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UPDATE: After the latest Apple TV 4K? The Apple TV 4K 2021 is now on the market, updating the streamer’s problematic Siri remote, upgrading the processing, and adding high frame rate capability as well as color calibration functionality through compatible iPhones. For our review of the 2017 model, though, read on below…

The Apple TV 4K (2017) feels like a confident step forward for Apple’s little streaming box, even if it took a while to get here – and that’s especially true if you’ve recently invested in a slightly-too-fancy-but-go-on-it’s-a-treat 4K HDR TV. The Apple TV 4K is one of the best options you’ve got to place under that TV, with a few caveats.

• Apple 4K TV (64GB Black) at Walmart for $139

The Apple TV 4K can handle all 4K resolution content, with HDR10 and Dolby Vision supported, so the main new standards are covered – and (depending on the TV you’ve connected it to) the pictures look fantastic. From the flyover screensavers to the menu interface, everything packs in more pixels and looks sharper for it.

Apple TV 4K is also the only video streaming device to support both Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision formats. The announcement came during Apple’s WWDC 2018 keynote and came alongside the news that iTunes will now stock Dolby Atmos-enabled films and TV shows.

Since tvOS (the operating system that both the Apple TV 4K and standard Apple TV use) first appeared. it’s really improved. Universal search is getting better all the time, and if you subscribe to Apple Music it makes the Apple TV a competent jukebox as well as a top-tier movie streamer. 

The speedy A10X processor means you should be able to navigate the interface and load apps a hair faster than before, and Dolby Vision is a real asset to the streaming device as it’s a format that few streaming devices support right now. 

That said, it’s an increasingly competitive market when it comes to streaming content to your large-screen television: Roku, Amazon and Google are all vying for the top spot, so does the Apple TV 4K have enough to fight its way to pride of place beneath your set? Well, maybe, maybe not. 

The answer largely depends how deeply tied you are into the Apple ecosystem, your TV’s limitations and just how much of that scrumptious 4K content you can wrangle up. 

The Apple TV 4K isn’t a flawless system, but if you’re looking for a 4K streamer with a few future-facing technologies, a deep-rooted connection to all of your iDevices and a decent app selection, it might just be the perfect streamer for you.

Price and release date

• 32GB Apple TV 4K priced at £179 / $179 / AU$249
• 64GB option costs £199 / $199 / AU$279
• Latest model released on September 22, 2017

In terms of price, the Apple TV 4K isn’t the cheapest streaming box on the market (an honor that currently belongs to Google’s Chromecast). But that premium price is largely to be expected with Apple products, mostly due to the polish and extras on offer.

The new box comes in two storage options: 32GB and 64GB, and unless you plan on going heavy on the apps, the 32GB should be fine for most folks. 

That being said, it’s worth noting that Apple has recently raised the size limit for apps permitted on the box to 4GB, so if you’re thinking of having this as a micro-console then you might want to scale up to be on the safe side.

There’s not a lot of difference between the price of the new Apple TV 4K and the previous model from a couple of years ago, with Apple clearly keen to encourage consumers to go for the newer model.

The 32GB Apple TV 4K comes in at £179 / $179 / AU$249, and the 64GB option at £199 / $199 / AU$279. Compare that to the 2015 model, which is now £149 / $149 / AU$209, and it makes choosing between them a tough decision.

New 4K interface

• Sleek interface looks great in 4K
• Occasional lag while switching apps
• Screen mirroring is great

The ‘new’ interface on the Apple TV 4K is basically a cleaned up version of the one that adorned the previous box – it’s been upgraded to pack in more pixels and look sleeker on a UHD TV.

It’s been designed with ease of use in mind, mirroring across devices from iPad to iPhone (using the new TV app, which is coming to parts of the world other than the US by the end of the year) for a consistent experience.

The other upgrade here is that coverage of live sports (in the US) has been enhanced to deliver tailored content: you can now see live scores and be notified of exciting moments in games that the Apple TV thinks you might like, making it easier to not miss a beat of the key stuff.

We couldn’t test this in the UK or Australia as the functionality isn’t available yet in these territories (Apple is yet to confirm its release plans outside of the US), but if your box can properly work out the things you like to watch it could really cause some arguments when you’re in the middle of an enthralling film, and have to turn casually to your partner and say “Honey, can I just…?”

The overall performance of the Apple TV 4K was a touch slow at times, with a spinning loading wheel appearing when transitioning between apps or calling up different shows. However, when we started to stream the interface was snappy, suggesting that the issue was not with our fiber optic internet connection. 

This lag can be irritating when you’re navigating around the TV and moving from game to TV show, or trying to browse new titles, but it wasn’t a prevalent occurrence overall. 

