The Shoutbox
Originally Posted by John McClane
My TV is an old 4K model with no apps builtin. I love the Apple TV because I can tell Siri “Turn on Living Room” or “Play Blade Runner 2049 on Living Room” or “Stop Living Room”. I’m living in the future!
It sounds futuristic. I have certain psychological issues around voice-activated technology, so I barely even talk to my phone (unless it’s to find it). But I suppose eventually I’ll have to adapt as everything is looking like it’ll be voice-controlled in a few years.
My TV is an old 4K model with no apps builtin. I love the Apple TV because I can tell Siri “Turn on Living Room” or “Play Blade Runner 2049 on Living Room” or “Stop Living Room”. I’m living in the future!
Apple is the deevils.
My Apple tv hd device was purchased in July 2018 and is still able to be updated and works perfectly.
Apple tv is a small box that plugs into an existing tv and allows it to function like a smart tv. I have a Samsung tv set, it is not a smart tv or a 4k, but my apple tv box plugs in and allows me to download and use apps.
Samsung for me. I doubt I'll get another one.
I don’t even know what TV I have, but Apple it is not.
I have an Apple tv and it works great for me.
I have 3 Roku TVs in the house and the newest one is 3 years old. Never had any issues with the apps.
Originally Posted by John McClane
Most built in apps on TV are only good for about 6 months to a year. Even the higher end TVs turn to shit eventually. I'm biased, but I say invest in an Apple TV. You can get a good 5 years out of their equipment.
That’s interesting. I might actually try that. I’m weird as I have most movie subscriptions out there, and I do use them all, but at the same time, I hate smart TVs. I’d almost rather watch stuff off my laptop via separate apps. I was talked into getting a smart TV against my will, essentially, and now the apps more or less work and don’t need updating (that I know of), but the TV part does not. So I cannot actually watch TV off my smart TV. Yet I pay for the TV license… You couldn’t make it up.