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Apple TV 4K Orders Now Preparing to Ship Ahead of May 21 to 27 Delivery Estimates
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I assume those that ordered the ATV will get the remote for that device in that shipment. I think a number of people ordered just the remote. I ordered an ATV and a new ATV remote as my current 4k ATV will go to my son's playroom with a new remote and the new ATV 4K will go into my lounge.
Sadly mine is still marked as processing... 21-28 May delivery in Australia (although I ordered on 3 May)
even if apple had thrown in a "better chip", this was not at all going to be your better option if your alternate consideration was an xbox series s. even though xbox hardly has a library of exclusive game options that make it a worthwhile console to have, it's still a much much better gaming option vs apple's arcade selection.
It is automatic (other than separate app logins) if
1. You log into the same iCloud account
2. You have selected One Home Screen
Customize the Apple TV Home Screen
Customize the Apple TV Home Screen to rearrange apps, add folders, delete apps, or change the background to dark or light.
support.apple.com
I sold both my Apple TV 4K's just prior to preorders going live and before a move. Sold one for $170 and another for $150 CAD. Had bought one for $50 used and the other one was free through Telus. Held onto my Apple TV HD to use with a small monitor. Went with the higher storage capacity because I like having more screensavers pop up and the Apple ones are amazing.
In the time that I've been without the 4K Apple TV's I installed a 55" OLED, picked up a Hue gradient light strip for my Hue Sync box and installed some rears for my Sonos Arc in the living room and picked up a 2nd HomePod for a stereo set up for the bedroom TV. The missing links now are the 2 Apple TV's and I'm so eager for them to arrive.
In the time that I've been without the 4K Apple TV's I installed a 55" OLED, picked up a Hue gradient light strip for my Hue Sync box and installed some rears for my Sonos Arc in the living room and picked up a 2nd HomePod for a stereo set up for the bedroom TV. The missing links now are the 2 Apple TV's and I'm so eager for them to arrive.
Have fun with that. Series S is an awful experience. I avoid mine whenever humanly possible.
I was going to buy a new Apple TV when I finally get my new Sony TV but I may not if Google TV is actually worthwhile.
Honestly, as I wait for the new Apple TV's, I'm using the built in Google TV on my Sony A8H and actually enjoying it as a replacement. I'm a HomeKit enthusiast though and I miss being able to pull up my surveillance camera on the Apple TV and the Thread support is an added bonus. Having the Hue Sync box also makes it more useful to have an external box since I can't feed to A8H into the Hue Sync. But all in all pretty happy with the built in Google TV, the Apple TV app and the other apps that are available.
That's quite useful for me. Thank you. Do apps like Netflix run well on it? (If you use it that is)
Netflix is one app that often gets ignored on my Apple TV but the experience feels better on the A8H and also has Netflix calibrated mode. I'm likely to use Netflix on the TV rather than the Apple TV once they arrive. Netflix doesn't integrate into Up Next in the TV app so I'm happy to use it directly from my TV.
Apps like Hulu, HBO Max, Disney+ and YouTube feel exactly the same as they do on the Apple TV and for the most part so does Apple TV+
Why not sell your old ones online? I sold mine for an avg of $120. And basically using that to pay towards new ones. 32k versions. So it was like getting new ones for a $60 difference.
we also have used our atv 4k since launch, and it quarterbacks our living room media experience. now have progressed into using Infuse to tap into a local plex server streaming very, very high bit rate 4kHDR movies with DV & atmos.
the ability to get any of this loaded faster, and displayed better is worth the price of something that is used daily. it amounts to about .13 cents / day or $50 / year. not a bad price on entertainment considering 2 people at the movies during a prime hour possibly in one of the dolby cinemas and popcorn can hit that just once.
they're using older chips that they likely have a pretty big stockpile of; not necessarily competing with current silicon issues. i also dont know what the market looks like, but im guessing the apple tv isnt a huge huge seller for them. but the market segment that does care about it probably commits to buying them as upgrades occur.
I don't think it's a good value either. I have the 4th Gen Apple TV, don't get me wrong it really does some nice things but its not $179 nice. I recently purchased the new Google Chromecast for $50 and that is a really good value. It's fast, the new style remote is great and I prefer Google Assistant over Siri any day.
And getting an Xbox Series S for $100 more is a no brainer now that Apple TV+ is included.
In Switzerland: still processing. Ordered 10 minutes after store opened, initially delivery was ‘21-27 May’, yesterday it was ‘2-3 weeks’, today it’s 27 May. ??
Wow, I'm the complete opposite. I hate navigating menus with the Siri Remote, I bought an old aluminium Apple Remote to use instead. I'm really looking forward to the new Apple TV Remote - looks like the best of both worlds (accurate menu navigation using the directional buttons like on Apple Remote, smooth and accurate scrolling through a video using touch like on Siri Remote).
Wouldn't that be rather impractical? You press a button on the remote and the event happens on all five TVs?
Meanwhile, elsewhere on macrumours everyone is losing their sh_t that the chip they put in the iPad Pro is *too* powerful. ?