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Roku/FireStick/WhatThing people, what's good?
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RE: Roku/FireStick/WhatThing people, what's good?
I think the provider/app/hardware spectrum is pretty wide, going from abysmal to dream-like depending on whether you have luck or not.
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#32
RE: Roku/FireStick/WhatThing people, what's good?
(December 28, 2018 at 1:39 am)Gae Bolga Wrote: -okay...so...all of these things are scams, y'all realize?  They're just accessories that exist to sell you subs....it's a purse for a tv that comes with affiliate marketing.

The most universal is chromecast.  Theres nothing that any of the others can do that chromecast can't.....but you should just buy a TV with native dual channel and menu options.

Chromecast isn't bad at all.  My Sony has it built in.  I still like the Nvidia Shield better though just because it has more function outside of just running Android apps, such as playing games from Steam and directly from Nvidia. But if you just want to watch movies and stuff like that, just find an Android box with about 3 GB of RAM and Kodi, and you should be good to watch just about anything for free.
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RE: Roku/FireStick/WhatThing people, what's good?
(December 28, 2018 at 6:09 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: I think the provider/app/hardware spectrum is pretty wide, going from abysmal to dream-like depending on whether you have luck or not.

Much as people complain about the high cost of cable, that's generally one thing you can't say about it. The implementation is almost always snappy, fairly well designed, and largely glitch free.

I originally cut the cord and went with a Roku because Comcast moved the NFL Network, which I use a lot, from the tier that I was subscribed to, into a higher priced tier, which, in addition to costing more, would have required a two year commitment just to make it affordable. Given that, cutting the cord was my best option. Since that time, Comcast has offered to include the NFL Network in a sports package for $10 a month. If they had offered that at the time they moved the NFL Network, I would have chosen that instead. Obviously, they didn't because they wanted to get as many people to switch to the costlier tier before offering it. So, yeah, cable companies suck. And the cost of cable sucks. But the product itself compares very favorably to the cord cutting options. I don't need as full a package as I'm getting outside of the football season, so I will save some money by continuing with the Roku and streaming TV, but if I compare my current service to that of a comparable cable package, the costs are roughly similar, and I like cable better.
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#34
RE: Roku/FireStick/WhatThing people, what's good?
I had DirecTV and I was struggling to find something on their program list that I wanted to watch. Even the premium movie channels were mostly repeats. Shudder became my favorite channel, but only when Boss Lady was around. We love to mock those movies.
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RE: Roku/FireStick/WhatThing people, what's good?
(December 28, 2018 at 9:44 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: I had DirecTV and I was struggling to find something on their program list that I wanted to watch. Even the premium movie channels were mostly repeats. Shudder became my favorite channel, but only when Boss Lady was around. We love to mock those movies.

I had the same problem with both cable and SlingTV, and now, Playstation VUE. The problem is more that no matter how many channels you have, the bulk of it will be utter shit. Who keeps these companies afloat if nobody is watching this shit? Apparently people are watching utter shit, or they're paying for shit that they're not actually watching. Regardless, the flaw lies not in the technology or the cost of delivery, but rather a general problem with television shows and movies in general. I know there are devoted fans of Honey Boo Boo and that guy on Ancient Aliens, as well as regular viewers of "So you think you can dance?" I just don't happen to number myself among them. That's not cable television's fault.
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#36
RE: Roku/FireStick/WhatThing people, what's good?
I think somebody watches everything. I know this because NRATV and the Scientology channel are still on the air.
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RE: Roku/FireStick/WhatThing people, what's good?
(December 28, 2018 at 5:41 am)Jörmungandr Wrote: I've been largely unimpressed with Chromecast.  The content question aside, the implementation sucks.  Casting shit always comes with problems, and I don't think it's the content, it's the Chromecast software itself.  I have all sorts of issues watching things with my Chromecast.  Considerably less issues with other streaming media products and technology, mainly problems with the DVR function with Playstation VUE.  So, you're welcome to your opinion, but clearly, YMMV!

It can be, yeah.  I've found that I have issues using my android phone that I don't have with my iphone (and vv)...but...and here's something alot of folks don't know...you can cast from any pc connected to the same network*, as well...which is free of the ticks of mobiles. I'm not sure what the content question is, though..there's nothing that any of the other devices can access that chrome cant, whereas the other devices actually do have marketing and exclusion agreements.

*It's the mirror option, if you hadn't tried it. I mostly use it to put identical fish screensavers on all of my tvs, lol...that and playing music through the house, obvs. My tv's all have native streaming that use our phones as a remote - and that's honestly the best option. Every one of the sticks and boxes was a transitional stopgap that got heavily monetized.
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RE: Roku/FireStick/WhatThing people, what's good?
(December 28, 2018 at 2:00 pm)Gae Bolga Wrote:
(December 28, 2018 at 5:41 am)Jörmungandr Wrote: I've been largely unimpressed with Chromecast.  The content question aside, the implementation sucks.  Casting shit always comes with problems, and I don't think it's the content, it's the Chromecast software itself.  I have all sorts of issues watching things with my Chromecast.  Considerably less issues with other streaming media products and technology, mainly problems with the DVR function with Playstation VUE.  So, you're welcome to your opinion, but clearly, YMMV!

It can be, yeah.  I've found that I have issues using my android phone that I don't have with my iphone (and vv)...but...and here's something alot of folks don't know...you can cast from any pc connected to the same network*, as well...which is free of the ticks of mobiles.  I'm not sure what the content question is, though..there's nothing that any of the other devices can access that chrome cant, whereas the other devices actually do have marketing and exclusion agreements.  

*It's the mirror option, if you hadn't tried it.  I mostly use it to put identical fish screensavers on all of my tvs, lol...that and playing music through the house, obvs.  My tv's all have native streaming that use our phones as a remote - and that's honestly the best option.  Every one of the sticks and boxes was a transitional stopgap that got heavily monetized.

I am casting from a PC. I haven't done anything but. The issues aren't exclusive to Android and iOS, apparently.

I use Chromecasting for multiple things from casting music from various web based music apps to casting NFL games from my streaming service's DVR to watching a live broadcast via Chromecast from a web app of my cable TV provider. I have issues with all of them.

Since I don't have an iOS based device and cannot afford one, I'll take your assertion that it is problem free on that platform with a grain of salt. It is not so on the PC, in spite of your assertion to the contrary.

(As a side note, I've found the mirror option, when I've been stupid enough to try it, to be the worst offender of all.)

Again. YMMV.
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#39
RE: Roku/FireStick/WhatThing people, what's good?
Having Prime on Amazon seems to be a gateway to more apps than I had hoped for.
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(December 28, 2018 at 6:49 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: Having Prime on Amazon seems to be a gateway to more apps than I had hoped for.

Looking over that list you linked to earlier makes me somewhat jealous. Not that I actually have unfulfilled entertainment needs, but greed is a powerful master.
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