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2021 Apple TV 4K with 32GB Storage (2nd Generation)

4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 19,203 ratings

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32 GB

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  • Dolby Atmos for immersive, room-filling sound
  • A12 Bionic chip gives a big boost to audio, video, and graphics, for even better game and app experiences
  • 4K High Frame Rate HDR with Dolby Vision for fluid, crisp video
  • Apple Original shows and movies from Apple TV+
  • The latest hits from Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, and more
  • More ways to enjoy your TV with Apple Arcade, Apple Fitness+, and Apple Music
  • The new Siri Remote with touch-enabled clickpad

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Price From: $179.95 From: -
Ratings 4.8 out of 5 stars (19,203) 4.8 out of 5 stars (5,308)
Capacity 32GB, 64GB 32GB
Video Output 2160p, Dolby Vision and HDR10 1080p
Audio Output Up to Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 surround sound Up to Dolby Atmos 360-degree cinema sound
Processor A12 Bionic chip with Next-generation Neural Engine A8 chip with 64-bit architecture
Siri Remote (2nd generation) check mark check mark

Technical Details

Apple TV 4K (A12 Bionic)

In the Box

Apple TV 4K, Siri Remote (2nd generation), Power cord, Documentation, Lightning to USB cable,

Networking

Gigabit Ethernet; 802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 with MIMO; simultaneous dual band (2.4GHz and 5GHz); Bluetooth 5.0

Ports

HDMI 2.1, Gigabit Ethernet, IR receiver

Height

1.4 inches (35 mm)

Width

3.9 inches (98 mm)

Depth

3.9 inches (98 mm)

Weight

15 ounces (425 g)

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What's in the box

  • Apple TV 4K
  • Siri Remote
  • Power cord
  • Lightning to USB Cable
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    Customer reviews

    4.8 out of 5 stars
    4.8 out of 5
    19,203 global ratings

    Customers say

    Customers like the picture quality, speed, and quality of the stand-alone streaming media player. They mention that the occasional 4K video looks excellent, the connection is super fast, and the loading of video is much smoother. They are also satisfied with ease of use. However, some customers are mixed on value, and remote.

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    311 customers mention261 positive50 negative

    Customers like the quality of the standalone streaming media player. They say it's reliable, works great, and is far superior to other streaming devices. Customers also say that the Apple TV is a real piece of AV equipment and is the best in class.

    "...This device is still working well on the guest room TV and is easy for the grandkids (and old people) to use. No complaints...." Read more

    "...Also, the way AirPlay works seamlessly compared to the built-in AirPlay that new TVs come with was a huge bonus...." Read more

    "...These are just amazing and super intuitive." Read more

    "perfect in every sense. Wouldn't use another box." Read more

    289 customers mention249 positive40 negative

    Customers like the ease of use of the streaming media player. They say it's more intuitive, lightning-fast, and has much greater capabilities. The UI is clean and intuitive, and the convenience it offers is really great. It's very easy to hook up and makes it easier to just pick up and go from where you left off. The remote is handy and easy to use, and life is a lot easier.

    "...This device is still working well on the guest room TV and is easy for the grandkids (and old people) to use. No complaints...." Read more

    "...The Apple TV instantly makes your TV feel brand new. It's more intuitive, lightning-fast, and has much greater capabilities than a normal TV OS...." Read more

    "...My picture quality is terrific, the apps connect quickly, the setup was easy, and the remote works great...." Read more

    "...I am baffled on how well everything just integrates so easy. I never had that with my Samsung and it's crazy. It makes everything so easy...." Read more

    159 customers mention132 positive27 negative

    Customers like the speed of the Apple TV 4K box. They say the connection is super fast, the loading of video is much smoother, and the start up and switching between apps is much faster than any other streamer. They also mention that the process is quick and that Ookla makes a really good speed test app. Overall, customers are happy with the speed and capabilities of the streaming device.

    "...Every couple of days it abruptly reboots but the process is quick and grandson briefly complains about being kicked out of youtube...." Read more

    "...It's more intuitive, lightning-fast, and has much greater capabilities than a normal TV OS...." Read more

    "...It’s quick! And the airplay works! So I just have to get this again, which I’m fine with at this point...." Read more

    "...My picture quality is terrific, the apps connect quickly, the setup was easy, and the remote works great...." Read more

    145 customers mention139 positive6 negative

    Customers like the picture quality of the product. They mention that the occasional 4K video looks excellent, the quality of image and sound is the same on Firestick, and it provides a fantastic picture. The streaming functionality, high resolution support, and sound are also appreciated. The 4K 60p playback is now possible, and h.265 [HEVC] and HDR video is now supported. Overall, customers are satisfied with the picture clarity and sound quality of this streaming device.

