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this feels like a race to the bottom which every industry player except Apple is competing in. I never would have considered an Apple TV just a few years ago, b

this feels like a race to the bottom which every industry player except Apple is competing in. I never would have considered an Apple TV just a few years ago, but my Shield is gathering dust ever since I made the switch.

xkekjrktllss 3y ago
My girlfriend's Apple TV setup makes me jealous every time I use it. I don't even like TV, but Apple TV has the best interface by far, and the touchpad on the remote is perfect for scrubbing through video.
- fragmede 3y ago
  You really want to be jealous, have a Mac, and seamlessly be able to use the AppleTV as a monitor
  - ok_dad 3y ago
    I use my Apple TV as a security camera system, in addition to acting as a TV and extra seamless monitor. Video chatting my whole family on a 65” screen is nice too.
  - yurymik 3y ago
    Or easily re-connect AirPods from the phone to AppleTV and watch at night without waking the whole house.
  - trefoiled 3y ago
    do you mean through Airplay?
    - fragmede 3y ago
      Yes, technically that's what it's called, but all I do on my mac is click on the second icon from top right of my screen, click on screen mirroring, and choose my AppleTV.
      - trefoiled 3y ago
        got it, thank you!
- wkat4242 3y ago
  Can you view your own content on an Apple TV? Like with VLC? I don't own much Apple stuff anymore but I'm getting sick of all Android TV options getting so commercialised. I don't currently subscribe to any streaming service though except Amazon prime (mainly because it's included with the shipping)
  - hprotagonist 3y ago
    Yep!
  - mattvot 3y ago
    Not sure about VLC, but I’ve a Plex server locally and Apple TV app works fine for streaming from the server.
    - wkat4242 3y ago
      Ah ok I don't use Plex. I don't really like it and the way it syncs my library to their cloud (in my country it's not fully legal and one does not 'take notes on a criminal conspiracy' lol :)
  - mholm 3y ago
    The Apple TV App Store is fairly extensive, and has apps for VLC and Plex
    - wkat4242 3y ago
      Thanks! I don't use Plex but VLC will do great. Ps does VLC also permit playing from local samba shares?
      - bombcar 3y ago
        Yes, but you can do better than that with JellyBean and infuse or whatever it is. But VLC works fine.
      - pridkett 3y ago
mattvot 3y ago
Biggest wins for me when recently switching from a Firestick to an Apple TV is how much faster it’s been to use and the lack of crud. Seems the Firestick has some heavy subsidises they make up for with activities like this post.
- fbdab103 3y ago
  The Firestick/Roku/Chomecast all sell for roughly the same price point. I cannot believe they are all losing money on the physical device. This just strikes me as continuing to enshitify the platform because they can.
  - mattvot 3y ago
    Looking at this it looks like the vast majority of Roku revenue comes from their platform, not devices. https://www.investopedia.com/how-roku-makes-money-5119488 https://www.investopedia.com/how-roku-makes-money-5119488 Within devices/players: > The segment reported a gross loss of $90.6 million in 2022, a deterioration from the gross loss of $37.8 million one year earlier.

xkekjrktllss 3y ago

My girlfriend's Apple TV setup makes me jealous every time I use it. I don't even like TV, but Apple TV has the best interface by far, and the touchpad on the remote is perfect for scrubbing through video.

fragmede 3y ago
You really want to be jealous, have a Mac, and seamlessly be able to use the AppleTV as a monitor
- ok_dad 3y ago
  I use my Apple TV as a security camera system, in addition to acting as a TV and extra seamless monitor. Video chatting my whole family on a 65” screen is nice too.
- yurymik 3y ago
  Or easily re-connect AirPods from the phone to AppleTV and watch at night without waking the whole house.
- trefoiled 3y ago
  do you mean through Airplay?
  - fragmede 3y ago
    Yes, technically that's what it's called, but all I do on my mac is click on the second icon from top right of my screen, click on screen mirroring, and choose my AppleTV.
    - trefoiled 3y ago
      got it, thank you!
wkat4242 3y ago
Can you view your own content on an Apple TV? Like with VLC? I don't own much Apple stuff anymore but I'm getting sick of all Android TV options getting so commercialised. I don't currently subscribe to any streaming service though except Amazon prime (mainly because it's included with the shipping)
- hprotagonist 3y ago
  Yep!
- mattvot 3y ago
  Not sure about VLC, but I’ve a Plex server locally and Apple TV app works fine for streaming from the server.
  - wkat4242 3y ago
    Ah ok I don't use Plex. I don't really like it and the way it syncs my library to their cloud (in my country it's not fully legal and one does not 'take notes on a criminal conspiracy' lol :)
- mholm 3y ago
  The Apple TV App Store is fairly extensive, and has apps for VLC and Plex
  - wkat4242 3y ago
    Thanks! I don't use Plex but VLC will do great. Ps does VLC also permit playing from local samba shares?
    - bombcar 3y ago
      Yes, but you can do better than that with JellyBean and infuse or whatever it is. But VLC works fine.
    - pridkett 3y ago

mattvot 3y ago

Biggest wins for me when recently switching from a Firestick to an Apple TV is how much faster it’s been to use and the lack of crud. Seems the Firestick has some heavy subsidises they make up for with activities like this post.

fbdab103 3y ago
The Firestick/Roku/Chomecast all sell for roughly the same price point. I cannot believe they are all losing money on the physical device. This just strikes me as continuing to enshitify the platform because they can.
- mattvot 3y ago
  Looking at this it looks like the vast majority of Roku revenue comes from their platform, not devices. https://www.investopedia.com/how-roku-makes-money-5119488 https://www.investopedia.com/how-roku-makes-money-5119488 Within devices/players: > The segment reported a gross loss of $90.6 million in 2022, a deterioration from the gross loss of $37.8 million one year earlier.