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?
Honestly there’s no comparison with a Smart TV and an Apple TV. In function and reliability it’s comparing apples to oranges. Smart TV apps tend to be much spottier and the availability of apps is much more limited. Yes it will have the main five to ten well known streaming apps but after that it’s a shot in the dark at best.
If you’re already in the Apple ecosystem then you already understand seamlessness. Overall it’s also just much smoother. The Apple TV is way overpowered compared to any streaming box on the market. So it’s not going to stutter or struggle like other options do. Personally I have a high end Samsung smart tv and the Apple TV is what I watch everything on.