MediaIntelNUC 80 Posted October 13 Posted October 13 Howdy yall! I read about the upcoming APTV with bells and whistles like the A19 chip. Wondering if anyone here had some thoughts on this in relation to previous models and thoughts in general. Thanx! /N https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/10/apple-unveils-the-new-apple-tv-4k/
Eigeplackter 117 Posted October 13 Posted October 13 Will be faster than the 22MY - I dont have the feeling my 22MY is slow or choppy Has more microphones than ports - Do I want that ? Still no passthrough for HD-Audio, so processing is still done by the ATV - Not the dedicated AVR Price is absolutely unreasonable - Paid like 179€ for my 22MY, that's nearly doubling the price, no way 1
MediaIntelNUC 80 Posted October 13 Author Posted October 13 13 minutes ago, Eigeplackter said: Has more microphones than ports - Do I want that ? Still no passthrough for HD-Audio, so processing is still done by the ATV - Not the dedicated AVR Price is absolutely unreasonable - Paid like 179€ for my 22MY, that's nearly doubling the price, no way I catched those aswell, the possibility to bark orders to Siri from greater distances but still no passthrough for HD-audio and a pricetag thats completely bonkers. Havent used APTV for a minute and wanted to check that it wasnt just me that thought it was crazy.. /N
arrbee99 1924 Posted October 13 Posted October 13 If memory serves (and it seldom does) I paid less for that in NZ dollars when I got mine - I don't even want to check what it would be now. OTOH looking at the price hike for the Shield, gaming consoles etc etc to pay for AI we've all so desperately wanted... 1
Uncle_Frank 18 Posted October 14 Posted October 14 Apple is for ummm LoL people who want to throw money in a garbage bucket ? 1
RanmaCanada 600 Posted October 15 Posted October 15 it will be garbage as it will have even more protections to keep you in their eco-system. Friends don't let their friends buy an Apple TV for consumption of personal media, PERIOD. I can't wait for the Apple TV section to fill up with people complaining about Emby not working properly on their $300 paperweight, and think it's because Emby sucks, when it's their stupid choice of a locked down player and their lack of knowledge about hardware requirements for certain formats. 2
Dibbes 519 Posted October 15 Posted October 15 3 hours ago, RanmaCanada said: it will be garbage as it will have even more protections to keep you in their eco-system. Friends don't let their friends buy an Apple TV for consumption of personal media, PERIOD. I can't wait for the Apple TV section to fill up with people complaining about Emby not working properly on their $300 paperweight, and think it's because Emby sucks, when it's their stupid choice of a locked down player and their lack of knowledge about hardware requirements for certain formats. This
MediaIntelNUC 80 Posted October 15 Author Posted October 15 4 hours ago, RanmaCanada said: $300 paperweight.
tedfroop21 103 Posted October 18 Posted October 18 All you have to do is look around at all the guys complaining their Apple TV wont do this, that, or the other and listing all the problems after updates. Best choice IMO, is to buy an Android capable TV on your next update. I have a Roku Premier and an Android TV. - Roku is good for brainless install and push the button and it works but is limited in playback and interface configuration. 4K works, but in a limited fashion and it does Dolby Vision But it 'just works'. - Android has the prettier interface, ability to administer from the TV interface, and a lot more features that make it configurable and easy to use.
yocker 2075 Posted October 18 Posted October 18 Nvidia Shield Pro still the reigning champion after all these years. 3
MediaIntelNUC 80 Posted October 19 Author Posted October 19 9 hours ago, yocker said: Nvidia Shield Pro still the reigning champion after all these years. This is the way. 1
MediaIntelNUC 80 Posted October 19 Author Posted October 19 Speaking of the Shield, wich i have rocked for many years now, having little to no price difference from the new APTV and seeing that the technical specs are so different to the Shields advantage, could it be that the majority of APTV owners just use it for basic streaming? My brother owns two of those godless things and thats basically what he uses it for, other than that my Emby Server wich ALWAYS needs to transcode audio when he does. And in that case, "it just works". Beacause in a world of mediaserver ownership, being Emby or otherwise, things like A/V codecs matter in a way it doesnt for the average user? So combined with the eco-system and average usage of things like Netflix etc. makes happy customers? And beacause the owner of the mediaserver is the one who have to solve the problems that occurs beacause of poor tech in the APTV the user doesnt have to think about its limitations as much as the ones that admin the server? Just a thought or 2.. /N 2
Deihmos 185 Posted November 2 Posted November 2 The current Apple TV is pretty fast but if only there was a better Emby app available. The price of $300 is ridiculous and the Emby Android TV app is miles better.
yocker 2075 Posted November 2 Posted November 2 On 10/19/2026 at 10:04 AM, MediaIntelNUC said: Speaking of the Shield, wich i have rocked for many years now, having little to no price difference from the new APTV and seeing that the technical specs are so different to the Shields advantage, could it be that the majority of APTV owners just use it for basic streaming? My brother owns two of those godless things and thats basically what he uses it for, other than that my Emby Server wich ALWAYS needs to transcode audio when he does. And in that case, "it just works". Beacause in a world of mediaserver ownership, being Emby or otherwise, things like A/V codecs matter in a way it doesnt for the average user? So combined with the eco-system and average usage of things like Netflix etc. makes happy customers? And beacause the owner of the mediaserver is the one who have to solve the problems that occurs beacause of poor tech in the APTV the user doesnt have to think about its limitations as much as the ones that admin the server? Just a thought or 2.. /N Transcoding audio is cheap on CPU's but i make sure all my movies have a compatibility track and that it's chosen by default to avoid that transcoding plus avoiding problems on some devices. For example LG devices seems to want to play TrueHD without transcoding and fails for me. 1
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