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-DementedAvenger- t1_j4q2gnq wrote

Reply to comment by ballzdeap1488 in The Apple TV expects you to have an iPhone in order to accept new iCloud terms and conditions by diacewrb

There are many people in the 50+ age range that do not care what ecosystem their devices are part of. They get the android phone because their family recommends it, but then turn around and get an Apple TV because a friend of theirs recommended it. And they don’t really care how these devices interact with one another.

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freeturk51 t1_j4qxbhk wrote

Does anyone recommend Apple TVs outside of NA? Never seen one in the wild in Europe

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spazzardnope t1_j4re2d6 wrote

I’m in the UK and have owned several since the PowerPC days when you could install OS X on them with a bit of tinkering and turn them into pseudo Mac Mini’s. It helps that they used to give them out free with MacBooks and iMacs if you were a student or working in education. Now you just get an Apple media voucher.

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b1e t1_j4r2lks wrote

Really? We have one on each tv in our summer home in Italy and most of our friends use them since they’re better than the crappy OS that comes with the tv.

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freeturk51 t1_j4r34q5 wrote

Anywhere I went (Totals to France, Germany, Sweden, Austria, Cyprus and where I live, Turkey) it was people using stuff like Mi Boxes, Bravia or Philips TVs with preloaded Google TV or TVs with Amazon Fire OS. Although it is obvious that the usage count is not 0, from what I have seen, it is not widespread, although I can guess that there obviously are groups like you lot who use it.

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b1e t1_j4r3hfz wrote

I mean in the US I wouldn’t say it’s super widespread either. Most people just use whatever chrome OS comes on their TV.

Main reason to get one is the vastly better UI + responsiveness, proper HDR support, and sometimes better streaming quality.

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Biomax315 t1_j4uluh5 wrote

I have two smart TVs and use an Apple TV on both of them for exactly those reasons.

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MichaelScottsWormguy t1_j4rm5km wrote

Sounds like ignorance to me.

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-DementedAvenger- t1_j4ro5ni wrote

Ignorance isn’t always bad. The option to have several good products made by different companies is a good thing.

And they should reasonably be able to function without a handful of other thousand-dollar devices.

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