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You're missing the point though. The device should be usable on its own. This is extremely anti-consumer, it doesn't matter if there's a simple solution
by Karsteski 4y ago
You're missing the point though. The device should be usable on its own. This is extremely anti-consumer, it doesn't matter if there's a simple solution
- denkmoon 4y agoThese devices are pointless "on their own". What would an Apple TV do without any external dependencies? Play the pre-loaded screen savers?
- wincy 4y agoWhat? You can watch Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, and do a ton of other things that absolutely don’t require an iOS or macOS device to activate it.
- falcolas 4y agoBased on my last two experiences, you can't on Roku - you can't watch Netflix, Hulu, or Disney+. Worse, you need a working payment method with Roku to use the device. Personally, I find that a bit more egregious. EDIT Nevermind this last bit. I didn't see that the top level workaround... doesn't work around the issue.
- NikolaNovak 4y agoI am Confused as what you're trying to say. I have Roku express and a TV with built in Roku. Neither requires me to own any weird additional devices to watch Netflix, Disney,prime etc?
- falcolas 4y agoIt requires an active Roku account (including a valid credit card), which this thread was specifically about - requiring an Apple account to watch Netflix et. al.
- saurik 4y agoYou can also buy first-party stuff from iTunes on your AppleTV without any other device; maybe you need to have used a computer at some point in the past to make the Apple ID, but it certainly isn't an ongoing requirement to own anything except a TV (as AppleTV isn't actually a TV, despite the name ;P), and having an Apple ID is probably also required to download even free apps from the App Store.