    "...The quality of the image and sound (on a new high end LG TV) is the same on Firestick and Apple...." Read more

    "...have access to, the stability and stronger connection, the better quality video and audio. It’s quick! And the airplay works!..." Read more

    "...My picture quality is terrific, the apps connect quickly, the setup was easy, and the remote works great...." Read more

    "...The output looks great, and this is amongst a small set of improvements.Faster refresh rate in the home menu:I guess so...." Read more

    211 customers mention108 positive103 negative

    Customers have mixed opinions about the remote. Some say it's awesome, easy to use, and works well, while others say it is terrible and twitchy.

    "...The remote is great, and lasts forever, though I wish it charged via USB-C rather than lightning...." Read more

    "The main issue I had with this was the remote is really sensitive. But I think it’s able to be adjusted in the settings...." Read more

    "...terrific, the apps connect quickly, the setup was easy, and the remote works great. Hands down the best option for fully enjoying your 4K TV." Read more

    "...More notes on the Shield:- The remote broke within 3 months- Smartphone app for the remote loses connection quite often-..." Read more

    105 customers mention69 positive36 negative

    Customers are mixed about the value of the product. Some mention that the price is well worth it, while others say that it's overpriced. Some say that the color expression alone is worth the money, especially with top of the line TVs such as OLED TV.

    "...Addendum: The new Apple TV 4K is out and has a good introductory price and great reviews. Try that one instead of this one." Read more

    "...I have to say that the price is well worth it...." Read more

    "...At first I thought the Apple TV was overpriced. Especially for me, since I have a gaming console with all my 4k video streaming...." Read more

    "...During Prime Day, this one was priced too well to pass up. I am replacing an older model on my office TV since it is a 4k...." Read more

