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Depends on how you're leveraging their ecosystem. If you have HomeKit cameras, your Apple TV might also be running 24/7 realtime object detection for 5 simultan

Depends on how you're leveraging their ecosystem. If you have HomeKit cameras, your Apple TV might also be running 24/7 realtime object detection for 5 simultaneous 1080p video streams. And your ROI is way off. The new auto-calibration feature brings an otherwise cost-prohibitive service into the consumer mainstream. Even if you happen to have one of the few higher end TVs that supports AutoCal, you still need $150 calibration software plus a $250 colorimeter. If your TV doesn't support it, then you have to either pay a professional even more to manually calibrate your TV or buy a dedicated 3D LUT box for hundreds more.

rconti 6y ago
Can you elaborate on that first point? I'm not a Homekit or security camera person. Almost every word of that statement blows my mind.
- wil421 6y ago
  The AppleTV works as a sort of hub for HomeKit. They run some of the automation I have for different smart plugs. I assume it can do what OP said for HomeKit cameras. I use homebridge to enable HomeKit on devices that don’t support it so I’m not about native object detection.
- willseth 6y ago
  Sure. There are a handful of cameras that support a feature called HomeKit Secure Video (HSV). If you buy an HSV camera and you have an AppleTV, you can configure the camera to detect people, pets, and vehicles, set activity zones, and some other features. All the processing is done securely using the ATV's CPU, and anything you choose to record and save is encrypted and stored in iCloud. You do have to have a paid iCloud account to record the streams. This is a super slick feature that not only "just works," but AFAIK it's the only security system with object detection AI that doesn't do it on the vendor's servers. This saves incredible amount of upload bandwidth, since you are only storing the segments of video that trigger detection. Plus, no one else has the decryption key to your video. Also, IIUC the HomePod and maybe even HomePod mini can act as HSV hubs as well.
  - bchjnes69 6y ago
    Unifi Protect does object detection locally

rconti 6y ago

Can you elaborate on that first point? I'm not a Homekit or security camera person. Almost every word of that statement blows my mind.

wil421 6y ago
The AppleTV works as a sort of hub for HomeKit. They run some of the automation I have for different smart plugs. I assume it can do what OP said for HomeKit cameras. I use homebridge to enable HomeKit on devices that don’t support it so I’m not about native object detection.
willseth 6y ago
Sure. There are a handful of cameras that support a feature called HomeKit Secure Video (HSV). If you buy an HSV camera and you have an AppleTV, you can configure the camera to detect people, pets, and vehicles, set activity zones, and some other features. All the processing is done securely using the ATV's CPU, and anything you choose to record and save is encrypted and stored in iCloud. You do have to have a paid iCloud account to record the streams. This is a super slick feature that not only "just works," but AFAIK it's the only security system with object detection AI that doesn't do it on the vendor's servers. This saves incredible amount of upload bandwidth, since you are only storing the segments of video that trigger detection. Plus, no one else has the decryption key to your video. Also, IIUC the HomePod and maybe even HomePod mini can act as HSV hubs as well.
- bchjnes69 6y ago
  Unifi Protect does object detection locally