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Too late. I abandoned both of their devices for Roku and haven't looked back.

tsjq 7y ago
sounds interesting. newbie here. haven't used Roku. does it support: casting from android phones? netflix, prime, youtube? BT headphones / speakers? recording ?
- falsedan 7y ago
  probably not all of those things, did you check their specs page?
- syshum 7y ago
  >casting from android phones? Not really >netflix, prime, youtube? Yes >BT headphones / speakers? Not directly. I never used a chrome cast because I HATE controlling my TV with my phone. I want a normal remote... I have yet to get on board with the whole "casting" fad. I may have used the YT app on my phone to start a video maybe 3 times since they added the feature.
  - cptskippy 7y ago
    > Not really Google removed Miacast support from Pixel devices but nonGoogle Android devices can cast to Roku just fine. You can also cast from Windows 10 devices as well. Miracast isn't the same thing as Chromecast, it just does screen mirroring but it works well.
- unwiredben 7y ago
  Miracast works, but not Google Cast protocol. Netflix, Amazon Prime, and YouTube are all fully supported. There is no Bluetooth wireless on the Roku devices except for the Roku TV Wireless Speakers which have a BT receiver for playing audio from a phone. However, all devices support remote audio through the Roku mobile app. There is no recording capability, but you can use DVR solutions like Tableau with Roku devices.
  - PascLeRasc 7y ago
    What Roku do you have? My family has a somewhat-ancient Roku 3 and it supports Google Casting, as does my Roku TV. It's a huge feature for me.
- scarface74 7y ago
  Recording what? It’s mostly for video on demand where you wouldn’t need to record anything. It wouldn’t have enough local storage anyway. The only things that I could imagine you want to record DVR style would be live streaming like with Sling and DirecTVNow and they both have “cloud DVR”.

tsjq 7y ago

sounds interesting. newbie here. haven't used Roku. does it support: casting from android phones? netflix, prime, youtube? BT headphones / speakers? recording ?

falsedan 7y ago
probably not all of those things, did you check their specs page?
syshum 7y ago
>casting from android phones? Not really >netflix, prime, youtube? Yes >BT headphones / speakers? Not directly. I never used a chrome cast because I HATE controlling my TV with my phone. I want a normal remote... I have yet to get on board with the whole "casting" fad. I may have used the YT app on my phone to start a video maybe 3 times since they added the feature.
- cptskippy 7y ago
  > Not really Google removed Miacast support from Pixel devices but nonGoogle Android devices can cast to Roku just fine. You can also cast from Windows 10 devices as well. Miracast isn't the same thing as Chromecast, it just does screen mirroring but it works well.
unwiredben 7y ago
Miracast works, but not Google Cast protocol. Netflix, Amazon Prime, and YouTube are all fully supported. There is no Bluetooth wireless on the Roku devices except for the Roku TV Wireless Speakers which have a BT receiver for playing audio from a phone. However, all devices support remote audio through the Roku mobile app. There is no recording capability, but you can use DVR solutions like Tableau with Roku devices.
- PascLeRasc 7y ago
  What Roku do you have? My family has a somewhat-ancient Roku 3 and it supports Google Casting, as does my Roku TV. It's a huge feature for me.
scarface74 7y ago
Recording what? It’s mostly for video on demand where you wouldn’t need to record anything. It wouldn’t have enough local storage anyway. The only things that I could imagine you want to record DVR style would be live streaming like with Sling and DirecTVNow and they both have “cloud DVR”.