Apple TV+ originals to support Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, device compatibility varies
Apple's original programming, set to air this fall with Apple TV+, is mastered with high quality video and audio systems from Dolby, and you can play them if your Mac, Apple TV or iOS device is compatible.
Tim Cook talking about all the devices you will be able to watch Apple TV+ on
Following Tim Cook's unveiling of the launch date and cost of the forthcoming Apple TV+ service, Apple has released more technical details about how the programs will be screened. This includes the fact that, on compatible equipment, all titles will be offered with 4K HDR / Dolby Vision, and most will also feature Dolby Atmos sound.
Apple TV+ will launch on November 1, but titles featuring this improved sound and vision quality are already available through the iTunes Movies store.
To watch either existing titles or those coming with Apple TV+, you will need to have one of the following devices to get both Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos:
Certain Mac desktops can also display Dolby Vision, though they can't play Dolby Atmos:
Apple has had Dolby Atmos on its Apple TV 4K hardware since 2018, but began promising it even earlier.
Earlier this year, Netflix introduced Dolby Atmos or Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 to certain of its titles.
Apple TV+ is to launch in over 100 countries on Nov. 1, and a family subscription will cost $4.99 per month.
Tim Cook talking about all the devices you will be able to watch Apple TV+ on
Following Tim Cook's unveiling of the launch date and cost of the forthcoming Apple TV+ service, Apple has released more technical details about how the programs will be screened. This includes the fact that, on compatible equipment, all titles will be offered with 4K HDR / Dolby Vision, and most will also feature Dolby Atmos sound.
Apple TV+ will launch on November 1, but titles featuring this improved sound and vision quality are already available through the iTunes Movies store.
To watch either existing titles or those coming with Apple TV+, you will need to have one of the following devices to get both Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos:
- An iOS device released in 2018 or later
- Mac mini 2018
- MacBook Pro 2018, MacBook Air 2018 or later
- Apple TV 4K
Certain Mac desktops can also display Dolby Vision, though they can't play Dolby Atmos:
- Mac Pro, iMac 5K, iMac 4K, 2019
- Mac mini 2019
- iMac Pro 2017
Apple has had Dolby Atmos on its Apple TV 4K hardware since 2018, but began promising it even earlier.
Earlier this year, Netflix introduced Dolby Atmos or Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 to certain of its titles.
Apple TV+ is to launch in over 100 countries on Nov. 1, and a family subscription will cost $4.99 per month.
Comments
The "$4.99 per month" was a bombshell. The "1 year free with a new device purchase" was the follow-up mic-drop! All my lingering apprehensions with respect to price are now gone.
This is a very smart move by Apple - remove the price roadblock and it lets people judge the content for the content.
O.T., I never realised how buff Tim was till he swapped his shirt for a T-shirt! Damn!!
A 64GB XR can be had clean and unlocked for $400 or less, and 128GB versions for under $450. That's a really fair price IMO, and tossing in the Apple TV subscription you can still be under $470. Owning an iPhone isn't necessarily expensive.
And to the person I was arguing with weeks ago who said 4K/Dolby Vision wouldn't be necessary for TV+:
" all titles will be offered with 4K HDR / Dolby Vision,"
Haha!