Review Apple Watch TV
OUR VERDICT
Eventually the new Apple TV might be the revolution the Cupertino company promised it would be. But for right now, it's a middling streaming video player that has a premium remote and a price tag to match.
FOR
AirPlay with iOS devices
tvOS is a huge improvement
Allows third-party apps
AGAINST
Half-baked Siri
Not enough content yet
Bluetooth remote needs work
Update: Apple TV is having some real problems with its latest software update, tvOS 10.2. Many are reporting that the new update is breaking AirPlay support on third-party apps like Airfoil that allows Mac or Windows users to stream
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If it existed in a bubble, Apple TV would be a stellar product. It offers a steady improvement over its three-year-stagnant predecessor - a device built for the then revolutionary new standard of 1080p - and comes with one of the most premium remotes on the market.
If there was nothing to compare it to, it'd be hard to point out the number of flaws the system has. It doesn't have nearly as much content as other streaming devices have, for example, and Siri recognises less than half the commands on the new Apple TV than it does on iOS, watchOS or OSX.
The situation is improving. Apple has been working with third-party content developers like Adobe, HBO and Twitch to add new apps every few days. But there still doesn't seem to be the same outpouring of support for the Apple TV that the iPad and iPhone enjoy.
That's not to mention the fact Siri is voiceless at the moment, relying on text and graphics to respond to any inquiries you might have.
Siri has had a major upgrade promised at WWDC 2016 however. Soon you'll be able to use Siri to search for film categories, as well as to search YouTube or even channel live streams.
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The remote itself I really like, as do many of the developers I've spoken to about it. But it isn't the panacea Apple marketed it as. Entering text one letter at a time for a password is tedious, and even though you can now pair your Apple TV to your iPhone or iPad to enter text, it's still not an intuitive solution.
That said, innovations are slowly coming to Apple's latest set-top box. The latest version of iTunes will allow you to watch movies and TV shows you rented on your computer on your Apple TV, and tvOS 10 brought HomeKit functionality.
But, in spite of all these sparkling new innovations, the new Apple TV is still not the product we were promised, and chances are it never will.
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