodate new hardware? The rumoured Apple TV stick
Great stuff. Mine will be delivered tomorrow and so I came back to this video for a refresher!
Worth it ?
@@paulgal Picture quality is excellent. Additionally, I have linked with two HomPod Mini’s to create a stereo pair. The overall experience of sound and vision is amazingly good in my opinion. Of course, as I am involved with other Apple products, that makes it a great addition to my entertainment bundle.
The biggest selling point for the ATV is its a HomeKit hub and a Thread border router.
Great informative video… this helps in my decision come this summer’s next purchases! The N1 and backlight for the remote was an oversight that Apple engineers should have added. Wouldn’t have added that much more cost and greatly added to customer satisfaction on so many levels. 😎
We had always used others but bought one to use Fitness+ on the TV and were blown away. The speed, the interface, ease of use in adding apps if you have an iPhone is amazing. Still using cheap stuff in the bedrooms but plan to upgrade those over time.
I’m deep in the ecosystem now too guys lol. 2016 15 inch MacBook Pro w touchbar, air pod pros, iphone 13 pro max.
I have the amazing A8H oled TV from Sony and yesterday I bought the apple 4K Gen 2 Tv. The reason for this is because I have 3 HomePod minis. It’s gonna give that extra and more rich experience watching movies and tv shows. These Sony OLED smart TVs don’t need a steaming device at all they are pretty incredible by themselves but if you’ve got Sonos or HomePods to now have a surround sound system it’s gonna be worth the jump especially if your in deep with the ecosystem. I’m pretty excited to try the home pod minis with the 4K Apple TV.
Question, what the difference for Apple TV device and Apple TV App?
One is a streaming service like Netflix Apple TV is hardware that runs apps if you want Apple TV you pay extra on Apple TV but you do get 3 ,moths free day 1
Great informative video… this helps in my decision come this summer’s next purchases! The N1 and backlight for the remote was an oversight that Apple engineers should have added. Wouldn’t have added that much more cost and greatly added to customer satisfaction on so many levels. 😎
After a while you will be able to operate the remote by touch. Even in the dark.
Also with the remote and this is me being a bit picky but it would of been cool to have a input button as well so I can switch between inputs on my TV from the Apple remote, as it just saves me having to use the main TV remote too🙂
My older Apple TV keeps taking over my television I can’t access the television to use my silicon and whack M1 Mac mini and the only way I can get it to stop is unplug it drives me crazy I’ve never used it I use a little bit of Apple TV on my iPad but most of the Apple TV sucks
I have 3 of them and I don't think I could go back to the Roku or Google. It's a great extension to the Apple ecosystem. Oh, and in my opinion, 32gb is plenty. You don't need 64gb unless you want to use it for games.
How do you deal with RUclips ads in ATV4K?
@@wawanbalik honestly, I rarely use RUclips on the Apple TV.
I pay Google top dollar for RUclips Premium ......FOR NO ADs.......and I have all the streamers....Roku, NVIDIA, Google TV, Samsung M7 monitor, LG CX TV.......and 98% of the time I use AppleTV 4K 2021 on the LG CX.
The only one I use once in a while is the NVIDIA Shield and only because of the ability to sideload apps.
Good video overview, Thanks
I love my older Apple TV still, before it went 4K, but as I'm about to upgrade my TV, a new Apple TV 4K will be done at the same time. I love the Apple Fitness integration with my Apple Watch, being able to use the remote app on my iPhone on those occasions where the native remote is lost, being able to seamlessly share my iPhone/iPad/Macbook screen with the TV, my daughter sometimes uses the Apple Arcade apps for TV games and then being able to share audio with two sets of AirPods for movies with my partner when the little one is in bed. Just brilliant! If they had done 'Find My' with the new remote it would be perfect!
Is this portable? Am I able to take this to hotel tvs and watch Netflix etc?
Great video. I’ve just picked up some new AirPod pro 2’s and the Dolby atmos feature on them is fantastic. I tested them out with Bladerunner 2049 and this alone is the reason I’m now looking to buy an Apple TV.
Ooo, I’m saving up for the pro2’s right now so am v happy to hear they sound great.
