Apple TV 4K Gets A12 Bionic

Re:Apple TV 4K Gets A12 Bionic by mbesto on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @02:40PM (#26879135)

I'm a decently savvy iPhone user and the traditional remote is absolute garbage.

Wonder if you can just buy the remote independently and use on old hardware?

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Re:Apple TV 4K Gets A12 Bionic by sjs382 on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @02:47PM (#26879303)

You can. $59.

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MJFM3LL/A/siri-remote

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Re:Apple TV 4K Gets A12 Bionic by mikestew on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @06:31PM (#26882762)

Or for half that one can avoid rewarding Apple for making a remote that reminds you how much Apple hates you:

https://function101.com/pages/button-remote-for-apple-tv-hom...

It does lack the Apple TV button, though. Which, meh, long press Menu and hit the Apple TV icon from the home screen. Before today's announcement, that was made up for by the fact that the old Apple remote inexplicably lacked a mute button, which the button remote has. It makes me wonder how stuff like the old remote gets out the door sometimes.

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Re:Apple TV 4K Gets A12 Bionic by mlindner on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @03:00PM (#26879606)

Awesome. Definitely getting it. My current Apple TV 4K is fine, but the remote is garbage.

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Re:Apple TV 4K Gets A12 Bionic by kmonsen on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @04:02PM (#26880729)

yeah, not really sure why I would update the apple tv 4k

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Re:Apple TV 4K Gets A12 Bionic by InvaderFizz on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @04:47PM (#26881424)

I'm updating, but that is because my son also uses it as a console with Apple Arcade, so the extra horsepower is appreciated.

The old AppleTV 4K will be relegated to the spare TV. Which will please my son greatly as now he doesn't get locked out of using the AppleTV if my wife and I are watching something through Plex on the main TV.

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