Of course, streaming videos isn’t the only thing the Apple TV 4K can do: It’s also a great center for your burgeoning smart home thanks the integration of HomeKit, Apple’s proprietary technology that brings the IoT to iOS.

Not only can it control your Homekit devices, which are starting to make their way into the home quietly in the form of speakers, smart plugs or Philips Hue bulbs, but the ease with which an iPhone or iPad syncs with the Apple TV is impressive.

Screen mirroring is instant, and makes it really easy to share content on the big screen. It’s not quite as useful as Chromecast if you want to use something like Google Photos – which is superior to the onboard Apple Photos app in terms of the sheer amount of stuff you can save – but it can show pretty much anything else instantly.

The only thing that’s locked is content from some streaming services – at least that’s the case in the UK. Sky Go couldn’t be mirrored onto the screen, so it’s not a catch-all solution to getting content onto the living room television.

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It’s been four years since Apple last revamped its streaming box, and you’d be forgiven for initially being underwhelmed – the Apple TV 4K (2021) looks identical to its predecessor, the Apple TV 4K (2017) and the tweaks and improvements it offers over its the previous iteration are, on the face of it, minuscule. However, the interface is remarkably slick, and it finally brings more than just TV streaming to the table. 

The Apple TV 4K (2021) is powered by the A12 Bionic processor, which is also found in the iPad and iPhone XS, rather than the A10X chip used in the previous iteration. This makes navigating the interface slightly speedier than before, and it also provides enough processing power to play high-frame-rate (60fps) HDR videos more smoothly than before. On top of that, there’s a handy color balance feature, which uses the light sensor in any iPhone that supports Face ID to check and tweak your TV’s color balance so it’s more accurate and in line with industry standards, without you having to manually adjust the TV’s settings. 

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Like its predecessor, the Apple TV 4K (2021) comes with either 32GB or 64GB of storage space – 32GB should be fine for most people unless you plan on downloading oodles of apps, games or movies and TV shows. As well as the streaming box itself, you’ll also get the revamped Siri remote.

The remote supplied with the Apple TV 4K (2017) was a bone of contention, but the new-look Siri remote included here is thinner, and ditches the touch-sensitive trackpad in favor of a circular clickpad, which makes scrolling through the interface far easier.

As well as allowing you to watch movies and shows from the major streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney Plus, and of course, Apple TV Plus, the Apple TV 4K (2021) also provides access to Apple’s services, from gaming platform Arcade to Apple Music and even Apple Fitness+. Apple’s voice-assistant, Siri, also comes built-in, and it’s an effective way to search for movies, TV shows and music, either by title or by genre, and you can use AirPlay to share everything from photos and video clips to presentations to your TV.

The Apple TV 4K (2021) isn’t just for streaming – it can double as a HomeKit Hub, so you can control your smart home devices, even when you’re not at home – and if you have a HomeKit-enabled video doorbell or home security camera, you’ll be able to see a live feed on your TV. It also has Thread smart home technology built in, which enables your smart home gadgets from different manufacturers to work together more seamlessly.

The Apple TV 4K (2021) doesn’t come cheap – in fact, it’s one of the priciest streamers on the market, costing around three times more than Roku’s 4K streaming stick+. For those that are deeply tied into the Apple Ecosystem, though, or who want to upgrade their streamer to provide the smoothest, sharpest 4K playback possible, it’s well worth investing in.

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Apple TV 4K (2021) price and availability

• List price: $179 / £169 / AU$249

As we’ve already mentioned, the Apple TV 4K (2021) comes in two variants – a 32GB model priced at $179 / £169 / AU$249, and a 64GB model that will set you back $199 / £189 / AU$279. It’s available to pre-order now, and should start shipping by the end of May – in the UK Apple Store it’s showing shipping within 1-2 weeks.

In the US and Australia, this is the same price as the current Apple TV 4K (2017) was when it launched; in the UK both versions are £10 cheaper.

The new Siri Remote is also available to purchase separately for use with the previous-generation Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD, for $59 / £55 / AU$59. 

(Image credit: TechRadar)

Design

• Sleek glossy black cube design
• Re-vamped thinner, weightier Siri remote
• Powered by A12 Bionic chip

The latest Apple TV 4K certainly isn’t the most compact TV streaming device on the market, but it’s not the bulkiest either – measuring 3.9 x 3.9 x 1.4 inches / 9.8 x 8.8 x 3.5cm (w x d x h) it can slot easily into your existing home cinema setup. It has a matt black top with a discreet Apple TV logo in the center, in the same glossy finish found on the sides. On the back are the power socket, a HDMI 2.1 port and an Ethernet socket, although it does also have Wi-Fi. However, unlike some of the best streaming devices, it doesn’t come bundled with a HDMI cable – you’ll need to provide this yourself.

