I’ve seen a few posts here and there raving about the Apple TV box but it’s always occurred to me what’s so special about it?
A lot of my products are Apple and I’m starting to try and build a smart home (nothing crazy) but I have Sonos, Nest etc and I’m wondering what an Apple TV can offer me. I’ve read a few blogs but nothing seems to scream out at me.
Smart TV’s seem to have a lot of streaming apps and I gather I can AirPlay to it. One thing that I did find interesting though, I saw someone comment earlier that you can just chuck your AirPods on and it seemlessly connects (albeit very rare I’d need to actually do this, like it was suggested if the other half wanted to go to sleep I could carry on and watch tv with my AirPods).
What are the other worthwhile benefits?
I cannot overstate the use of your phone as a keyboard. It’s seamless. When a keyboard pops up on the screen, your phone automatically buzzes and asks you if you want to use it to type. Logging into streaming services is also super seamless if you have a password manager on your phone like Apple keychain or LastPass as it can auto-fill from your phones keyboard. This feature alone is worth it to me, but on top of everything everyone else has said… I have 4 Apple TVs and have also bought them as gifts for everyone I care about