The next Apple TV may be here much sooner than expected

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Last Updated Originally published December 4, 2015 · 8:20 AM EST
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It took Apple more than three years to release the current generation Apple TV, but we may not have to wait nearly that long for the device’s successor. According to a report out of China, albeit a sketchy one, Apple’s suppliers are going to be producing small number of fifth generation Apple TVs next December for testing purposes. The report claims that the devices will have a much more powerful processor, which will apparently be used to increase its functionality beyond that of a standard set-top box. 

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The new, fourth generation Apple TV is still settling into its home next to our television sets, but already Apple is hard at work on its successor, according to a new report. Apple’s suppliers are said to be putting a limited number of the new Apple TV into limited, small-scale “trial” production, ahead of volume production beginning early in 2016. Apple is reportedly planning to adopt a new CPU for the fifth generation Apple TV, which will dramatically improve its hardware performance, and — most interestingly — “add new functions to help it no longer serve only as a set-top box.” Production is being handled by Quanta Computer, and market watchers are reportedly expecting Apple to achieve 20 million unit shipments of the next-gen Apple TV in 2016. With the eagerly-anticipated latest Apple TV now having been out for long enough for a fair appraisal, what are your hopes for a sequel? Personally, I’m more interested in content deals — and Apple perhaps following Netflix into original programming — as a game changer, but leave your comments below.

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