The #1 reason is TV calibration which you didn’t even talk about. Makes your screen night and day better while watching on Apple TV. When I switch over to cable box, Roku 4K stick or over the air I’m shocked at how much better the TV looks on my Apple TV. I’ve tried to calibrate on my own with other sticks and just can’t get it close. This alone to me justifies the cost, turns your OK 4K HDR LED into a great monitor.

Coming from a 10-year-old Apple TV - I needed a new one - "obviously"... If I were to only need a new remote I figure the $60 price tag would be well worth it. How can a remote control be so great... 1- quickly open a new app with Siri & button location 2 - new trackpad becomes intuitive very fast - may be too sensitive on occasion 3- having a Mute button on it is well worth it - I use it all the time. & not having to dig up the television remote - 4- the size is just right in the hand - the flat sides (ala iPhone 12) are gold - Very ergonomic. 5- Rechargeable battery - hala 6- Being able to easily use the controls (most used are the mute, volume & pause buttons) without requiring to pick the remote up is also nice (for me 50% of the time) Lots of smaller remotes are not so well designed in that way! After a few more days I end up using all of the buttons in that way & less so the trackpad part. 7 The ability to start and shut down Apple TV * television with one power button is great. I use the power button all the time - it is the only remote I need to use now. 8- the backspace button is concave - makes it easier to find as the other buttons are not. 9- If you are scrolling down on a grid of icons and are not sure which one you are currently on - you just need to highly brush the touchpad and the icon will jiggle as you do so. Fn Brilliant... 10 - Build quality is top knock. For the Apple TV 4K (future proof for newer set & improved resolutions) 32GB- what I like best - in no order 1- Up Next cue. 2- Faster 3- Just better overall 4- Able to lock in playback speed in YT (not able to do that on the old A tv - firestick did not permanently lock it in) 5- TV+ app integration with some other apps One thing I will miss for ease of use (as on the Fire Stick remote) is to be able to simply with a 2 button press (1 long - 1 short) "save to watch later" a video while browsing on KZfaq. With Apple, it is way less easy (more miserable - 8 button press) to do. Apple has now fixed this - you long press the trackpad button when you are hovering over a video 12 months later for me. I think it works great overall I love having the mute button - a game-changer when letter ads run their course. The trackpad is good and I use it a lot - except there ends up being many false actions that occur. The Siri button is used occasionally and the button location is spot on.

Great informative video… this helps in my decision come this summer’s next purchases! The N1 and backlight for the remote was an oversight that Apple engineers should have added. Wouldn’t have added that much more cost and greatly added to customer satisfaction on so many levels. 😎

I love my older Apple TV still, before it went 4K, but as I'm about to upgrade my TV, a new Apple TV 4K will be done at the same time. I love the Apple Fitness integration with my Apple Watch, being able to use the remote app on my iPhone on those occasions where the native remote is lost, being able to seamlessly share my iPhone/iPad/Macbook screen with the TV, my daughter sometimes uses the Apple Arcade apps for TV games and then being able to share audio with two sets of AirPods for movies with my partner when the little one is in bed. Just brilliant! If they had done 'Find My' with the new remote it would be perfect!

If you are invested in the Apple Ecosystem, it's a no brainer because the value piggy backs on every other product. MacBook, iPhone, iPad, AirPods, HomePods & (full Sonos compatibility makes it a flawless experience for me. I have a Roku and a Fire TV stick and both of these option work well and are much much cheaper!

The Remote App on iPhone is a game changer as well, most of the features of the physical remote and more convenient

The Ad free interface is the biggest selling point imo. Built in TV apps are a dread because of the ad fest they gave. Plus you don’t have to worry about your data being compromised by faulty tv software.

Also with the remote and this is me being a bit picky but it would of been cool to have a input button as well so I can switch between inputs on my TV from the Apple remote, as it just saves me having to use the main TV remote too🙂

When I connect my Apple TV 4K to my Sony A80J OLED TV the HDR rendering is not as good as the built in apps on the Sony. I tried connecting the Apple TV 4K using a high quality HDMI (48Gbps) but with no difference. More over the Apple TV Home Screen switches the TV to always HDR On mode. Which is annoying.

What’s the difference in using the on your tv vs buying the box?

