“Three years in the making, Apple’s fourth generation of Apple TV has finally shipped,” John Archer writes for Forbes. “It’s arrived with notably more fanfare than previous Apple TVs too, amid claims that this pint-sized set top box will revolutionise the TV space with its new app-driven approach, much more comprehensive integration into the Apple universe, and brand new TV-focussed operating system.”
10 Reasons You Should Buy An Apple TV:
1. tvOS is actually pretty neat
2. It’s truly fun for all the family
3. It’s a better gaming machine than you probably think it is
4. The remote is a brilliant smart TV interface
5. Siri actually makes talking to your TV fun
6. It does some innovative things with its memory
7. App vetting seems to be working
8. Developer interest seems strong
9. The new Apple TV is finally an Apple product
10. Plenty of potential
Tons more in the full review here.
MacDailyNews Take: Apple TV is a diamond in the rough, but it’s certainly well worth the price.
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The single worst feature of the new Apple TV – November 4, 2015
The new Apple TV has more rough edges than a sack of saw blades – November 3, 2015
Apple releases tvOS 9.1 beta 1 – November 3, 2015
5 days with the new Apple TV – November 3, 2015
Apple TV flaws that Apple should fix fast – November 3, 2015
TouchArcade reviews new Apple TV: A discoverability nightmare, zany controls, and loads of potential – November 2, 2015
Terry White reviews Apple TV: Feels like an ‘unfinished’ product – November 2, 2015
ZDNet reviews Apple TV: A diamond in the rough – very rough – November 2, 2015
Open letter to Tim Cook: Apple needs to do better – January 5, 2015
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Dan K.” for the heads up.]