Apple TV vs ROKU

what are apps available for apple TV?, is this similar to ROKU?. ROKU has varieties of channels, and they have a channel store. Does Apple TV has a same concept?

Personally I much prefer the UI on the Apple TV. It is also tied to the ecosystem so if you have a lot of content in iTunes or own devices (e.g. iPhone/iPad) then you can use features like home-sharing airplay and mirroring.
There is no app store but you have access to things like Youtube, Netflix, iTunes rentals etc.
More info
http://www.apple.com/ca/appletv/

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Question: Apple tv vs Roku 2xs. I have 2009 Olivea LCD tv that has hdmi port and ?720p.

Question: Apple TV vs Roku 2xs:
I have a 2007 Olivea LCD tv that has 1 HDMI port and (?720p).
I also have a MacBookPro with OSX 10.7.5 Lion and Apple airport wireless.
Would the most recent Apple TV even be compatible with my older television model?
Or should I go with the Roku model which I hear works with older TVs and also gets amazon prime streaming along with netflix?
I could be missing out on advatages/ease of the Apple product synchronicity.

Thank you for your definitive input.
Now that I know that both are workable options, I want to look at
the advantages of ATV vs ROKU. I have the macbook pro, ipad and iphone
so am a great Apple fan.
Advantage of Apple is ease of ability to link photos and itunes to the TV n Get netflix.
However Roku has both Netflix and Amazon Prime options, but not the easy coordination
with my apple content. Hmm which way to go??
Any more thoughts/suggestions welcome.

Apple tv vs roku vs ps3

Now that the new apple tv is priced more reasonably...
I *may consider getting one.
Note: right now we're using our kids ps3 machine to navigate to netflix instant play and it works FINE, albeit we had to get over the learning curve regarding the gamer remote vs a tv style remote.
But regarding apple tv & roku....is there any reason why a person should choose apple tv OVER roku? Any reason why either of these are better options than the ps3 that we already own?
THANKS.

Short Answer: Apple TV (2G) is very viable vs the Roku HD-XR if you only watch movies & TV shows and listen to music. Note: both the new Apple TV and the Roku have Netflix access.
However, if you're a baseball fan, then Roku has the +1 since it has THE Major League Baseball (MLB.TV) app. While the Roku won't take your iTunes music, it does have Pandora and other internet viewing/listening apps. I own a Roku HD-XR unit which I really like for the previous mentioned apps.
I also own two hot rodded Apple TV 1G (external eSata Drive, boxee & XBMC) and a lot of CDs & DVDs. I rip both media and "put" them on the Apple TV. I love this setup. As long as Apple & iTunes support it, The hot rodded Apple TVs will be my go to HTPC devices for my owned media. Note the "owned media."
I only own CDs & DVDs after the artist CD or movie DVD has earned its way into my library. Pandora has introduced me to new groups as has the Coverville podcast. Netflix (at $9 per month) is a great way to "preview" movies with the Netflix steaming capability.
Well, YMMV but that's my cut on the Apple TV vs the Roku.

Can apple tv and roku access same ripped dvd movies

Had 2 roku's. Like 'em.
Ripped dvd's and stored on external. (about 150 movies)
Just bought the new apple tv
Do I now need to import all of the already ripped dvd's into itunes library in order to watch them on my apple tv
(thus creating another separate file)
Or perhaps if they were all in itunes library, could roku access them ?
Maybe there's no way around this... but using roku / plex worked well and it was easy to get artwork etc
I did duplicate / import a couple movies into itunes. Get artwork - doesn"t seem to work for dvd ripped movies ?
Nature of the beast i'm guessing.....
Any advice / direction appreciated.
Thanks

You should be able to stream the video directly to the apple tv via itunes, without copying and creating another large file.
Just drag the movie files to your itunes. It will take a few seconds and will "import" the movies. Once created, you can right click the movie in itunes and then select get info. from there, you can give custom information, and even assign an icon or picture for the movie. Look on line and you should be able to find dvd covers for most movies.
I do this all the time with my movies and also tv shows.

HT202157 is it possible to connect an Apple TV and a Roku to your tv without first disconnecting one or the other?

