[mryingster]

Unironically, the Apple TV is my favorite Apple device. It does exactly what it says it does, is inexpensive, and has a good interface. It just works.

[moelf]

Apple TV is one of those apple devices you can't use unless you're "apple enough" -- you can't even set it up without having an iOS device to do 2FA.

[khazhoux]

Correct. Apple products are really not meant to be used as one-offs if you are otherwise in Android/whatever ecosystem.

[KptMarchewa]

I'm happily using macbook, and would not use it if it required me to use ios or any other device.

[pmontra]

Apple TV is inexpensive and you hide it close to the TV. This one costs more than $3000 and you have to wear it on your face all the time. Masks work well only when we're alone or if everybody is wearing one. If not, they use to cancel the wearer from social interactions.

[schappim]

I think that is what they’re trying to achieve with the avatar and oled eyesight display. The jury is out.

[thefourthchime]

And most importantly, they're not selling you with tracking or ads. You bought a thing, you get a thing. No BS. besides that, the apps all work and have fewer bugs, unlike everything else I've used like it.

[ghaff]

It's sort of evolved to the "What's that Chromecast thing again?" for me. (Which I thought was super-underrated.) And I guess I could maybe upgrade my big TV which would be an absolute hassle and is perfectly good for my purposes--and might not even be better at this point. Not a frequently in my hand thing but for ~$100 and really nice, perfectly good.

[ra7]

And after years of neglect, they brought the one feature I really wanted in the Apple TV — ability to do FaceTime calls on the big screen.

[jw1224]

Fully agree! Their "hobby" has turned into possibly the best experience in their lineup (from a UX perspective).