[sroussey]

They did? The tweet that announced stuff from the head of marketing did not mention 3 days.

That said, I believe you. Some press gets a hands-on on Wednesday (today) so unless they plan to pre-announce something (unlikely) or announce software only stuff, I think today is it.

[39896880]

"This is a huge week for the Mac, and this morning, we begin a series of three exciting new product announcements that will take place over the coming days," said Apple's hardware engineering chief John Ternus, in a video announcing the new iMac.

[sroussey]

Ah, thanks. I was referring to last weeks Tweet. I didn’t watch the iMac video.

[rbanffy]

That's disappointing. I was expecting a new Apple TV because mine needs replacement and I don't really feel inclined to get one that's due for an upgrade very soon.

Also, Studio and Pro are hanging there.

[coder543]

The current-gen Apple TV is already overpowered for what it does, and extremely nice to use. I can think of very few changes I would like to see, and most of them are purely software.

[int_19h]

I really wish it had some way to connect USB storage directly.

[coder543]

Mine has 128GB of onboard storage... but Apple still bans apps from downloading video, which annoys me.

The streaming apps virtually all support downloading for offline viewing on iPhone, but the Apple TV just becomes a paperweight when the internet goes out, because I'm not allowed to use the 128GB of storage for anything.

If they're not going to let you use the onboard storage, then it seems unlikely for them to let you use USB storage. So, first, I would like them to change their app policies regarding internal storage, which is one of the purely software improvements I would like to see.

[int_19h]

I use a dedicated NAS as a Plex server + Plex app on Apple TV itself for local streaming, which generally works fine. Infuse app can also index and stream from local sources.

But there are some cases like e.g. watching high-res high-FPS fractal zoom videos (e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cgp2WNNKmQ) where even brief random skipped frames from other things trying to use WiFi at the same time can be really noticeable and annoying.

[coder543]

I do strongly recommend using Ethernet, unless you have the WiFi-only model, but gotcha.

[rbanffy]

They could, at least, lower the price.