Is it possible to connect both an Apple TV and Roku without first disconnecting one or the other. In other words, connecting both devices to the tv simultaneously? I'm sure it depends on the number of ports, audio/tv available, and if so, do they make a splitter that would accomodate this???

Hi. Got to App Store and download the Remote app. It's an app that makes your iPad or iPhone a remote for the Apple TV! I like it especially if you need to type a lot text.

Apple TV and No HDMI

So we're planning on getting an Apple TV or Roku. I've always liked Apple's products, and would prefer that. One thing though.
Our tv has no HDMI port (Sony Wide Screen KP-46WT500 Rear Projection TV). I've read we can still hook it up with an adapter, but a second issue arose. How would we hook up the audio? I know the Apple TV has an optical input. So how should we go about this?

Using an appropriate adapter or converter, you can connect your Apple TV to any number of display and audio devices imaginable.
Shop for an appropriate "HDMI to DVI with audio" converter with audio outputs appropriate for your TV. Here is one for example:
http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-DVI2HDMIA-Video-Converter-Audio/dp/B005G3VQ5E/
Monoprice is also a good source for such items. (Edit: this one looks perfect and it's half as expensive: DVI & R/L Stereo Audio to HDMI® Converter)
Do not use the Sony's component or composite video inputs. You will want to pass the digital video signals without alteration. HDMI to DVI is the only way to do that with your TV.

Sling TV on Apple TV?

Does anyone use Apple TV to stream Sling TV though one of those third-party apps? I'm in the market for either Apple TV or Roku but watch most of my TV through Sling.

this is what it does http://www.apple.com/appletv/whats-on/
anything else require airplay mirror from an ios or mac or pc if you use airparrot

Need help choosing how to extend my existing home network to my detached garage?

I have done as much research as possible on this scenario but cannot seem to match the ideal solution with my wants. Perhaps I simply just do not understand networking as well as I thought I did. Either way, any helpful information or suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Objective: Extend my wireless network to my detached garage.
My current ISP provider is Time Warner Cable. I have RoadRunner Extreme, which in my area gives consistent speeds of 50 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload when I am connected via ethernet cable. When I upgraded to the "Extreme" package i found out I was forced to use their Motorola SB6580 ... its a DOCSIS 3.0 cable modem + wireless router. I was able to access the Motorola's setup options on the internet and I disabled the wireless function. This has allowed me to use my Time Capsule as the primary router to provide wireless access on my home network. I have not had any issues with this setup and is my preferred way to operate.
I have recently moved my home office to the 2nd story of my detached garage and need to extend my wireless network to meet the demands of all my gear. I have decided to achieve this goal by going with one of the following 3 options:
1.) enable the wireless function on the motorola modem making it the primary router. move my time capsule out to the office and use it in bridge mode. However I do not think I understand bridge mode correctly. I thought the secondary router (in this case my TC) in bridge mode needed to be connected w/ an ethernet cable at all times to enable this feature? If I understand similar networking discussions I will lose the ethernet ports with this option? If this isnt called Bridge mode once i take away the ethernet cable what is it "technically" called?
2.) buy a 2nd airport extreme base station and create the same type of wireless network extension setup. The difference here is I would leave my motorola's wireless features disabled, use 2 apple products that speak apples to apples wirelessly and relieve myself of all the headaches involved with a neopolitan setup. This seems like the obvious choice b/c Apple products are much more user friendly, but I dont want to spend the $200 on a new router if I can achieve a comparable setup by just enabling the equipment I already have.
3.) use either of these 2 scenarios above & go buy a 150' ethernet cable to join them together. if this is the case wouldnt a $50 hub suffice on the end of the cable? I dont necessarily need to have wireless, just reliable connectivity. I can access the existing wireless network now, but download speeds are not great and things really start to slow down when i have multiple clients connected. I would rather not have to drill through exterior walls, bury conduit and install learn how to install data wall plates, but i will if this is the pros far out way the cons.
Current modem/router placement: if standing @ the front door of my 1 story house facing out towards the street my motorola modem/router is in the front right-hand corner of the house.
Distance location of the detached garage office setup: if standing @ my front door my my work area is in the far back left corner of my property. it is approx 175' from the router and on the 2nd story of the garage. I said 150' cable earlier b/c i could relocate the router to a bedroom on the opposite end of the house, however this would eleminate the current wired status of the items connected to it and I would prefer to keep them wired in.
clients connected in the house: (4) apple tv's; Roku; Xbox; Wii; Playstation 3; (2) Lenovo laptops; iPad; (2) Blackberry's; (2) iPhones; iPod touch; (2) wireless netowrk printers; (2) smart tv's ... a handful of these are currently wired into the time capsule now which provides an uninterupted viwing experience for the MLB package. This of course trumps all opportunity costs involved with moving the router. There is nothing more frustrating than a screen buffering in the botton of the 9th inning after you've sat there for 3 hours.
clients connected in the office: (2) 27" imacs; apple tv; iPad; network printer; Wii; Harmony Link universal remote; Mac Book Pro ...
I have approx 5TB of digital media that is shared over the network via shared iTunes libraries that I would like to access as well. iCloud helps with all of our household gadgets as far as acessibility but with all the backups going on simutaneously it also creates headaches when you need the throughput. I need to do a better job of managing those settings. nonetheless, I would like some guidance on the best way to extend my current netowrk, suggestions for better scenarios i did not mention and thus am probably not aware of and any networking 101 schooling if it doesnt sound like i understand the way bridge mode/network extension works. sorry for the long post and thank you for your time & help.