As we’ve already mentioned, the revamped Siri remote is one of the big draws of the new Apple TV 4K. The new Siri remote is thinner, but slightly heavier than before, and powered by a rechargeable battery. The circular clickpad at the top of the remote control works in the same way as the touch-sensitive trackpad, allowing you to swipe up, down and left to right to scroll through apps and settings on the Apple TV 4K. Pressing the clickpad will open apps, or pause/restart playback when you’re streaming TV shows, movies or music, while the outer ring can be used to scroll forwards and backwards during playback, enabling you to select a specific scene in a movie or show.

For the first time, the Siri remote has a power button, so you can use it to switch the Apple TV 4K on or off, along with your TV too, and it also now features a back button and a mute button. The Siri button has now been moved to the right-hand edge of the remote. 

As we’ve mentioned, the Apple TV 4K (2021) is powered by the A12 Bionic chip, and supports both high-frame-rate HDR and Dolby Vision 4K format, along with Dolby Atmos audio.  

(Image credit: TechRadar)

Performance

• High-frame-rate HDR makes sports look smooth and clear
• You can tweak color balance with your iPhone
• Siri is fast and efficient

Like most Apple devices, the Apple TV 4K proved extremely easy to set up, and it was recognized by our iPhone as soon as we plugged it in. The iPhone took care of transferring our Apple ID and password to the Apple TV 4K automatically, and we were also impressed by the One Home Screen feature, which mirrors the apps and layout of any existing Apple TV devices in your home.

The overall performance of the Apple TV 4K (2021) was very slick, with no lag when loading or switching apps, and we found Siri was effective at searching for content, even when a query contained multiple parameters – when we asked for comedy movies for children, a number of suitable films, including Paddington 2 and Finding Dory, were displayed at the bottom of the screen within seconds. 

When it comes to playing high-frame-rate HDR, there’s currently a limited amount of compatible content available, but we were able to see a clear difference when watching Red Bull TV on the Apple TV 4K (2021) compared to the Apple TV 4K (2017). On the newest Apple TV, Red Bull Straight Rhythm – a fast-paced motorbike supercross event – looked smooth and clear, while was slightly jittery and not as detailed when viewed on the previous iteration. 

We found the color balance feature simple to use – after holding our iPhone close to our TV screen with the camera pointed towards it, with the on-screen image cycling through a range of colors, we were presented with a new color profile that was less vivid and slightly more subdued. It’s easy to switch between your original color settings and the new balanced look using the on-screen options. 

We were impressed with the redesigned Siri remote: we found the clickpad to be far more accurate than the previous model when it came to scrolling through apps and shows, and were also impressed that the TV could be switched off at the same time as the Apple TV 4K (2021), which means fewer remotes cluttering up the coffee table. The extra weight –  2.25oz / 64g compared to 1.5oz / 45g – is welcome, giving the feel of a more premium build quality. 

There are plenty of small but extremely handy features built into the Apple TV 4K (2021) too. For example, if you need to enter text on the Apple TV 4K (2021), such as a password, you can type it on your iPhone rather than messing about trying to select on-screen characters with the remote. You can connect two pairs of Apple AirPods at the same time for private listening, and there’s also multi-user support, so family members with their own AppleID can be added to the device and see their own personalized app, video and music collections. 

These features are also available on the Apple TV 4K (2017), and it’s the close attention to detail that makes any iteration of Apple’s streaming box a real pleasure to use.

(Image credit: TechRadar)

Should I buy the Apple TV 4K (2021)

Buy it if…

Don’t buy it if…

First reviewed: May 2021

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Breaking news is something you just have to watch as it happens. Fortunately, the Apple TV lets you get your news fix without a cable subscription. This guide will walk you through the best news apps for watching live news on your Apple TV.

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Reuters TV: Not your great-great-great grandfather’s news app

News on the Apple TV is only an app away.

A surprisingly strong effort comes from one of the oldest companies in the news business. Reuters got its start 166 years ago when journalists delivered breaking news reports by carrier pigeon. Now the venerable news agency has embraced 21st Century media.

The Reuters TV app launched a few years ago as a subscription service. The company dropped its paywall last year in favor of an ad-supported business model. Some of the advertising appears as company logos on sponsored sections, but most of the ads are traditional thirty or sixty second video spots. Reuters claims that the “premium” ads consume only 5% of viewing time compared to 25% on traditional TV. If even that is too much for you, an in-app subscription will give you an ad-free experience.

