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I ran across a guy that was using one of these boxes for movies and such. Are these worth the money? Don't know much about these so any info would help. Also do I need a special tv? Mine do have the hdmi hookup.
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I have it, and love it. Though I have to say to use it to it's potential you really need to have another apple device be it an iPhone, iPad etc.
All you need is an HDMI compatible tv, and high speed internet. It nice if you have it setup wireless, but it works hard wired.
I stream HBO, Showtime, YouTube, Netflix. There is a lot of content to be had.
Another handy option is airplay... You play content on your iPhone, iPad etc directly to your tv as well.
They're only $100
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So what does Apple TV do?
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I have it, and love it. Though I have to say to use it to it's potential you really need to have another apple device be it an iPhone, iPad etc.
All you need is an HDMI compatible tv, and high speed internet. It nice if you have it setup wireless, but it works hard wired.
I stream HBO, Showtime, YouTube, Netflix. There is a lot of content to be had.
Another handy option is airplay... You play content on your iPhone, iPad etc directly to your tv as well.
They're only $100 This. I use one also. It is great.
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it transfers content from the internet to your TV
You still have to pay all those pesky subscriptions, like to Netflix. HBOGo, Amazon
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"I stream HBO, Showtime, YouTube, Netflix. There is a lot of content to be had.
Another handy option is airplay... You play content on your iPhone, iPad etc directly to your tv as well. "
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it transfers content from the internet to your TV
You still have to pay all those pesky subscriptions, like to Netflix. HBOGo, Amazon True, but I would rather pay for what I want, than pay for a bunch of sheit I will never watch.
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oh I agree 100%. The cable and satellite companies refuse to do 'ala carte' content selection. That is one of the main reasons I quit cable, and went with NetFlix and other content sources.
I had 300+ channels, 90% of which I did not want.
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True dat. I had to laugh when I quit cable over a year ago, they asked me why and I explained what is referenced above. So they say ok, where do we send the box to pick up equipment, I tell them and then the woman goes right into another sales pitch to reduce what I am paying for a year and she also throws in a couple of freebies for 3 months. TFF
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Roku does twice as much for less $!
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regardless of which service you use, apple tv will facilitate it. It is especially useful if wanting to use the airplay function of an apple device to send music through your receiver (favorite playlist), or stream a video from internet (directly to the tv), as well as using the DVD on a macbook to show a movie on the tv.
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I've thought of going with Apple TV, but the one thing I don't want to miss on is live sports coverage. How are you guys watching that?
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I did MLB.TV last year and will do it again. Had to pay a proxy server because Giants games are blacked out in my area. NFL is not available yet. I like it. Been almost a year since we killed Dish. I don't miss it. Local stuff on antenna so no big deal there.
One of the really cool things is I can stream music from my home computer to my TV in my reloading room and play it over the stereo all controlled from my iphone. I can literally dj my own BBQ in the backyard with all the music I have on itunes, not just my phone. Pretty darn cool.
We have an Amazon Fire that works fine too and adds more variety but I wouldn't say better. The apple tv can hide behind a wall mounted flat screen and still get signal from the remote, so it's just your TV hanging there. Clean.
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I have it, and love it. Though I have to say to use it to it's potential you really need to have another apple device be it an iPhone, iPad etc.
All you need is an HDMI compatible tv, and high speed internet. It nice if you have it setup wireless, but it works hard wired.
I stream HBO, Showtime, YouTube, Netflix. There is a lot of content to be had.
Another handy option is airplay... You play content on your iPhone, iPad etc directly to your tv as well.
They're only $100 Guess I am looking at the wrong place, ebay has them for about $200- $250. I do like the size of them and ability to conceal them. Thanks for all the info. Keep it going
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Go to Bestbuy.com. $99.00 plus shipping.
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I had a roku and then I found a better alternative
XBMC on a droid box like the Amazon Fire.
Roku has about 300 channels
XBMC has about 3000 from around the world
but ease of use isn't its biggest selling factor.
I'd say in 3 years time, many of us will be streaming live TV via the internet as well as pay channels and cable boxes/satellite TV will be going away.
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Sams Club has the apple tv 3rd gen for $92.87, about the cheapest I've seen anywhere.
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Roku 3 has over 1000 channels. $89.00 on Amazon Prime. I've had mine for over a year and do not regret dumping cable/satellite tv.
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Did you watch the super bowl on it?
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