10 Things I Enjoy About the Apple TV (2015)

**The New Apple TV: A Review of its Top 10 Features**

As a graphic designer and tech enthusiast, I was excited to dive into the new Apple TV and explore its features. In this article, I'll share my top 10 favorite things about the new Apple TV, which will give you an idea of what makes it so special.

**1. The Parallax Artwork**

The Parallax artwork is pure eye candy, with beautifully designed icons and artworks that are a joy to behold. Sometimes, I find myself spending minutes upon minutes just admiring these stunning designs, thanks to the power of parallax scrolling. This feature is a game-changer for graphic designers like me who appreciate attention to detail and design excellence.

**2. Aerial Screen Savers**

Aerial screen savers are a new feature that has blown my mind. Apple took the time to set up stunning drone footage over major landmarks and cities, such as London, New York City, and San Francisco. These screen savers are not only beautiful but also mesmerizing, making me lose track of time as I gaze at them. It's clear that Apple put a lot of thought into designing this feature.

**3. App Switcher**

The app switcher on the new Apple TV is another standout feature that has won me over. Double-clicking the home button reveals an app switcher that looks identical to the one on iOS devices. But what sets it apart is the smooth and seamless experience of switching between apps. By swiping up, the app actually quits, giving me complete control over my Apple TV experience.

**4. Siri Remote Volume Control**

One of the most surprising features I discovered was the built-in volume control on the Siri remote. No longer do I need to juggle multiple remotes or adjust the audio levels using apps like YouTube and Netflix. The Siri remote's volume control is a simple yet genius feature that has streamlined my viewing experience.

**5. tvOS**

As an iOS fan, it's music to my ears to know that tvOS is based on the same operating system as iOS. This means that tvOS is already mature and will continue to grow alongside its iOS counterpart. I'm excited to see what features and updates the tvOS ecosystem has in store for us.

**6. Other Features**

There are many other features that make the new Apple TV stand out, such as Home Sharing support, which allows me to access my media library from any room with an Apple TV. Additionally, Plex is available on the app store, making it easy to manage my media collection. Games are also a lot of fun to play on the Apple TV, and Bluetooth controller support gives me more options for gaming.

**7. Consistency**

One aspect that Apple excels at is consistency across their products. From iPhone to iPad to iPod Touch, everything feels cohesive and well-designed. The new Apple TV takes this consistency to the next level by mirroring the iOS experience in a way that's both intuitive and accessible.

**8. Quality of the Experience**

Finally, I want to emphasize how quality-of-experience-focused the new Apple TV is. From the stunning visuals to the smooth performance, every aspect of the device feels premium and polished. Whether you're a hardcore gamer or just looking for a great way to stream your favorite shows, the new Apple TV delivers.

**9. Apple TV Starts at $149**

The price of the new Apple TV may seem steep at first glance, but trust me when I say that it's worth every penny. As an Apple user who values consistency and quality, I believe that the new Apple TV is a worthwhile investment.

