I made a minor mistake in the 1st sentence...I said "I have a 3 32gb units". It should read "I have 3 32gb units". I believe that is what you are calling out. My 32gb units are ATV 4s.
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Is 32g enough? (ATV4)
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I made a minor mistake in the 1st sentence...I said "I have a 3 32gb units". It should read "I have 3 32gb units". I believe that is what you are calling out. My 32gb units are ATV 4s.
Yep for you it sounds like it would have been. I just like having extra space you never know what the future holds. I just have all kinds of apps on mine.
If you never use it, it's still a waste, just a small one. ATV pricing also differs outside of the united states.
Ya, that 64g here in New Zealand would be roughly $260US... and no Siri. So it's a little different. When I was in the US, it would have probably never been a second thought. Now, it's worth a ponder. The 32g is $299NZ, or roughly $195US. So ya, when you hear stuff like MicroCenter has the big one for $149US, it makes you pause.
Fair point.
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Again, you are wrong.
Hope you can read: "Media shown here is stored locally on your Apple TV".
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FYI. My Channels App had an 8GB Buffer for live tv. Only available while watching a show. Not counting this my available space is 42gb meaning on 10gb left if I were on a 32gb model
I got 64GB for no other reason than that was all that was in stock and I couldn't be bothered to wait (I got it from Argos with their same day delivery). Would probably been happy with 32GB but don't have to worry about that now 
Fair point.
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Again, you are wrong.
Hope you can read: "Media shown here is stored locally on your Apple TV".
Maybe it's you that don't know what CASHED means.
LOCAL storage and CASHED files are 2 different things.
To clarify, I get it. VLC is caching locally subject to availability. Also, cache is subject to OS overwriting where storage isn't - so in this case, VLC's wording is a poor choice.
In short, an app can cache locally, but would not be able to permanently assign the media to an app. Got it.
In short, an app can cache locally, but would not be able to permanently assign the media to an app. Got it.
How to save media files to your Apple TV 4 ‘hard drive’ for offline viewing (video)
by ASKUNCLEDAVE on NOVEMBER 25, 2015
Apple sells iOS devices that come in 16GB, 32GB, 64GB and 128GB, but what about the Apple TV 4? Why only 32GB and 64GB? Apple figures most Apple TV customers will just stream content via DLNA/UPnP or use home sharing for content we purchased on iTunes. So the internal storage is to just store apps and data.
I don’t think Apple would imagine that people may want to download media to the Apple TV hard drive so that we can use the Apple TV in the car, like i did (check out: Apple TV 4 in The Car detailed) or bring their Apple TV to a friend’s house.
However, there is an app that allows you to do just that. Save your collection of movies, tv shows and music right on the Apple TV hard drive itself.
In my video (below) i give you an overview of all the media apps i use on my Apple TV and if you skip to 7:05 you will see the app that allows you to download media to the Apple TV for offline use.
I don’t want to mention the name of the app in the article. So Apple, you will just have to watch the video to find out! But please don’t pull it from the App Store.
Also check out:
You can find more videos on my YouTube channel AskUncleDave.
Be sure to follow Apple TV Hacks on Twitter, Facebook or Google+ for all the latest Apple TV-related news.
by ASKUNCLEDAVE on NOVEMBER 25, 2015
Apple sells iOS devices that come in 16GB, 32GB, 64GB and 128GB, but what about the Apple TV 4? Why only 32GB and 64GB? Apple figures most Apple TV customers will just stream content via DLNA/UPnP or use home sharing for content we purchased on iTunes. So the internal storage is to just store apps and data.
I don’t think Apple would imagine that people may want to download media to the Apple TV hard drive so that we can use the Apple TV in the car, like i did (check out: Apple TV 4 in The Car detailed) or bring their Apple TV to a friend’s house.
However, there is an app that allows you to do just that. Save your collection of movies, tv shows and music right on the Apple TV hard drive itself.
In my video (below) i give you an overview of all the media apps i use on my Apple TV and if you skip to 7:05 you will see the app that allows you to download media to the Apple TV for offline use.
I don’t want to mention the name of the app in the article. So Apple, you will just have to watch the video to find out! But please don’t pull it from the App Store.
Also check out:
You can find more videos on my YouTube channel AskUncleDave.
Be sure to follow Apple TV Hacks on Twitter, Facebook or Google+ for all the latest Apple TV-related news.
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Wise nose, see my other post above
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Sight.......see below post.........it sure takes some time to convince some people like you and 2010mini, but anyways.
You don't have to convince me of anything. You're arguing both sides of the coin. I'm done; I'll figure it out myself.
On one hand, you have VLC saying in the image that it'll be dumping media if it fills up without notice, and on the other hand, you're showing a second app screenshot that appears to actually have storage instead of caching.
So basically, I'm not hard to convince. I just require a coherent answer. I'm at this point assuming that you're trying to state that the second app does in fact do media storage, and not caching. Good enough. Just understand that when you run off on the word cache (not cash, btw), you have to understand that in computer terminology, cache is subject to replacement. Just like geocaching, someone finds it, they empty and replace their army man and candy with a quarter and some sweettarts. So when VLC states it is caching, that's not a convincing storage argument. Storage isn't caching; only a user can change storage content. Very different concepts, and while I really don't want to be pedantic, the "some time" you're complaining about is based on your confusion in how you argued the concepts visually.
I'm done. I have my info. Have a nice day.
On one hand, you have VLC saying in the image that it'll be dumping media if it fills up without notice, and on the other hand, you're showing a second app screenshot that appears to actually have storage instead of caching.
So basically, I'm not hard to convince. I just require a coherent answer. I'm at this point assuming that you're trying to state that the second app does in fact do media storage, and not caching. Good enough. Just understand that when you run off on the word cache (not cash, btw), you have to understand that in computer terminology, cache is subject to replacement. Just like geocaching, someone finds it, they empty and replace their army man and candy with a quarter and some sweettarts. So when VLC states it is caching, that's not a convincing storage argument. Storage isn't caching; only a user can change storage content. Very different concepts, and while I really don't want to be pedantic, the "some time" you're complaining about is based on your confusion in how you argued the concepts visually.
I'm done. I have my info. Have a nice day.
My answers where both coherent as both apps used the word "store", the fact that mini2010 argues that VLC is cache (to which I do not agree) is not my bad. But if this is what you get if you try to help people...........
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Thanks for the useful update, but I would (again) like to point out that you can store content (like movies on the ATV4.
With VLC, I stored 3 movies last month, and they are still available as of today. I think the films will only be deleted if my ATV4 runs out of storage. There is other software that does the same.
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My 64gb Version now has 34.84GB Free. Glad I got the 64GB Version. I assume it will bump items out of storage and force a re-download as needed but prefer to do that as little as possible.