DirecTV Now renews four-month subscription promo with Apple TV 4K

DirectTV Now has re-started its launch promotion, and is offering new subscribers the new Apple TV 4K if they pay four months of service in advance.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 13

Vimeo adds support for vivid HDR colors on iPhone X, iPad Pro, Apple TV 4K

Popular streaming video service Vimeo has updated its official iOS and tvOS apps to take advantage of Apple's recent support for high dynamic range video across its platform of devices, including the iPhone X.

Neil Hughes 8 years ago 1

Deals: Top of the line 2016 13" Touch Bar for $2,299 ($600 off); 2017 27" iMac 5K $1,649; 10.5" iPad Pro (LTE) for $849 + 0% financing offer

Pre-Black Friday deals are heating up this week with instant markdowns on iMacs, MacBooks, iPads and Apple TV 4Ks in addition to 0% special financing offers. Save $600 on a loaded 2016 13" MacBook Pro with Touch Bar or $150 on a 2017 27" iMac 5K. Apple's 15" MacBook Pros are also $200 off, while iPad Pros are $60 to $100 off, and the 32GB Apple TV 4K is $10 off. All with no tax collected on orders shipped outside NY and NJ.

Christine McKee 8 years ago 0

Tip: Convert physical Blu-ray and DVD discs to iTunes with Vudu and Movies Anywhere

The expansion of Movies Anywhere to new studios and services has, in a roundabout way, enabled a new capability: You can now scan physical DVDs and Blu-rays that you own, and for a small fee convert them into authentic, legitimate iTunes Store purchases. AppleInsider explains how to do it.

Neil Hughes 8 years ago 90

Roundup: The best HDR TVs to pair with the Apple TV 4K

With the Apple TV 4K hitting store shelves, we're rounding up a list of the best TVs on the market that offer ultra HD resolution and support HDR technology to fully utilize the Apple TV 4K's ability.

Christine McKee 8 years ago 19

Video: Apple TV 4K and the SteelSeries Nimbus controller brings tvOS gaming back to life

The new Apple TV 4K is now available and thanks to an ultra-powerful A10X Fusion CPU, it can output beautiful images with both High Dynamic Range and 4K resolution. Though Apple is touting higher quality movies and video with 4K HDR support, the new processor promises huge potential in terms of gaming.

AppleInsider Staff 8 years ago 15

Review: Apple TV 4K is an impressive extension of the iTunes ecosystem to the living room

The oft-complained about lack of support for 4K has been rectified in the update to the Apple TV. The new Apple TV 4K not only has the higher resolution but support for HDR — and AppleInsider has examined it in detail.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 81

Apple not only company fighting Google over video, as YouTube is cut from Amazon Echo Show

On Tuesday afternoon, Google withdrew YouTube service from the Echo Show personal video device, and the two companies have issued dueling statements about the matter.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 27

Apple TV 4K listing appears on Amazon, after two-year absence of product line [u]

A listing for the 64-gigabyte version of the Apple TV 4K on Amazon is briefly buoyed hopes for an imminent release of an Amazon Prime Video app for Apple's set-top box— but the listing has since been removed by the e-commerce giant.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 20

Apple TV 4K teardown demonstrates new cooling system for A10X processor

A disassembly of the new Apple TV 4K shows not only the improved processor in the device, but a completely redesigned cooling solution complete with "serious thermal venting" plus a fan.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 31

Amazon slashes 4K video prices in apparent reaction to iTunes 4K deals

Amazon has dramatically reduced the costs of 4K movies on Amazon Video, undercutting prices at Apple's iTunes for streaming on the Apple TV 4K.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 24

Watch: Why Apple TV 4K can't play 4K YouTube videos

Apple TV 4K promises users the ability to view 4K HDR content from a wide range of sources, including Netflix and Apple's own iTunes Store. However, the streamer is incompatible with one of the world's largest repositories of free 4K content: YouTube. We explain why.

AppleInsider Staff 8 years ago 49

Video: First look at new Apple TV 4K with HDR

The new Apple TV 4K offers ultra-high resolution streaming from services like iTunes and Netflix, as well as access to apps and games on the tvOS App Store. AppleInsider offers a closer look at the new set-top streaming box.

AppleInsider Staff 8 years ago 9

iTunes Digital Copy redemptions from non-4K Blu-rays appear to support 4K streaming on new Apple TV

While 4K films on iTunes are streaming-only, it appears that users may be able to upgrade their movie collection if they buy a physical Blu-ray copy that comes with an iTunes Digital Copy code, even if the Blu-ray is just 1080p HD.

Neil Hughes 8 years ago 15

First look: Apple TV 4K with tweaked Siri remote design

If you owned the previous fourth-generation Apple TV with Siri remote, you'll be hard pressed to find any differences with the new fifth-generation Apple TV 4K, aside from a white, raised ring around the Menu button on the remote.

Neil Hughes 8 years ago 25

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