I’ve seen a few posts here and there raving about the Apple TV box but it’s always occurred to me what’s so special about it?
A lot of my products are Apple and I’m starting to try and build a smart home (nothing crazy) but I have Sonos, Nest etc and I’m wondering what an Apple TV can offer me. I’ve read a few blogs but nothing seems to scream out at me.
Smart TV’s seem to have a lot of streaming apps and I gather I can AirPlay to it. One thing that I did find interesting though, I saw someone comment earlier that you can just chuck your AirPods on and it seemlessly connects (albeit very rare I’d need to actually do this, like it was suggested if the other half wanted to go to sleep I could carry on and watch tv with my AirPods).
What are the other worthwhile benefits?
It’s a nice user experience and the ability to easily use Airpods is nice it you use it. AirPlay, too, although some smart TVs now have this. Apple Arcade is relatively ok if you would use it (though it is a subscription)
To be honest, if you have a smart tv that does what you need, you’re not going to get a lot more out of the Apple TV to justify the cost, as long as your TV supports the services you use