**10. Conclusion**

In conclusion, my top 10 favorite features about the new Apple TV have left me thoroughly impressed. From its stunning artwork to its seamless app switching experience, there's no doubt that this device is designed with users like me in mind. Whether you're an iOS fan or just looking for a great way to enjoy your favorite shows and movies, I highly recommend the new Apple TV.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enlet's talk about 10 things that I enjoy about the new Apple TV hello guys who are you David the Franco here from David the franco.com as a huge fan of previous Apple TV Generations I could not be more excited about the fourth generation Apple TV that just came out about a week ago about a week ago no David that has to die but seriously I am loving my new Apple TV it's not perfect it still has a little ways to go but I do have 10 things to talk about in today's video so well let's talk about them the first and most obvious one of all it has a fresh new user interface and user experience from the beautifully designed icons to the intuitive menus to a new way of controlling your Apple TV experience this new Apple TV in my opinion is the best one yet it simply feels like a new take on something we're already familiar with but something that's even better than previous iterations number two blazingly fast media playback I don't know how Apple does it perhaps it's the new Wi-Fi technology inside of the new Apple TV or just perhaps Apple is very smart about cashing the content before you actually play it but the new Apple TV guys the playback is pretty much instant especially when you compare it to the second gen and third gen Apple TVs seriously guys this is something you have to experience for yourself playback is pretty much instantaneous and I love it number three the Siri remote which just happens to be right here is a radical redesign of previous Apple remotes and it works very well it's not perfect it takes a little getting used to but as of today I am loving this remote and honestly it is quite dramatically changed my outlook on other remotes rather than pressing buttons over and over again why not do a simple swipe gesture it works beautifully and I'm really glad Apple went for a major redesign of something that we've been used to for years but they did it in a smart way that doesn't change it too dramatically number four voice search is awesome it still has a little ways to go in terms of perfection but voice search is truly awesome the fact that I can just say the office and it brings up the office on both iTunes and Netflix that's huge or find me movie starring Steve Carell find me TV shows starring Steve Carell show me some comedies show me trending movies show me action movies it really is very nice and it works quite well now unfortunately the Siri remotes and voice search they don't work hand inand in terms of Apple music and that's definitely something I want to see in the future but as of today this is definitely a great start with plenty of room to grow number five the App Store is impressively awesome especially considering it just launched now to be fair a good majority of these apps are based on existing iOS apps but for what it is the App Store on a TV it works pretty damn well okay so as of this video there are plenty of apps to choose from from media playback to games to Entertainment Games could fall under entertainment but that's the thing the App Store I believe already offers more than 1,000 apps and well to face the truth most of those apps are probably crap but at least we finally have an app store on our TV that's actually worth using the fact that I can just pick up crossy Road and play with family and friends with within seconds that's huge and well actually for proof of that check out this quick clip that I just happened to record the other night is this an app it yeah it's all running on on this little box right here I love it so much base watch out for the train go go go go you're doing so well best I did yeah this is what it's all about guys number six and this definitely stands out to graphic designers like myself The Parallax artwork is pure eye candy sometimes you'll just spend minutes upon minutes doing this with your thumb because doing that brings up the powerlax effect on these beautifully designed icons and artworks and all that good stuff this is quite literally one of my favorite features about the Apple TV just seeing layers upon layers is just really damn cool now of course this is not something that's going to stand out to everyone but again it's important to note for a graphic designer like myself this stuff is just pure eye candy and it's just really nice to see that Apple put a lot of attention into the design department number seven aerial screen savers are beautiful now I have always been a big fan of screen savers and while on my older Apple TV um I would normally use either photos that were taken on my iPhone and iPad or I would show the album artwork on iTunes or actually I believe it was movie posters either way though the screen savers were always okay on past Apple TVs but this new Apple TV just blows the other ones out of the water Apple actually took the time to set up aerial screen savers of what I believe to be drones going over major landmarks and cities and all that stuff from London to New York City to I believe San Francisco these screen savers are just downright beautiful and believe me you can get lost by just gazing at them they really are that cool and I give Apple props for pulling them off number eight I don't know why I'm using my fingers like raw in kindergarten