This has been my plan, but I can't seem to identify the best choice of streaming box. It seems that they all have mixed reviews in one way or another. Any recommendations? I've come to trust SoSH for tech recommendations more than anyone else.Buy a $50 Blu-ray player and a streaming box. Any player you get is going to have comparatively crappy software.
What do you think is so much better with the Roku? I find the interface itself to be roughly comparable between the two (a grid of rectangular app icons), but the Apple TV voice control is the big differentiating factor. Being able to fast forward or rewind by specific units of time or to turn on captions by voice control is incredibly useful. (But I should note that I'm comparing the latest Apple TV with the Roku 3. The Roku 4 may have better voice control features.)If you decide on a streaming device, go Roku. The interface is leaps and bounds beyond an Apple TV.
Not even close. I don't know of any channel apps that aren't available on ATV now. The only notable missing app is Amazon Prime.(with the caveat that Apple...has the smallest selection of cable streaming apps...I think only HBO and Showtime).
That's news to me! I currently have ATV 3 and only see the HBO and Showtime apps, and when I checked out the ATV 4 around Christmas time I didn't see anything new. Seems strange that the other cable apps like (Cine)Max Go would only be available on the ATV 4. Glad to hear it, I was beginning to think Apple was way, way behind everyone else.Not even close. I don't know of any channel apps that aren't available on ATV now. The only notable missing app is Amazon Prime.
Maybe things got better with ATV4, but I find my 3 to be sluggish, constantly in need of being rebooted and the lack of searching all apps for something is huge, IMO. I had an ATV3 in the living room and when we dumped the cable box in the bedroom, I got a Roku 3 and haven't looked back, even adding a Roku stick to the living room. My ATV collects dust and I basically only use it when I want to watch one of a dozen movies I bought through iTunes. I will grant you FF/REW isn't as smooth, but voice control means bupkis to me and the ability to plug headphones into the remote far outweighs that for me. I find the apps such as Netflix to be better quality, faster and more pleasing to the eye when comparing the two platforms and the lack of Amazon is a big detriment (albeit one that doesn't tie into my comment about interface). To each their own of course (and I say all this as an unabashed Apple fanboy) but unless they've made serious upgrades on ATV4, I don't think there's a comparison to even be made.What do you think is so much better with the Roku? I find the interface itself to be roughly comparable between the two (a grid of rectangular app icons), but the Apple TV voice control is the big differentiating factor. Being able to fast forward or rewind by specific units of time or to turn on captions by voice control is incredibly useful. (But I should note that I'm comparing the latest Apple TV with the Roku 3. The Roku 4 may have better voice control features.)
Yes. At least videos and movies. Not sure if you can do full mirroring of everything. Been a while since I've used that feature but I have watched videos shot from iphone through Roku onto TV.I'm having trouble parsing your post. Are you saying I can use a Roku to show the contents of my iPad on my big TV.
Netflix doesn't have streaming rights to everything everyone wants to see.People still use physical media?
People still think comments like this add anything other than making them look like fuckwits?People still use physical media?
Absolutely. I don't trust the cloud and I still enjoy touching and turning a page.People still use physical media?
Did gaming play a part in the decision for you or just the media hub, apps, and blu-ray functions? Was the PS4 a slam dunk or did you also consider the Xbox One?Absolutely. I don't trust the cloud and I still enjoy touching and turning a page.
Anyways, I went and got a PS4 because screw it if you're gonna do something, do it right. This fixed my MLB.tv issue by the way plus opened up a whole bunch of features that I couldn't access on my smart tv.
Gaming did play a part. I had been gaming on a PC but after working my web dev job for the last couple of years I slowly lost the desire to game because it meant sitting at another desk in front of another computer. There's just something so awesome about relaxing on your couch in front of your huge TV gaming, ya know?Did gaming play a part in the decision for you or just the media hub, apps, and blu-ray functions? Was the PS4 a slam dunk or did you also consider the Xbox One?