Reuters TV lets you choose how much news you have time for.

The app opens in the Reuters Now section. You choose whether you have time for a ten, fifteen, or thirty-minute news report. This is not a rehash of an earlier newscast. Reuters has more than 2,500 journalists around the world producing video reports every day. The ten minutes of Reuters Now you watch during lunch will not be the same ten minutes you watched in the morning. In effect, it is the same experience you get on a traditional newscast but without a news anchor introducing each video. Reuters promises that the app will evolve over time as its algorithms learn what kind of news you prefer watching.

News organized by category will run as a single stream – or you can select a report to watch.

The menu bar lets you navigate between the Reuters Now, Featured, Live, and Settings sections. Featured is home to Reuters’ on-demand reports. Within each topic you can select specific videos or watch the entire topic as a single stream. Some of the topics are sponsored. Microsoft, for example, sponsors the “Race to the Future” technology section.

You can find upcoming live coverage – and breaking news when it happens – on the Reuters TV Live screen.

Reuters does not produce a live stream with anchors introducing pre-produced reports or interviewing other journalists like you will see on other networks. The Live section instead hosts Reuters coverage of specific events. Most of these are press conferences or public addresses by world leaders. During breaking news events, such as the recent Finsbury Park attack in London, the Live section is where you will find live streams from Reuters journalists on the scene. A badge appears next to the Live bar menu item to notify you when a new stream is available

You too can contemplate the infinite possibilities of the Reuters TV Settings screen.

The Settings section lets you toggle between the US and International versions of the app. Reuters may have bigger plans, but right now this looks like a poor decision. The Live and Featured sections are the same in both versions. The only thing that does change is the content in the Reuters Now feed. It would have been much easier for the user if the app had separate menu bar items for Reuters Now US and Reuters Now World. But that is the only flaw in an otherwise solid app.

CBS News: The Tiffany Network goes over the top

Out of all the traditional networks, CBS provides the best news app.

The traditional TV networks, both cable and broadcast, are not cord cutter-friendly. Apps from the cable news channels require a cable subscriber code to activate. Fox’s app only streams a webcam from the studios of its talk radio network. ABC promotes the ability to watch four live streams simultaneously, but most of the streams are not related to news. NBC’s news app only provides on demand reports.

CBS is the only traditional network that gets things right. It was the last network to set up a 24×7 news operation, so CBSN went with a digital-first strategy that skipped cable entirely. CBSN is a pure over-the-top news network that is only available on the web, through CBS News mobile apps, and on home streaming devices like the Apple TV.

Of course, you cannot expect an old network like CBS to change completely. The CBS News app has more advertising than any of the others in this review. Two or three ads will run between programs and during programs’ regular commercial breaks.

The live stream includes programming from CBS New as well as original live reports from CBSN.

The app’s live stream autoplays at launch. Anchors introduce news reports, conduct in-studio interviews, and coordinate breaking news coverage just like any other news network. The news you see is not a rehash or what you get on TV. While some of the reports are rebroadcast from the parent network’s news shows, CBSN’s in-house journalists develop their own reports as well.

The main screen of the CBS News app lets you browse on-demand news reports.

Most of the navigation happens from the CBS News screen rather than the menu bar. Scrolling down you will see recent or popular stories that the network has run. You can also watch reports from CBS’s roster of scheduled news shows like 60 Minutes and Face the Nation.

Browse through the roster of CBS News’ scheduled programming.

The menu bar lets you switch between the CBS News, My Videos, and Search screens. My Videos displays any news reports that you have bookmarked. Just click and hold the remote while video is playing to add it to the list.

Bloomberg: News for the business-minded

If business is your business, then Bloomberg is a must-have app for your Apple TV.

Bloomberg makes its money selling information services to companies on Wall Street rather than from cable fees. But even the rest of us 99-percenters get round-the-clock reporting of the world’s business news.

The app does have an ad-based business model. Ads appear more often than in the Reuters TV app, but not as often as the CBS News app. You will see a brief ad when you launch the live stream and on-demand videos. Every once in a while an ad appears as an on-demand stream transitions from one video to another.

Bloomberg’s live broadcast appears on the Featured screen.

The app opens to the Featured section. This is where you can launch Bloomberg’s live stream. Columns to the right let you navigate through collections of on-demand videos. The collections are an odd jumble of categories, topics, and shows. Why, for example, list content from Hello World when the most recent episode is five months old? The “For You” column is visible even though customization is only available to Bloomberg’s subscribers.

The Shows screen organizes Bloomberg content by… shows.

