Yamaha RX-V995, circa 1999. Other than a lack of HDMI, there is absolutely nothing wrong with it and I see no reason to replace it.
A little too old for my taste.Clinton McClure said:Yamaha RX-V995, circa 1999. Other than a lack of HDMI, there is absolutely nothing wrong with it and I see no reason to replace it.
I don't like to tell people how to spend their monies so I won't start now. However, I could never stick with the same receiver for 16 years after so many tech advances in that time span. I've bought five different receivers in the last four years alone. Come next year, I'll probably buy another one for the new audio codecs and 4K/UHD.Sam Posten said:I guess we just have very different world views. It's clearly affecting your enjoyment of the hobby to not have a modern receiver. You can replace a 16 year old receiver with amazing new tech for as cheap as $100 and get a world class one for a couple hundred bucks... For someone who obviously enjoys HT like you do Clinton I don't see it as a splurge but a near necessity. =)
satam55 said:That means Hardware-wise, the Apple TV should be able to play 4K video. I wonder why Apple is holding it back.
Ronald Epstein said:Me thinks its just another product to sell. If Apple can keep people upgrading....
satam55 said:I just realized this week that the GPU in the Apple A8 chip/4th-Gen Apple TV is in the same PowerVR 6XT Series as the GPU in the 2nd-gen Amazon Fire TV. Not only that, the Apple TV (GX6450) has the higher-end GPU over the Fire TV (GX6250).
That means Hardware-wise, the Apple TV should be able to play 4K video. I wonder why Apple is holding it back.