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The Essential Review
The Apple TV was in many ways ahead of its time when it first broke cover back in 2015, boasting a sleek new touch remote, and a brand new software interface that no one had seen before.
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Now named the ‘Apple TV HD’, it remains a decent streaming video player, not least because Apple keeps on pushing out tvOS updates for the Apple TV. Recent updates cover benefits for US sports fans, such as real-time notifications and live scores for multiple games.
If you don’t mind a bit of experimentation, you’re the kind of person who will enjoy Apple TV the most – playing around with AirPlay streaming and digging through apps to sort the good ones from the so-so ones.
Roku devices are more straightforward, Chromecasts are cheaper, and Amazon’s Fire TV does more or less the same job (with 4K HDR support) on a budget, so where does that leave the older Apple TV model in 2018?
It leaves it as a capable 1080p streaming device with plenty of speed and style, even if the threat of a newer model is constantly looming overhead. For those who want higher resolutions with the same ecosystem, there’s the Apple TV 4K.
Apple TV HD price comparison
As it stands, the Apple TV comes in two flavors – the 1080p Apple TV, and the Ultra HD-capable Apple TV 4K. Both of these devices are a bit more expensive than similarly spec’d streaming devices, but Apple’s streamers do have a certain style about them that you can’t find anywhere else.
If you still want the older Apple TV model, it’s only available at one price point now: $149 / £149 / AU$209 for the box with 32GB of local storage. If you already own one and are thinking about upgrading to the 4K model, we’d wait and see what Apple brings out before the end of 2018 first.
Of course, as we mentioned earlier, the Apple TV is a bit limited in the resolution department. Namely, it’s stuck in 1080p. If you have a new 4K TV and you’re looking to take advantage of that extra headroom, you’re going to need to upgrade to the Apple TV 4K – a nearly identical version of the Apple TV but one that supports Ultra HD streaming and two types of HDR.
The Apple TV 4K comes in at, you guessed it, two price points. There’s a 32GB and 64GB version of the device but, unless you plan on going heavy on the apps, the 32GB should be fine for most folks. The 32GB Apple TV 4K comes in at £179 / $179 / AU$249, and the 64GB option at £199 / $199 / AU$279.
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