Dec 16
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I’m a big fan of the Apple TV. Â In terms of functionality, I feel like it is the superset of all streaming devices. Â You can cast media to it from smartphones and tablets. Â Out of the box, you can stream your own local content from a PC. Â It ties into Apple’s iTunes ecosystem for movie/TV rentals and purchases. Â And the third-generation Apple TV has a large number of built-in channels, while the fourth-generation has a vibrant app store full of third-party apps that provide access to a wide range of content.
For several years now, I’ve had two third-generation Apple TVs, one for each TV. Â I finally decided it was time to replace one of them with a new fourth-generation Apple TV — Persephone — and pass my older one — Beauregard — onto my parents.
So far, I like it a lot. Â It can do everything I could with my previous Apple TV, but with lots of new apps available (particularly, Plex and games). Â Even though I predominately use a Logitech Harmony remote, I do also find the Siri Remote pretty interesting and well-designed, particularly the ability to search for content across all of your apps.