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Apple TV lets you watch all three (iTunes, Netflix, and Amazon Prime). Airplay is a thing.
by alexeisadeski3 13y ago
Apple TV lets you watch all three (iTunes, Netflix, and Amazon Prime).
Airplay is a thing.
- brewdad 13y agoAmazon Prime is not on Apple TV. That's why I have a Roku sitting next to my Apple TV.
- jawngee 13y agoI actually AirPlay amazon prime to Apple TV from my iPhone. In Vietnam, playing anything off the iTunes store can be a lengthy process but somehow Amazon is almost always instantaneous.
- Touche 13y ago* Requires $500+ companion device.
- smackfu 13y agoTechnically you only need an iPod Touch for $229. (Or maybe you need the better $299 one.)
- smackfu 13y agoOK, I'm honestly confused why I'm getting downvoted here. Can't you use the iPod touch as the companion device to Airplay from for Amazon Prime video?
- Touche 13y agoI didn't downvote you, you're right, I was thinking between an iPad and an iPhone (and I had forgotten that iPad Mini is cheaper). But perhaps people are downvoting you because you are pointing out a technicality when the point is really that to get full advantage of the Apple TV you need some other device that's exclusively made by Apple and that's not cheap.
- drzaiusapelord 13y agoSo, the solution to the shortcomings of Apple devices is yet more Apple devices? Oh, ok.
- alexeisadeski3 13y agoSuspect many already have at least one Airplay capable device.
- rednukleus 13y agoI suspect a majority of people don't.
- 72deluxe 13y agoI think only people with Apple devices buy Apple TVs. If they don't, I can see it being far less useful.
- declan 13y agoAh, but I want to be able to view Amazon Prime without resorting to an Airplay workaround. For my living room use case Airplay isn't an option; I'm looking for an integrated unit.
- alexeisadeski3 13y agoI must plead ignorance: How is that a "workaround"? An iPad, iPad Mini, iPod, or iPhone is your remote - the AppleTV remote is horrible anyways and I've personally long ago tossed it. Fire up your new remote and play anything you like... it's incredibly simple.
- declan 13y agoFirst, it's not an all-in-one integrated unit, which I was talking about in my upthread discussion. Second, it's "simple" for you, but my use case is not yours: it involves very young children and very old adults who don't want to use or don't know how to use this interface. Third, it relies on a WiFi connection that isn't as reliable as the gigabit Ethernet connection that I wired my house with. I'm sure your solution works fine for you. But be careful in projecting your use case to everyone's. :)