Rumours have it that there’s a new Apple TV 4K coming in the first half of next year. Would it be worth waiting for it or buying now?
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Buy it
Fake news. If you want it just buy it, there will always be a new one coming
There are always rumors of new ones. Sometimes they’re true, sometimes they’re not.
If you need it, get it.
If you need one now buy it. You can always sell it later if the new one has a musthave feature
I’m still using the 1st generation apple tv 4k( 2017 ) and i have nothing to complain
Do you use the YouTube app? I just upgraded to the latest 4K gen from the first generation 4K and it’s so much better. That app was getting unusable because it was so slow and non responsive.
Interesting. We use the YouTube app for hours every day and have 0 issues or lag. Apple TV 4K 1st gen, had it for 6 years.
Yes every day. It runs fine.
The youtube app is super laggy on my first gen 4K.
It doesn’t support continuity camera
The question would be, what else can they add?
Purely speculation on my part, but there’s three things I could see reasonably get added in a new version:
• Better processor (which will only matter for gaming, really)
• Built in Microphone for Siri smart home controls
• Tools for Vision Pro compatibility (such as the pop-up view like what it will do with the Mac)
• An entirely new, smaller/cheaper version built just for streaming
Do any of these features, or any others you imagine, make it worth waiting? And of course, none of these are guaranteed, though the first is probable, and there are rumors of the last one.
It’s a tough decision, but if you’re only going to use it for streaming, I’m not sure it’s worth waiting unless you’re sure the cheap one will come out.
The av1 decoder from the iphone 15 pro soc. That would be useful for future proofing. That being said the a15 should still be able to soft decode av1 probably, as it is plenty powerful.
Definitely feels like most technology is hitting a plateau. High interest rates throttling investment in R&D and potentially hitting an asymptote on what physics will allow… new phones / new TVs / etc seem only slightly better than years prior…
• An entirely new, smaller/cheaper version built just for streaming
Why they haven’t come out with a cheaper ‘stick’ version yet is mind boggling. Sure, Apple can afford to play the long game.
I hope they offer two options. A cheap stick for streaming and a second fully featured box top with display for home automation.
Honestly a better processor is what’s making me think about waiting; hence my question
You know they could keep the Same processor and keep new processor for the expensive Pro model… I am also on the fence for 128gb. Holding as of now as I missed the $99 offer at Costco
The $99 Costco deal ends on the 27th. (So tomorrow) go get one.
Costco had the 128GB version for $99 in September.
Meh, if you have no ATV, just look for a deal on the current ATV
Shoppers Drug Mart in Canada has the 32GB ATV 2021 on for $99.99CAD. But there is a special points redemption on for Black Friday whereby you cash in 70K points to get $100 off. Just have to add a cheap item to get the amount before tax above the $100 threshold. That’s what I did this morning. After taxes, I paid less than $21CAD for my box…
Maybe Dolby True HD?
Software limitation, not hardware.
Yea this is a new info for me. I was thinking it would be a hardware limitation.
TrueHD has only ever required HDMI 1.1 (since 2005)
I wouldn’t be surprised if they add an Apple TV HomePod that can serve as a center channel speaker.
OTA tuner would be nice. Maybe even AM/FM/HDRadio tuner?
The new processor might have AV1 hardware coding support which could be a benefit if you’re playing high bitrate 4k+ files encoded with AV1.
audio passthrough
I know, I’m being ridiculous
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I know this isn’t necessary now but the same happened to me in 2010 bought a tv was told 4k was a waste not necessary no content in 4k etc. well I regretted that decision since 2015. Fast forward now building a new home getting 8k tvs, wish for future support and 8k
What are you using now?
There will always be a new one around the corner 🤷♂️ if you really want one now then go for it.
What is thread?
Smart home standard.
What website is that ?
Macrumors roundup page
If you plan to game on it I’d wait or buy now and sell when the new one comes out. If you just stream then buy now.
I have the latest ATV and my son and I play Lego Brawls together. When we play for about 30-40 minutes straight it starts to overheat and has lag spikes. Not terrible but enough that if you play games I’d keep getting the latest and greatest. They are only like $100 on sale and you can move old ones to different tvs.
you can move old ones to different tvs
My son has our first gen 4k ATV for this reason.
Do you need an Apple TV now or when a new one is announced? That’s the question. I’d just buy now and use the new one in another room if you find value in the next model.
A lot of the rumors point to a cheaper variant of the Apple TV (like the fire stick) and also another variant that will have a screen and/or speaker like the firecube. They don’t sound that credible to me tho.
my nvidia shield (2018 or so) died this weekend so I had to get one. came today and I love it. does what the shield did (kodi > infuse) with home and other extra apple stuff
Honestly since I got the newer version of the 4k box it’s been nothing but issues with connectivity and remote problems, with only temporary workarounds. I have a Roku 4k stream stick that dogs the Apple TV and it was only $30
I would be very surprised if Apple released a new aTV this year too… if they release one it would be next winter 2024 as earliest…