The menu bar lets you switch between Featured, Shows, and Settings. Bloomberg subscribers can sign-in to their accounts from the Settings screen. If you are not a subscriber, you will never use the Settings screen. The Shows screen, as you would expect, organizes on-demand videos for each of Bloomberg’s scheduled news shows. There are some odd choices here as well. The Bloomberg app lists shows that no longer air on the network. All of you who missed The Spark’s May 2016 report on wastewater beer are in luck. For the rest of us, the stale content leaves a lot to be desired.

The execution may not be perfect. Bloomberg’s unique focus, however, makes this an essential app for anyone who needs to track the latest business news.

Sky News: A global perspective

The Sky News app provides the most news coverage from outside the United States

Apps from international news networks like Al Jazeera, NHK, CBC, DW, and RT will give you a different perspective on the world’s news – and on events in the US. Unfortunately, Apple does not make the apps easy to discover. You will have to use the App Store’s search function to track most of them down.

The Sky News app opens to thumbnails of live and on-demand news reports.

Sky News delivers the most comprehensive coverage out of all of the international apps. The 24-hour news network – Britain’s first – began as a satellite news channel in the 1980s. Only viewers in the United Kingdom see advertising. Sky News International runs video headlines during the commercial breaks, making the Sky News app subscription-free and ad-free.

Sky News broadcasts live through apps, cable, and satellite.

The app opens to the Sky News screen which lists recent news reports for on-demand viewing. A thumbnail in the carousel at the top of the screen includes an option for Sky News’ live stream. You can also find the live stream by navigating through the menu bar to Live, selecting the one live option, and then selecting play. Or you can go to the Categories section, select Live, and guess which one of three options will work. The other two are for the UK and some other unnamed region. That is not the best experience but it’s easy enough to avoid.

Sky News has its priorities. No business or sports but you can get on-demand video of the Queen.

The Categories section has a more useful function: letting you find on-demand news reports by topic. It has separate collections for US, UK, and World news reports as well as technology and entertainment collections. There is even a Royal Family category so you can keep up with those wacky Windsors.

Pluto TV: A dwarf planet’s worth of news

Pluto TV provides convenient access to multiple news streams, but it is not perfect.

Convenience is the Pluto TV app’s big selling point. It consolidates a dozen news channels (along with movies and sports) within one app. But that convenience comes at the cost of the experience.

Pluto TV was founded a few years ago to serve the cord cutter market with an over-the-top TV experience. Its editors originally curated YouTube videos, presenting them within a programming guide-like interface like you would see on a cable box. It now has content deals with major networks that expanded its offerings.

The Pluto TV interface is familiar, but basic controls are missing.

Live video streams from CBS News, Sky News, RT, NewsmaxTV, and Bloomberg deliver the news as it happens. The other news channels, however, are not live. The NBC/MSNBC and Newsy channels consist of curated collections of videos. The streams from Cheddar and CNBC are delayed by as much as five hours.

Pluto TV is an ad-supported rebroadcaster of other networks’ news which creates an uneven experience. You will see ads that CBS and the others run. Pluto TV also inserts its own advertising which can interrupt the program you are watching.

The quality of PlutoTV’s CBS News and other live streams are similar to the standalone apps.

Video quality is not consistent between the channels either. The CBS News channel, for example, is as sharp as what you see in the CBS News app. The feeds from NBC, however, are much softer.

The interface itself needs work as well. You cannot create a favorites list or enter the channel number directly. That means you have to scroll one by one through the entire list to change channels. Even though news channels are grouped together, it is an unnecessary annoyance.

Going Local: Free or convenient, but not both

Local news is the one weakness all of these apps share. The national and international networks are not set up to provide locally-tailored reports. You do have two options for getting local news streaming through your Apple TV.

Streaming local news apps to your Apple TV works, but not well.

The first option is to download your local station’s app on your phone and then stream to the Apple TV. Of course that option does not work for Android owners since AirPlay only works between the Apple TV and an iPhone or iPad. On top of that, the better local apps often require activation with a cable subscription. The remaining local apps make the experience so inconvenient that it may not be worth the hassle.

The second option has an upfront cost of a few hundred dollars: a SiliconDust HDHomeRun networked TV tuner paired with an over-the-air HDTV antenna. The combination will let you stream every local TV station to most devices on your network.

The HDHomeRun and Plex can send local channels to your Apple TV.

Except the Apple TV. SiliconDust has not developed a tvOS app, but third-party apps can bring the feed into your Apple TV. If you already use Plex to stream media across your network, you can integrate the HDHomeRun and stream broadcast TV stations to your Plex app on the Apple TV. But only if you subscribe to the premium Plex Pass service. That gets you a programming guide and access to the Plex DVR service.

