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No one is excited about a new Apple TV. At least there’s a few geeks like me who’d be excited about a new Home Assistant update. But literally no one cares ab

No one is excited about a new Apple TV. At least there’s a few geeks like me who’d be excited about a new Home Assistant update. But literally no one cares about Apple TV, a product so uninteresting that Apple couldn’t even give it a unique name.

nicolaslem 2y ago
Right but the point I am making is that Apple put a hub in tens of million homes without having to convince anyone to get a hub.
LordKeren 2y ago
I’m excited about a new Apple TV
nerdjon 2y ago
> a product so uninteresting that Apple couldn’t even give it a unique name. Because `iPhone` was a super unique name... I would argue that people are not excited about Apple TV because it does its job. There isn't a major need for new features but if they find a good feature to add to it, it can cause excitement. The OP is right though, the Apple TV being able to be a hub (which also means it processes Secure Video and how you access your HomeKit devices from outside your home) is a nice features that shouldn't be discounted. It is a Hub that is already in many people's homes and could be a gateway product. I guarantee you that if Apple announces a new Apple TV with some fantastic new feature, more people will be excited and buy it than there are that follow HA updates.
LeafItAlone 2y ago
On one of my TVs, I have: a Roku, a Fire TV stick, a Chromecast, and an Apple TV. The Apple TV is my favorite. It’s also the one that gets used the least. Because it’s one of the older models that has the glass remote and we drop the remotes all the time so it’s only used when I’m the only one watching and I generally control it from my iPhone (only iPhone in house). And it’s so much more expensive than the others. One Apple TV costs more than the others I have, combined.
wil421 2y ago
I have 5+ Apple TVs in 2 houses and have converted many family members over to Apple TVs. Not excited about buy a new Apple TV but the past features (4k) were reasons I’ve upgraded.

nicolaslem 2y ago

Right but the point I am making is that Apple put a hub in tens of million homes without having to convince anyone to get a hub.

LordKeren 2y ago

I’m excited about a new Apple TV

nerdjon 2y ago

> a product so uninteresting that Apple couldn’t even give it a unique name. Because `iPhone` was a super unique name... I would argue that people are not excited about Apple TV because it does its job. There isn't a major need for new features but if they find a good feature to add to it, it can cause excitement. The OP is right though, the Apple TV being able to be a hub (which also means it processes Secure Video and how you access your HomeKit devices from outside your home) is a nice features that shouldn't be discounted. It is a Hub that is already in many people's homes and could be a gateway product. I guarantee you that if Apple announces a new Apple TV with some fantastic new feature, more people will be excited and buy it than there are that follow HA updates.

LeafItAlone 2y ago

On one of my TVs, I have: a Roku, a Fire TV stick, a Chromecast, and an Apple TV. The Apple TV is my favorite. It’s also the one that gets used the least. Because it’s one of the older models that has the glass remote and we drop the remotes all the time so it’s only used when I’m the only one watching and I generally control it from my iPhone (only iPhone in house). And it’s so much more expensive than the others. One Apple TV costs more than the others I have, combined.

wil421 2y ago

I have 5+ Apple TVs in 2 houses and have converted many family members over to Apple TVs. Not excited about buy a new Apple TV but the past features (4k) were reasons I’ve upgraded.