Can someone explain why I would need more than a streaming stick to watch some tv stations like Apple TV or mirror from IPad to the tv? The Roku stick costs about $30 and the Roku ultra costs close to $100 and both are 4K. Looks like they do the same thing; what am I missing by buying the stick?
That said we have a 4k firestick and it works perfectly.
Amazon Fire Stick - IMO make sure you don't get the base model. It's slower than than a Roku but the mid range 4K version works well and has every app the Roku has except the Roku channel and more importantly the Spectrum app. If Charter/Spectrum is your cable provider that's a deal breaker for me. On the plus side you can google and see there are many modifications that can be made to Fire Sticks so if you don't need the Spectrum app and are the kind of person that likes to modify your toys it's the option for you. I think overall Roku is faster and easier to use but that's just my opinion.
Apple TV - 4 times the price. Typical Apple build quality. If you're a person who has iPhone's and iPad's and Mac desktops and/or laptops it's worth the money IMO. If you've got a high end TV to match with it the picture quality is significantly better than the built in apps on the TV. It also allows you to link your Apple music and photo library's across all your Apple devices. I believe you can do photo's with Roku and Fire Stick by loading them onto the device too I've just never done it so I might not describing it accurately.
Just my .2 and there are a lot of places on line that review streaming players. There are more than these 3 but I think these are the best options. They all are quality products. Pick one and enjoy.
I agree in spending extra, but I would definitely recommend an Apple TV 4K if you’re on the Apple ecosystem.
In this setup, you have to initiate the viewing of your show on the device that you're streaming from Smartphone. Basically what you're doing is authenticating your user details on your device, then sending it from the device to the TV. This tends to be klunky, and somewhat unreliable. If you want to stop or FF, you would have to do it on your IPAD or phone that you're streaming from. Additionally, whatever software you are using will have to have the option of streaming to the stick. You would see an icon on your viewing software that looks like this -
OR if you're buying a stick like an Amazon Fire stick, the software is already installed on the stick, and you're not sending from your device to another. You authenticate your user details on the stick itself and once you have it there, it keeps it for every time you go in.....there's a remote that comes with it and you use the remote to pause FF and rewind....which is much less klunky.
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The Roku Ultra also has a better wifi antenna. I have a TV that I'll roll onto our patio and the streaming stick would have spotty service. I replaced it with the Ultra and haven't had any issues.
Google what you want to do and there’s a an app you can put on the fire stick to do that n
In this setup, you have to initiate the viewing of your show on the device that you're streaming from Smartphone. Basically what you're doing is authenticating your user details on your device, then sending it from the device to the TV. This tends to be klunky, and somewhat unreliable. If you want to stop or FF, you would have to do it on your IPAD or phone that you're streaming from. Additionally, whatever software you are using will have to have the option of streaming to the stick. You would see an icon on your viewing software that looks like this -
OR if you're buying a stick like an Amazon Fire stick, the software is already installed on the stick, and you're not sending from your device to another. You authenticate your user details on the stick itself and once you have it there, it keeps it for every time you go in.....there's a remote that comes with it and you use the remote to pause FF and rewind....which is much less klunky.
Hope this helps -
The google chromecast you are referring to doesn't exist anymore. The current version, chromecast with google TV, has all of the apps built into like a firestick or roku stick, comes with a remote, and the added benefit of still being to cast to the device from your smartphone.
What service do you subscribe to? I’m interested in getting into something like that. Do you use a VPN?
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What service do you subscribe to? I’m interested in getting into something like that. Do you use a VPN?
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