Apple TV 4K Gets A12 Bionic • Hacker News Board

Re: Apple TV 4K Gets A12 Bionic

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Post by rodgerd » Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 5:37 PM UTC

ed25519FUUU wrote: post #3

I'd really love it if I could access the Apple TV while it's not being used. It's very powerful. It could run a home VPN, or accelerated image/video encoding (of which it can do VERY FAST). The reality is that it's a very powerful box that largely just sits there.

For me it's the simple irritation that if I have an AppleTV autoplaying my sleepytime music to my room, or the radio to the kitchen in the morning, and someone else starts using it to watch TV, it replaces all those audio streams. C'mon, you can't tell me it is unable to do more than one thing at a time.

Re: Apple TV 4K Gets A12 Bionic

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Post by ping_pong » Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 5:37 PM UTC

As a current AppleTV 4K owner, I have no idea how any of this is different from the previous version. I don't any any discernible difference. I already have HDR, Dolby Atmos, etc.

What I really want is the ability to make my remote control beep so I can find it. That's literally the only feature that I want at this point.

Re: Apple TV 4K Gets A12 Bionic

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Post by conception » Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 5:38 PM UTC

goodcjw2 wrote: post #18

Honestly speaking, the problem with Apple TV is that chips like A12 are such a overkill for TV box use cases. I recently purchased a $30 Roku and find it has almost 99% of the features that an Apple TV would have (including airplay2). Yes, Apple TV would have better color, visual quality, etc, but that's way into the realm of dismissed return for the investment IMHO.

It’s insane they don’t package a first party controller and just take the video console space over with it.

Re: Apple TV 4K Gets A12 Bionic

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Post by yazaddaruvala » Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 5:38 PM UTC

crazygringo wrote: post #9

And still no support for spatial audio with AirPods Pro? I continue to be mystified why spatial audio only works for watching movies on iOS devices. I know the official explanation is that the host device needs an accelerometer and gyroscope... but Apple TV's tend to stay still, you know. It baffles me why you can get amazing spatial audio watching a movie on a tiny screen... or regular stereo audio watching a movie…

Taking a random guess, I think it’s because the location of the AppleTV doesn’t help identify the location of the actual screen. There would need to be some awkward configuration step (redone every time the AppleTV or screen moves) that Apple just wouldn’t ask its customers to do.

Re: Apple TV 4K Gets A12 Bionic

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Post by ahmedalsudani » Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 5:38 PM UTC

bredren wrote: post #11

crazygringo wrote: post #9

And still no support for spatial audio with AirPods Pro? I continue to be mystified why spatial audio only works for watching movies on iOS devices. I know the official explanation is that the host device needs an accelerometer and gyroscope... but Apple TV's tend to stay still, you know. It baffles me why you can get amazing spatial audio watching a movie on a tiny screen... or regular stereo audio watching a movie…

The livestream just said the new iMac supports spatial audio.

> The livestream just said the new iMac supports spatial audio.

Isn't GP talking about Apple TVs? Did I miss something?

Re: Apple TV 4K Gets A12 Bionic

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Post by ascagnel_ » Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 5:38 PM UTC

justaguy88 wrote: post #13

Is HDR the only added feature?

HDR isn't an added feature (the previous version of the box already supported 4K HDR); it's the high-framerate support (with HDR) that's the added feature.

Re: Apple TV 4K Gets A12 Bionic

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Post by oivey » Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 5:38 PM UTC

justaguy88 wrote: post #13

Is HDR the only added feature?

The old model supports HDR. I think the new high frame rate HDR is new, though.

Re: Apple TV 4K Gets A12 Bionic

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Post by sevencolors » Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 5:40 PM UTC

ping_pong wrote: post #22

As a current AppleTV 4K owner, I have no idea how any of this is different from the previous version. I don't any any discernible difference. I already have HDR, Dolby Atmos, etc. What I really want is the ability to make my remote control beep so I can find it. That's literally the only feature that I want at this point.

We have a house rule that if you use the remote, it stays on the coffee table and then goes back to a spot next to the TV when done. Otherwise the couch eats the remote.

Feels like they could make it chirp like AirPods?

Re: Apple TV 4K Gets A12 Bionic

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Post by braum » Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 5:40 PM UTC

justaguy88 wrote: post #13

Is HDR the only added feature?

AFAIK HDR is in the current 4k apple tv.

Re: Apple TV 4K Gets A12 Bionic

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Post by oivey » Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 5:41 PM UTC

The automatic color calibration looks be really nice. Most TVs are not well calibrated by default. I wish it would let you export the results to change the settings for all connected devices, but that’s probably too TV specific.