Ethernet beats all other solutions hands down..
A single ethernet connection from wherever is the closest point in the house to the garage office... wins. You can plug a router working as AP and switch or pure switch on to it. Get a cabler in to do the job.. and they can probably figure it out and do the whole job whilst you scatch your head.. yes you will pay for it.. but a cabler knows how to do it. And most likely leave the inside network exactly as it is. Since office is important to be reliable.. there is one and one only reliable method.. ethernet.
If the garage and house are on one electrical circuit.. which is doubtful if it is a separate building then EOP adapters can often work well.. They do not handle earth leakage protection, breakers (rather than fuses) or meters at all well.. but if they are simply all connected to power.. behind the same meter and using old fashioned fuse box.. EOP rated at 200mbps or some now are 500mbps can work reasonably well. Speed about the same as wireless at its best but if it works when installed will generally not change with the weather, moon, and wind direction which wireless is liable to do.
Wireless bridging.. hmm avoid if possible. For reliable connection no.. apple products can do wireless repeater but as you mentioned that turns off the ethernet ports except for the Express.. that is the only unit you can use as a bridge and plug a switch into it. Why Apple why??
So if you want to bridge two points by wireless buy specialised wireless bridge.. that means an AP in the house plugged into the existing network.. and AP unit perhaps on the outside of the garage.. or in windows if you have a window in the house that looks at a window in your office. Look at products from companies like ubiquiti.. they are not too expensive but professional equipment and designed for precisely this kind of work.
Hence the reliability is dramatically better than domestic stuff.. and will require a lot less work to maintain the link.
Conclusion.. wire it.
Unless you rent the house.. an investment in ethernet cabling install once properly and forget .. beats every other solution even if it costs x5 as other solutions.

Any way to surf net on MBA using HDTV as monitor w/out cable?

My MBA is connected via a 2-wire modem/router, and I access the Internet wirelessly. Just bought an LG 32" HDTV (1080p, 60hz). I want to surf the net on my MBA and use the TV as a monitor. It works flawlessly when using a minidisplay to HDMI cable. But...I want to do the same thing, but without the cable. Don't like cable strung out across the floor. Apple Box or Roku won't allow surfing...you have to use their apps or subscribe to apps. Can this "wireless" dream of mine be done? Apple says "No"...but what do you guys say? My poor head is spinning! I bought the Air to do just this, and now find out it apparently won't work!!!

Hopefully they add it in the future to the Apple TV, but ya it isn't possible now.
If this is a must have feature and you can return the Air still, the Lenovo U300s Ultrabook has Intel's WiDi wireless mirroring capablility and is a nice machine.

I want to FIRE my cable company and strem to my flatscreen, what do i need

with my VIZIO TV and BRDP i streem Netflix, my cable company is getting outragous with pricing, so I want to FIRE my cable compay and streem TV, news etc from my Mac to my TV. how do I do this????

