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New Apple TV 4K finally gets a better remote

The all-new box also adds a faster A12 Bionic processor, support for high-frame rate HDR and the ability to calibrate your TV picture using your iPhone camera. But is it worth $180? CNET Editor David Katzmaier reacts to the news.

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The all-new box also adds a faster A12 Bionic processor, support for high-frame rate HDR and the ability to calibrate your TV picture using your iPhone camera. But is it worth $180? CNET Editor David Katzmaier reacts to the news.

73 Comments

  1. Archie Garcia

    April 20, 2021 at 11:49 pm

    They screwed up by not including the U1 chip in the remote… like what. The only thing you’ll probably lose the most

    • Yellow Flash Of the Leaf

      April 20, 2021 at 11:56 pm

      100% correct. It is a little bigger, but adding the U1 chip seemed like a no-brainer.

    • Brandon

      April 21, 2021 at 12:04 am

      That’s where AirTags come in! 😂

    • Yellow Flash Of the Leaf

      April 21, 2021 at 12:13 am

      @Brandon So they expect us to tape them to the remote? Or are they going to make some weird remote cover that includes a slot for an AirTag? They could have included a U1 chip and made the stand-alone remote a little more expensive. This would have made a much more compelling case for an upgrade.

  2. El Gordo Audio

    April 20, 2021 at 11:50 pm

    Think that remote is a good upgrade!

  3. Tony

    April 20, 2021 at 11:52 pm

    Overpriced.

  4. Rodney Gamble

    April 20, 2021 at 11:54 pm

    Wow 179 dollars for a new remote. I can calibrate my own tv it’s subjective anyway what you may like don’t mean I would like it what a missed opportunity for Apple get a 50 dollar 4K fire tv stick instead 🤔🤔🤔

  5. Kevin Lockett

    April 20, 2021 at 11:59 pm

    This is the simplest and best looking remote I have ever seen in my life!

  6. Yellow Flash Of the Leaf

    April 21, 2021 at 12:02 am

    What about spatial audio with the AirPods Pro and AirPods Max? From he specs sheet, it looks like the scrimped on that. That feature alone would have sealed the deal for an upgrade.

  7. cpu junkie

    April 21, 2021 at 12:04 am

    The remote should of been more nes like for the games!

  8. Mr Motown

    April 21, 2021 at 12:07 am

    Only If it’s much faster ,would I buy it. As transitioning from Dolby vision to SDR is very slow right now. If not I’ll get the remote only

  9. Chika Okechukwu

    April 21, 2021 at 12:17 am

    I see no reason to upgrade, I’ll just get the new romote.

    • Carlos De Leon

      April 21, 2021 at 12:28 am

      Same ! I hate my current remote drives me nuts

  10. Omar R

    April 21, 2021 at 12:17 am

    Ok I don’t know why I need a Apple TV 4K in 2021 🤷‍♂️

  11. Isaiah Malachi

    April 21, 2021 at 12:19 am

    Is it just me or does he look like the dude from Suite Life Of Zack And Cody? lol

  12. lilMiggs

    April 21, 2021 at 12:19 am

    Still love the box and what it does the Apple TV app sucks

  13. Andrew U

    April 21, 2021 at 12:22 am

    Will it do YOUTUBE 4K HDR!?

  14. view youtube

    April 21, 2021 at 12:25 am

    Buttons sold seperately

  15. Simon czesak

    April 21, 2021 at 12:26 am

    Wonder if it has bitstream audio finally ?

  16. Tony Nicklow

    April 21, 2021 at 12:29 am

    Still trash

  17. Sir Winston

    April 21, 2021 at 12:44 am

    VISION!!! you aint foolin no damn body! 😂

  18. Michel Russell

    April 21, 2021 at 12:46 am

    Thank god cuz I hate old remote

  19. Isaiah Aguilar

    April 21, 2021 at 12:47 am

    What’s going on with the ceiling though?

  20. Michel Russell

    April 21, 2021 at 12:52 am

    How does this color match thing work?

  21. Brian Dermott

    April 21, 2021 at 12:57 am

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    • Colleen Ackert

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    • Amrit Singh

      April 21, 2021 at 1:06 am

      pls stop it you bots

  22. Daniel Flores

    April 21, 2021 at 1:16 am

    Wow, now it has a power button!!! Welcome to 1945

  23. LA Latino

    April 21, 2021 at 1:20 am

    Does the new remote will work with the previous version of Apple tv?

  24. mj Henderson

    April 21, 2021 at 1:22 am

    I love the current remote

  25. David Tuttle

    April 21, 2021 at 1:24 am

    The Nvidia Shield TV Pro 2019 model @$200 is a much better thing to compare the Apple TV 4k against when trying to decide which premium model is tops. Not sure why it wasn’t mentioned. Roku isn’t in the same class as Apple TV and Nvidia.

  26. Cosmic Jerry

    April 21, 2021 at 12:17 pm

    🧙‍♂️ ☕ 📺

  27. Da Dude 2k21

    April 21, 2021 at 12:58 pm

    Nvidia Shield still king.

  28. Coco Jornel

    April 21, 2021 at 1:44 pm

    I have an older TV that does not support Apple TV/TV+. Would rather buy this (or some other smart device) than a new TV 😰

  29. Izztana Dark

    April 21, 2021 at 1:46 pm

    I will definitely buy this when it’s out. Knowing that I could use my PS5 controller on this device is really what draws me.

  30. Ernesto Giron

    April 21, 2021 at 2:18 pm

    Is not expensive is you get Dolby Atmos and Vision and the device actually works!

