jay040 said:
Question for you - Since you have both a Roku and Firestick, do you have a preference as to which one you use? Does one perform better than the other?
I have a new Apple TV (thank you DirecTV Now) in the living room, a 4k Fire TV Box in the Master Bedroom, Fire Stick in the kids playroom, and a Roku 3 in the guest room.
I will say this, I like the Apple TV the best, but it doesn't support Amazon Instant Streaming natively. You can AirPlay from your phone or tablet, but that is lame. Luckily, the built-in smart features on my TV do support Amazon, but it is definitely a big hole in the content for Apple TV.
Next the Fire TV Box beats out the Fire Stick. It just works smoother and more reliably. The box has a stronger WiFi radio and can support more apps without becoming bogged down. I will say that I recently factory reset the Fire Stick and only loaded the essential apps (Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, PLEX, Vue, Kids Cooking) and plugged it into the wall rather than the USB on the TV, and it has been working well. Apparently the TV supplies enough power to run it, but not enough to run it well.
The Roku works fine, but the presentation just seems a little stale to me. Also, it doesn't have voice search or dictation, which sometimes comes in handy on the other devices.
If you have any specific questions, I'd be happy to help.