Channels is another well-regarded option. It may seem pricey at $25, but that gets you access to the programming guide without a subscription.

Spending several hundred dollars may be excessive just to get local news, but the HDHomeRun option gives you access to sports and anything else broadcast over the air for free. Combined with your favorite news apps, you can turn your Apple TV into a fairly complete replacement for the cable box and bring the future one step closer to home.

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Cupertino, California Apple today announced the next generation of Apple TV 4K, delivering high frame rate HDR with Dolby Vision and connecting customers to their favorite content with the highest quality. At the heart of the new Apple TV 4K is the A12 Bionic chip that provides a significant boost in graphics performance, video decoding, and audio processing. And with an all-new design, the Siri Remote makes it even easier to watch shows and movies on Apple TV with intuitive navigation controls. Together with tvOS — the most powerful TV operating system — Apple TV 4K works seamlessly with Apple devices and services to magically transform the living room in ways that everyone in the family will love.

“Apple TV 4K is in a category of its own, leveraging a deep integration of Apple hardware, software, and services that delivers a massive upgrade to any TV for the very best cinematic experience,” said Bob Borchers, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “With the A12 Bionic and the all-new Siri Remote, Apple TV 4K lets customers enjoy their favorite shows, movies, and more in the highest quality, with simple and intuitive controls. And of course, Apple TV 4K offers easy access to Apple services, along with thousands of apps on the App Store for even more entertainment options.”

Improved Video Experiences

With A12 Bionic, Apple TV 4K now supports high frame rate HDR (High Dynamic Range) and Dolby Vision video, enabling fast-moving action at 60 frames per second (fps) to play more smoothly and appear more lifelike than ever before.1 Apple is working with leading video providers around the world, including FOX Sports, NBCUniversal, Paramount+, Red Bull TV, and Canal+, as they begin to stream in high frame rate HDR. And with high frame rate support in AirPlay, videos can be displayed in full 60-fps Dolby Vision on the new Apple TV 4K.

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published by Chand Bellur
September 25, 2015 at 10:44 p.m.

UPDATED: December 21, 2020

• Apple TV is both a device and an app, with Apple TV+ designating a video subscription service.

• Second and Third generation Apple TV’s don’t support the App Store but instead come pre-installed with “channels”.

• Apple TV channels can be free, require a cable subscription for activation, or require a monthly fee.

• Owners of second and third-generation Apple TV models can beam almost any content to their TV from their iPhone or iPad using AirPlay.

 

By popular demand, this article presents Apple TV channels ordered by cost.

NOTE: This article covers Apple TV channels for the 2nd and 3rd generation models. The new Apple TV 4 features an App Store with thousands of apps, many of which are content channels.Interested in Apple TV 4 and tvOS? Check out these articles:

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I listen to my readers. They often put forth constructive criticism and good advice. The “Apple TV Channels” article offers a more verbose narrative describing each channel. It’s a great read if you want details on each Apple TV channel. Unfortunately, this presentation made it difficult for readers to get a quick glance of Apple TV channel costs.

Some readers contend that most Apple TV channels require a TV provider (cable, satellite, U-verse). This is actually a misconception. Several channels require a TV provider, but most do not. A lot of the TV provider-bound or subscription channels also offer some free content.

As a cord-cutter, I considered how I could elucidate this discrepancy. Readers were getting lost in the narrative and their heuristic tally of channel costs was seemingly inaccurate. Offering this data in a tabular format should make it clear — there’s a lot of free content on Apple TV. The channels are ordered by increasing cost, with free channels first and subscription channels last. Let’s take a look at what the cost categories mean.

Free Apple TV Channels

A free Apple TV channel is just that — gratis. There are no subscription charges. You will not need to activate the channel with a TV provider for access. I watch these free channels all the time, and many of them are excellent. PBS, for example, is a treasure trove of excellent content. I often stay informed with ABC News, Sky News or other free news channels. Both Sky News and CBS News offer 24/7 live, streaming news for free. PBS does require free activation on their website. This provides access to your local PBS affiliate’s content.

Limited Free Content; Requires TV Provider

Some Apple TV channels offer free content, but require activation with a TV provider for full access. These channels typically offer short clips, sports scores and stats. Some offer full episodes of TV shows. Cord-cutters can enjoy some free content on these channels.

Limited Free Content; Requires TV Provider; Extra Content with Subscription

Tennis Channel Everywhere offers three tiers of access. Viewers can enjoy some free content. A TV provider subscription offers more content. A Tennis Channel Plus subscription enables access to even more content. Tennis Channel Everywhere is the only Apple TV Channel in this cost category.

