The Apple TV HD had a protracted life, however after hanging round for seven years Apple is lastly able to put it out to pasture. The transfer was revealed Tuesday when Apple’s on-line retailer not listed the Apple TV HD as accessible on the market. The one streaming machine at present accessible at Apple’s web site is now the new Apple TV 4K.
Final given a specs replace again in 2015, the growing old field was nonetheless offered in late 2022 at $149, and discounted as little as a still-expensive $79, regardless of not being able to streaming content material in 4K. Apple gave the field a slight repackaging final 12 months to incorporate its new Siri Distant, however nonetheless saved the sky-high worth and growing old A8 processor (much like the one discovered within the iPhone 6 that was launched in 2014) the identical.
In our newest evaluate of the Apple TV HD final 12 months, the machine did a wonderful job opening and taking part in all the most important streaming apps — however did so at a considerably cheaper Roku, Amazon Hearth TV or Google Chromecast. Asking the Apple TV HD to do something extra, like play an Apple Arcade sport, and also you rapidly noticed how restricted the field was.
With the rather more highly effective Apple TV 4K working an up to date A12 processor and simply $30 extra on the time, it begged the query of why anybody would even need the Apple TV HD anymore? Should you already are wonderful with spending over $100 on a streaming machine, that delta in all probability does not matter when the expertise on the 4K model is so a lot better.
It took a while, however Apple appears to lastly have gotten the message by reducing the worth on the brand new Apple TV 4K and at last killing off its HD cousin. RIP Apple TV HD, you had an excellent run.
Apple didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Preorders at the moment are open for the brand new Apple TV 4K with costs beginning at $129. Gadgets will start transport on Nov. 4.