  31. Sumit Mahawar

    April 21, 2021 at 2:36 pm

    Try to get some acoustic treatment for your room it’s got a ton of reverb or use a lav mic

  32. Robo Cop

    April 21, 2021 at 2:58 pm

    Hahahahahah apple TV hahahahahahaha, what do you think I want to live in an Orwellian society, ahahahaahhahaahah what a joke

  33. Hideika

    April 21, 2021 at 3:24 pm

    It’s not worth the upgrade for me to be honest.. I’m staying with the old 4K Apple TV box, I was hoping to see an 8K Apple TV box but hopefully next time.

  34. FunkyJunky

    April 21, 2021 at 3:32 pm

    So dumb🤦‍♂️ they haven’t built in “find my” into the remote.

  35. prince

    April 21, 2021 at 3:32 pm

    I LOVED the old remote, the new omen is fugly and gross

  36. Glitch

    April 21, 2021 at 4:16 pm

    I’m getting the new remote.

  37. anthony jenson

    April 21, 2021 at 4:54 pm

    So no use upgrading, can buy just the remote

  38. Vin Church

    April 21, 2021 at 5:39 pm

    Why would this not include the U1 chip? I lose the Apple TV remote so often.

  39. Sebastien Havard

    April 21, 2021 at 6:15 pm

    I love the old 4k gen remote

  40. B Nav

    April 21, 2021 at 6:49 pm

    My tv has HDMI 2.1 ports and 120hz refresh rate. This new Apple TV might be worth the upgrade

  41. Gandalf The Gay

    April 21, 2021 at 6:52 pm

    YESSSS POWER BUTTON

  42. Dhanush

    April 21, 2021 at 7:25 pm

    Im in war wit my mom!

  43. Ricky Rojo

    April 21, 2021 at 7:35 pm

    What happened to 128gb

  44. Ali Choudhary

    April 21, 2021 at 7:59 pm

    Google TV is still better.

  45. R E Cronn

    April 21, 2021 at 8:04 pm

    The Siri remote is a POS. Why must Apple reinvent the wheel and charge yet again an outrageous amount for a remote control? People have used a standard button type remote for a couple of generations. Why does Apple take fr granted the accumulated knowledge of its users? Yet again, the dreaded APPLE TAX for a device that could be simple and easy to use and still be a well made Apple product.

  46. Larry Wong

    April 21, 2021 at 9:25 pm

    Will ATV gen 6 Dolby Vision HDR work on 2016 LG OLED’s? In which 30hz Dolby Vision will be needed for HDR 4K.

    I don’t care if only 1080p Dolby vision works in 2016 OLED’s. As in 2021 Roku Ultra. I want 4K 30hz Dolby Vision HDR to work.

  47. Shield

    April 21, 2021 at 9:39 pm

    When it comes to streaming boxes, Nvidia Shield is definitely King.

  48. Herb Aparicio

    April 21, 2021 at 10:38 pm

    Does this new Apple TV YouTube app play 4k now?

  49. Brett Skywalker

    April 22, 2021 at 12:54 am

    You’d think Apple would have found a way to remove all the buttons.

  50. Victoria Lourdes

    April 22, 2021 at 1:17 am

    The new control remote is for stupiiid finger because old people are lazy to learn touchpad short cuts

  51. Victoria Lourdes

    April 22, 2021 at 1:17 am

    The new control remote is for stupiiid people specially old people they are lazy to learn touchpad short cuts

  52. Dede

    April 22, 2021 at 4:45 am

    is it worth to buy tho, i already have LG C9 OLED

  53. Ellipsis22

    April 22, 2021 at 6:19 am

    The old remote is fine, people just always want something new.

    • Kyle H

      April 22, 2021 at 7:44 am

      Nope. Try telling which side is the top side in a dark lit room. And the touch pad wasn’t accurate. Even when you tweak it in settings. It looked cool though.

    • Ellipsis22

      April 22, 2021 at 7:47 am

      @Kyle H nope. Only an idiot couldn’t find the top side. And the touch pad was perfect, just because you couldn’t operate it doesn’t mean it was flawed.

  54. Matthew Garcia

    April 22, 2021 at 7:40 am

    I love how it uses thread so I don’t have to get a HomePod mini which is perfect for extending my WiFi mesh network

  55. Thomas Jacques

    April 22, 2021 at 12:05 pm

    I can finally replace both of my Apple TV 2’s.

  56. Nelson Mendes

    April 22, 2021 at 12:24 pm

    NVIDIA shield is still the king

  57. NETVO TV

    April 22, 2021 at 1:12 pm

    Can you use the new remote directly with TV that has tvOS built in?

  58. Michael Smith

    April 22, 2021 at 6:08 pm

    HDMI 2.1

  59. Wayne Zahra

    April 22, 2021 at 6:20 pm

    Hey guys, which do you prefer, APPLE TV OR AMAZON PRIME?

    My phone is Apple and my laptop will also be Apple but…
    I’m more for Alexa And Amazon.

  60. Angel Lopez

    April 22, 2021 at 7:29 pm

    Why does this man have an Xbox? 😂 does he not know that the PS5 exist? 😂

  61. David Ko

    April 22, 2021 at 8:14 pm

    I wish the symbols on the Apple remote could “light up” so you can see what buttons you’re pressing in the dark.

  62. Greg

    April 22, 2021 at 8:54 pm

    Never had any issue with the old remote. And it looks much better than this new one in my opinion.

  63. Wil H

    April 22, 2021 at 9:40 pm

    It’s worth the upgrade as I moving from APPT TV 4th gen,, back then there really wasn’t much content so didn’t needed an now jus was with Netflix an prime an so forth. Can’t wait to order! And also shouldn’t put username an passwords in the tv apps no end to end encryption.

  64. Luck Man

    April 22, 2021 at 10:11 pm

    Can my old apple tv 4k using this new remote?

  65. Tim

    April 23, 2021 at 12:35 am

    Cnet can’t afford a finished ceiling?

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