Roku or Fire?

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babyshark
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Im not lolpoor so this is merely a supplement to directv

tia

Schall 02
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Roku was founded by an Aggie.
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benfiasco is an aggie
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I have both. Overall function, both are comparable. You will find a few apps here and there that are only available on one or the other. If you have wifi speed issues that require buffering, Roku will drop to a lower resolution to keep your video streaming while FireTV will pause while it is buffering the stream. I tend to lean towards the FireTV due to a quirk with my Roku (not sure it is a problem for all). My Roku sat unused for a month+. During that time it had the highest wifi bandwidth usage of all devices in the house. I now leave it unplugged when it is not in use.
AgShaun00
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Have both. Roku is better
trueaggie2782
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AgShaun00 said:

Have both. Roku is better


Same her. Agree 1000%. We don't even use our firetv anymore.
Flashdiaz
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Same here. Didn't care for the firetv homescreen
Pirate04
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Apple TV.
FIDO*98*
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Roku for sure. I got sucked in by Prime day and got some sticks. They are already moved to secondary TVs and have been replaced by Roku. Also have 2 built in Roku TVs.
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Seven Costanza
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YouTube TV is not available on Fire yet.
Aston04
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Have both- they are near the same. BUT Fire remotes eat batteries, tend to stop working at times, and are just less solid to use. Easy tiebreaker between the two. All the streaming programs you want are available on each.
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Roku has been way more user friendly to me..
But I had the fire stick like 4 years ago so maybe its better....but roku has been great...plus you can get a roku tv for cheap and still have everything you would need if you are a cable cutter....so I have dtvnow and I can still watch cable on my roku tv.
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Roku
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Seven Costanza said:

YouTube TV is not available on Fire yet.
It's getting closer because YTTV now has Fire TV listed as an option on their site with an asterisk.
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atag said:

Roku has been way more user friendly to me..
But I had the fire stick like 4 years ago so maybe its better....but roku has been great...plus you can get a roku tv for cheap and still have everything you would need if you are a cable cutter....so I have dtvnow and I can still watch cable on my roku tv.
I have a 3 year old firestick, and then also a new fire cube and fire tv edition.. God I hate using the old one now! I always thought it was piece, but they've clearly improved a lot.

You can get a fire tv edition starting at like $100. I got a 55" for $250.
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I use Roku and like it; however, PSVUE did a recent update that does not play well with Roku. Not Roku's fault, but it has become a pain in the neck.
***It's your money, not theIRS! (At least for a little while longer.)
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The newest cube that has tv volume and power buttons on the remote is pretty nice. I like the way the content is laid out on fire vs just a bunch of apps on roku. Unless the newer rokus have changed that, haven't used a newer one.
Win At Life
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Can I get the games I actually want to watch with this Roku thing?
Brian Earl Spilner
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Disney+ won't be on fire.

So if you were even on the fence, this should steer you towards Roku.
aTm2004
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Not with the Roku only. You'll need to subscribe to a service like Youtube TV, PlayStation Vue, Hulu Live, etc at around $50/mo.
Vernada
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We always have issues with our Fire stick staying connected to the network. Never had an issue with the roku.
AgsMyDude
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Roku and it ain't close.
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aggieforester05 said:

The newest cube that has tv volume and power buttons on the remote is pretty nice. I like the way the content is laid out on fire vs just a bunch of apps on roku. Unless the newer rokus have changed that, haven't used a newer one.


My roku handles the power and volume of my TV and audio receiver flawlessly.
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Didn't say it didn't
ag03kc
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Have both. More freedom with Fire TV, but no Youtube TV. Roku is easy to set up and use, but not as much freedim to customize.
aggieforester05
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Youtube is back on fire.
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aggieforester05 said:

Didn't say it didn't
Didn't say you said it didn't
cz308
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I have both and prefer Fire because I can install apps that are not available for Roku (that I'm aware of). I have a Roku, but I could never get the remote to work after it was shut down for a day or so.
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Roku
Eliminatus
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As an Amazon fanboy, the answer is Roku and it is not really debatable IMO.
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Schall 02 said:

Roku was founded by an Aggie.

dayam you are right. You weren't b.s'ing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Wood_(businessman)


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I use the roko
TxFig
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Seven Costanza said:

YouTube TV is not available on Fire yet.

You can download it 3rd party and it works just fine...
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