Tag: Apple TV
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Over 44.6 Million US Households Own a Streaming-Media Box
The Parks Associates released their annual connected CE research results ranking the devices consumers watch online video with. Their research shows that Roku continues to increase its market share. “Streaming media players continue to stake out a growing portion of the connected home,” said Barbara Kraus, director of research, Parks Associates. “Roku devices are now the…
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Fire TV 2 vs Apple TV 4 – Hardware
In this head to head video we wanted to take a look at how the hardware of the Fire TV 2 compares to the Apple TV 4. Fire TV: The Hardware 2 GB Memory 8 GB Internal Storage Quad-core Processor 802.11ac Wi-Fi (3x the speed of the old Fire TV) Apple TV: The Device: HDMI…
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Apple TV 4 vs Fire TV 2 – User Experience
Fire TV: The Hardware You will find it hard to tell the new Fire TV apart from the old box just by looking at them. If it was not for the missing Optical Audio Out and the new Micro SD card slot on the back of the new Fire TV they look the same. The…
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Review: The New Apple TV a Disappointment or Success?
The Apple TV is finally here. Whereas it was the first of the new devices to be announced, it is the last to come out. There are a lot of positives about the new Apple TV, from the fast-launching apps and quick content streaming to the device design, but still there is so much that…
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Apple TV vs Roku 4 – Speed Test
The Roku 4 and the Apple TV fourth generation go head to head in a user experience test. Now we are not looking at the specs but what the user gets from it. So well one may have better specs we want to know what the end users will experience. Roku 4 Highlights: 2,500+ streaming…
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Apple TV Unboxing
Here is a quick run down of some of the highlights of the new Apple TV. Check back for a full review and side by side look at the Apple TV vs the Roku 4 and Fire TV 2. Touchpad Remote This was one rumor that everyone got right: there is a touch pad on…
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The New Apple TV is Now Available For Pre-Order
Finally the new Apple TV is available for pre-order! You can pre-order your New Apple TV in the Apple Store here: http://www.apple.com/shop/buy-tv/apple-tv for delivery if you want in store pickup you will have to check back at a future date as right now its only available for shipping. Here is everything we know about the…
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The Cord Cutting Show Episode 28 – Fire TV Bug Testing, Roku 4 Not in Stores, Here Comes The Apple TV, and More
Episode #28 of The Cord Cutting Show is now online! AFTVnews and Cord Cutters News have teamed up to bring you a weekly podcast about cord cutting. You can find us on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cordcutterss-podcast/id986117164 Or you can subscribe with our RSS feed here: http://cordcutters.libsyn.com/rss You can download the MP3 of the podcast here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/cordcutters/CCSEpisode28.5.mp3 Today’s…
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What the Roku 4 Needs to Stand Out
A Roku 4 is expected to be out very soon. So, what is needed in a Roku 4 to keep it competitive with the new Fire TV and the new Apple TV? This is not a dream list of everything we want in the Roku 4, but rather a list of what it needs to…
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Should Apple TV Be Worried about the New Fire TV?
The new Fire TV has been announced and is taking direct aim at the Apple TV. How do they stack up? Should Apple be concerned about the new Fire TV? 4K Surprisingly the Apple TV did not include 4K. Because 4K TVs are dropping quickly in price and more streaming services are adding 4K video…