Amazon has
64GB Apple TV 4K Streaming Media Player (2021) for
$139.99.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to Community Member
phoinix for finding this deal.
Key Features:- Dolby Atmos for immersive, room-filling sound
- A12 Bionic chip gives a big boost to audio, video, and graphics, for even better game and app experiences
- 4K High Frame Rate HDR with Dolby Vision for fluid, crisp video
- Apple Original shows and movies from Apple TV+
- The latest hits from Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, and more
- More ways to enjoy your TV with Apple Arcade, Apple Fitness+, and Apple Music
- The new Siri Remote with touch-enabled clickpad
- Private listening with up to two sets of AirPods
- Use AirPlay to share photos, videos, and more from your iPhone, iPad, and Mac on your TV
- Get a live view of your HomeKit-enabled cameras and control your smart home accessories
Top Comments
The aTV is great because iTunes on it is fantastic quality all around while on other boxes you have to use Movies Anywhere to match the quality (and not all movies are on MA and you cannot rent things there)
Having said that I think the Shield is better because the overall freedom you get with the device. You can sideload, play almost any file, change the launcher if you want, can Cast to it (no AirPlay though which the aTV obviously has), and finally the upscaling is fantastic.
People are gonna say the Shield has ads on the main launcher, which I agree is straight up garbage, but Apple pushes their services on you so hard with their interface and people for some reason don't consider that as "having ads". At least with the shield you can change the launcher
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I don't even remember the interface. Wasted money on two of them.
People getting a hold of a cheap product that performed excellent.
I assume that I can't watch YouTube videos using the Apple TV. What services does it support?
I can easily route audio to tv, 3.5mm or BT.. Plus YouTube adblock and all chrome goodies
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The aTV is great because iTunes on it is fantastic quality all around while on other boxes you have to use Movies Anywhere to match the quality (and not all movies are on MA and you cannot rent things there)
Having said that I think the Shield is better because the overall freedom you get with the device. You can sideload, play almost any file, change the launcher if you want, can Cast to it (no AirPlay though which the aTV obviously has), and finally the upscaling is fantastic.
People are gonna say the Shield has ads on the main launcher, which I agree is straight up garbage, but Apple pushes their services on you so hard with their interface and people for some reason don't consider that as "having ads". At least with the shield you can change the launcher
Only reason I am not buying more atv's now is rumors of a new gen previously delayed and these constant discounts make me hope that is happening soon.
What else does the Apple TV do better than the Shield?
The same problems exist.
The newest and greatest was the blinking home screen.
I've already done the factory reset twice, and I'm not going to do it again.
If the new one acts like an asshole, I'm going to get rid of it as soon as possible.
I can easily route audio to tv, 3.5mm or BT.. Plus YouTube adblock and all chrome goodies
It's true you can't block Youtube ads, but if you're using their platform I don't think it's the worst thing ever, you are using their services and they do offer an ad-free plan. More importantly, in comparison to other stream boxes the Apple TV doesn't have any ads on the launch page, which is extremely pleasant. Ads nowadays drive me nuts, and it doesn't make sense to get upset because the product you bought is forcing you to look at garbage. The controller is feels nice for skipping around videos, too.
If you're watching on an expensive TV, IMO it doesn't make sense to skimp so much on the player, it's absolutely worth getting something with more power than a Firestick.
The same problems exist.
The newest and greatest was the blinking home screen.
I've already done the factory reset twice, and I'm not going to do it again.
If the new one acts like an asshole, I'm going to get rid of it as soon as possible.
My other main criticism of the ATV is that the buttons on the remote are not backlit.
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