Posted on 09/17/2015 11:47:34 AM PDT by Swordmaker
The Amazon Fire TV, the Apple TV, and the Roku, are all set-top boxes that connect to the Internet via either Ethernet or WIFI to stream video content from a subscription from Netflix, Vudu, Apple's iTunes, Podcasts, AmazonPrime, Hulu, HBO Now, YouTube, Vimeo, various other streaming services, as well as rent on-demand movies and TV shows. Some of those services are now offering content that is not available from any other source, such as Amazon's Bosch based on John Connolly's novels featuring Heironymous Bosch, a LA Police Detective (Excellent). Some of the newer versions of these set-top boxes offer video gaming through downloadable apps available through an app store, access to the Web, buying services (Especially Amazon), and control of your appliances and house through your control panel. Some of the newer units have voice control and voice search for content.
The Apple TV allows mirroring of Apple devices including Mac computers, iPhones and iPads, as well as playing games available on those devices on a big screen TV with multiple players using multiple devices, through AirPlay. Games played on the device can be switched seamlessly to the big screen without losing place or interruption, and vice-verse. Similarly, movies resident on the storage or HDs of those devices can be played through Apple TV with sound and full 1080HD via AirPlay.
The Roku can do some of that from Android and iOS devices, but more limited through apps available on both platforms.
Same for the Amazon Fire. . .
Wonder if I can hook it up to my 1982 Zenith console or my 1969 Sony black and white?
I think the outputs on all of these are HDMI intended for HD TVs. . . so no.
Roku still makes boxes with composite video outputs. Add an inexpensive RF modulator, and you're good to go. You might also need a 75-300 ohm adapter for the Sony.
I guess so. If you enable it.
I’m trying to understand how Cortana knows you are in the Target store. Did you have to enter data, such as way point and then GPS function activates Cortana when the way point is reached?
Does Target know that you are in the store via your phone broadcasting signal?
Just curious....
GPS and cell phone triangulation.
Ahh....thanks
4K support is nice on the hardware side; I’ll still stick with Roku (the stick and the box).
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