It was not a commercial success, with only 10,000 units sold before its discontinuation in 1994. The TV had a 14-inch CRT screen alongside a TV tuner card. In 1993, in an attempt to enter the home-entertainment industry, Apple released the Macintosh TV. In March 2019, Apple announced Apple TV+ and Apple TV app a la carte, later released in November. Its media services include streaming media services, TV Everywhere-based services, local media sources, and sports journalism and broadcasts. Since the fourth generation model, Apple TV runs tvOS with multiple pre-installed Application software. Since its second generation model, it is an HDMI-compliant source device and can only be connected to an enhanced-definition or high-definition widescreen television through HDMI to function.Īpple TV lacks integrated controls and can only be controlled remotely, either through an Apple Remote, Siri Remote or some third party infrared remotes. It is a small network appliance hardware that plays received media data such as video and audio to a television set or external display. 8,000 total apps, including 2,000 games and 1,600 video appsĪpple TV is a digital media player and microconsole developed and marketed by Apple Inc.