I’ve been contemplating getting one. Definitely getting one. Sad I can’t get the OG homepods to go with it, guess Klipsch’ The Fives will have to do.

Do you have to turn on any setting for 5.1 surround audio

Thanks for that... I really like your 'time clock'. I wish more people would break things up vs. drone on ...in what appears to be a fear of losing the audience. #5 sold me. Cheers. Jim

Is it better at streaming your own photos and videos ? I currently cast them on to my tv using the built in chrome cast but the video playback is shaky and sometimes doesn’t load. Would this be much better?

Great video. I’ve just picked up some new AirPod pro 2’s and the Dolby atmos feature on them is fantastic. I tested them out with Bladerunner 2049 and this alone is the reason I’m now looking to buy an Apple TV.

We had always used others but bought one to use Fitness+ on the TV and were blown away. The speed, the interface, ease of use in adding apps if you have an iPhone is amazing. Still using cheap stuff in the bedrooms but plan to upgrade those over time.

How long do apple tvs usually last? Planning to get one this Christmas

What tv do you recommend with it?

Can you please compare the Nvidia shield with Apple TV. I am torn between the two. Need to know

Hi my Apple TV has stopped working and I receive a no signal notification on my tv. Any ideas please. I have looked at the back of the tv, and the Apple unit has a very small cable with a small block tape that the apple box, this seem loose? Leslie

Even over the NVIDIA Shield TV or Chrome TV? not sure. Plus what never get's covered like Video/Audio CODECS and the ability to add on Hard Drives and extra media.

Does apple tv supports high resolution audio on apple music?

The biggest selling point for the ATV is its a HomeKit hub and a Thread border router.

Does the App Store have full access to the apps on my iPad or are they selected apps?

Is this portable? Am I able to take this to hotel tvs and watch Netflix etc?

Does anyone know if ATV4K will allow sideloading KZfaq app without rooting and if KODI is supported? Thank you.

Is it posible to instal Sky Go on Apple tv ?

Great stuff. Mine will be delivered tomorrow and so I came back to this video for a refresher!

The biggest issue with Apple TV is Dolby atmos sound . It simply works when it wants to, I have updated it and there are still issues , I have to usually open and close Disney or HBO for it to work, and it never works with Netflix, I was really hoping that IOS 16 update would address those issues .

Great review. It would be a killer if it had two HDMI outs for people like me, whose TV has ARC but not eARC, so the TV does not pass Dolby ATMOS to my Sonos ARC sounbar. The only solutions are to buy a new TV or get the 4K Arcana HD Fury splitter. Any other options?

Another plus point that wasnt mentioned is that you get the “full fat” version of the appletv app on this box which is watered down on other streamers. No bonus features from your itunes movie collection on other devices

I’m deep in the ecosystem now too guys lol. 2016 15 inch MacBook Pro w touchbar, air pod pros, iphone 13 pro max. I have the amazing A8H oled TV from Sony and yesterday I bought the apple 4K Gen 2 Tv. The reason for this is because I have 3 HomePod minis. It’s gonna give that extra and more rich experience watching movies and tv shows. These Sony OLED smart TVs don’t need a steaming device at all they are pretty incredible by themselves but if you’ve got Sonos or HomePods to now have a surround sound system it’s gonna be worth the jump especially if your in deep with the ecosystem. I’m pretty excited to try the home pod minis with the 4K Apple TV.

will i be to get all my apps on my ipad on apple tv 4k

Thank you told me everything I needed to know

My older Apple TV keeps taking over my television I can’t access the television to use my silicon and whack M1 Mac mini and the only way I can get it to stop is unplug it drives me crazy I’ve never used it I use a little bit of Apple TV on my iPad but most of the Apple TV sucks

Can you screen share easier from an iPhone? Amazon sticks now require an pay for app to screen share/ screen mirror from an iPhone.

My Apologies For The Nature Of My Comment....I Appreciate your material, the advice is great and to be honest, I trust you....i'd just like to highlight that having good audio is just as important as good video (and content)...I have to turn up the volume into the 40's to clearly hear what you are saying....an advert comes on and I then have to turn down the volume into the 20's....the difference is too much and you really need to tackle this....my neighbours don't appreciate the short 'Blast' it's quite loud...and i'm not just picking on you....theres a few great content providers that are having the same issue...it just makes you look kinda 'amateurish' when in my opinion you are not...Keep Up The Great Work...and Thanks For Your Super Content and Material!