Check out Apple TV and RoKu.
http://www.apple.com/appletv/
http://www.roku.com/
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HBO GO on my ATV2?

Is there some underlying reason why Apple hasn't added HBO GO and Hulu+ to Apple TV? ROKU is going to take major marketshare if Apple doesn't catch up!

guess it's a 2 businesses coming to agreement on how terms should be that is the reason
but it's purely speculations as this is a user helping user forum and apple dont read or write
here and even if they did they would be under nondislousure agreement so would not be able to give info before it was official
but let them know
http://www.apple.com/feedback/appletv.html

HT4640 does this work with videos from video library

I want to be able to embed videos from youtube is this possible?
Thanks.

No Amazon does not make a Application to watch their content on Apple TV. I imagine because they are competing with each other in offering video content. To be honest I have both a Apple TV and Roku and I think Roku is much more open simply because they are not really in the content business. They are in the hardware business. Apple on the other hand has both hardware and content. I think they both Apple TV and Amazon offer similar content so I am not sure unless your a Amazon Prime sub that Apple TV cannot provide a good experience. I actually watch some series on Apple TV for the 1080P offerings and use Amazon for some older content that sometimes is cheaper. I have yet to find a one service option that covers everything. In my house we have Apple TV, Roku, Netflix, sometimes Hulu and YouTube. Streaming is still developing and for me I cannot say one service or device is better then another. Another option for Amazon is simply run Amazon content through your PC or Mac on your TV. I do that very frequently and find it a good option.

DOES THIS WORK WITH AMAZON INSTANT VIDEO?

Does the Apple TV allow streaming from AMazon Instant Video?

No Amazon does not make a Application to watch their content on Apple TV. I imagine because they are competing with each other in offering video content. To be honest I have both a Apple TV and Roku and I think Roku is much more open simply because they are not really in the content business. They are in the hardware business. Apple on the other hand has both hardware and content. I think they both Apple TV and Amazon offer similar content so I am not sure unless your a Amazon Prime sub that Apple TV cannot provide a good experience. I actually watch some series on Apple TV for the 1080P offerings and use Amazon for some older content that sometimes is cheaper. I have yet to find a one service option that covers everything. In my house we have Apple TV, Roku, Netflix, sometimes Hulu and YouTube. Streaming is still developing and for me I cannot say one service or device is better then another. Another option for Amazon is simply run Amazon content through your PC or Mac on your TV. I do that very frequently and find it a good option.

Watch TV shows on a TV as they are being broadcast for the first time.

Please explain to me how I can access regular TV channels to watch TV shows as they are broadcast. For example, we tried to watch "Poldark" on PBS, couldn't get it. I finally had to buy it from iTunes and it wasn't cheap. Does all TV have to be paid for these days? (we just got our first flat screen HD TV). And what about shows that are time sensitive, like the news or say ordinary shows channels like "Animal Planet" or HGTV. How do you access shows on these channels?We can't find the channel lineup that I've seen when watching TV with friends. How do you access that on Xfinity. I really wish had gone with AT&T - I need some user friendliness here.

Do you have a Comcast TV subscription and a Comcast supplied cable box or DVR connected to your TV? That is what you use to watch live TV. It would be no different with U-Verse. You can also connect an antenna to the TV to pick up the local network stations if your close enough to a city with TV stations.
If your streaming and have a streaming box like a Apple TV or Roku, then the networks like PBS have some shows and series available on their app, but not live TV.

HT202157 I just purchased an APPLE TV. Is there an APP to use instead of using the included remote? I also have a ROKU and found a great app for that device.

I just purchased an APPLE TV. I also own a ROKU and found a great app to use instead of the included remote, is there a similar app to purchase for my new apple device.? I like a keypad to use when typing in info.also is there any way to get the Glen Beck steamed in on the Alpple TV?

Glen beck is a conservative news commentator , he now has a tv Chanel broadcasted only by the Internet, is is GBTV I get it on ROKU. I cannot get that or FOX NEWS or CNET on my new apple TV. Love the new device with the exception of my missing networks. By the way, thanks for the remote advice it works great.

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