It sure sounds like the Roku Ultra would do the job for the (3) TVs with Mediacom boxes.
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In IA we have Mediacom and would like to eliminate cable from their services: (3) Tivo set top boxes, another smaller TV with just ethernet connection which give us all we want when we're eating. They feel it gives them everything they want! Roku / Mediacom 52722 / Our grandkids are using Apple TV 4K device together with Hulu, 68007 & 98005 and just internet subscription. What do you think of Apple TV? Please comment below. Otherwise, Roku has more apps, is cheaper, and has Airplay! Amazon Fire TV Stick is a good option as well.Ī lot of folks (including me) have an Apple TV for Airplay and a Roku (or Amazon Fire TV) for the apps. I recommend Apple TV if you are a big fan of Apple's ecosystem. Overall, Airplay is a killer feature, and it’s the one reason that I still use my Apple TV, even though I usually use a Roku. Note that really old iPhones, iPads first-gen, and Macs made before 2011 don’t support Airplay. So, while the Apple TV itself doesn’t have the hundreds of channels that Roku does, it basically allows you to view any app that will run on your iPad, which kind of makes up for the lack of native Apple TV channels. Note that I had to use my TV’s zoom feature to make the picture fill the whole screen, but the picture quality was still good. Mirroring my iPad screen to my TV using Apple TV AirplayĪbove is my 42″ flatscreen TV mirroring my iPad screen while using the NBC iPad App. Apple TV launched with just a handful of channels, but now they have almost four pages filled with apps for you to explore:
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There’s another service called Vimeo that is similar to YouTube. You can also watch movie trailers for free and there is a Wall Street Week app with videos as well. My favorite free video service on there is YouTube. The first question you might have is, “what programming can I watch right out of the box without paying for anything?” Well, there is some stuff. If you don’t have iTunes content, then check out the Roku or Amazon Fire TV. If you want to rent videos, especially video on iTunes, and you have other Apple devices and iTunes content, Apple TV might be right for you. It has apps for many other services like Netflix, Hulu, and so on. It’s the only streaming device that natively plays video from the iTunes store (2020 UPDATE: not anymore Roku and Amazon Fire TV can do that also). My conclusion is that it doesn’t replace cable TV, but it does have good content. I’ve owned an Apple TV for some time now. If you're still interested in Apple TV, see my original article below.