Priced at $249.
Pros
- Parental controls include PIN requirement for all apps (non age range PIN)
- Very accurate voice search recognised all search terms we spoke
- Very responsive user interface
- Has a Gigabit Ethernet port
Cons
- Content search did not show results from all subscribed services
- 'Continue watching' row was OK, but did not show content from Netflix, Disney+, or Paramount+
- Ad takes up about 75 per cent of the home screen
- Not easy to identify the streaming service provider of recommended content
- Remote control includes a touchpad that can lead to navigation misadventure, but it can be disabled in the settings
- Parental controls include PIN for apps based on age range, but it can still allow apps with 18+ content to open
- AirPlay support from apps is limited; can not easily initiate content from a phone app to play it back on the Apple TV device
Recommended products
- Recommended
Test results
- CHOICE Expert Rating
- Ease of use score
- Remote control score
- Standby power consumption score
Specifications
- Internal storage (GB)
- 128
- Ethernet port
- Memory card reader
- Toslink
- Bluetooth
- Dimensions (mm, H x W x D)
- 95 x 95 x 30
- Operating system
- tvOS 16.5
- Website
- apple.com.au
Cost
- Price
- $249.00
- Annual running cost
- $5.70
Features
- 4K capable
- HDR
- HDR10, Dolby Vision
- User profiles
- Child profiles
- Netflix
- Stan
- Amazon Prime Video
- Disney+
- Binge
- YouTube
- Paramount+
- Foxtel Now
- Kayo Sports
- Apple TV+
- BritBox
- Crunchyroll
- Tubi
- ABC iView
- SBS On Demand
- 7plus
- 9Now
- 10 play
- Plex
- Chromecast
- Apple AirPlay
- USB in
- DLNA
- Wi-Fi direct
- Miracast
- Home search screen
- Netflix remote button
- Stan remote button
- YouTube remote button