Comments on: Roku 2 vs. the new Apple TV, what’s the best streaming solution?

By: Richard Wills

Richard Wills — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 06:28:08 +0000

roku nuff said…

By: Ian Bell

Ian Bell — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:11:04 +0000

Good idea. Most Blu-ray players have these content deals in there too. Samsung seems to be at the forefront from what I can tell. Personally, I use my PS3 and can access content from Netflix, Vudu and Hulu, but that seems to be about it.

By: mdalysd

mdalysd — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:19:05 +0000

Thanks Ian! What if I’m also interested in buying a blu-ray player. I see that many of them now offer some of the same services that Roku and AppleTV offer. Is there a blu-ray DVD player that can offer everything or will I need to buy these separately?

By: Stein

Stein — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 01:45:34 +0000

Roku 2 for sure. If you want to stream your own content from your computer, download PlexBeta. You can get itunes, youtube, etc. through Plex. It’s awesome. You can also link your myPlex account to your Roku player and queue videos on the internet to watch on your Roku player. They just added that new feature a couple of days ago. Roku has an endless amount of content.

By: Ian Bell

Ian Bell — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:51:36 +0000

But Apple doesn't have the most content. And you have to pay more for content through iTunes.

By: Ian Bell

Ian Bell — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:50:47 +0000

I would check out the Roku 2. I think they just have more content currently available. OR, I would wait for the new Apple iTV to be introduced because I think Apple will have more content deals closed when that is announced, and they will likely carry over to the AppleTV. Either way, both the Roku 2 and Apple TV are pretty affordable, so it' not like you are investing a ton of money and you can have an easy out.

By: mdalysd

mdalysd — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:36:51 +0000

What would you recommend to a Macbook user that uses ITunes only for music, will finally ditch my BB for an Iphone this year, and is trying to figure out which device will offer me the widest selection of shows, as I am canceling my cable tv subscription.

By: cordcutterguide

cordcutterguide — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 18:17:34 +0000

Thank you for the nice comparison But I think I’m looking for the best fresh on demand content. What I have stored in iTunes is just music, and podcasts and wouldn’t influence my decision. Apple may do Spotify, but Roku does Pandora which I prefer (no facebook required).
All in all they seem very similar. Roku is ultra simple and very low cost so I’ll stick with it for now.

By: James Bosh

James Bosh — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 11:20:14 +0000

Roku is so much better

By: Dan Andersen

Dan Andersen — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 08:52:56 +0000

Lets see. A device at the same cost with optical audio out, AirPlay support, full cloud support, access to the world’s largest media library, with an Apple logo on it…I’ll choose Apple TV.

By: Terry Eaves

Terry Eaves — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:53:17 +0000

Apple. Air Play is the real game changer. I don’t care about renting or buying content through the box. I can do that through the iMac, the Mac Book the iPAd of the iPhone. Plus with mirroring I can display anything I can browse.

By: Scott Aron Bloom

Scott Aron Bloom — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:24:04 +0000

Xbox

By: Max Hammer

Max Hammer — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:01:08 +0000

Lets see. A more expensive device with less streaming options with an apple logo on it… Or a device that has more streaming options and costs less.

By: Richard Wills

Richard Wills — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 23:44:52 +0000

roku nuff said…

By: billyprefect

billyprefect — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:54:08 +0000

Apple TV – jailbreak n install XBMC – no brainer