During Apple’s press release extravaganza on Tuesday revealing the new completely redesigned iPad (10th gen.), the supercharged M2 iPad Pro, and the powerful A15 Bionic- powered thrid-generation Apple TV 4K, the venerable Apple TV HD bit the proverbial dust at the ripe old age of seven, a veritable eon in tech time.
The Apple TV HD debuted in 2015, and it was the first Apple TV to run tvOS, with its own App Store. Up until its discontinuation this week, it included a now-aging A8 chip (the one from the iPhone 6). By contrast, the new Apple TV 4K has the A15 chip found in the iPhone 13; it’s dramatically faster. The 2015 model was also the first to introduce Apple’s controversial touch-based remote, which was radically redesigned in response to user feedback in recent years.
MacDailyNews Note: This mess (left) became this much less of a mess:
At present, you can’t even find the Apple TV HD in Apple’s refurbished store, so this appears to mark the end-of-life for the non-4K Apple TV. It’s not too surprising, though; 4K TVs have been a hit. More than half of United States households had a 4K TV as of last summer, and the percentage has been growing substantially year over year.
MacDailyNews Take: The new Apple TV 4K with Siri Remote (Wi-Fi, 64GB) and the new Apple TV 4K with Siri Remote (Wi-Fi + Ethernet, 128GB) cost just $129 and $149, respectively, and offer a far superior product that’s significantly more powerful and “thinner,” too; not as tall: Apple TD HD was 1.4 inches (36 mm) (h) X 3.9 inches (99 mm) (w) X 3.9 inches (99 mm) (d) vs. Apple TV 4K (3rd generation) at 1.2 inches (30 mm) (h) x 3.66 inches (93 mm) (w) x 3.66 inches (93 mm) (d). Apple TV HD weighed 15 oz (430 g).
The new Apple TV 4K is svelte: 7.3 oz (210 g) (Wi-Fi model), 7.5 oz (210 g) (Wi-Fi + Ethernet model).
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