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Any reason to buy 4K Apple TV if you didn’t have a 4K TV?
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Any reason to buy 4K Apple TV if you didn’t have a 4K TV?
elvisimprsntr
macrumors 6502a
Jul 17, 2013
If you have the extra coin$, buy the 4K ATV to future proof your purchase, plus you get the better remote.
It will work with lower resolution TVs.
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Hopefully your internet speeds are at least 25mbps for when you do get a new TV.
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Wando64
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Jul 11, 2013
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Only time will tell, but I am willing to bet a beer that this is not going to happen any day soon.Apple and third party apps will eventually stop supporting the non-4K ATVs at some point.
Compatibility is assured for as long as Apple will allow OS updates.
While with phones and iPads there is an incentive for Apple to push for hardware upgrades, in the case of the TV the money is made from the content, not the hardware, and therefore it is in their interest to allow OS upgrades for as long as possible.
All of that said, the only ATV available for sale is the latest 4K, so unless the OP is willing to buy second hand the whole discussion is academic.
My Apple TV's are hard-wired and it would be nice to have the gigabit ethernet on the 4k version, but that can wait until my next upgrade. Have heard so many different opinions of the new remotes, not sure what to think. Definitely did not like the old AppleTV Siri remote, so I still use the aluminum remotes from my old Apple TV 3's.
Wando64
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I didn’t know you could do that.so I still use the aluminum remotes from my old Apple TV 3's.
How?
w5jck
macrumors 6502a
Nov 9, 2013
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With nearly every internet provider providing more than fast enough service these days, I wouldn’t worry about upgrading to a 4K TV someday. I do suggest that if you do eventually upgrade to 4K TV that you get an HDR capable one. 4K adds more resolution which you might notice or not depending on how close you are to the set, but the really big improvement is in the extra colors and greater dynamic range provided by HDR. HDR takes you from the 16 million colors from non-HDR to a whopping 1 billion colors, so color banding virtually disappears. And blacks look blacker, not just dark grey. Unfortunately, HDR content isn’t widespread yet, but it will be someday.
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They should just work. Obviously, you won't have the touchpad, but the cursor buttons do the same thing.I didn’t know you could do that.
How?
I'm pretty out of the loop with the things I can do with Apple TV because it's been so long since I have had one.
Juicy Box
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Sep 23, 2014
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In reality, the hardware in the Apple TV 4K is way overkill for streaming. It is an overpowered, but overprice streaming box, at least of what it is mostly used for. But if you were going to buy one anyways, the Apple TV 4K is the way to go.
Even the older 2017 Apple TV 4K with the A10X has faster HW than what the competition offers right now.
Any IR remote will work with any generation of the Apple TV using the Remote Learning feature built into the OS.I didn’t know you could do that.
How?
It could be an old TV, DVD player, universal remote. I have even used the IR remote that came with my robot vacuum, and the Apple TV recognized it using the Remote Learning feature.
It is really easy and only takes about 20 seconds to set it up.
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fastbagger
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May 13, 2015
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mallbritton
macrumors 6502a
Nov 26, 2006
FYI, you can buy an Apple TV HD directly from Apple for $149.All of that said, the only ATV available for sale is the latest 4K, so unless the OP is willing to buy second hand the whole discussion is academic.
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ouimetnick
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I have a 2017 and 2021 Apple TV 4K. Sold the HD model on eBay a while back.
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bingeciren
macrumors 6502a
Sep 6, 2011
It just works, that’s how. In fact an old relic of a white plastic remote I have also works on all of my ATV3 and ATV4.I didn’t know you could do that.
How?
Wando64
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Well, it doesn’t “just work” unless you do the remote learning as suggested by someone on a previous post.It just works, that’s how. In fact an old relic of a white plastic remote I have also works on all of my ATV3 and ATV4.
I currently have an ATV4 and an ATV2 (which I use for audio airplay) connected to my TV, and each remote controls only its respective ATV box.
bingeciren
macrumors 6502a
Sep 6, 2011
Not my experience. I have 4 atv3s and a 4K atv4 and all of my atv3 remotes work on any of them as well as on the atv4 without any learning.Well, it doesn’t “just work” unless you do the remote learning as suggested by someone on a previous post.
I currently have an ATV4 and an ATV2 (which I use for audio airplay) connected to my TV, and each remote controls only its respective ATV box.
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