Limited Free Content; Subscription

A subscription service charges a monthly or annual fee for access. Viewers do not need a TV provider to access these channels. They can subscribe to the channel directly. Some of these channels offer free content without a subscription. This is most common with sports channels, which tend to offer clips, highlights and stats for free.

Limited Free Content; iTunes Purchase

iTunes TV shows generally require a purchase. If you browse the iTunes store on your iOS device or computer, you can find free TV episodes. Accessing these free episodes on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or computer will present them as “purchases” on your Apple TV. From there, they can be viewed directly on Apple TV. You can also beam them from your device to Apple TV using AirPlay.

Limited Free Content; Subscription; Pay-Per-View

UFC offers some free content, but requires a subscription for more complete access. Pay-per-view events are not covered by the subscription costs. These pricing tiers are specific to the UFC channel.

Requires TV Provider

Only a few Apple TV channels will stonewall viewers who don’t have a TV provider. These channels offer absolutely no free content. When you access the channel, you are instructed to activate with your TV provider.

iTunes Rental or Purchase

iTunes Movies are available for rent or purchase directly on Apple TV. You can also purchase these on any device that offers the iTunes store and play them on your Apple TV using the same Apple ID.

iTunes Purchase

Apart from the free (and controversial) U2 album, iTunes music must be purchased. Any iTunes song or album you have purchased will be presented on the Music channel in Apple TV.

Subscription

Subscription channels require a monthly or annual fee for access. Netflix is the most popular example of an Apple TV subscription channel.

Apple TV Channels by Cost

The following table presents Apple TV channels ordered by cost. You can click on any channel to view more information.

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There’s more involved in properly setting up the new Apple TV 4K than just connecting it to your TV set and turning it on — even after you’ve followed Apple’s own setup steps. Here’s what you need to know for the smoothest and most complete set up possible.

Yes, you can just plug in a new Apple TV 4K, follow the prompts and it works. There are now more options than before, such as setting the color balance to better suit your TV set, but broadly speaking, it’s still simple to set up.

It’s so easy to set up, that going straight from the box to watching something on your TV can be a matter of a few minutes. Except it doesn’t really end quite there, especially if you’re moving from an older Apple TV.

Apple wants you to watch everything on an Apple TV 4K and through the Apple TV app, but you can’t. Netflix won’t work in it, for instance.

So you end up treating the Apple TV app as you do Netflix’s or anyone else’s. You go into it when you want to watch Apple TV+ and you go into Netflix’s when you want to watch that.

Except with a new Apple TV 4K, if you press the Home button on the new Siri Remote, you don’t go to the home screen. You go into the Apple TV app instead.

So as well as finding the way to change that, if you want to, there is also telling Apple that no, you had it all set up nicely in Light Mode before and would like that back. Plus the setup takes you through everything you need to watch Apple TV+, or iTunes purchases, but doesn’t touch all the other services.

This means that even after you’ve set it all up, you still have more stuff to do.

Key things to set up with a new Apple TV

• You need to re-sign in to apps like YouTube, Plex, and others
• Apple defaults to dark mode even if you had light before
• Apple reasserts its preference for the Apple TV app

If you can’t set up via iPhone, you can choose manual setup on the Apple TV

How to set up a new Apple TV 4K

1. Plug in the Apple TV 4K
2. Connect it to your TV using a 4K HDMI cable, not included
3. Set your language and region
4. Accept the privacy notice by clicking Continue
5. If prompted, allow Apple TV to Switch to Match a different display format
6. When prompted choose Set Up with iPhone
7. Then unlock your iPhone, on the same Wi-Fi network
8. Make sure Bluetooth is on and hold the iPhone close to the Apple TV
9. This step should see the Apple TV gather Wi-Fi information from the phone, but it can fail
10. If it fails, you’ll be back at the Set Up with iPhone screen and can instead choose to do it Manually
11. Whether you do it automatically or manually, you’ll be prompted to enter an authentication code that’s sent to your iPhone
12. On the next screen, choose Turn On for the “One Home Screen” option
13. Select from the menu where in your house this Apple TV is
14. Accept terms and conditions, and agree to share information with developers

In theory, your Apple TV 4K is now set up and you’re taken to a possibly unfamiliar-looking home screen. Regardless of whether you’ve turned on One Home Screen or not, the layout of Apple TV apps will be the default one — for a moment.

Just as you mutter a bit and start looking to rearrange them, they all move to where you’ve previously had them set up.

You’ll also notice that the setup procedure has not included one of the advertised new features of Apple TV 4K. You haven’t been prompted to color balance your TV set, and you never will be.

Instead, you have to elect to start that process.

