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| Topic: | Roku or Apple TV 4K? This thread has 11 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Sunday June 16, 2019 at 11:56 |
Ernie Gilman Yes, That Ernie! |
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I acquired a Roku 4 and have a client who needs a streaming device for TV programs. He's an Apple guy. I'm replacing his Integra receiver, in which the power amps have died for the second time in six years, with a Yamaha receiver. I'm then going to program his URC remote to control the new receiver.
However, I'm a reddit user and I see A LOT of "Roku can't" and "Roku won't" threads. Is this truly indicative of what you can expect in general from Roku performance? Should I just get my client an Apple TV and let it go at that?
I'd like your opinions on this. And thanks.
And Happy Father's Day, too!
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| Post 2 made on Sunday June 16, 2019 at 12:07 |
skynyrdfan Active Member |
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with Roku, you can have the icon on the urc remote with a direct launch to the more popular apps.. Reports say that roku will also have the new Apple tv app soon
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| Post 3 made on Sunday June 16, 2019 at 12:19 |
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Roku is awesome and definitely more ci friendly.
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| Post 4 made on Sunday June 16, 2019 at 14:53 |
tomciara Loyal Member |
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Roku 4 is pretty good. Sometimes lip sync issues on Amazon Prime.
Ultra seems to be best choice.
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| Post 5 made on Sunday June 16, 2019 at 15:02 |
Fins Elite Member |
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If he’s an Apple guy, stick with Apple. Also, ATV has had less lockup issues lately and less needs to be rebooted.
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| Post 6 made on Sunday June 16, 2019 at 20:48 |
Trunk-Slammer -Supreme Loyal Member |
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On June 16, 2019 at 14:53, tomciara said...
Roku 4 is pretty good. Sometimes lip sync issues on Amazon Prime. Wife notices that. Me I'm not paying close enough attention....
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| Post 7 made on Monday June 17, 2019 at 00:54 |
Brad Humphrey Super Member |
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As Fins said; if he is an Apple guy then he should get an Apple TV not a Roku. The Apple TV is going to have tight integration with his Apple account and all his other devices. This is what Apple does.
The only reason for someone like that to not get an Apple TV, is if they are being cheap or if there is a particular service he wants that is not available on Apple TV.
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| Post 8 made on Monday June 17, 2019 at 19:57 |
iform Advanced Member |
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What is the "Roku can't" or "Roku won't" that you speak of?
What is it that the clients are wanting to do with either device?
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| OP | Post 9 made on Monday June 17, 2019 at 20:31 |
Ernie Gilman Yes, That Ernie! |
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Brad, Fins, BINGO.
He already has three Rokus in the house. He didn't happen to mention that and we haven't discussed the plans for this change for two months.
Thanks for the good advice.
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| Post 10 made on Tuesday June 18, 2019 at 07:51 |
Don Heany Senior Member |
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Have been loyal to AppleTV for quite some time and initially enjoyed IP control but it has some flakeyness to it. Not releasing 4K capability with gen4 was a tough hit and the surprising lack of franchising Xfinity streaming app has really chapped my ass too. RoKu has won me over completely.
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| Post 11 made on Thursday June 20, 2019 at 10:58 |
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On June 17, 2019 at 20:31, Ernie Gilman said...
Brad, Fins, BINGO.
He already has three Rokus in the house. He didn't happen to mention that and we haven't discussed the plans for this change for two months.
Thanks for the good advice. The fact he already has three Roku's in the house and hasn't mentioned liking or disliking them would lead me to putting in another Roku. Ask him and give him the option. We try to be consistent on user interfaces/ products to get less tech calls. The end user will understand things better when various rooms are the same/ similar.
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| Post 12 made on Thursday June 20, 2019 at 13:16 |
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If there are already three ROKU’s, I would go with ROKU. If the customer really does not like ROKU for some reason, then replace all of the ROKU’s with AppleTV. I don’t see the point in having a mixed system.
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