    A Minor Update to an Excellent Streamer
    5 Stars
    A Minor Update to an Excellent Streamer
    Photos are a comparison of the last 4 generations of AppleTV: 3rd generation, HD, 4K, and this newest box; and the old Siri remote vs the new remote.If you liked the previous generation of the AppleTV, the original 4K, then you will like this new iteration. Because, it is near as makes no difference, exactly the same. Oh, there are spec sheet differences like higher frame 4K video for uncommon content and extremely modern TVs. And the processor has been bumped a couple generations, but I can’t tell the difference; it was plenty fast before and it’s plenty fast now.The remote is better. I had given the previous AppleTV 4 stars because the remote was a fragile, quirky, easily lost, tiny, button poor collection of Apple’s worst design impulses. I bought brightly colored cases for my remotes so I wouldn’t lose them, or forget which end was which. The new remote is more substantial, easier to perform such basic actions as skipping forward in videos. Has a mute button! Now I don’t have to volume down to zero to mute. With a power button so I don’t have to do the square button long press, slide and click to sleep. I can grab it and figure out which end is which without fumbling. Perhaps most importantly, my wife, who never figured out the old remote, uses this one without issue.From such small gifts come an additional star.Readjusting to the new remote continues. I still have muscle memory for the old remote and tend to press the play button when I mean to talk with Siri, and the mute button when I mean to pause. I’d say the old remote is better at swiping left or right, but the new remote is massively better at single directional clicks; it’s practical now to skip forward in single hops instead of swiping around and hoping I land about where I want to scrub in a timeline. The new remote also has a hard to discover feature where resting your thumb on the side of the “track wheel” while pausing video will enable a kind of iPod scrolling through videos. Very precise and makes skipping over commercials in Tablo much easier. Apps that don’t use the standard playback controls don’t necessarily get this feature.Owners of previous generations can just buy the new remote separately and save themselves the cost of a new box when there are no other compelling features. For example, the new color calibration feature using the iPhone 12 will work with older boxes too. I bought a new remote from Apple for the original AppleTV 4K in my bedroom and it paired in seconds and has been a pleasure to use. The larger size is a surprisingly important feature as it’s easier to find even when amongst the folds of an unmade bed, and fits my hand better.If it’s comparable to the old remote, it will need charging every 4-6 months with ample onscreen warning. I would not worry about the non-replaceable batteries. I doubt the typical remote will be charged as many as 20 cycles in its lifetime. By the way, do not charge it unless the AppleTV warns you as you don’t want to wear out the battery with too many cycles. This is not a device you want to daily charge.For those who are buying an AppleTV for the first time, I recommend it if the following is true: you use an iPhone, you have adequate network speed for 4K content, somewhere around 50-100 Mbit should be adequate, you buy iTunes content like movies and TV series. If you want HomeKit automation. If none of these are true, then some other streaming box is likely a better fit.Apple designs the best low wattage computer chips in the world today, and it is no surprise that the 2+ year old A12 in this box leads to a snappy interface. Apps launch fast, list of thumbnails scroll smoothly and briskly. I’ve never complained of a lack of speed with an AppleTV 4K of either generation.My most commonly used app is YouTube and it is fine, if not as full featured as the iPhone version. The occasional 4K video looks excellent on this platform. If you’d look at my network traffic reports, you see I go through videos by the terabyte. The only hiccup had been the occasional loss of pause button functionality, which they finally fixed. And I wish it were easier to turn on close captioning and leave them on.The large number of movies in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos in the iTunes library give my TV, a Sony A80J, a chance to show what it is capable of. Details in the dark and eye searing highlights come through and give me my money’s worth. And my library frequently sees movies I’ve already paid for refreshed in Dolby Vision. Recently, the Indiana Jones movies suddenly showed up in these formats, nice. On the other hand sometimes, a movie will require a second purchase to get Dolby Vision, and that’s aggravating and something I've yet to do.I should mention the existance of an Apple TV app on many modern televisions, including my Sony A80J and my LG CX. It is adequate at finding and excellent at displaying iTunes content—I can't tell any difference in quality between using a real AppleTV or the integrated app on my LG CX—but I'm not going to log into Google TV to see how it works on the Sony. I'd prefer privacy, something I'm not going to get from smart TVs from ad-revenue driven corporations.Dolby Atmos, is a nice to have feature, and many movies will feature it and its near mandatory rainy or helicopter scenes. The first chance I had to get into my new TV room’s attic, I put in overhead speakers for Atmos. And I just did the same in the basement media room. Well worth crawling around pulling some speaker wire. As a bonus, Apple has recently started remixing selected music tracks in an Atmos compatible format: Spatial Audio, which places the listener in a much more immersive location in the sound field. So, for times when you really want to listen to foreground music it’s a great feature.I’m not a fan of the TV+ app as it is too focused on selling content and services.There are many 3rd party apps, and I watch a lot of Hulu and VRV. The Channels app is a good to have if you have an antenna and an HDHomeRun. The Tablo app is a must to have if a bit slow if you own a Tablo network DVR. Cord cutters can pretty much fill there content needs and get away from cable television. The Netflix app, when I used it, was one of the better implementations I’d seen.I’d say very few people will notice a difference between the 32 and 64 GB versions. Maybe, with slow networks with a lot of rewatched content or large games. Save a bit of money.I’ve not been gaming on this box or its predecessor, not my thing and the games I tried did not compel. Still it has plenty of horsepower for most games. You will need a Bluetooth controller though as Apple has removed the gyroscope functionality from the remote. Not that the original Siri remote was a good controller anyway.Happy this still has a Gigabit Ethernet port as wired networking is reliable networking.As my home uses HomeKit, this acts as my hub, a centralized computer tying together the switches, thermostats, garage openers, and other smart devices in the house. A reliable system, although if you don’t need a streaming box, a HomePod Mini is cheaper and will also act as a hub, albeit sans Ethernet.Harmony remotes are no longer being made as modern streaming boxes control receivers and TVs so well. The AppleTV coexists with my Sony TV and Yamaha receiver to the point I go months without touching their remotes. All I really need is to turn the system on and off, mute, and adjust the volume and this does so well and reliably.As a developer, I’d say Apple has gone well out of its way to make porting iOS apps to tvOS almost easy. The introduction of Combine and SwiftUI should make it possible for developers to repurpose their apps to the Mac and the AppleTV with little initial effort. Certainly, I’d recommend any iOS developer own an AppleTV and think of which features might be useful on the big screen.As someone who uses an AppleTV every day, I appreciate the high level of technology, reliability, integration with other tech, speed, frequent software updates, new features delivered for free, and Apple’s privacy focus. As I just recently added a TV to my new home, I was happy to pick up this new model to replace an AppleTV HD, but I probably would not have replaced a first generation 4K with this model. However, I purchased just the remote for the original 4K model in my bedroom and have been happy with the decision.
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