…hasn’t been into my life sooner.

Being an Apple sheep since iPhone 3G, I can’t believe I have only now discovered AppleTV.

If I had used it sooner, I could have saved at least 200 days worth of life navigating through Android TV lag.

My top 3 Pros/Cons in the first week of AppleTV 4k:

Pros:

  1. Seamless experience of scrolling through different platforms. No lag. Gave new life to my 3 year old 65 inch Sony 4K TV.
  2. Picture is crisper compared to Android. Visually, this is what I’ve experienced. I don’t know if it’s got to do with their processing or it’s just a placebo?
  3. No more shi*ty remote that breaks easily or goes missing. Can use my iPhone too. Go ahead and destroy/hide the TV remote for the 10th time, kids…Jokes on you!!

Cons:

  1. I did not buy it sooner
  2. Apple ads failed to convince me to buy it sooner.
  3. Minor depression from the realisation fact that I lost ~200 days of life from AndroidTV lag

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Do not make the same mistake as me. Do yourself a favour and get an AppleTV.

  • tusi2@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I started the process of upgrading from a Roku TV by purchasing an Apple TV to give me more time to wait for TVs to go on sale and came to a similar conclusion.

    Now I look at smart TVs as simply TVs again.

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  • ABadPhotoshop@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    It’s by far the best tv experience. I travel everywhere with mine - just completely bypass all inferior experiences.

  • Serialtoon@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    These types of posts remind me of people who buy $200 Windows PCs and then many years later buy a $2000 MacBook and proceed to compare them as equals. I love my AppleTVs too, but to say that AndroidTV is garbage when it came built into the TV is a bad approach.

  • DWAIPAYAN-RC@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    I bought it yesterday after so many lag experiences from current smart dish box from 2019. I had to watch so many videos regarding apple tv 4k usage and perks and all.

  • Taz_Boomer@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    Same experience here with Android TV and lag. I have a slightly older Bravia, but the lag has always been there even though the updates for Android & firmware are always regularly updated. It was definitely not my WiFi creating the lag. I was quite happy when I got my TV about 6 months ago.

    On a side note, I also have 2 Roku 4K streamers and they are a close second. The TV UI is slightly better if you are in the  ecosystem. Like yourself, I have been using some of their products since the iPhone 3G.

  • Jackysrt8@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    Apple TV + is great love the quality of the content what it lacks in is variety it makes up in quality big time.

  • normydbison@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    No more crappy remote. Hahahaha. This thing gets lost so often and the trackpad is so annoying. Get yourself a silicone case with the lanyard and just use your phones remote app.

  • DeathByPetrichor@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    Not sure if OP or anyone else needs to see this, but download JustWatch to get an easy to navigate app where you select the streaming services you use, and it aggregates all the titles and shows that are available to you to watch. It has changed the way I find new things and makes it super easy to search for where to find something I’m looking for.

  • ekudog88@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    The sheep thing is so insulting. Just acknowledge it’s best. Anything outside of that is a stubborn resistance for no reason.

  • kandaq@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    I’ve only had the first and second gen 1080p Chromecast but contents on the Apple TV definitely look better than those two, even better after you’ve calibrated using your iPhone.

  • Clutchguy77@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    They’re fantastic and addicting. I now have 9 of them and my first one from 2017 still works as good as the day I got it.