LCP to Apple · 24 days agoApple unveils new Apple TV 4K (4th gen)www.apple.comexternal-linkmessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down11cross-posted to: appletv[email protected]
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minus-squarealectolinkfedilinkarrow-up13·24 days agoThe Apple TV has now gone from $129 -> $199 -> $299 this year. Insane for minor upgrades to a streaming box.
minus-squareneon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·24 days agoCan it even do anything different? The prices on these things is pretty insane but streaming box options are pretty terrible as they are either really expensive or run terribly.
minus-squarebaggachipz@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·23 days agoThe only difference in this one is a spec bump for the SoC (A19) and, you guessed it, AI. Totally necessary and worth the cost in a streaming box 👌
minus-squareb34klinkfedilinkarrow-up2·22 days agoIt has hardware AV1 decoding, which is great if you’re trying to watch 4K AV1 content. But no audio pass through is a huge miss and I won’t be upgrading.
minus-squareneon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 days agoMaybe I can just get an old Samsung phone with does usb-c out video and use it as an Android tv box. There has to be someone who’s done this.
The Apple TV has now gone from $129 -> $199 -> $299 this year.
Insane for minor upgrades to a streaming box.
Can it even do anything different?
The prices on these things is pretty insane but streaming box options are pretty terrible as they are either really expensive or run terribly.
The only difference in this one is a spec bump for the SoC (A19) and, you guessed it, AI. Totally necessary and worth the cost in a streaming box 👌
It has hardware AV1 decoding, which is great if you’re trying to watch 4K AV1 content.
But no audio pass through is a huge miss and I won’t be upgrading.
Maybe I can just get an old Samsung phone with does usb-c out video and use it as an Android tv box.
There has to be someone who’s done this.