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Considering leaving Roku Ultra (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by Cmdr_Shepard_8492@alien.top to c/apple@hardware.watch

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What the title says. I don’t know if the Apple TV is sincerely better than the Ultra, but since I’ve built up what I’d consider a fairly standard home theater system (4K tv with HDR, soundbar w/ Dolby Atmos…no surround system or anything overly fancy) the Roku has caused some annoyances. Right now the hassle is the Paramount Roku app keeps blanking the screen when watching Dolby Vision content, sometimes requiring a tv power cycle.

Anyways, I know I’m asking the Apple crowd here but I’m considering the switch but don’t know if it’s a difference of preferences or if Apple TV (4K) is genuinely superior?

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[–] Stock-Hippo9570@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (7 children)

You will still have the blanking issue with Apple TV, but the picture and sound quality are both better than Roku Ultra.

[–] Cmdr_Shepard_8492@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (6 children)

That’s disappointing. What causes this issue? Bad cables? Poor app development? I kinda irrationally hate it

[–] IWaveAtTeslas@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

You could set the Apple TV to always run in Dolby Vision and turn Match Content off. I do this and don’t notice any issues. But I’m sure some videophiles would cringe at this.

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