I bought two Apple TV 4K but I haven't been able to download any application for two months because both devices keep saying that I can't connect to the App Store (Apple can't help with that). I recommend other products like the NVIDIA Shield.

The Amazon Fire Cube is for me. I only wish Apple would put a 1TB hard drive into the box for storage. Can you add an external drive to the Apple TV? Eg 1 Tb to browse your photos, movies etc?

Question, what the difference for Apple TV device and Apple TV App?

My Roku stick is starting to slow down and I did have a boot loop issue a couple months ago. I’m upgrading to an Apple TV 4K, can’t wait to have a seamless interface.

i heard that apple tv 4k is not playing dolby atmos properly in most of the apps (netflix, disney, amazon, etc). :(

I got it for the 4k ability but more so it can access ALL of the various streaming apps needed and the atmos output.

Why im planning on getting the Apple TV for my 2019 4K Sony Bravia OLED. 1.) Apps are slow and sluggish so an Apple TV with the A15 would be no issue. 2.) AirPlay support, the amount of times I’ve wanted to show photos or screen share to the tv and i just can’t. I have to use a HDMI cable with my iPad or laptop instead. 3.) Calibration Mode. The ability to calibrate the TV with ur iPhone makes so much sense as they all have Face ID anyways so why not use that sensor to make your TV more accurate as well. 4.) Apple only apps, currently I have switched to Apple Music and there is no alternative on the TV so I would like to get an Apple TV for Apple Music. 5.) Thread support, recently bought a set of nanoleaf LED lights and they connect via bluetooth but you can control then when away via wifi via Apple TV which supports thread as well as HomePod mini. So at the end of the day, yes, something like a fire tv stick or google chrome cast can do 80% of the job or even the built in tv apps, but the extra 20% such as airplay, calibration, thread smart home support is where the extra premium for the Apple TV is justified.

I would love a newer Apple TV too, if I ever get a tv but all TVs are smart though but it depends on which tv I get too. If it’s a fire tv 4K then I’m getting a Apple TV because the ui is cleaner but if it’s another Lg tv 4K, then I don’t know. But still I love apple, so I might

I'd like to see a video from you guys on smoothly integrating Apple TV 4K with TV and Sonos Arc. I have the Apple TV 4k, a Sony A8H TV, and a Sonos 5.1 sound system with the Arc as the primary speaker and my Apple TV doesn't always power up the Sonos sound system on start-up, nor shut down the Sonos system when I turn off the Apple TV.

had been a firetv user for a long time, but since using the Apple tv I was blown away, not only from the speed but also from the upscaling of the video images

And it would be great if they would fix their interface in Tubi. Can’t scroll up, only down. Very frustrating. I have to use my fire TV when in Tubi.

does apple tv have an AI upscaler like nvidia shields?

I wish it had more security like a pin code to start it up.

That’s why I am subscribed to KZfaq Premium no ads~~ no ads for me buddy!! Love the content

I don’t have apple fitness plus, arcade or Apple TV+. I do like the apple UI but wondering if it’s worth it or not. Honestly, trying to decide if I want to get this or air pod pros. Wanting the AP pro let me to Apple TV actually. Being able to get special while watching tv. But right now is not a good time to buy both devices haha

Just bought 5 Apple TV 4K’s, replacing my FireTV’s. I agree with you on all counts. One thing I hated was an ad cluttered screen. One thing I love about Apple TV is the Apple TV App and if it’s in the top bar I can easily get to any to the next episodes of all the shows I am watching. That reduced my searching for “what were we watching” shows greatly. Love that feature. I also love the new remote as much as I hated the old one! One thing I was very frustrated with on my Apple TV was the inability to have multiple Apple TV Remotes! I like to have two or three around for my family, especially in the much used family room. Great disappointment. That said, with my Apple TV mounted behind my TV, I have to get an IR extender and some cheap Apple TV knock off remotes. They do everything but Siri and of course are cheap plastic unlike the high quality Apple TV remote. That’s my good and bad. 😉

Most apple products are made by foxcon Foxconn is one of Apple's oldest and largest suppliers put together in Sriperumbudur India You can buy stuff in India at half the cost of the UK.

