Comment by lowbloodsugar
25 days ago
I mean, how would this be an upgrade?
I have a $12k Trinnov processor that’s quite good at audio, handles 4k@120 and 8k. $299 Apple TV still can’t pass through audio or do anything better than 4k@60?
I didn’t get to spend $12k on a Trinnov by overpaying for the little things. Apple is high. I don’t know who this is for.
Does it come with specially shielded and gold plated hdmi cables to go along with the rest of the 12k snake oil?
Why would it need gold plated anything? It's all digital, all the way to the speakers. Or was that not a serious question? Perhaps you are thinking I spend $10k on speaker wire or devices to alter my listening rooms "quantum field"? No. I have an expensive digital processor because things like room correction work and the trinnov is the only kit that works with HDCP inputs and produces digital output. It's not that hard to do, it's just hard to do legally.
Hence “snake oil” — gold plated digital cables are an unfortunately huge market for people with too much money and too little sense.
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What 8k or 120 fps 4k content is even available?
Presumably it is for the 99.999% who didn't spend $12k on a Trinnov.
That's my point. If I'm not willing to spend $299 on a device with the same spec, audio/visual wise, as the previous $149 generation, who would be? Who here needs AI in their streaming services endpoint?