but seriously number eight this is definitely a very cool one the app switcher is awesome and it performs exactly as it should okay so this feature kind of blew my mind because at first I didn't even know there was an app switcher but if you double click the home button which I'm sure I just did on my Apple TV you see an app switcher that looks just like it does on iOS okay so obviously the UI has been modified to be TV friendly but this is where it gets really neat in my opinion swiping between apps is painless but as soon as you swipe up just like as you would on an iPad or iPhone or even an iPod touch the app actually quits the fact that the app switch experience is consistent across iOS devices and now the Apple TV that in my opinion is huge I'm a big big fan of consistency and I'm so glad Apple went this route number nine you can use the Siri remote to interface with the volume controls on your existing AV receiver now with past Apple TV Generations you could always set up a third party remote to be used with your Apple TV which yes you can do it with this one but the fact that the Ser remote now has built-in volume control that is a big deal it might not seem like a big deal but for someone like myself it is a big deal because guys believe me I often find myself requiring to change the Audio Level switching from apps like YouTube to Netflix and back to YouTube the volume level changes quite dramatically so the fact that I no longer have to put this down pick up my Harmon Card and receiver remote to Simply change the volume volume that's a big deal and finally number 10 tvos yes I'm actually choosing this as one of my top 10 things because it's a big deal tvos if you don't already know this is based on iOS and yes iOS just happens to power your iPhone iPad and iPod Touch so not only does this mean tvos is pretty much mature already but it still has plenty of room to grow because as iOS grows tvos will also grow at the same time so guys there you go those are my top 10 favorite things about the new Apple TV with of course many things that I haven't mentioned like apple music supports games are a lot of fun to play on the Apple TV you also get Bluetooth controller support if you don't feel like using the Siri remote to play games we have Home Sharing support Plex is even available in the app store which is huge in my eyes and finally it is worth mentioning the new Apple TV it starts at 14 99 so yeah it's not cheap at all but for an Apple user like myself who enjoys the Apple ecosystem and consistency and things just work as they should I truly do believe the new Apple TV is worth it and by the way I did go for the one out of9 model just because I like to be future proof so guys anyway there you go thank you so much for watching what do you think of the new Apple TV do you like it do you dislike it or maybe just maybe you loath it I hope you don't Lo it cuz it's actually a pretty quality product anyway guys thank you for your support enjoy the rest of your day and I will see you in my next video peacelet's talk about 10 things that I enjoy about the new Apple TV hello guys who are you David the Franco here from David the franco.com as a huge fan of previous Apple TV Generations I could not be more excited about the fourth generation Apple TV that just came out about a week ago about a week ago no David that has to die but seriously I am loving my new Apple TV it's not perfect it still has a little ways to go but I do have 10 things to talk about in today's video so well let's talk about them the first and most obvious one of all it has a fresh new user interface and user experience from the beautifully designed icons to the intuitive menus to a new way of controlling your Apple TV experience this new Apple TV in my opinion is the best one yet it simply feels like a new take on something we're already familiar with but something that's even better than previous iterations number two blazingly fast media playback I don't know how Apple does it perhaps it's the new Wi-Fi technology inside of the new Apple TV or just perhaps Apple is very smart about cashing the content before you actually play it but the new Apple TV guys the playback is pretty much instant especially when you compare it to the second gen and third gen Apple TVs seriously guys this is something you have to experience for yourself playback is pretty much instantaneous and I love it number three the Siri remote which just happens to be right here is a radical redesign of previous Apple remotes and it works very well it's not perfect it takes a little getting used to but as of today I am loving this remote and honestly it is quite dramatically changed my outlook on other remotes rather than pressing buttons over and over again why not do a simple swipe gesture it works beautifully and I'm really glad Apple went for a major redesign of something that we've been used to for years but they did it in a smart way that doesn't change it too dramatically number four voice search is awesome it still has a little ways to go in terms of perfection but voice search is truly awesome the fact that I can just say the office and it brings up the office on both iTunes and Netflix that's huge or find me movie starring Steve Carell find me TV shows starring Steve Carell show me some comedies show me trending movies show me action movies it really is very nice and it works quite well now unfortunately the Siri remotes and voice search they don't work hand inand in terms of Apple music and that's definitely something I want to see in the future but as of today this is definitely a great start with plenty of room to grow