zroger73

My first impressions after opening the box an hour ago...

1. Wow, this thing is heavy for its size.
2. Everything needs a fabric-covered power cord like this.
3. Siri's voice sounds good.
4. Whoa. The bass. It's unexpectedly DEEP for a 4" driver.
5. The highs are crisp and clear and sound good throughout the room.
6. I was hoping for a bit "warmer" sound akin to the Bose products I have. The HP seems to be lacking a bit in the mid-range department. It's heavy on bass and treble - much like people adjust equalizers in the shape of a "V" or "U" (I'm telling my age here).
7. Siri hears me even better than my Echo devices, which is impressive.

I'm still at work, but I can see my HomePod sitting at my front door via my security camera.

This is torture.  

joe28753 said:
How does Hey Siri work with multiple devices in the same room? Is it still buggy? As it is now for me on the latest software, if I raise my wrist and say Hey Siri to my Apple Watch, my iPhone also activates Siri at the same time. Will I now have three devices activating Siri every time?

I hope Siri works better than Alexa in this regard. I'll often be ten feet away in direct earshot of my kitchen Echo, yet an Echo 40 feet away down a hall and in a bedroom will respond. I have to purposely lower my voice so that the more distant Echo can't hear me.

gregg thurman said:

Mine is in a UPS truck circling the neighborhood.  Can’t wait. 

I'll likely be at work when mine gets delivered (I taped the "pre-sign for delivery" form to my front door before I left this morning) then I have to get a hair cut. I, too, am anxious to begin using it. It's been a while since I've been this excited about an Apple product even though I have no idea exactly how I'm going to use it just yet. Apple seems to have a knack for being able to sell me things even before I know exactly what all they do.

fallenjt said:

zroger73 said:

SON of a... GRRR!!!

Last week, I bought a 4K TV and needed a 4K Apple TV. I'd already tried DTVNow a year ago and it was a complete disaster.

I have NO intentions of using their awful service, but pre-paid for 4 months @ $35 ONLY to get the Apple TV 4K for $140 vs $179 at retail.

Win some, lose some.

Same here. Prepaid 4 mos just to get ATV 4K during Christmas...lol.

I just initiated a chat from their website and told them I signed up for the ATV-for-4 five days ago and this morning I found out they're offering the ATV-for-3 and asked if I could get a refund for the 4th month. To my surprise they immediately refunded $35 to my card with no hassle whatsoever. I don't know if the service itself has improved since I haven't tried it, but the customer service must have.