Apple TV 3rd Generation is a digital media player designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple from 2012 to 2016 as part of the Apple TV series. The TV box was introduced on March 7, 2012, and its price started at $99.
Apple TV is a device that can receive digital data for visual and audio content such as music, video, video games, or the screen display of certain other devices, and play it on a connected television set or other video display.
The Third Generation of Apple TV introduced changes mainly in speed performance due to a new 1 GHz Apple A5 processor, 512 MB of RAM, and an iOS 5. The New Apple TV also introduced support for 1080p video and a new user interface.
On January 29, 2013, Apple TV was slightly revised (Rev. B) and featured a smaller version of the Apple A5 processor with reduced power consumption and Peer-to-Peer AirPlay support.
This Apple TV box was discontinued on October 3, 2016. Today Apple TV 3rd Generation is 12 years old!
Apple TV 3rd Generation Details
| Introduced | March 7, 2012 – 12 years ago January 29, 2013 (Rev. B) – 11 years ago |
| Released | March 16, 2012 – 12 years ago March 10, 2013 (Rev. B) – 11 years ago |
| Discontinued | March 10, 2013 – 11 years ago October 3, 2016 (Rev. B) – 7 years ago |
| Last Software Update | March 3, 2022 – 2 years ago |
| Time on the Market | 54 months (4 years) |
| Time of Support | 119 months (9 years) |
| Model Identifier | AppleTV3,1 (Rev. A) AppleTV3,2 (Rev. B) |
| Model Number | A1427 (Rev. A) A1469 (Rev. B) |
| EMC | 2528 |
| Order Number | MD199LL/A |
| Original Price | $99 |
| Colors | Black |
| Weight | 0.6 Ibs. – 1.088 KG |
| Dimensions | 0.9” H x 3.9” W x 3.9″ D 2.28 cm H x 9.9 cm W x 9.9 cm D |
Apple TV 3rd Gen Tech Specs
Processor
| Processor | Apple A5 |
| Processor Speed | 1 GHz |
| Architecture | 32-bit |
| Number of Cores | 2 (One core is disabled) |
Storage
| Storage | 8 GB (user-non-accessible) |
Memory
| Memory | 512 MB LPDDR2 |
Graphics
| Graphics Card | PowerVR SGX543MP2 |
| Number of Cores | 2 |
Display
| Built-in Display | N/A |
Connections
| Ethernet | 1 – 10/100BASE-T |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11a/b/g/n |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth support for Apple Wireless Aluminum Keyboard (requires Apple TV software version 5.2 or later) |
| Infrared | 1 – For Apple Remote only |
| USB | 1 – Micro-USB 480 Mbps (Service & Diagnostic only) |
| TV Capability | Compatible with high-definition TVs with HDMI and capable of 1080p 60/50Hz |
| Audio / Video | 1 – HDMI 1 – Optical audio |
| AirPlay | Yes |
Media
| Audio Formats | HE-AAC (V1) AAC (16 to 320 Kbps) Protected AAC (from iTunes Store) MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps) MP3 VBR Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4) Apple Lossless AIFF WAV Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound pass-through |
| Photo Formats | JPEG GIF TIFF |
| Video Formats | H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format |
| Audio Output | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Video Output | 1080p |
Peripherals
| Peripherals | Apple Remote Aluminum |
Software
| Original OS | iOS 5.1 (Apple TV 5.0) |
| Maximum OS | iOS 8.4.4 (Apple TV 7.9) |
| iTunes | iTunes 10.6 or later |
| Intelligent Assistant | None |
Power
| Power | 6 W Universal Power Supply |
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