Best in using zwift too 🙏🙏🙏🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
I’ve been contemplating getting one. Definitely getting one. Sad I can’t get the OG homepods to go with it, guess Klipsch’ The Fives will have to do.
I’ve been an Apple sheep since the first gen iPod, long before the iPhone. I’ve had an iPad glued to me hand ever since it’s release in 2010 and a watch in 2015. But the last Apple TV I’ve purchased was the first gen 4K. With and TV+ app now being available on every other streaming device, even native to some cable TV boxes, Apple hasn’t demonstrated a reason to pay five times the premium other than just bragging rights at this point. These days I actually use my Roku Ultra more as I wait for Apple to give me a reason.
it's frustrating ! 2nd biggest reason why we all buy pvr's is MUSIC !! MP3's !! yet NO-ONE demonstrates it EVER !!! It would be nice to see an MP3 playing showing album art etc. Please everyone start doing it !! PLEASE !!
The main problem with smart tvs or tvs with streaming apps built in is that they never get updated and are buggy. The Apple TV just works.
Yea my Samsung Smart Hub is never used I just use my PS4 for streaming because it’s slower and I never even use a tv box as I have a tv desk setup, I just switch on my tv like it’s a monitor, from the button. So now I’m thinking about getting Apple TV but tbh I’m fine with streaming media on PS4.
Yep. Tizen is just useless. Takes 2 minutes just for my headphones to connect. My Apple TV 4k arrives this week. Can’t wait!
“Just works”… Bethesda…?
I stick to the poor mans AppleTV, a MacMini 2009 available for peanuts (25€ or so). It does not do 4K or HDR, which I don't care about as the content for that is not my taste, mainly action flicks. The majority of my watching is 1080p24 Blu Ray content with DTS Master Audio, and 1080p50 free-to-air DVB-T2, and 1080p youtube. The Mini can handle all that, including ad-free RUclips, while as far as I know the Apple TV can't deal with BluRay rips in MKV on my NAS. The Mini also allows easy changing of 24/25/30/50/60p so my TV playback is always smooth.
The Amazon Fire Cube is for me.
I only wish Apple would put a 1TB hard drive into the box for storage.
Can you add an external drive to the Apple TV? Eg 1 Tb to browse your photos, movies etc?
Does the cube support 1GB Internet speed via Ethernet
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I've hard wired the Ethernet cable but max speed is about 100mb which is fast enough! You only need 8Mb for HD videos and 32Mb probably for smooth 4K!
I'd like to see a video from you guys on smoothly integrating Apple TV 4K with TV and Sonos Arc. I have the Apple TV 4k, a Sony A8H TV, and a Sonos 5.1 sound system with the Arc as the primary speaker and my Apple TV doesn't always power up the Sonos sound system on start-up, nor shut down the Sonos system when I turn off the Apple TV.
I have the exact same set up. Question, Fred. Does the 4K look better coming from the Apple TV, or looks better streaming straight from the A8H? Thanks.
Isn't the sonos system always on just in standby mode and when you turn on any device it kicks in? I have 3 devices going through a hdmi switch to hdfury arcana to the arc and it always plays sound once Iturn it on.
@@jb7753 I'm no expert, but when things are working smoothly the Apple TV flashes: "switching to external speakers" and the Sonos ARC's light glows green for a moment, so I don't think it's always on?
@@atlmantroup2073 I don't see a difference in picture quality. I have the Sonos ARC connected via the A8H's eARC port and the Apple TV connected to the TV using another HDMI port via an Zeskit Lite 48Gbps Slim Certified Ultra High Speed HDMI Cable.
@@fredfeldman9206 I can see what your saying here and it makes sense, the only other thing that would make me think that it's always on is that when I open the sonos app on my phone feom.another room and start playing music from Amazon or Spotify it plays straight away even though my whole system in the front room is off. Maybe the app is telling it to turn on out of standby?
I think I’ll buy an Apple 4KTV but I will wait until after the iPhone event just in case they update it ^__^=
I’ll give you one good reason to not buy one. Apple TV still does not pass through digital bitstream correctly.
