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qirex posted:$179 for an actually working piece of technology is not super expensive and I don't get why people think it is. The main reason anyone thinks so is their competitors are happy to sell them as loss leaders and recoup that money selling ads. The good Shield is $200 and I don't see people constantly crying about how "overpriced" it is. 
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Camera would be cool, could use your TV for zoom calls.
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Apr 12, 2021 17:28
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Like I got a new 4K tv with HDR a few years ago and I bought 3 different roku devices and none of them would do HDR correctly. I bought the 4K Apple TV and it just worked exactly like it should. Besides that there were a few streaming apps that just didn’t work right on the roku and the consensus on the internet was just get an Apple TV. The roku is cheap works for the most basic stuff and is littered with ads. The $179 is worth it because the Apple TV overall is just easier to use and things just work.
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Apr 12, 2021 17:33
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Duckman2008 posted:https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/12/22379470/apple-tv-homepod-speaker-camera-video-call-soundbar-rumor-bloomberg If this is what we're getting instead of just an upgraded ATV, then gently caress that. I already have a Sonos setup for my TV, why would I want another speaker? I really hope this isn't true, or is just a new product alongside a new ATV. Also, I stuff my ATV behind everything. A camera would be pointless for me.
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Apr 12, 2021 17:54
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It's also worth remembering it was easy to get a ATV 4K for $100 through promos like DirecTV for ages.
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Apr 12, 2021 17:56
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:If this is what we're getting instead of just an upgraded ATV, then gently caress that. I already have a Sonos setup for my TV, why would I want another speaker? I really hope this isn't true, or is just a new product alongside a new ATV. I would be very, very, very surprised if this thing is the only ATV thing available.
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Apr 12, 2021 17:58
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Endless Mike posted:I would be very, very, very surprised if this thing is the only ATV thing available. Yeah same. The atv is a pretty popular product that is probably super cheap to make and doesn’t require a ton of attention from Apple, I don’t see why they’d axe it from the lineup. They have an entire dedicated TVOS, I doubt they’re gonna put all their eggs into one basket that could be a flop.
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Apr 12, 2021 18:04
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This is obviously the homepod replacement and won't affect the Apple TV.
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Apr 12, 2021 18:27
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MarcusSA posted:Like I got a new 4K tv with HDR a few years ago and I bought 3 different roku devices and none of them would do HDR correctly. I bought the 4K Apple TV and it just worked exactly like it should. Besides that there were a few streaming apps that just didn’t work right on the roku and the consensus on the internet was just get an Apple TV. I’m fine with $150-200, I’m just saying if they add a camera and speaker I could see them putting it to $300+, which would be crazy. Now if it’s anything like this: Vince MechMahon posted:This is obviously the homepod replacement and won't affect the Apple TV. Or like others are sayin, multiple options, then that’s probably fine.
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Apr 12, 2021 19:19
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I think if you just want to use it as a streaming box, Apple will happily continue to sell you a ATV 4K for a while longer. It's not like that's lacking power for what it's meant to do (hence all the rumours about the 6th gen TV being more focused on Arcade where it would need more power).
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Apr 12, 2021 19:34
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A camera could be neat, although it would have to be some sort of movable attachment to work with my setup. I've run into a few use cases where I wanted to put a facetime/zoom call on the TV, before realizing "duh, right, no camera." Then my arm gets tired while I hold the phone in front of my face for an hour like a dork. I mean if the market was ever ready to embrace a full-time TV camera without paranoia over privacy concerns being the main story, it would be now. If you can't mass-market this thing in 2021 then it's probably gonna be a weird niche forever.
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Apr 12, 2021 20:39
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Apple event on 4/20. Let's go new ATV!
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:Apple event on 4/20. Let's go new ATV! If that happens I’m buying two. Right along with a four pack of new HomePodMaxPros
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:Apple event on 4/20. Let's go new ATV! I’m excited too. Worst case , if Apple includes a speaker , we just Airplay it to our respective Sonos systems anyway right ? (Pretty sure you are the other Sonos user here).
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Duckman2008 posted:I’m excited too. Worst case , if Apple includes a speaker , we just Airplay it to our respective Sonos systems anyway right ? (Pretty sure you are the other Sonos user here). I have a few sonos too and drat I just hate having to use their app so much, but thankfully I can airplay to most. The 5 sounds drat good though.
