Why invest in an Apple TV that has no web browser? Why doesn’t Apple allow app downloads or more customisation? Why invest in an Apple TV device that can only download one show at a time, meaning a big fat wait every time you want to see a new show.
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I found myself wanting more, thinking that I should have rather just plugged a PC or Mac Mini into my TV, and paid the extra for a whole lot more, rather than buy this Apple TV. And it’s a balance I don’t think Apple has cracked. In the quest for understated brevity, the Apple TV comes with too many restrictions and not enough functionality. For a TV experience you want big, you need HD and you don’t want to fiddle too much in front of your TV with a mouse or keyboard, moving through this window and that - you just want a simple, fast experience that gives you the media you want.īut the ugly stepsister of simplicity is something that is too simplistic. The only reason I wanted one was to get the latest movies first - not to wait 100 years for them to be released in another country.Īpple TV’s 10 foot user interface is simple enough to use, and it is fairly attractive. I’m not sure Apple TV is worth it without one. Also if you live in a country other than the States, I would make sure you have a US app store account. This is only for digital HDMI and fast connections, aimed unapologetically at the upper-end of the market. It’s a typically slick and familiar iDevice experience - and if you are an iPhone or iPad user, it’s pretty much the same experience.īut if you have an older TV or monitor or a slow internet speed, don’t bother. Its understated design is typical Apple beauty.īut more importantly it comes with Apple’s TV iOS (6.1) which has brought it in line with its other iOS devices (the old Apple TV ran a version of Mac OS). The new generation is compact, sleek and minimal, just 23mm x 98mm x 98mm and weighing in at a mere 0.27kg. The last Apple TV I had was the clunky, old school first generation with a large case, about as big as the old Mac Mini. I had shunned Apple TV years ago in favour of a Mac Mini. After despairing at my dream of convergence TV and just thinking it would be well, a dumb screen, I decided to give the third-gen Apple TV go. And it’s the reason it became the biggest tech company in the history of the world.
I think this is the lesson that Apple taught the world. While I may be an early technology adopter, I’m not your guinea pig, thanks. It’s slow and clunky, and does silly things like perform automatic updates when you are about to load an app that make you sit for minutes before you access it. Unfortunately Samsung got it right in concept only: the execution of that vision leaves much to be desired, meaning I never used the TV’s so-called Smart OS.
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