How to color balance your new Apple TV 4K

1. On the Apple TV 4K, go to Settings, Video and Audio
2. Scroll far, far down to Color Balance
3. Follow the on-screen prompts

Now you’ll be directed to hold your iPhone close to the TV set. When you do, the iPhone will recognize the Apple TV 4K and pop up a Color Balance screen. Tap Continue.

Next, your TV set will step you through turning your iPhone so that its front camera is facing the television. Then when it’s positioned correctly, the Apple TV will display a series of tests like a solid white color, a solid red one, and so on.

You’re not prompted to set up Color Balance, you have to know where to look

When it’s done, you’ll be presented with a final screen that has two buttons at the bottom. The screen will be showing one of the Apple TV screensavers, but depending on the button you choose, it will either preview the image as it was before color balancing, or after.

You can choose whichever you like. But the color balance one is typically very clearly the better choice.

It’s important to note that the Apple TV is not calibrating your television. It is, instead, calibrating what the Apple TV presents to your television. So, if you have other video sources connected to that television, the process will have no effect on those inputs.

After you’ve calibrated what you’re seeing, it’s easy to see for yourself how this looks. From the Apple TV 4K home screen, double-press the new back arrow button and launch screensavers.

They are every bit as gorgeous as you’ve heard, but there aren’t many of them. Initially, just two or three will have been downloaded, but the rest will come over the next week or so.

Try a movie, too, and see what the new Siri Remote is like.

Using the new Siri Remote

It’s actually not as handy having the Siri button on the side, particularly if you’re using the remote in your right hand. But otherwise, the new layout is clear and convenient.

There’s still the Home button, but that new backwards facing arrow button, replacing the old Menu, is clearer. It’s indicating that it takes you back up through different menus and levels.

Plus, it controls your TV set. The set has to be compatible, though the only practical way to test that is to press the Power button, and see what happens. It’s also possible that you have to move HDMI ports on the television for this to work or a setting on the television itself is preventing this — but we’ll leave that to you to figure out, as there are too many variables to give you a full solution here.

If it can turn the set on, it can turn the set off too. Though in this case it’s a long press on the Power button. Similarly, the remote has now gained a mute button, so no more scrabbling for the volume down when you switch from a loud streaming service like Netflix.

The old square touchpad is gone, but in its place is a circular section which has a touch pad in the center and a touch-sensitive ring around it. The idea is that you can use the ring to scroll through videos more accurately.

In initial use, though, it seems it’s less a scroll and more a short-term jog. You can jog back and forth, rewinding to catch something you missed, or skipping ahead a little. But to move more than a few minutes through a movie, in either direction, you need to swipe on the center panel.

How to undo Apple’s new defaults

1. To change from Apple’s default Dark Mode, go to Settings
2. Choose General, then Appearance
3. Then choose Light (or Dark, or Automatic to have it change during the day)
4. To make the Home button take you to the home screen instead of Apple TV app, go to Settings
5. Choose Remotes and Devices
6. Scroll to TV Button
7. Click to change it from Apple TV App to Home Screen

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It’s up to you, of course, whether you prefer the Home button taking you to Home or not. But it’s especially frustrating if you don’t know why the Apple TV app tries to show you everything, to be your one-stop shop for all you can watch, but doesn’t have Netflix.

With Home taking you home, the Apple TV app is the same as the Netflix one, you just scroll to select it and click to go in when you want. When Home takes you to the Apple TV app instead, you have then click out of it to go anywhere else.

Plus although the Apple TV app has steadily improved since it was imposed on us, it’s still not perfect.

Routinely, you will see the wrong image displayed for a film or a TV show. That’s doubtlessly down to human error, but it happens a lot. Plus it still remains that case that if you’ve enjoyed episode 3 of a series, the Apple TV app will sometimes recommend episode 2 next.

It’s annoying that something as apparently simple as counting to the next episode goes wrong. It’s deeply annoying that Apple will recognize your One Home Screen from a previous Apple TV, but ignore the Home button setting, and ignore your Light or Dark choice.

Then as you first open Netflix, as you first open YouTube, it’s a bit tedious how you have to sign in all the time.

However, it’s when you skip around between these apps that you will first see one of the benefits of the new Apple TV 4K. It is noticeably faster at this.

Then if you’ve previously had an Apple TV HD, and your TV set supports 4K, you are going to relish how good it looks. Sometimes there won’t be a tremendously startling difference between HD and 4K, but then suddenly there’ll be a scene where you know you’ve bought wisely.

Finally, you’ve really and completely set up your new Apple TV 4K. Unless, that is, you also want to exploit the new option of having all your TV audio routed to your HomePod stereo pair.

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