[opendtv] In-depth review: Apple's third generation 1080p Apple TV and Software Update 5
- From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 23:07:45 -0400
In-depth review: Apple's third generation 1080p Apple TV and Software Update 5
By Daniel Eran Dilger
Thursday, March 29, 2012
The new Apple TV delivers 1080p video along with the features and
revamped user interface of "Software Update 5," a free update to
existing second generation Apple TV users.
What's new in the third generation Apple TV
In terms of features, the latest Apple TV is really only different
from the previous iOS based $99 model it replaces in that it can
handle 1080p video and that it has an additional wireless antenna for
improved WiFi reception that can support faster access to 802.11n
wireless networks.
In order to play 1080p video, Apple replaced the previous model's A4
chip with a single-core A5. This gives it computational power
somewhere between A4 class devices (including the original Apple TV,
iPad and iPhone 4) and last year's dual core A5 products (iPad 2 and
iPhone 4S).
This is the opposite direction Apple took with the new iPad's A5X,
which took the basic design of the A5 and added twice as many
graphics cores. Like the new A5X iPad, the single core A5 variant in
Apple TV is given twice as much system RAM as the previous generation.
While the second generation Apple TV had 256MB, the newest model has
512MB, giving the system more breathing room for pushing around
larger (and better quality) videos. Additional detail on the new
Apple TV's hardware capabilities is presented on the final page of
this review, after an overview of its new software features.
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http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/03/29/in_depth_review_apples_third_generation_1080p_apple_tv_and_software_update_5.html
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