If you have an amp or atmos sound bar you won’t get a true bitstream from your movies via something like Plex. So if you have a library of movies on Plex or Emby etc. forget apple.
Get an nvidia shield.
I have three Apple TV s and none work with my amp or sound bar. Shocking.
I bought two Apple TV 4K but I haven't been able to download any application for two months because both devices keep saying that I can't connect to the App Store (Apple can't help with that). I recommend other products like the NVIDIA Shield.
Apple TV is the best streamer. Don’t forget Thread HomeKit smart home hub built in too adding value for money. And I pay for RUclips premium so no ads for me 😂
I’ve owned every Apple TV to the current version and the current incarnation is the best.
With big hands i cant pick upthe remote witjout help
Proper 24p SUPPORT across the major streaming apps . Other streaming sticks are so bad at this so for AV enthusiasts apple is the only choice.
I would love a newer Apple TV too, if I ever get a tv but all TVs are smart though but it depends on which tv I get too. If it’s a fire tv 4K then I’m getting a Apple TV because the ui is cleaner but if it’s another Lg tv 4K, then I don’t know. But still I love apple, so I might
But that click pad existed in the first /second release of the Apple TV way back more than 10 years ago. So i would expect the same issues of yesterday coming back. Then again just use your iPhone as an alternative.
I don't own any Apple products and did consider this for its HomePod support to have an Atmos system at the TV. Considering your 7 reasons didn't contain any reason whatsoever for me to buy it, I'll go with something else.
Buy now or wait?
That’s why I am subscribed to RUclips Premium no ads~~ no ads for me buddy!! Love the content
I want one!!!
And it would be great if they would fix their interface in Tubi. Can’t scroll up, only down. Very frustrating. I have to use my fire TV when in Tubi.
I would have thought your first point is the biggest negative. Apple products are generally dreadful. Honestly the only the reason I use an Apple TV is that you can use multiple app store apps in one interface. The interface can be annoying but that is to be expected from Apple.
Does anyone know if ATV4K will allow sideloading RUclips app without rooting and if KODI is supported? Thank you.
This product just seems dated for the mass majority in 2022
but why to waste money on an apple product .. they don't cover a warranty and won't let anyone else repair any apple product ...or that's what they are trying to do ...i can't believe people are still buying apple products after how they treat their customers after you have bought the product ...dont get me wrong i think apple product some great products but time has shown they don't give a dam about their customers
i heard that apple tv 4k is not playing dolby atmos properly in most of the apps (netflix, disney, amazon, etc). :(
Is it posible to instal Sky Go on Apple tv ?
no! why need? allready have tv. channels are free why need pay and givre money to apple. this year. full upgrade
No you should watch an iPad with zoomies because oversized tv are bad for the eyes and even if you had a personal sized tv with zoomies there is no fooling yourself about the crispness and refresh rate of a iPad.
The only reason I didn’t buy it is because they don’t support VPN😢
Reasons the Apple TV box is better than whatever's built into the TV:
- UI layout and performance that won't change. A new TV will have a completely different OS than the one you're used to, and it's probably worse.
- The AppleTV's box actually streams at a higher bitrate than the Web version.
- TV remotes are shocking to use, iPhone users can just use their phones as the keyboard/remote.
- iTunes purchases sync up. Priceless when you can't watch something because you don't have a subscription with the right IP provider. Seriously, TV is a mess in 2022. There's too many streaming services swapping IP every 5 minutes. iTunes also upgrades purchases to 4K for free if they update the store.
- You can download any app for any other streaming service. Whilst I prefer to the "less is more" mentality, I do share Netflix and Prime accounts with others.
Can’t believe you didn’t mention the iTunes extras content, if you buy a movie you can access all the included extras, you can’t do this on the sky Apple app or Samsung Apple app etc, how you could overlook this and the calibration is bizarre
I stopped watching when the #1 reason given to buy this device was "it's apple". I'm gone.
Hahaha there is literally zero reason to buy one. Can have apple tv in mostly any "stick" device for a fraction of the price.
I got it for the 4k ability but more so it can access ALL of the various streaming apps needed and the atmos output.
I can’t view Netflix without manually going into the app. I thought I could view Netflix films available from the home screen.