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Apr 14, 2021 02:01
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It's on 4/20 so it's gonna be the Apple Bong and you're all gonna be pissed. It will cost $400 but it's self cleaning and has Siri.
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Apr 14, 2021 02:03
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priznat posted:I have a few sonos too and drat I just hate having to use their app so much, but thankfully I can airplay to most. The app lags sometimes but otherwise doesn’t bother me. Airplay is def useful but I don’t use it that much, the app is fine for me.
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Apr 14, 2021 02:04
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Has anyone else had trouble with the Apple TV’s Music app lately? If I try to play an album, even if the track list for the album is correct, it will seemingly merge tracks from alternate versions of that album if they exist. For instance lots of rap albums will have duplicate censored and uncensored tracks play back-to-back. It’s driving me crazy, but I can’t be the only one, right?
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Apr 14, 2021 03:44
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I've had issues with it defaulting to clean stuff but never mixing the two.
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Duckman2008 posted:I’m excited too. Worst case , if Apple includes a speaker , we just Airplay it to our respective Sonos systems anyway right ? (Pretty sure you are the other Sonos user here). Oh, I just connect my Sonos Beam (and subsequently my One SLs and Sub) to my TV via ARC HDMI. It works spectacularly. I don't mess with AirPlay at all due to the lag I see people talk about. Plus, the ARC seems to "just work," surprisingly, unlike CEC 
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Apr 14, 2021 17:11
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P0PCULTUREREFERENCE posted:Has anyone else had trouble with the Apple TV’s Music app lately? If I try to play an album, even if the track list for the album is correct, it will seemingly merge tracks from alternate versions of that album if they exist. So not quite the same thing, but it wouldn't suprise me if native TV apps just have weird ways of parsing metadata sometimes.
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Minidust posted:So not quite the same thing, but it wouldn't suprise me if native TV apps just have weird ways of parsing metadata sometimes. Yeah, it almost has to be some mistake in how they’re building the list of tracks when you press the ‘play’ button. It’s just infuriating because the album will display properly, but hitting play doesn’t just use that list, or the underlying search/filter that built it.
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https://twitter.com/shutupmikeginn/status/1383488755630153731
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Apr 17, 2021 19:45
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New 4K and remote looks great, definitely time to upgrade from my HD!
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priznat posted:New 4K and remote looks great, definitely time to upgrade from my HD! Hell yeah, same here.
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Apr 20, 2021 18:21
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I had hoped the new remote would be less slippery. Guess I won’t know until I have one.
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Apr 20, 2021 18:21
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Going to buy one but bummed on Apple using the outdated chipset.
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priznat posted:New 4K and remote looks great, definitely time to upgrade from my HD! Same! I'm happy I'll be able to dump my physical Steam Link and use the app now. There was just too much latency to make it work with the HD. And well, this will push me to finally get a 4k TV too lol.
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jabro posted:Going to buy one but bummed on Apple using the outdated chipset. Also same.
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The A12 is still pretty decent, it's in my iphone XS and I've had no urge to upgrade yet. For $179 I'm not gonna beef too much. It'll play spire blast well on my tv finally! 
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Yeah the A12 is still a massive upgrade over the A8, I will probably upgrade my HD to this especially with the click wheel being revived for the new remote.
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i'm glad the remote is bigger and thicker
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Apr 20, 2021 18:50
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It’s okay now. The older the hardware at release the sooner it’s not okay.
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Very happy for this update, I'm getting my first 4K TV in a couple weeks and want to actually see it.
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Everything they announced today had tons of colors EXCEPT the Apple TV remote. The new remote looks awful, but with a different color scheme I think it could be alright. I like the aluminum edges though. That's been the standout design feature of the iPhone 12 Pros. The shine looks great on the flat surface
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jabro posted:It’s okay now. The older the hardware at release the sooner it’s not okay.
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American McGay posted:It serves a video stream to your TV. I think some people were hoping it would be part of a larger push along with Apple Arcade for better games
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American McGay posted:It serves a video stream to your TV. And 4K video, which is now such a solved problem that even a base model Raspberry Pi can do it. I get the disappointment over the games focus but the A12 is still going to be perfectly fine given that the A6 in the HD is still at least capable.
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They were never gonna give the ATV an A14/M1 anyway, the A12 will be great for bideo and gaming in general Will likely sell my current 4K and get a new ATV and monitor to match..
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Yeah that's the other thing, for all my eagerness to get the new 4K I need to remember I'm still using a 720p TV and should probably upgrade that first.
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