The "problem" with the Apple TV is that it's hard to see a need for upgrading unless the things outright breaks. I'm using an older-gen ATV 4k that is chugging along just fine as both my main streamer and my HomeKit hub. I did replace the horrible touchpad remote with a $10 remote that eschews the touchpad for buttons (but at the cost of the voice button). And problems are apparently on the horizon because the gigabit ethernet port now maxes at under 100Mbps for some reason (WiFi is still fine). Hard for current users to see the need for upgrading given the incremental nature of the updates.
For sure! I just don't think Apple sees that as a problem. They sell a lot of Apple TVs in raw numbers, but it's such a small overall piece of their business that it merits only so much attention from them. I'm not sure what they could do honestly to drive more upgrades. It's such an appliance product. Even high end game consoles only get major updates once a decade or so.
The "problem" with the Apple TV is that it's hard to see a need for upgrading unless the things outright breaks. I'm using an older-gen ATV 4k that is chugging along just fine as both my main streamer and my HomeKit hub. I did replace the horrible touchpad remote with a $10 remote that eschews the touchpad for buttons (but at the cost of the voice button). And problems are apparently on the horizon because the gigabit ethernet port now maxes at under 100Mbps for some reason (WiFi is still fine). Hard for current users to see the need for upgrading given the incremental nature of the updates.
The "problem" with the Apple TV is that it's hard to see a need for upgrading unless the things outright breaks. I'm using an older-gen ATV 4k that is chugging along just fine as both my main streamer and my HomeKit hub. I did replace the horrible touchpad remote with a $10 remote that eschews the touchpad for buttons (but at the cost of the voice button). And problems are apparently on the horizon because the gigabit ethernet port now maxes at under 100Mbps for some reason (WiFi is still fine). Hard for current users to see the need for upgrading given the incremental nature of the updates.
For sure! I just don't think Apple sees that as a problem. They sell a lot of Apple TVs in raw numbers, but it's such a small overall piece of their business that it merits only so much attention from them. I'm not sure what they could do honestly to drive more upgrades. It's such an appliance product. Even high end game consoles only get major updates once a decade or so.
The "problem" with the Apple TV is that it's hard to see a need for upgrading unless the things outright breaks. I'm using an older-gen ATV 4k that is chugging along just fine as both my main streamer and my HomeKit hub. I did replace the horrible touchpad remote with a $10 remote that eschews the touchpad for buttons (but at the cost of the voice button). And problems are apparently on the horizon because the gigabit ethernet port now maxes at under 100Mbps for some reason (WiFi is still fine). Hard for current users to see the need for upgrading given the incremental nature of the updates.