Yeah the only bad thing with the Apple TV is that you pay the price for Apple TV but then your service provider makes you pay a monthly fee like Verizon Fios

I pay Google top dollar for KZfaq Premium ......FOR NO ADs.......and I have all the streamers....Roku, NVIDIA, Google TV, Samsung M7 monitor, LG CX TV.......and 98% of the time I use AppleTV 4K 2021 on the LG CX. The only one I use once in a while is the NVIDIA Shield and only because of the ability to sideload apps. Good video overview, Thanks

I have 3 of them and I don't think I could go back to the Roku or Google. It's a great extension to the Apple ecosystem. Oh, and in my opinion, 32gb is plenty. You don't need 64gb unless you want to use it for games.

Can’t believe you didn’t mention the iTunes extras content, if you buy a movie you can access all the included extras, you can’t do this on the sky Apple app or Samsung Apple app etc, how you could overlook this and the calibration is bizarre

Being able to control my tv, music, phone and all apple devices with my voice is a big Plus! I can turn the tv on and off and select programmes using my voice with Siri. I use Siri a lot on my home pod so this will work perfectly!

but does it support game pass

I’ve owned every Apple TV to the current version and the current incarnation is the best.

The point you make about long life of Apple products is important. They support their products for many years meaning you aren’t continually pushed into the upgrade cycle so many companies rely on. Apple build quality products that have a long life and are supported with that in mind.

Haven’t really shown me anything that would change me from using my (Roku) TV.

I had Roku Streaming Stick+ on my guest room's tv, and it was a very big improvement over 2016.'s Samsung’s mid range “smart” tv os - which was slow as molasses in winter, and disconnected from youtube every 5 min. But Roku's Airplay 2 implementation was very unstable (which was important, as granma used it to cast her overseas internet tv service from her ipad), and youtube app still disconnected/crashed/hung-up at least few times a week. My family members are not that tech-oriented, and I got tired to troubleshoot my guest room tv once every few days, so I bought Apple TV and hardwired it to my router with Ethernet cable. The difference in user experience is staggering. My guest room's old Samsung tv is now more pleasant to use, than my living room's Q95A, thanks to a combination of speed, sleek and add-free interface, and that simply beautiful remote. You get what you pay for. My suggestion for anyone, who wants the best possible, no-technical-frustrations, no-compromise tv interface experience - Apple TV 4K. This is the way.

I can’t view Netflix without manually going into the app. I thought I could view Netflix films available from the home screen.

With big hands i cant pick upthe remote witjout help

A few reasons not to: -no USB input to directly load high bitrate files. -local Dolby Atmos files get converted to lesser quality Dolby surround.

One of the best things about Apple TV , is how it streams music . I use it to stream music from the iTunes playlists on my iMac Apple TV is hooked up to my TV , and my TV audio is fed directly into my stereo component system for first class sound . While a song is playing , the album cover is displayed on the TV , and has a background of flowing colours based on the colours in the album cover . Or I can have my own photos displaying on the screen instead . It’s a great feature . Cheers !

The main problem with smart tvs or tvs with streaming apps built in is that they never get updated and are buggy. The Apple TV just works.

One reason why I continue to buy Apple products is it’s easy-to-use interface and connectivity which the competition lacks considerably. I have AirPods, iPhone, and recently added the Apple TV and they all seamlessly connected together.

Try watching Netflix on Apple TV 4K. Some 4K titles appear to be blurry and poor quality. The latest is the Gray Man. Netflix just refuses to release good 4K quality to work with Apple TV 4K.

But that click pad existed in the first /second release of the Apple TV way back more than 10 years ago. So i would expect the same issues of yesterday coming back. Then again just use your iPhone as an alternative.

lol I find myself in one of those moods I fall into every few months where I want a new shinny toy to play with. I've got the whole Apple Ecosystem going (macbook, ipad, phone, watch, airpods max)...but not the tv as I don't watch a lot of tv. I'd probably not even use an Apple TV much. But...I'm in that mood! haha >.

