Hi all!
I want to buy the new apple tv. I was comparing them and the most important difference to me is the ethernet port, but I don’t want a pay a considering amount just for a port.
I saw another difference is the Thread technology, I look for what it is and I found some info, but TBH, I didn’t understand ANYTHING hhahahahaha
I understand that you can control your smart home devices, but I already do that with my old apple tv. So anybody can me the difference or what is new about it?
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When you have different smart home devices, you need to be able to control them. The Apple TV can work as a hub that your lights, door lock, thermostat, etc. all connect to. A lot of devices currently connect using Wi-Fi, but the more Wi-Fi devices in your home, the more possible interference, and the power requirements are relatively high. Thread is an alternative mesh network that operates at a different frequency. Because it’s a mesh network, devices don’t have to necessarily be close to your main Wi-Fi access point, or their own hub, but can relay through each other. Every device in your home that supports Thread can dynamically connect as needed. If one device goes offline and it’s routing a different device, the other device can just reconnect through one of the others in range. Thread also supports very low-power devices that don’t keep a constant connection but just connect briefly to update data.
The Apple TV with Ethernet supports Thread and can be the main hub of a Thread network. Every Thread device either connects to the Apple TV or to another Thread device, which then connects to the Apple TV (or even a chain of them), and then the Apple TV connects to your home network over Wi-Fi or Ethernet.
The short version is that there aren’t a ton of products using Thread today, but it has *very* wide support from device manufacturers and is rolling out quickly in new products. If you plan on buying a bunch of smart home products in the next few years, get the Apple TV that supports Thread (unless you also plan on buying a new HomePod or HomePod mini, which also function as a hub for Thread devices).
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