I was hesitant to buy
an Apple TV.
Getting an Apple TV in 2021
doesn't seem like such an obvious choice.
Today's smart TVs come with Android,
which allows you to use a variety of apps and software,
and most of them support Airplay
and even play games.
Why do you spend thousands of yuan to buy a
TV box?
But after a
long time with the Apple TV,
I admit I was completely wrong about it,
mistaking it for a TV box.
I'm Ron. Welcome back.
It's been more than three months since I got my Apple TV,
and today I'd like
to share my experience with you
As a TV box,
the Apple TV 20214k is
fully qualified.
First of all, let's talk about the operating system of Apple TV.
Now the TV box and
even the native system of the TV
are good enough to use.
So Apple TV's system isn't better
it's just more Apple
Visually
tvOS is very unified with iOS and padOS
At the same time, in terms of experience,
TVos is also very Apple,
which not only pursues details,
but also adds power to other Apple hardware.
For example,
in the system, you can type through the iPhone,
which is much better than using the keyboard that comes with the system.
For example
when you watch a video on Apple TV
you can also display the video you are watching on the iPhone
At this point, you can use the phone to adjust the volume,
fast forward or rewind some of the more commonly used operations,
without the need to use a remote control.
The Apple TV 2021 version also has some new features
including the ability to mix colors
which was one of the things that attracted me to it
According to Apple,
this feature improves viewing by making the colors displayed on
the TV more accurate
In actual experience,
this feature can
only say that you don't
expect it to make
any amazing changes to your TV.
My TV is a Sony,
and probably its native colors are already pretty good,
so after using the color adjustment function,
unless you look very, very carefully,
you can only see a little bit of difference.
But in daily use
I don't feel much difference
So if your TV
is already a very good brand,
don't expect too much from this feature.
This feature is also limited to non-Dolby picture quality.
If you select Dolby Vision in the picture settings
there is no color adjustment function
Another update to the Apple TV 4K 2021
is the design of its remote control.
What I would say about the
remote control is that it is not bad,
but there is a lot of room for improvement.
I haven't used the old Apple TV remote,
so I don't know how much it has changed
from the old one
It has a
nice aluminum body
and a simple design language,
but as a remote control,
it doesn't work any better than other remote controls,
especially those that require a certain learning cost
The new touch
ring doesn't add much comfort or precision to
the remote.
This actually gives me the feel of the
TouchBar on the MacBook Pro.
The original intention of the designers is to
find a more elegant solution.
However
in many use scenarios in life
touch interaction is not necessarily more efficient than physical buttons
Even for people like Emma
who likes to play with the remote control while watching TV
the touch ring is occasionally touched by mistake
disrupting the progress of watching
I used to think that was all there was to Apple TV.
But like all Apple products,
the charm of Apple lies in the linkage
with other Apple products,
which has the effect of 1 + 1 > 2.
Here I want to share two points that really affect my life.
One is a connection to the HomePod mini,
which can be paired with an Apple TV to
form a simple home theater.
While the sound of this combination is certainly not the best
it is definitely one of the easiest home theaters to set up
You can get a home theater
with Dolby Panoramic Sound
without having to set
up your speakers or connect cables
Watching movies at home,
especially during the epidemic,
when the cinema is not open,
is the only choice, which really improves the happiness of life.
With the TV's ARC audio return feature,
this setup can also be used as a speaker for the Switch
or ps5 to enhance the
immersive gaming experience.
I also made a special video to share.
How to use the Home Pod mini as a
speaker for a game console
Interested partners can watch
it at the link below the video.
The other is Apple Arcade
Apple and games
which is really a topic worth talking about
Simply put
my impression of Apple right now is that games are not in Apple's DNA
So you can see that
in the console game market and the audio
and video entertainment market,
which also need to burn a lot of money,
Apple did not hesitate to choose the latter, and a lot of real money was burned to Apple TV plus.
Cook also worked hard at every new
product launch to call out the new films in Apple TV plus.
and we're just getting started
Apple Arcade is a bit of a test and effort for Apple in
mobile games.
It's interesting to think of the apple
TV as a light gaming
machine that can
be connected to a PS or xbox controller,
so the gaming feel is guaranteed
After several years of updates
the Arcade library also has some good quality titles
which are actually quite suitable for leisure entertainment after work
But its game
is also as light as Arcade
own positioning.
If you play for a long time
there is a feeling that it is not very exciting
Take NBA 2K of several platforms as an example,
ps5 is certainly worthy of the king,
both the screen
and the whole game experience are very complete.
The Switch is underpowered
so the graphics are mediocre
and it takes a long time to read the bar
but it can still experience the full game
And Arcade is right in the middle of both.
Apple's chip offers decent functionality,
so it's visually superior to the switch version,
but at the same time it emasculates some of the game's modes,
so it's
not as exciting to play.
But one of the highlights of
Apple Arcade in the apple ecosystem is that
it can be played in any scenario.
You can play with your iPhone outside and
play with the Apple TV on the couch when you get home
You can also play with your iPad in bed before you go to sleep.
It's similar to Switch
but it's different from Switch
Overall,
the Apple TV 4K 2021 definitely
exceeded my expectations.
It's a great TV box
but it's not just a TV box
It's part of the Apple ecosystem
not an indispensable part
but it definitely adds to the ecosystem
Okay, that's all for today's video.
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I'm Ron,
an ordinary consumer, office worker and technology enthusiast,
and we'll see you in the next video.