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I've actually looked into buying one recently, but between general slowness (a friend of mine has one), price and lacking an Alexa-less option if you need 4k, I
by Sebb767 6y ago
I've actually looked into buying one recently, but between general slowness (a friend of mine has one), price and lacking an Alexa-less option if you need 4k, I'm actually considering an used AppleTV 4k now.
- nailer 6y agoI had the old Fire TV Stick and can confirm the latency was bad. The 4K one is much faster (irrespective of display resolution) than its predecessors. I really like it.
- deadmutex 6y agoYou may also want to consider ChromeCast with Google TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sb9-NOxZlg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sb9-NOxZlg . ~$50
- craftinator 6y agoYeah, but who voluntarily wants another Google product?
- tclancy 6y agoI would say the Chromecast with Google tv is an impressive bit of kit and it’s not bound to their services.
- devenblake 6y agoHow does one de-Google a Google Chromecast?
- craftinator 6y agoHammer?
- tclancy 6y agoOh, I suppose you may need a Google account to set up, I didn’t really think about it. I meant that you can use it for most streaming services and it works well.
- heavyset_go 6y agoI'd disagree. The new Chromecast with Google TV requires you to disable privacy settings in order to use basic features on the Chromecast. I had to make a new Google account and enable Web & App History on it just so I could use the device normally.
- cozzyd 6y agoCan you use it with Firefox?
- deadmutex 6y agoIt may come as a surprise, but there's a large number of consumers that buy Google/Amazon/Facebook(Oculus) products. I suspect there might be a negative bias towards those companies on HN.
- propogandist 6y agoIt’s not a surprise. Most consumers have no regard for privacy and may be waiting for a Netflix documentary to enlighten them on why products/services offered from certain companies may be bad. A ‘bias’ towards some companies exist here as there’s an understanding of the underlying business model, their disregard for data privacy and so on. Most tech companies and news outlets stand to gain nothing by educating the masses on these topics, and it will often hurt their profits as they may be a beneficiary in the overall supply chain. The typical consumer is consuming goods and services oblivious to all of it. They care about cheap/free goods as opposed to weighing the cost it being cheap/free (they won’t know why they should care, for starters). Those who are technically savvy and aware of what’s happening may bring attention to the underlying risks... which is what you seem to be classifying as bias.
- katbyte 6y agoGot an apple tv 4k just for infuse<>emby and am very happy with it, looks much better with 4k HDR content then anything else i've tried: andriod tv apps, emby app, netflix, prime (was the worst) and casting to a 4k chomecast.