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View Poll Results: Which of the following is the best device for home use
Apple TV 5 11.36%
Amazon FireTV 13 29.55%
Roku 18 40.91%
Other *list below* 8 18.18%
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Old 05-17-2015, 01:53 AM   Topic Starter
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Old 05-17-2015, 01:56 AM   #2
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I recently picked up the Amazon FireTV box and it's pretty kick ass

It is way better than the Apple TV

Can install apps and stuff like that. Pretty impressed so far. Watching prime video, Netflix, HBO go, and other possible things with apps. Along with games its kick ass.

Have not purchased a Roku yet

What you think?
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Old 05-17-2015, 02:08 AM   #3
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I have Netflix and WWE Network on my PS4. Outside of that, I feel no need to have anything else. Then there's the cable bill for Sunday football and evening baseball.
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Old 05-17-2015, 02:10 AM   #4
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I have Netflix and WWE Network on my PS4. Outside of that, I feel no need to have anything else. Then there's the cable bill for Sunday football and evening baseball.
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Nice. I don't have a cable box in every room so those devices make good substitutes for stuff like watchespn etc
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Old 05-17-2015, 02:11 AM   #5
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The voice search thing is also win on the FireTV lets me be lazy as hell
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Old 05-17-2015, 04:21 AM   #6
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Old 05-17-2015, 06:36 AM   #7
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If you have an iPhone, iPad, Mac, or rent movies from iTunes, then Apple TV. If not, it doesn't matter. We have Apple TV in living room and Roku in the bedroom
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Old 05-27-2015, 02:26 PM   #8
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Old 05-17-2015, 06:53 AM   #9
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I do a combination of Roku and Chromecast. The Roku is the most universal since it's not linked to a content provider, and it's easy to understand for my guests. The Chromecast fills in for gaps here and there, though that's pretty rare.
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Old 05-17-2015, 07:01 AM   #10
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I have a chrome cast but only because I won it at an office party. I've used it like twice.

I do have a smart TV though, which runs Netflix and Amazon's prime TV app, so... don't need anything else.
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Old 05-17-2015, 11:22 AM   #11
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I have a chrome cast but only because I won it at an office party. I've used it like twice.

I do have a smart TV though, which runs Netflix and Amazon's prime TV app, so... don't need anything else.
The real differences don't come out as much until you cut the cord entirely. They're all pretty similar if all you need are the major services, but once you start using it for EVERYTHING, the list of needs gets pretty long in a hurry. My Roku apps list at the moment:
  • Netflix
  • Hulu Plus
  • SlingTV
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  • Tablo
  • Vudu
  • Amazon Instant Video
  • Spotify
  • YouTube
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  • (and a handful of random stuff no one has ever heard of)
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Old 05-17-2015, 07:13 AM   #12
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Old 05-17-2015, 07:39 AM   #13
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I had a Roku stick for about a week. The remote quit working. Kept having to pull the batteries and restart the stick. I returned it.

I just use my phone with an MHL adapter.
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Old 05-17-2015, 08:04 AM   #14
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FireTV, and it's not even close. It's capable of infinitely more. Install XBMC on that sucker, and you'll laugh heartily at a Roku or AppleTV setup...
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Old 05-17-2015, 10:15 AM   #15
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Why isn't Chromecast in the lineup?
Honestly, I forgot those things existed. It completely slipped my mind.

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FireTV, and it's not even close. It's capable of infinitely more. Install XBMC on that sucker, and you'll laugh heartily at a Roku or AppleTV setup...
The fire TV seems snappy as hell. That car game was like 1.5gb download and rivals a gaming system game. It like outrun need for speed ish. Fun as hell. I will have to look in to the Xbmc thing
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