Apple TV vs Roku vs Chromecast..... who you got??

[Ukbrotha]

Chromecast + Synology NAS

 

[beanz]

How do you do this. Do I need to download from showbox everytime I want to cast a movie. Grabbed that avia app but it only shows movies I recorded with my camera.

I run with chromecast and use tubeplus.me and streamallthis and cast from my desktop

you gotta get an app called allcast. i used to have to download shyt too but now i just open up the shobox and when i hit play, i choose allcast. only beef i have is that it skips from time to time but they are updating it like every 3 days and most of the bugs have been ironed out

 

[ThaPrez]

i do have a macbook... i just wanna be sittin here watching some shyt and just wirelessly have it on the big screeen

 

[yaga]

When it comes to shyt you download... Just make sure the file format is mp4 and it will be able to play it perfectly.

lol, i don't f*ck with Roku but if that sh*t only plays MP4's then it's a useless piece of sh*t, just like an Apple TV if you're playing back sh*t you've downloaded.

I got a WD Live a few years ago...shyt aint even mentioned anymore

is it ?

The WD TV Live is the best home media player you can buy in most cases. It chokes on higher bitrates, and the Apps perform like sh*t, but if you have a big collection of lower quality rips then it's the best media player being sold right now.

They got some other sh*t now too that has a hard drive. No idea how that hardware performs but the disc writing on the WD TV Live is *really* bad in my experience.

The new game no one is talking about is the little NUC PC's.

 

[WOAHMYGOODNESS]

Bump...

 

[the cool]

It depends on what you wanna do. I have an Apple TV because I have iDevices and it can mirror Movie Box (show box) and NFL and NBA games to my TV very easily and in high quality.

But I also have a cheap $40 media player called a Micca Speck for playing my downloaded files. The reason I went with that is because it plays ALL files, avi, mp4, wmv, flv, and most importantly for me mkv. It was the only one on the market I saw that could play anything you throw at it.

Between these 2 units, I have all the entertainment I need.

How you watch nba games on Apple tv

 

[Ill Lou Malnati]

I use Chromecast. Never tried a Roku but I like being able to stream YouTube and Netflix from my phone. It's easier than starting up the PS3. Plus, I get on websites for TV shows and stream to Chromecast that way.

I have NeoTV as well. Got it on clearance. Haven't really messed with it but I consider it a back-up if I ever find myself needing it.

 

[CoolazzFemale]

Team Roku.

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

Amazon Fire Box plus XBMC>>>>>

 

[Monoblock]

Just bought my Roku 3 over the weekend. It should be here sometime this week. I'm hearing a lot of horror stories about it not allowing you to stream certain files (only MP4 and MKV ) Any easy work arounds?

 

[jdubnyce]

WDTV Live is hooked up right now

Roku 3 still sitting in the box - had it for at least 2 months...gonna hook it up this weekend

 

[Disgustya Stallone]

I got a WD Live a few years ago...shyt aint even mentioned anymore

is it ?

i have a 1st and 3rd gen WD Live device... both work perfectly.... i cut off my directtv about a year ago no probs at all

lol, i don't f*ck with Roku but if that sh*t only plays MP4's then it's a useless piece of sh*t, just like an Apple TV if you're playing back sh*t you've downloaded.



The WD TV Live is the best home media player you can buy in most cases. It chokes on higher bitrates, and the Apps perform like sh*t, but if you have a big collection of lower quality rips then it's the best media player being sold right now.

They got some other sh*t now too that has a hard drive. No idea how that hardware performs but the disc writing on the WD TV Live is *really* bad in my experience.

The new game no one is talking about is the little NUC PC's.

meh i dunno cuz,i have heard about what you're saying but havent experienced it myself

i download most of my vids in 1080p - file size about about 2-4gb

no issues playing at all

and i'm not much of an apps dude, but i do use the MLB app religiously (-4-6 hours a day) and have had 0 issues with it

 

[StatUS]

Chromecast

 

[Moose_Greyjoy]

I got Apple TV......it barely get used

 

[IllustratorMike]

Roku but if there's a device that offers more for my dollars, I'm open to suggestions.

Happy with my Roku for now.