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What is the difference between Apple TV, Firestick and Chromecast?
Posted on 12/9/16 at 11:15 am
Posted on 12/9/16 at 11:15 am
Which is the best for all around use?
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Posted on 12/9/16 at 11:22 am to Kevin Faulkner
Out of those options I'd say the Apple TV but you should also consider a fire TV, roku, or android box. If you open it up to those other options "best" is subjective based on how you plan to use the device.
Posted on 12/9/16 at 11:28 am to junkfunky
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If you open it up to those other options "best" is subjective based on how you plan to use the device.
Absolutely. I have a Fire Stick, Apple TV and Roku. Each has pros and cons.
Posted on 12/9/16 at 11:38 am to Kevin Faulkner
You are comparing two sticks to a box. So naturally the apple tv is probably the best bet there. Not really comparing apples and oranges.
Posted on 12/9/16 at 11:42 am to Kevin Faulkner
Fire TV or Roku if you want to use Amazon Prime.
Posted on 12/9/16 at 11:43 am to Kevin Faulkner
One you didn't list: FireTV box.
I have all of the streaming devices and this one has it all.
Fast processor, plenty of RAM, Ethernet connection, has an app for all the streaming services and the ability to add Kodi to it.
Firetv Stick is the next best.
I have all of the streaming devices and this one has it all.
Fast processor, plenty of RAM, Ethernet connection, has an app for all the streaming services and the ability to add Kodi to it.
Firetv Stick is the next best.
Posted on 12/9/16 at 11:49 am to Jimbeaux28
So whats the difference between Fire TV and the Fire Stick?
Posted on 12/9/16 at 11:57 am to Kevin Faulkner
Generally Boxes > Sticks, I've seen a lot of complaints on this board about performance issues with the cheaper sticks.
They all do more or less the same thing but each platform has it's negatives.
Chromecast - Doesn't come with a remote, it requires an app to control it. Some people don't mind, but this is a deal breaker for me as sometimes I'm busy doing other things on my phone or it's in another room charging.
Fire - Appears to be the platform of choice for Piracy. For people that steal content like it's not even stealing, a FireTV box with Kodi installed is the tool of choice here.
Apple - The main benefit are its ties into the Apple Ecosystem and the ability to cast your iPhone/iPad/Mac screen to it. The main negative is it doesn't have Amazon Prime Video, although you can stream to it through the app on your iPhone/iPad.
Roku - It's been around the longest and isn't tied to any particular platform so it seems to get access to everything but iTunes (Apple is the only platform with access to iTunes). I also like the remote on some of the higher end models that come with a headphone jack. The main negative is no Kodi and it's seems to be getting put to the back of the line for new Apps. It still gets them, just not first. Like PlayStation Vue was out for a few months before the Roku App was ready.
They all do more or less the same thing but each platform has it's negatives.
Chromecast - Doesn't come with a remote, it requires an app to control it. Some people don't mind, but this is a deal breaker for me as sometimes I'm busy doing other things on my phone or it's in another room charging.
Fire - Appears to be the platform of choice for Piracy. For people that steal content like it's not even stealing, a FireTV box with Kodi installed is the tool of choice here.
Apple - The main benefit are its ties into the Apple Ecosystem and the ability to cast your iPhone/iPad/Mac screen to it. The main negative is it doesn't have Amazon Prime Video, although you can stream to it through the app on your iPhone/iPad.
Roku - It's been around the longest and isn't tied to any particular platform so it seems to get access to everything but iTunes (Apple is the only platform with access to iTunes). I also like the remote on some of the higher end models that come with a headphone jack. The main negative is no Kodi and it's seems to be getting put to the back of the line for new Apps. It still gets them, just not first. Like PlayStation Vue was out for a few months before the Roku App was ready.
This post was edited on 12/9/16 at 12:10 pm
Posted on 12/9/16 at 12:02 pm to Kevin Faulkner
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Which is the best for all around use?
Roku.
But it isn't perfect, because no Kodi.
I have everything except Apple TV. I use Roku for my heavy lifting streaming. I have a Firestick for Kodi (we're really just trying/learning Kodi with the Firestick). I have a Chromecast for travel. With a Chromecast, you use your phone or tablet to push content to the HDMI port - it doesn't do much of the lifting at all. Fire stick is also stunted, although it does fairly well for what it is.
Amazon also has Fire TV boxes comparable to Apple TV or Roku.
I said Roku at the top, but the really best for all around use is a HTPC. That's more than most people want and overkill for mere streaming.
This post was edited on 12/9/16 at 12:04 pm
Posted on 12/9/16 at 12:03 pm to TigerinATL
Good stuff. Thanks for the breakdown
Posted on 12/9/16 at 12:04 pm to TigerinATL
Kevin you want an android tv device. Unless you want to do the bare minimum on your device.
Android tv devices are fully customizable.
I recommend the nvidia shield. Fastest tv box on the planet.
Android tv devices are fully customizable.
I recommend the nvidia shield. Fastest tv box on the planet.
Posted on 12/9/16 at 1:13 pm to Ace Midnight
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I said Roku at the top, but the really best for all around use is a HTPC.
Yep, we don't need any of that stuff because we have a dedicated computer in the living room with a nice video card, plenty of RAM and multi-terabytes of storage. We don't do any streaming. We just either rip or download what we want onto hard drives and play it off the hard drives.
Posted on 12/9/16 at 1:24 pm to GurleyGirl
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We just either rip or download what we want onto hard drives and play it off the hard drives.
Are you using Plex for your local media?
Posted on 12/9/16 at 3:56 pm to Ace Midnight
4K or not 4K?
i think the amazon fire TV at the moment is the best because with kodi you can relax and not worry about whether your movie is on netflix, prime or you have to go find and buy it.
you can just watch the damn thing.
i think the amazon fire TV at the moment is the best because with kodi you can relax and not worry about whether your movie is on netflix, prime or you have to go find and buy it.
you can just watch the damn thing.
Posted on 12/9/16 at 4:33 pm to CAD703X
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4K or not 4K?
Most of the sticks are 1080p at present. Most of the boxes have a 4k option (at least Fire and Roku - I don't know on Apple, but almost certainly there is a 4k option).
Posted on 12/9/16 at 4:38 pm to CAD703X
How janky is this stuff on Kodi? It's not like digging through some shitty song sharing site to find a decent file is it? May give it a try on my FTV.
Posted on 12/9/16 at 4:52 pm to Givens
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How janky is this stuff on Kodi?
It kicks arse if done right. Once you have kodi use exodus with trakt. It is amazing. At first it's a bit confusing, but once you have it set up properly it is amazing.
Posted on 12/9/16 at 5:18 pm to Ace Midnight
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Are you using Plex for your local media?
No but I have considered it. Right now we just have the movies and TV shows in a master directory/folder with the files in corresponding subfolders. So for instance all the James Bond movies are in a single folder, etc.; just use file manager/file explorer to sort or search for the file we want and open it in VLC player.
Posted on 12/10/16 at 1:35 am to TigerinATL
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The main negative is it doesn't have Amazon Prime Video, although you can stream to it through the app on your iPhone/iPad.
use airplay. (if you have an iPhone)
Posted on 12/10/16 at 2:18 am to GurleyGirl
You could get Plex media server for free install it on your computer and link your movies to your free account and stream all your downloaded movies through the Plex app on the fire stick or fire tv or roku
A chrome cast is more of a flinging thing without a layout
A chrome cast is more of a flinging thing without a layout
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