…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.

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  • @rickatkBEnglish
    1•7 months ago

    Well you are there now. Don’t live in the past. Don’t limit your Apple experience to just Apple TV. Enjoy!!

  • @jtdcjtdcBEnglish
    1•7 months ago

    although I agree with you and i have an ATV 4K2 myself, i also got a Google TV with Chromecast as a 2nd device. the GTV is best at playing youtube (am not a premium sub) and offline videos from a FAT32 storage. for all other purposes though, ATV is the best 👍

  • @Taz_BoomerBEnglish
    1•7 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.

  • @tusi2BEnglish
    1•7 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.

  • @ABadPhotoshopBEnglish
    1•7 months ago

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

  • @kandaqBEnglish
    1•7 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.

  • @Darkknight3940BEnglish
    1•7 months ago

    One thing about ATV that is annoying is that with some streaming services HDR features are not supported as well as on Android-based TVs and devices including FireStick. With Peacock HDR automatic matching is not supported on ATV. On the Fox Sports app HDR is not supported at all on ATV. It’s annoying.

  • @HaydostrkBEnglish
    1•7 months ago
    1. you had a bad android tv.
    2. apple tv doesn’t work with really any audio formats and limited dv formats
    3. on a good android tv box the picture would be better than the apple tv
  • @SoulJahSonBEnglish
    1•7 months ago

    Apple TV is the best. I’ve removed the Nvidia streaming boxes as I was sick of the issues and the boring Android skin. Apple TV is flawless