







Best Seller Ranking | #3 in Media Players & TV Tuners |
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Brand | Apple |
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Model | MP7P2LL/A |
Type | Digital Media Streamer |
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Color | Black |
Specifications | Apple TV 4K: 1.40" x 3.90" x 3.90" 15 ounces Siri Remote: 4.88" x 1.50" x 0.25" 1.59 ounces Weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process. Siri Remote: Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology IR transmitter Accelerometer and three-axis gyro Lightning connector for charging Rechargeable battery providing months of battery life on a single charge (with typical daily usage) Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter (sold separately) Ports and Interfaces: HDMI 2.0a 802.11 ac Wi-Fi with MIMO; simultaneous dual band (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) Gigabit Ethernet Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology IR receiver Built-in power supply Requires HDCP when playing protected content. Compatibility: Apple TV is compatible with HD and UHD TVs with HDMI3 Apple TV is compatible with Bluetooth keyboards4 Compatible with Magic Keyboard and Apple Wireless Keyboard (2011). Accessibility: Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their Apple TV. With built-in support for vision, hearing, physical and motor skills, and learning and literacy, you can easily find and enjoy your favorite entertainment. Features include: VoiceOver Zoom Increase Contrast Reduce Motion Closed Caption and SDH Support Audio Descriptions Siri and Dictation Switch Control |
Remote Control | Remote Included |
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Video Format | H.264/HEVC SDR video up to 2160p, 60 fps, Main/Main 10 profile HEVC Dolby Vision (Profile 5) / HDR10 (Main 10 profile) up to 2160p H.264 Baseline Profile level 3.0 or lower with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48 kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 fps, Simple profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48 kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats |
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Audio | HE-AAC (V1), AAC (up to 320 Kbps), protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (up to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Apple Lossless, FLAC, AIFF, and WAV; AC-3 (Dolby Digital 5.1) and E-AC-3 (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 surround sound) |
Image Format | HEIF, JPEG, GIF, TIFF |
System Requirements | iTunes purchasing and renting and Home Sharing require iTunes Store account Requires 802.11 wireless, Ethernet network, or Broadband Internet access Requires 4K and HDR TV for 4K and HDR streaming Requires acceptance of the software license terms at www.apple.com/legal/sla Requires HDMI cable (sold separately) |
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Processor | A10X Fusion chip with 64-bit architecture |
Features | 4K HDR sets a new standard. 4K gives you a crisper picture using four times more pixels than standard HD. High Dynamic Range (HDR) delivers brighter, more realistic colors and greater detail. From the hottest new movie to your favorite TV show, everything is more lifelike than ever. News and sports. Streaming live. Apple TV 4K offers the live content you care about most - news and sports. You'll find your favorite sports from apps like NBA and MLB and late-breaking news from apps like Bloomberg and CNN, so it's easier than ever to watch the live programming you love. The Apple TV app puts everything you watch in one place. The Apple TV app lets you browse content from over 60 video services without switching from one app to the next. You'll find movies, shows, and handpicked recommendations. The Apple TV app is already on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV and works seamlessly across them all. So if you stop watching in one place, you can start again later on a different device. You ask. Siri delivers. No more typing to find exactly what you're looking for. Just ask Siri for a movie, show, genre, actor, or song you love. Siri also shines when you're not sure what you want. Just say something like "Show me movies in 4K," and Siri delivers. Super performance. Superior graphics. The A10X Fusion chip provides a powerful platform for enjoying richer, more interactive games and apps. And you'll find them all in the App Store for Apple TV. When you add accessories like game controllers and headphones, you can take your experience to the next level. Your photos, videos, and music. It's all on TV. Enjoy photos and videos from your iCloud Photo Library or shared albums on the big screen. Connect Apple Music to your home theater. And let your friends and family share their photos and videos with AirPlay. |
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Package Contents | Apple TV 4K Siri Remote Power cord Lightning to USB cable Documentation |
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Date First Available | October 15, 2019 |
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Pros: Supports various HDR formats and top end audio formats including ATMOS (albeit weirdly - see below). Seems to support more HDR and audio modes than any other streamer so far. Sleek remote with rechargeable (non-user replaceable) batteries. The voice recognition on it is very good. As always with Apple stuff, superb industrial design.
Cons: Expensive. For a one trick pony, far more expensive than it needs to be at close to $200. Weird audio decoding - it decodes internally, then sends the audio out as multi channel PCM, often pushing my Denon AVR into a mode I hadn't seen before ("Multi-In"). As with all things Apple, they consider the end user to be a tech-idiot; if you're not one, be sure to go through the Setup once it's running, and check if the defaults they select are what you want. They weren't what I wanted. They FORCE HDR mode on their menus, which means all kinds of glitching/flashing when you select a stream that's in a different (or no) HDR mode. There is no manual included, and the one online hasn't been updated since 2016 AND is only available to download in some Apple format that needs iTunes or something to see. Could that have been any MORE of a stupid and arrogant decision on Apple's part? Or are they admitting that the thing is so wildly overpriced that only Apple fanbois will buy it? There is an online version, but it's old, tired, explains almost none of the options, and was clearly written several firmware revisions back. Far too many video output format options. FAR TOO MANY. With no explanation of how one or another affects what you are seeing. Conspicuous by its absence: an "Auto" video mode that simply sends out the best images your display can support (all HD/UHD displays can be queried to say what modes they support). Apple knows what's best for you, and it's either no options or far too many with zero explanation. I don't like the way the main display aggregates various sources without telling you from which service a given show is originating. So if, like me, you have several sources (Prime, Netflix, HBO Go, and Disney+), shows will appear on the main page with no indication where they came from, nor whether (like just about anything you actually want to watch on Prime) you have to pay to "rent" or "buy" the show/movie.
Overall Review: I've owned Rokus, UHD Fire devices, and now this thing. The first day I had the thing, I hated it. I was ready to pack it up and send it back. I decided to play with it a second day, and got to like it better. I have a little more time to decide whether to return it, and the jury is still somewhat out.