“Rumors suggest the revised Apple TV will be thinner and slightly wider, with iOS 9 acting as the software core of the device,” Mark Reschke writes for T-GAAP. “A state-of-the-art A9 processor, Siri integration, an app store, HomeKit and possible Force Touch remote control are all said to be apart of Apple’s new black box.”
“During an Apple Watch special event in March, CEO Tim Cook announced Apple TV would begin selling at a price of $69,” Reschke writes. “For years Apple TV had been selling at $99. The lower price not only saw an increase in Apple TV sales, but also paved the way for an all-new Apple TV to enter the market at a higher price point. ”
“The lower price for the current Apple TV also gives Apple the flexibility to continue selling it as an entry level option, competing with Roku and others in the sub-$100 market,” Reschke writes. “Thus we anticipate the new Apple TV having 32GB – 64GB of internal storage, and costing $149.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Hopefully, Apple has now created room to return to the sweet spot of $99 and not have to go higher as Reschke suggests or adoption will risk being negatively affected.
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It could combine with an Express to be a one-stop box.
Or it could have inputs for antenna/disc/whatever and be able to stream that content to other $69 Apple TVs.
It could have a CableCARD slot and stream via MoCA.
It could do all of the above…..
….blah blah blah yada yada yada etc. etc.
But it won’t be streaming the Apple TV service.
lol…..that was my guess the other day! If it has a new touch remote, etc it sounds like a higher price point around $149 to me. Hopefully not, but wouldn’t be surprised.
It would be HUGE mistake to go over $99. With Apple TV (unlike most other Apple hardware products), the profit will eventually come from the subscription services, not from selling the hardware. That means it needs to be accessible for potential customers and sell in large numbers, and the previous (current $69 3rd gen) Apple TV (with millions in active use) needs to be able to access those subscription services.
I think it will be A8-based, because the new iPod touch has an A8 and makes Apple TV 64-bit. There’s no need for it to be the brand new A9; the current version uses a lowly single-core A5. Also, this new remote control can’t be so fancy that it costs more than about $20 by itself to produce, and use so much power that it needs to be recharged regularly. A simple touch pad (allowing gestures) that replaces the current directional control (and select) buttons fits the bill nicely, and can probably still work over IR (which saves power).
The article suggests that Apple will keep the existing Apple TV around at $69 (as the entry-level choice) and add this more expensive model. That does not make sense, because it would compete with the new model. For Apple TV, the choice should be simple and accessible. Just one affordable and universal model. It’s about the subscription services that will customize Apple TV for each customer, not hardware choices.
Why don’t you take a vacation. Or go to another site and spread your uninformed bullshit. Your drivel gets old.
Thanks for taking the time to read my “uninformed bullshit.” 🙂 I don’t care if you agree or not. I care MORE when someone confirms reading the post with a vote (of any kind) or reply (of any kind). 🙂
Sounds about right.
Faster processor. More storage. More features.
Why would you think it would stay under $100?
It should stay under $100 so people will buy it.
Most customers who are more concerned about quality truly don’t care about price — and Apple knows this.
I agree with the idea of a $99 price point being enticing, but if I knew I was getting a solid, polished product with great features, then I wouldn’t mind spending the extra $50.
Besides, I want the TV to last me years.
It should stay under $100 because there will not be internal storage; that’s what iCloud is for.
Please, please, please, have a real PLEX app, not a clever work around.
If the device runs iOS, then it would most certainly run PLEX for iOS. Hopefully it will be completely rewritten for that device.
I expect the device to cost at least $150 and I don’t have a problem with that if it can be used as a halfway respectable gaming console.
If peeps want 4K, i wouldn’t expect anything under 150. It would be awesome to have a TV tuner in it as well…or at least someway to get local programming.
If those added features are true.. Its still a bargin at 149…
There is a survey on 9to5 asking participants the maximum they would pay for AAA games on the new Apple TV. One of the commentors is suggesting the pay structure could be similar to a monthly subscription, instead of $20 to $50 for individual games.
So, how about this idea: Apple Music is currently $10 a month. Unlimited app downloads (which would include higher quality console games) could be something like $10 a month and a skinny bundle service could be around $25 a month. Discounts would be applied when combining services. For example, unlimited music and unlimited app downloads could be $15 a month or the combo all three services could be $30 a month. Disruptive enough?
