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Hank2.0 said:

Other than people who really need a new iPhone (damage, loss, etc.) and those who just have to have the newest model, I can't see the reason to buy the iPhone SE (or what I like to call it, the iPhone 8SE) since it doesn't have 5G. The 5G network is rapidly spreading across the country and Apple's 5G models are coming out in 5-6 months. Seems to me it's worth the wait.

I will be with you anxiously waiting for the September releases. 

midwestapplefan said:

wood1208 said:

I am no expert in TVs but please do compare the specs of 2020 LG 65NANO90UNA with other similar mid-tier TVs. Samsung QN65Q80TAFXZA is also good but don't have Dolby vision, no BT 5,etc. Visio not recognized name but lately making it's name.

Don't feel bad. I don't think Apple Insider is an expert at reviewing TVs either. Kind of like reading a beauty makeup review in Car and Driver magazine. Seeing a full-blow TV review here was a bit odd, to say the least.

rundhvid said:

Question 1:
Are there any current 4K TV’s available WITHOUT AnthraxOS?

Question 2:
In case the answer is depressingly No, to which degree can the AnthraxOS be disabled in TV’s from the various manufacturers?

Question 3:
Could a monitor—e.g. the LG 5K from the  store—double as a TV?

My personal use of a TV is exclusively to watch movies and streaming from an TV.

next: initiate Kickstarter project: 4K TV sans AnthraxOS! It should be an immediate success 👀

SpamSandwich said:

I have a Beats branded audio system in my car and I’m not convinced Apple understands how any of this works. It’s literally the worst in-car audio system I’ve ever had. My previous car had Fender audio and it was fantastic. As things are now, I’d never consider another Apple audio system or even these AirPods headphones based on my negative experience with Beats.

And I hasten to add I have absolutely no reason to trash Apple without cause. Most of my personal wealth is tied to their stock.

mbdrake76 said:

mjtomlin said:

mbdrake76 said:

It's pity they're not putting storage capacities in the terabytes on these things to allow you to download all your iTunes movie purchases - because if you don't download them, and the content provider pulls it from the iTunes store - you're screwed.  Just had a title removed from my library that I bought in 2015 for this reason.  As I have 1.75Tb worth of movies and that Apple storage is incredibly expensive, keeping them in the "cloud" seems the only reasonable way of doing it.  But no. 

And you don't get any recompense or any notification whatsoever from Apple prior to the title being withdrawn.  It makes buying movies from them a massive risk (even worse with other digital stores such as Amazon or Google Play as you don't get to download them as a file as you do with iTunes - assuming one has a computer, of course).  Subscriptions to Apple TV+, Netflix, Amazon, Disney, etc. are fine - you know what you're getting and you're willing to accept that you'd lose access to them if you stopped subscribing or if their licensing no longer permits them to stream the title. 

So for me, the Apple TV has lost its appeal somewhat.

This isn't a media server, it's a media streamer... If you want all your movies saved locally, do it on your computer and use it as a media server. My iMac has long been used as my "iTunes" server with some 2 terabytes of movies, tv shows, music, podcasts, and photos all stored on an external hard drive.

You're making the assumption everybody has a computer or NAS.  Plus 4K/HDR content cannot be downloaded as a file.  Maybe if Apple were to make the Apple TV a dedicated media server as well with sufficient storage (or the ability to add extra storage) and worked super nicely with iPhones, iPads, Macs and Windows PCs running Apple TV app - that'd be one possible way of doing it, I suppose.