It releases this Friday (10/11). Walmart and Amazon both have the new 2019 Roku Ultra for $20 off the MSRP of $99.
Gah, might make me pull the trigger. I gotta ditch the Fire TV by November since it wonāt support Disney+. Was debating between Roku and Apple TV.
Both are good.Not a fan of the small remote control for the apple tv so I use the app on my ipad but find it difficult to move around. If you purchase the apple tv (or any apple product), you get a free year of Apple tv+.
But must admit I love my roku player.
weāre an iphone family, and apple music subsriber, but we donāt really use any other apple services. Maybe casting video via AirPlay would be nice? But it would also be nice to have the better Harmony integration. I believe Harmony with Roku lets you launch specific apps as part of an activity.
if you have a newer tv, you might get airplay that way without the need for apple tv
yes it does
Have Fire Sticks and Fire TVs all over the place. What do I gain with Roku? Had a 1st Gen and liked the interface but donāt really have any beef with the Fire stuff.
Roku ultra worked out great for me when I switched to youtubetvā¦ I didnāt have to ditch my Harmony remote.
I have Hulu, Prime, Netflix, YTTV, and Plex all in one box
I have three Rokuās (3, 4 and a Premiere) and two Apple TVās (Gen 1ās). Apple TV is nice for the music interface but for overall capabilities and access the Rokuās are better for us. If I could only have one, Iād have the Roku.
For those interested, hereās my A/V diagram:
what a mess
Just an FYIā¦
The lower price has ended on Amazon for the Ultra. The Ultra LT at Walmart is out of stock. The LT is simply the Ultra that is branded specifically for Walmart.
You should see it in person (and in my head!). It all works very well though. Itās nice having all the equipment in a central closet and not out in the open in each viewing room.
You " gain " the " advantage " of not being able to load any local apps onto the device and having to rely 100% on Roku cloud interface & the channels they decide to offer.
You can add āprivate channelsā with Roku if desired. There are hundreds of private channels out there, but you can find most the best channels in a few places. For example, at The Nowhere Man web site, you can gain access to:
- Bloomberg News Live
- John Greenās Crash Course
- NBC Nightly News and CBS News archives
- NASA TV and Hubblecast HD
- Khan Academy learning videos
- Government-focused channels like C-SPAN, The Pentagon Channel, and White House Press Briefings
- International news from Al Jazeera (English, American, and Arabic), BBC, and CNN International
- TED Talks
- Adult Swim shows
- PBS
- Universal Sports Network
- Live local news for most major areas
See this article for details:
Iāve had Rokus " forever " I know about the unofficial channels. That doesnāt change the fact that you canāt install any apps locally on the devices.
Which you can do with FireTV.
OK. I guess I havenāt had a need for any additional apps, but your point about the lack of local apps is well taken. No additional/local apps. Just additional channels. I only mentioned the Private channels because your post also mentioned, " and having to rely 100% on Roku cloud interface & the channels they decide to offer."
I DO have a FireTV too but I rarely use it because I donāt like the Amazon-centric interface as well as I like the Rokuās or Appleās. The voice interface is very nice though.