Oh no you should get the 3rd gen Apple TV 4k.

I love my 3rd gen Apple TV that my husband got me for my birthday. Best streaming device I’ve ever used.

It’s fast, really fast, easy to use and just works. My favorite thing is the continue watching, it knows all my shows I watch. It’s so cool.

You’ll love i know I do.

Best birthday gift ever.

Happy streaming 😀

The Apple TV app on the TV is not an AppleTV, which is more like an iPad that uses your TV as the display. In other words you can download apps from the Apple store to the AppleTV, but not to the SmartTV. Your SmartTV will let you download the more popular apps if they’re available, but they’re not Apple apps. If you like Apple’s interface and controls, stick with Apple TV. If you don’t care, you probably don’t need the Apple TV. I didn’t set up an internet connection to my GoogleTV at all. The only thing that has access to the internet is my AppleTV. That way all my data that is collected/purloined/used without my knowledge is from one source only.

But what if you have a high end soundbar like the Q990C, would audio quality be good with an ATV? Isnt audio quality better when it’s directly from the TV to the soundbar vs ATV to tv then to soundbar? I don’t want to give up on good audio just for a smoother OS.

Why are you asking social media on how you should use your tv?

The Apple TV box supports thousands of apps, including the TV app (which is the single app that you’re asking about).

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Keep the box.