Thank you for your video. It was excellent. It gave me 6 reasons why not to buy apple's stream box.
Glad we could help 😉
the apple tv UI is way better than any stock web tv...i do love the way rokus new UI looks but the apple TVos is way beyond any of the others its super smooth, massive amounts of apps, UPDATES, and so much more and the price is finally coming back down to that 100 dollar mark... 120 bucks for the new ATV is a great deal seeing as how the last two 4k models were closer to 200 bucks for the base model. also i know some tvs support airplay 2 but that is super buggy compared to the airplay to and from apples own hardware
I would never by one....APPLE is always overpriced!
Thanks for the video.
Did anyone already said that you look a lot like Keanu Reeves??
My Apologies For The Nature Of My Comment....I Appreciate your material, the advice is great and to be honest, I trust you....i'd just like to highlight that having good audio is just as important as good video (and content)...I have to turn up the volume into the 40's to clearly hear what you are saying....an advert comes on and I then have to turn down the volume into the 20's....the difference is too much and you really need to tackle this....my neighbours don't appreciate the short 'Blast' it's quite loud...and i'm not just picking on you....theres a few great content providers that are having the same issue...it just makes you look kinda 'amateurish' when in my opinion you are not...Keep Up The Great Work...and Thanks For Your Super Content and Material!
Not doing anything groundbreaking from the others? How about colour correction for your tv and sound correction? You didn’t even mention these features and they are huge. Content just looks better on the Apple TV 4K compared to watching it on another streaming device (I know I’ve compared it). I love mine and is the best streaming device hands down
I disagree. I have both apple tv 4k and the new roku streaming stick. The 40 dollar stick has better picture quality.
I don't know which version of Apple TV we have, but I like to think their slogan should be "Apple TV: A great alternative to OnDemand".
What’s the difference in using the on your tv vs buying the box?
Why im planning on getting the Apple TV for my 2019 4K Sony Bravia OLED. 1.) Apps are slow and sluggish so an Apple TV with the A15 would be no issue. 2.) AirPlay support, the amount of times I’ve wanted to show photos or screen share to the tv and i just can’t. I have to use a HDMI cable with my iPad or laptop instead. 3.) Calibration Mode. The ability to calibrate the TV with ur iPhone makes so much sense as they all have Face ID anyways so why not use that sensor to make your TV more accurate as well. 4.) Apple only apps, currently I have switched to Apple Music and there is no alternative on the TV so I would like to get an Apple TV for Apple Music. 5.) Thread support, recently bought a set of nanoleaf LED lights and they connect via bluetooth but you can control then when away via wifi via Apple TV which supports thread as well as HomePod mini.
So at the end of the day, yes, something like a fire tv stick or google chrome cast can do 80% of the job or even the built in tv apps, but the extra 20% such as airplay, calibration, thread smart home support is where the extra premium for the Apple TV is justified.
One reason why I continue to buy Apple products is it’s easy-to-use interface and connectivity which the competition lacks considerably. I have AirPods, iPhone, and recently added the Apple TV and they all seamlessly connected together.
I bought an Apple TV 4K 3 months ago and everything worked great with my Dolby Atmos system until earlier this week. Now my Apple TV garbles the sound on anything from any app that is not Dolby atmos. I have to turn Atmos off on the Apple TV and set my audio to Dolby 5.1. If I didn’t want to have to go into my setting whenever I want to watch something and take advantage of Atmos content I would have spent less money on a FireCube or a Roku Ultra. FAIL APPLE FAIL
Try watching Netflix on Apple TV 4K. Some 4K titles appear to be blurry and poor quality. The latest is the Gray Man. Netflix just refuses to release good 4K quality to work with Apple TV 4K.
I was surprised to hear you say that the remote was a reason to buy it. I think it's a reason NOT to buy it. I find the remote to be horribly unintuitive, zipping around to places I don't want it to go. You've got an inner button that picks up on directional motion and outer surfaces that also do the same. I'm constantly overshooting my desired app. My question is... Why? Why have two areas doing the exact same thing? Annoying. The reason I got the device was for accessibility to services that I couldn't get on Roku or Fire TV stick. WAY too expensive though.
