Apple TV 4K launched

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Well, I don't have a 4k tv so this doesn't interest me much, but the chipset seems fast at least - A10X should be able to handle better gaming. I have to say the gaming capabilities of my Apple TV are very disappointing because the remote sucks as a controller.
 
cerebus said:
Why would you think it could do that? This is Apple, you aren't gonna be able to add hdd's to it. The plex client works great.
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I don't want to add a HDD I want it powerful enough to serve as such. Storage is distributed so don't need to sit onboard.
 
4K movies from iTunes can be streamed but not downloaded locally

You can rent or purchase 4K movies from iTunes Store, but you cannot download them locally to your devices like with 1080p (HD) and standard definition (SD) content offered on the store.

BOTTOM LINE: new 4K purchases and previous HD purchases upgraded to 4K are always available to you for streaming in SD/HD/4K, but you can download them locally only in HD/SD.

According to Apple’s support document, you can download a local copy of an HD or SD movie from iTunes to your iPhone, iPad, Mac or PC just like you’ve always been able to (Apple TV intelligently caches purchased movies, depending on available storage).

You cannot, however, download a 4K version of the movie onto your Apple ID-authorized devices. This puts a new definition on “renting” and “purchasing” so here’s a quick cheat sheet:

BUY SD/HD: The movie can be downloaded locally onto your iOS devices and computers to keep forever and streamed unlimitedly on Apple TV.
RENT SD/HD: The movie is cached locally on your iOS devices, computers and Apple TVs for smooth playback and automatically deleted after 24 hours in the United States and 48 hours everywhere else. You have 30 days to start watching your rental. The OS automatically plays the best quality of video available for your device and Internet connection.
BUY 4K: The movie can be streamed unlimitedly in SD/HD/4K on your iOS devices, computers and Apple TVs. You can also download it locally onto your iOS devices and computers in SD/HD resolution only.
RENT 4K: The movie is always streamed to your iOS devices, computers and Apple TVs and cannot be downloaded to keep the file forever. After you begin streaming, you have 24 hours to watch your 4K rental in the United States and 48 hours to watch it everywhere else. You have 30 days to start watching your rental. The OS automatically plays the best quality of video available for your device and Internet connection.
On the surface, this sounds like another annoying limitation.

In reality, however, this isn’t such a big deal as it sounds because you’re getting 4K versions of iTunes movies essentially for free if you already own them in HD or at the same asking price of the latest and greatest flicks, which is typically set at $19.99.

Besides, all video content carried on iTunes Store has always been DRM-protected using Apple’s proprietary FairPlay mechanism.

FairPlay limits your iTunes movies to playback on iPhone, iPad, Mac or PC devices authorized with the same Apple ID account you’ve used to buy them.

Apple is upgrading all of our previous HD movie purchases to 4K versions, where available, completely free of charge—which is unheard of—so I’m guessing this limitation is some sort of concession to content owners in exchange for free HD→4K upgrades.

I doubt this new policy indicates a licensing issue.

More likely, Hollywood majors are afraid that someone might beat FairPlay encryption so they’ve probably imposed this limitation upon Apple.

http://www.idownloadblog.com/2017/09/21/4k-movies-itunes-no-download/
 
backstreetboy said:
Lol they're so late with this.
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They're going to tell that now is the perfectly correct time to do UHD. Not even a few weeks earlier - right now! And Apple called it again as they do year after a year ...
 
Apple recommends a minimum Internet connection speed of 25 Mbps for 4K streaming

Following news that Apple is only streaming 4K movies, not offering downloads, the Cupertino company has now detailed 4K streaming requirements in a recent support document.

“Apple recommends a minimum speed of 25 Mbps for 4K streaming,” reads the document. You’ll want to take this into account when watching 4K movies on an Apple TV 4K connected to a 4K-compatible television.

This doesn’t come as a surprise. The higher the quality of the video you’re streaming, the faster your Internet connection has to be. If your Internet connection is slower than 25 Mbps or the transfer speed drops, your device will automatically switch the video quality to a lower quality version.

“When you buy or rent a movie or TV show from iTunes Store, the device that you’re using might warn you that it can’t play 1080p (HD) or 4K video content,” Apple explains. “Instead, your device automatically plays the highest-quality version of that video that it can.”

Your other Apple devices will play the higher-quality version if they’re compatible.

Before the support document appeared on Apple’s website, automated hardware troubleshooting responses discovered in the tvOS code suggested that uninterrupted 4K streaming would require a minimum 15Mbps broadband connection.

You can stream movies from iTunes Store using the iTunes Store or TV app on iOS, iTunes for Mac or Windows and the iTunes Movies or TV app on your fourth-geneartion Apple TV or later.

As mentioned, Apple has cautioned that you can download a local copy of an HD movie to an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac or PC, and might be able to download HDR and Dolby Vision versions of an HD movie to your iOS devices, but you cannot download a 4K version locally.

http://www.idownloadblog.com/2017/09/29/apple-recommends-25-mbps-for-4k-streaming/
 
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