Got it All: Apple TV 5th gen, firestick 4K and nvidia SHIELD

Buy now or wait?

I bought a brand new Apple TV 4K at Walmart like 3 or 4 months ago for $50. Brand new, not refurbished

A lot of technical info. I was offered a 3 month trial with my iPhone, but in 2K or 17K, there has been nothing I needed to watch.

I’ve been an Apple sheep since the first gen iPod, long before the iPhone. I’ve had an iPad glued to me hand ever since it’s release in 2010 and a watch in 2015. But the last Apple TV I’ve purchased was the first gen 4K. With and TV+ app now being available on every other streaming device, even native to some cable TV boxes, Apple hasn’t demonstrated a reason to pay five times the premium other than just bragging rights at this point. These days I actually use my Roku Ultra more as I wait for Apple to give me a reason.

The biggest problem is that the Apple TV can't play HDR KZfaq videos unless you force HDR on all the time. This is really annoying!

$130 bucks on Amazon right now, pretty damn good price!

Proper 24p SUPPORT across the major streaming apps . Other streaming sticks are so bad at this so for AV enthusiasts apple is the only choice.

What are you talking about saying that there’s no features that you can’t get elsewhere? What other TV set top box plays Apple Arcade games for one what other TV box does your iCloud photo memories for two what other TV set top box works with FaceTime with SharePlay for three What about Apple Fitness+? just in just a few seconds, I listed four things that the Apple TV set top box does that any other TV box cannot do

Can you add kodi build

Thanks for the video. Did anyone already said that you look a lot like Keanu Reeves??

I think I’ll buy an Apple 4KTV but I will wait until after the iPhone event just in case they update it ^__^=

Thank you for your video. It was excellent. It gave me 6 reasons why not to buy apple's stream box.

the apple tv UI is way better than any stock web tv...i do love the way rokus new UI looks but the apple TVos is way beyond any of the others its super smooth, massive amounts of apps, UPDATES, and so much more and the price is finally coming back down to that 100 dollar mark... 120 bucks for the new ATV is a great deal seeing as how the last two 4k models were closer to 200 bucks for the base model. also i know some tvs support airplay 2 but that is super buggy compared to the airplay to and from apples own hardware

If they would add a web browser and a live tv option it’d be the best, it’d beat out KZfaq tv.

Only problem with the Apple TV 4K is the poor audio quality compared to all other streamers, it’s not cinematic and sounds thin and flat and voices are tinny. You should test them all out. The pcm conversion in the Apple TV 4K remaps everything to 24/48khz, so everything thins out. I returned the Apple TV and stuck with the shield which sounds cinematic. I used the Amazon fire cube with pcm setting and sounded exactly the same as bitstream dd+ so it’s definitely a problem with the Apple TV. Hope they fix it but it’s been a problem since the first Apple TV 4K came out

There you go! Spoke too soon about HomeKit

Apple TV is the best streamer. Don’t forget Thread HomeKit smart home hub built in too adding value for money. And I pay for KZfaq premium so no ads for me 😂

I don't know which version of Apple TV we have, but I like to think their slogan should be "Apple TV: A great alternative to OnDemand".

Best streaming device to get so worth it

The only reason I didn’t buy it is because they don’t support VPN😢

I want one!!!

I was surprised to hear you say that the remote was a reason to buy it. I think it's a reason NOT to buy it. I find the remote to be horribly unintuitive, zipping around to places I don't want it to go. You've got an inner button that picks up on directional motion and outer surfaces that also do the same. I'm constantly overshooting my desired app. My question is... Why? Why have two areas doing the exact same thing? Annoying. The reason I got the device was for accessibility to services that I couldn't get on Roku or Fire TV stick. WAY too expensive though.

ok , no reason to buy an Apple TV … i have the same on Shield … with Kodi more . The only reason to buy it was Homekit on TV , but i dont see it . Thanks for your vidéo

Best in using zwift too 🙏🙏🙏🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️

I still have one 1st gen

Not doing anything groundbreaking from the others? How about colour correction for your tv and sound correction? You didn’t even mention these features and they are huge. Content just looks better on the Apple TV 4K compared to watching it on another streaming device (I know I’ve compared it). I love mine and is the best streaming device hands down