Gotta have purchase option. I will not rent games.
I don’t think games and general purpose “apps” are in the realm of Apple TV. You are describing a platform that attaches to a large (non-touch) screen, has its own App Store, and runs applications (including games) using more complex input devices such as game controller, keyboard, and trackpad (or other mouse equivalent). That’s called a Macintosh. In addition to my Apple TV, I have my older Mac connected to my HDTV; I run apps on it and control it with a Bluetooth keyboard.
I think this coming evolution of Apple TV does have third-party “apps,” but only apps that deliver a more diverse selection of content choices. For example, the Netflix, YouTube, ESPN, Showtime, HBO, and Hulu content choices are effectively “apps” already on Apple TV (equivalent to those apps on iPhone and iPad). Apple adds the significant feature of allowing third parties to add new content choices to Apple TV. ANY online content provider could have access to Apple TV customers (subject to Apple’s approval), using dev tools and guidelines from Apple; this customizes Apple TV for each customer. The “store” is a new Apple TV screen for selecting and managing these content choices, and access to each third-party content choice is by (separate) PAID monthly subscription. “A la carte” movies and TV shows sold by Apple (including rentals) continue.
As for using a Mac as the “Apple TV with apps,” Apple should make this more accessible and obvious by creating a new Mac mini (that is REALLY mini). It is Intel-based like any Mac, so it runs existing and future Mac apps (including games). It has a variant of the tiny logic board design used by the recent MacBook, saving engineering cost. It has a built-in “Apple TV” app. When running this Apple TV app, this Mac acts like a stand-alone Apple TV (the new version). It even comes with the same “touchpad remote control.” User is responsible for supplying other Mac-compatible input devices (like with current Mac mini). Price, starting at $399.
This “downward” movement of Mac mini has started with the existing models. It leaves room in the desktop Mac lineup for a NEW design that is a true “headless” iMac (in terms of performance specs). Maybe it could be a new “Cube.” 🙂
And now, just Apps and App Store, as well as an awesome and powerful graphic chip, ability to have wireless gamepad and you’ll not only get a TV boxset for streaming, access to your iCloud content, etc… but also have a Next Gen Game Console with access to all current iPad games already. Even at $199 it would work if the graphics is as good (or even better) than the PS4 or Xbox One. Add ability to use any bluetooth gamepad, or one of the $39-49 Apple Gamepad, and you’re ready to go… I’m just sayin’
My first gen Apple TV was $299. $150 is still half of that.
Very good point. How quickly people forget past costs.
More likely its the “younger” we want it all and it better be free entitlement crowd.
It wouldn’t surprise me for Apple to create an artificial price barrier (raising to $149) for the new Apple TV, so as to stagger new user adoption. Plus, if the feature set is more compelling, potentially with new features and access to content from Apple’s servers, why not?
At the end of the day, Apple TV is a device to sell or rent content so when Apple is ready to open up to all comers the price will drop.
If it doesn’t have the ability to eventually serve 4K video, Apple is doing a disservice to iTunes and revenues it could have earned through upgrade purchases for existing movie purchases. A faster processor does nothing on its own and an App Store is modestly helpful, but does not by itself make an upgrade decision worthwhile for existing owners. I own 4 of the current (3rd gen) apple TVs, owned 3 of the 2nd gen and still own and use 1 1st gen Apple TV.
In order to get me to replace any (or all) Apple TV devices, I would absolutely require there to be DVR-like functionality for channels that aren’t Apps where I can stream Slingbox-like to any device anywhere I am. THAT is what I would pay for and upgrade to. Don’t really care what it costs, I’ll take several please. Short of that, I’d actually pass on an Apple new device purchase (for a change).
$149 is very reasonable. Preload Fox and we’ll go $189.
GOD BLESS FOX NEWS! I would give everything I own, just to be able to watch them on the new Apple TV. As a matter of fact, I think I will SELL every thing I own, donate it to Ann Coulter, and beg her to lobby Apple to include Fox as the KILLER APP!
*sniff* I’m tearing up just thinking about it.
GBFN! ❤️
I’m sure there will be plenty of fiction entertainment preloaded without Fux
Maybe both: Apple TV and Apple TV Pro?
Why not have both versions of the Apple TV to give people a choice?
$69 for the current model as a low-end option, $149 for an option that could be 4K compatible?
Then everyone’s happy.