Alphane Moon to AppleEnglish • 2 months agoApple’s Marketing Executives ‘Detest’ The Idea Of Introducing An Affordable TV Stick-Like Device, But A Report Says It Is Necessary To Expand Its Presencewccftech.comexternal-linkmessage-square15arrow-up140arrow-down13cross-posted to: hardware
arrow-up137arrow-down1external-linkApple’s Marketing Executives ‘Detest’ The Idea Of Introducing An Affordable TV Stick-Like Device, But A Report Says It Is Necessary To Expand Its Presencewccftech.comAlphane Moon to AppleEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square15cross-posted to: hardware
minus-squarebillwasherelinkEnglish6•2 months agoOk this made me chuckle out loud. The ports are actually kinda small.
minus-square@burkybanglinkEnglish1•2 months agoThis is built into Roku now. I can AirPlay to all my TVs, and I’ve never had an Apple TV.
minus-square@whynotzoidberglink2•2 months agoMy experience with Airplaying to a Roku-based TV is that it isn’t as smooth. E.g., screen mirroring a Mac had noticeable mouse lag, whereas it was pretty buttery smooth with an AppleTV. Maybe newer Rokus have addressed that problem, though.
minus-square@burkybanglinkEnglish1•2 months agoI haven’t tried with a Mac, but it works well with my iPhone. My TVs are at least a couple years old.
Folks in want of an AirPlay receiver, perhaps?
Yes this. Plus I’m tired of fucking firetv sticks.
then stop fucking firetv sticks.
Ok this made me chuckle out loud.
The ports are actually kinda small.
I’m not seeing the issue here
This is built into Roku now. I can AirPlay to all my TVs, and I’ve never had an Apple TV.
My experience with Airplaying to a Roku-based TV is that it isn’t as smooth. E.g., screen mirroring a Mac had noticeable mouse lag, whereas it was pretty buttery smooth with an AppleTV.
Maybe newer Rokus have addressed that problem, though.
I haven’t tried with a Mac, but it works well with my iPhone. My TVs are at least a couple years old.