At CES recently, all the big TV manufacturers announced their new models - although they won't be available until the spring. Several brands have announced that they're including Apple Airplay into their new TVs. Sony, Samsung and LG all spring to mind. However, I don't know if they'll only be the higher end models or not. I would suggest spending some time on The Verge.
If you're interested, I would also recommend a recent episode of their podcast which is an interview with the CEO of Vizio. One thing that is quite scary is the amount of data these new smart TVs are collecting. Because TVs are now a margin business - 6% profit on each one sold - the manufacturers are looking at other ways to monetise their sets. That includes selling data about what you're actually doing and watching with your TV. There may be ways to opt out of it, if it's the sort of thing that bothers you (It's definitely the sort of thing that bothers *me*). One interesting facet is that he manufacturers' agreements with Apple mean that Apple has forced them to switch much of this off because they're so privacy focused. In overall terms, I confess that I prefer using my TV "dumb" and do all my streaming via an Nvidia Shield TV which is hands down the best streaming box or stick I've tried. But that's probably not all that useful to know. Adam On Wed, Jan 16, 2019 at 4:40 AM Kevin M. <drunkbastar...@gmail.com> wrote: > I’ve only connected to Apple TV at a friends house while pet sitting. I > found it glitchy. The screen would go blank when using apps other than > Apples to play videos (like VLC). I found it generally frustrating having > to restart multiple devices multiple times to try to watch a TV show. It > would be great if the bugs are worked out, but it is not the connnect and > play that Apple products used to be known for. > > On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 10:31 PM PGage <pga...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hmm, that could be useful for me. Will have to think about it. >> >> On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 8:01 PM Tom Wolper <twol...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> On Sun, Jan 13, 2019 at 2:17 PM Joe Hass <hassgoc...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> The only reason I would keep the Apple TV is if your home is in the >>>> Apple ecosystem like mine is to the point where what we stream sits on a >>>> Mac Mini. >>>> >>> >>> I think you can use an Apple TV to cast video from your iPad or iPhone >>> to your TV. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- >> Sent from Gmail Mobile >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