number five the App Store is impressively awesome especially considering it just launched now to be fair a good majority of these apps are based on existing iOS apps but for what it is the App Store on a TV it works pretty damn well okay so as of this video there are plenty of apps to choose from from media playback to games to Entertainment Games could fall under entertainment but that's the thing the App Store I believe already offers more than 1,000 apps and well to face the truth most of those apps are probably crap but at least we finally have an app store on our TV that's actually worth using the fact that I can just pick up crossy Road and play with family and friends with within seconds that's huge and well actually for proof of that check out this quick clip that I just happened to record the other night is this an app it yeah it's all running on on this little box right here I love it so much base watch out for the train go go go go you're doing so well best I did yeah this is what it's all about guys number six and this definitely stands out to graphic designers like myself The Parallax artwork is pure eye candy sometimes you'll just spend minutes upon minutes doing this with your thumb because doing that brings up the powerlax effect on these beautifully designed icons and artworks and all that good stuff this is quite literally one of my favorite features about the Apple TV just seeing layers upon layers is just really damn cool now of course this is not something that's going to stand out to everyone but again it's important to note for a graphic designer like myself this stuff is just pure eye candy and it's just really nice to see that Apple put a lot of attention into the design department number seven aerial screen savers are beautiful now I have always been a big fan of screen savers and while on my older Apple TV um I would normally use either photos that were taken on my iPhone and iPad or I would show the album artwork on iTunes or actually I believe it was movie posters either way though the screen savers were always okay on past Apple TVs but this new Apple TV just blows the other ones out of the water Apple actually took the time to set up aerial screen savers of what I believe to be drones going over major landmarks and cities and all that stuff from London to New York City to I believe San Francisco these screen savers are just downright beautiful and believe me you can get lost by just gazing at them they really are that cool and I give Apple props for pulling them off number eight I don't know why I'm using my fingers like raw in kindergarten but seriously number eight this is definitely a very cool one the app switcher is awesome and it performs exactly as it should okay so this feature kind of blew my mind because at first I didn't even know there was an app switcher but if you double click the home button which I'm sure I just did on my Apple TV you see an app switcher that looks just like it does on iOS okay so obviously the UI has been modified to be TV friendly but this is where it gets really neat in my opinion swiping between apps is painless but as soon as you swipe up just like as you would on an iPad or iPhone or even an iPod touch the app actually quits the fact that the app switch experience is consistent across iOS devices and now the Apple TV that in my opinion is huge I'm a big big fan of consistency and I'm so glad Apple went this route number nine you can use the Siri remote to interface with the volume controls on your existing AV receiver now with past Apple TV Generations you could always set up a third party remote to be used with your Apple TV which yes you can do it with this one but the fact that the Ser remote now has built-in volume control that is a big deal it might not seem like a big deal but for someone like myself it is a big deal because guys believe me I often find myself requiring to change the Audio Level switching from apps like YouTube to Netflix and back to YouTube the volume level changes quite dramatically so the fact that I no longer have to put this down pick up my Harmon Card and receiver remote to Simply change the volume volume that's a big deal and finally number 10 tvos yes I'm actually choosing this as one of my top 10 things because it's a big deal tvos if you don't already know this is based on iOS and yes iOS just happens to power your iPhone iPad and iPod Touch so not only does this mean tvos is pretty much mature already but it still has plenty of room to grow because as iOS grows tvos will also grow at the same time so guys there you go those are my top 10 favorite things about the new Apple TV with of course many things that I haven't mentioned like apple music supports games are a lot of fun to play on the Apple TV you also get Bluetooth controller support if you don't feel like using the Siri remote to play games we have Home Sharing support Plex is even available in the app store which is huge in my eyes and finally it is worth mentioning the new Apple TV it starts at 14 99 so yeah it's not cheap at all but for an Apple user like myself who enjoys the Apple ecosystem and consistency and things just work as they should I truly do believe the new Apple TV is worth it and by the way I did go for the one out of9 model just because I like to be future proof so guys anyway there you go thank you so much for watching what do you think of the new Apple TV do you like it do you dislike it or maybe just maybe you loath it I hope you don't Lo it cuz it's actually a pretty quality product anyway guys thank you for your support enjoy the rest of your day and I will see you in my next video peace\n"