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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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[–] pcx99@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (4 children)

The Apple tv fits into the Apple ecosystem. Watching a movie and your doorbell sees someone at the front door, you can have the Apple tv throw up a picture in a picture when it does. Get a FaceTime call? You can take it in your tv. Have a Facebook video on your phone? Flick it up to the tv.

Beyond that, the Apple tv has the superior processor so everything is always butter smooth and flawless. There are no ads, and Apple isn’t selling your data to anyone.

[–] jsnkc@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (3 children)

What doorbell supports this? I have a Ring.

[–] Dontmocme2@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I ring my ring cameras through homebridge to make them work with HomeKit. No problem viewing all my cameras on Apple TV

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