Slowman wrote:
Titanflexr wrote:
If you want a dedicated zwift setup, Apple TV is the best way to go.
well... apple tv is a GREAT way to go if you want the game to display on a full sized screen (which is a must for me) and you want to do it in an easy, cheap way.
but the
best way to go is to run zwift on a gaming rig. the graphics are richer.
I have used Zwift on ATV and my M2 MacBook Air. Differences?
In ATV, you will see distance scenery rendering as you approach it. On the M2, the scenery is rendered without seeing the process.
Sometimes in large groups, every once in a while, the animation will be somewhat less smooth. Very rare.
If you are riding in a large group, ATV only renders 100 riders so you can't easily tell where you are in the peloton (front to back) and you won't see very many riders in the opposing direction. I think for racing this could be a bigger issue, but I don't race on Zwift.
Do gaming computers render the entire peloton or what is the limit to the number of riders they will display on screen at one time? This could be important to many.
BUT...putting an emphasis on Zwift graphics in selecting the hardware seems somewhat odd to me. Even on the fastest machine on the market, Zwift graphics pretty much suck compared to the leading video games that I have seen. I'm not a gamer other than Zwift, but I don't imagine Zwift is graphically the state of the art in the gaming industry.
The bottom line is if you use ATV and not running it side by side a gaming rig, I don't think there is anything that you will notice you are missing and the value plus reliability of ATV more than make up for its limitations for me.