What are you talking about saying that there’s no features that you can’t get elsewhere? What other TV set top box plays Apple Arcade games for one
what other TV box does your iCloud photo memories for two
what other TV set top box works with FaceTime with SharePlay for three
What about Apple Fitness+?
just in just a few seconds, I listed four things that the Apple TV set top box does that any other TV box cannot do
Is over price … is not any better than any other 4K, so no reason to get it !
Just bought one a few minutes ago from Amazon. $129. Can’t wait to replace the crappy Tizen os on my Samsung. It’s beyond garbage. Can’t beat $50 off the regular price either.
A few reasons not to:
-no USB input to directly load high bitrate files.
-local Dolby Atmos files get converted to lesser quality Dolby surround.
Being able to control my tv, music, phone and all apple devices with my voice is a big Plus! I can turn the tv on and off and select programmes using my voice with Siri. I use Siri a lot on my home pod so this will work perfectly!
Wcześniej kupię niż motor albo desek za 50k w polach gdzieś
For $100 more I might as well get an Xbox Series S to replace the shitty native Android TV. Can’t deny the UI seems amazing
The point you make about long life of Apple products is important. They support their products for many years meaning you aren’t continually pushed into the upgrade cycle so many companies rely on. Apple build quality products that have a long life and are supported with that in mind.
Hi my Apple TV has stopped working and I receive a no signal notification on my tv. Any ideas please. I have looked at the back of the tv, and the Apple unit has a very small cable with a small block tape that the apple box, this seem loose? Leslie
you want us to buy this because you are a poor friend?
I bought a brand new Apple TV 4K at Walmart like 3 or 4 months ago for $50. Brand new, not refurbished
The problem with your presentation! It was the TV applications never get updated and already lout of date by the time you get it! Steaming boxes are still the wave of the future!
had been a firetv user for a long time, but since using the Apple tv I was blown away, not only from the speed but also from the upscaling of the video images
A lot of technical info. I was offered a 3 month trial with my iPhone, but in 2K or 17K, there has been nothing I needed to watch.
Haven’t really shown me anything that would change me from using my (Roku) TV.
Can someone explain please! These days TVs comes with most of the streaming apps right out of the box? So do I really need this? What’s the main advantage please 🥲
Most of the built in operating systems are terrible. Slow full of bugs etc. Love the picture on my Samsung but I’ve wanted to throw it out the window more than a few times. Getting a new Apple TV delivered this week.
Is it better at streaming your own photos and videos ? I currently cast them on to my tv using the built in chrome cast but the video playback is shaky and sometimes doesn’t load. Would this be much better?
Can you screen share easier from an iPhone? Amazon sticks now require an pay for app to screen share/ screen mirror from an iPhone.
Had the Apple, Prefer Roku.
and two days ago a new one dropped i swear apple
lol I find myself in one of those moods I fall into every few months where I want a new shinny toy to play with. I've got the whole Apple Ecosystem going (macbook, ipad, phone, watch, airpods max)...but not the tv as I don't watch a lot of tv. I'd probably not even use an Apple TV much. But...I'm in that mood! haha >.
The biggest issue with Apple TV is Dolby atmos sound . It simply works when it wants to, I have updated it and there are still issues , I have to usually open and close Disney or HBO for it to work, and it never works with Netflix, I was really hoping that IOS 16 update would address those issues .
Even over the NVIDIA Shield TV or Chrome TV? not sure. Plus what never get's covered like Video/Audio CODECS and the ability to add on Hard Drives and extra media.
Sadly no HDR10+
#1 reason - they'll discontinue older models without telling you
Does the App Store have full access to the apps on my iPad or are they selected apps?
Why do you want to pay again to watch TV?? Don't waste your money 💰
There you go! Spoke too soon about HomeKit
Why are you reviewing the 2021 version in 2022 when there was a new version in 2022? Seems you should have reviewed this version in 2021 and the newer version in 2022. Late to the party mate
Audio is so low i could barely hear you even cranked up to full volume
If they would add a web browser and a live tv option it’d be the best, it’d beat out RUclips tv.