688
people found this helpful, as of 2023
ranked #20,807 most helpful
out of 571,544,897 reviews
★★★★★
Applephiles get a 4kTV and then buy this
Our house became Apple'fied a few years ago and the Apple TV box is pretty much central to that experience. If I have any complaint it's that I had just upgraded from a 3rd generation box to the 4th when this 4k version came out. Not a big deal until we upgraded to a 4k tv soon after, and then I had NO choice but to shell out the bucks for a 4k box! There are several in depth reviews here covering all the features so I won't repeat here other than to say you will need high speed internet and make sure you are using the proper HDMI cables (HDCP 2.2, ARC, HDMI 2.0, 18Gbit, etc.). Proper HDMI cables are a must or you won't get the best 4k has to offer ie; 4kHDR or DolbyVision at 60 Hz. Our particular setup is an LG 65" LED/LCD 4kHDtv, Yamaha 4k pass through receiver and a 5.1 home theater speaker system. Peripherals include the AppleTV, Firestick and BluRay DVD player. Everything runs off high speed WiFi and everything communicates with each other perfectly. All the remotes automatically program to run each of the other devices including the Apple remote. At the end of the day 4k video is simply stunning, and I just don't see how they will improve upon it short of someday beaming signals straight to the cortex! If you're already in the Apple-verse, you know all you have to do is plug this thing in and it will set up virtually by itself. Just run the software updates and get the 4k settings where you want them. Couldn't be easier. Starting with the 4th generation box you can download apps from the App Store; many free and some paid. I don't do a lot of gaming but it has that capability. Frankly if you're here reading this then you probably already know what you want so I'll just close by saying get it. We recently cut the cord and the 4k Apple box along with an HD OTA antenna is central to that goal. We couldn't be happier.
EDIT 1: A few months have gone by and all good. Wanted to update by informing that my LG tv has some of the same apps as the Apple Box and I find they are much more stable using the Apple device. YouTubetv in particular can be wonky when using the LG app, but works perfectly on ATV. Just one more bonus point!
EDIT 2: There are a whole lot of comments under my post that seem fake to me. IDK if that's Amazon or Apple or who is responsible but it's pretty lame. Makes it seem like a scam product which of course Apple products are anything but. 2 years using this box and all good. I like it as much as when I first got it. Ignore all these b.s. filler comments below.
February 2018 · Electronics · verified purchase