Apple TV HD (4th Generation) is a digital media player designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple from 2015 to 2022 as part of the Apple TV series. The Apple TV box was introduced on September 9, 2015, and its price started at $149.
Apple TV is a device that can receive digital data for visual and audio content such as music, movies, video games, or the screen display of certain other devices, and play it on a connected television set or other video display.
The Fourth Generation of Apple TV features a Dual-Core 1.4 GHz Apple A8 processor with Quad-Core graphics, 2 GB of RAM, 32 GB or 64 GB of flash storage, a new Siri Remote, and Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 support. The new Apple TV also introduced support for 1080p video quality and a new user interface based on a brand new operating system tvOS 9.
On April 20, 2021, Apple announced the new Apple TV 4K 2021 with an all-new Siri Remote. Apple decided to discontinue the first generation Siri Remote and from April 30, 2021, all Apple TV HD were shipped with a new Siri Remote (2nd Gen) for the same price of $149.
This Apple TV box has been discontinued entirely on October 18, 2022, and replaced by the Apple TV 4K 2022. Today Apple TV HD is 8 years old!
Apple TV HD Details
| Introduced | September 9, 2015 – 8 years ago |
| Released | October 30, 2015 (Siri Remote 1st Generation) – 8 years ago April 30, 2021 (Siri Remote 2nd Generation) – 3 years ago |
| Discontinued | September 12, 2017 (64 GB) – 6 years ago October 18, 2022 (Entirely) – 21 months ago |
| Last Software Update | May 13, 2024 – 75 days ago |
| Time on the Market | 83 months (6 years) |
| Time of Support | 104 months (8 years) |
| Model Identifier | AppleTV5,3 |
| Model Number | A1625 |
| EMC | 2907 |
| Order Number | MGY52LL/A (32 GB) MLNC2LL/A (64 GB) |
| Original Price | $149 (32 GB) $199 (64 GB) |
| Colors | Black |
| Weight | 0.94 Ibs. 426 Grams |
| Dimensions | 1.4” H x 3.9” W x 3.9″ D 3.55 cm H x 9.9 cm W x 9.9 cm D |
Apple TV HD Tech Specs
Processor
| Processor | Apple A8 |
| Processor Speed | 1.4 GHz |
| Number of Cores | 2 |
Storage
| Storage | 32 GB 64 GB |
Memory
| Memory | 2 GB LPDDR3 |
Graphics
| Graphics Card | PowerVR 6XT GX6450 |
| Number of Cores | 4 |
Display
| Built-in Display | N/A |
Connections
| Ethernet | 1 – 10/100BASE-T |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11ac with MIMO |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Infrared | 1 – For Apple Remote only |
| USB | 1 – USB-C (Service & Diagnostic only) |
| TV Capability | Compatible with high-definition TVs with HDMI |
| Audio / Video | 1 – HDMI 1.4 |
| AirPlay | Yes |
Media
| Audio Formats | HE-AAC (V1) AAC (16 to 320 Kbps) protected AAC (from iTunes Store) MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps) MP3 VBR Audible (formats 2, 3 and 4) Apple Lossless AIFF WAV Dolby Digital 5.1 Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 |
| Photo Formats | JPEG GIF TIFF |
| Video Formats | H.264 video up to 1080p, 60 frames per second, High or Main Profile level 4.2 or lower. H.264 Baseline Profile level 3.0 or lower with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats. MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats |
| Audio Output | Dolby Digital 5.1 Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 |
| Video Output | 1080p |
Software
| Original OS | tvOS 9 |
| Maximum OS | The latest release of tvOS |
| Intelligent Assistant | Siri |
Peripherals
| Peripherals | Siri Remote |
Power
| Power | 11 W Power Supply |
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