tstein12
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- Jul 24, 2019
My Samsung smart TV (bought in 2013) does not carry the Disney+ app, so it looks like I'm going to have to buy either a Roku or Amazon Fire Stick? Which do you all prefer? I'm assuming I don't need to spend the extra money a 4K one since my TV is only 1080P HD...
Any advice would be appreciated!
I agree with this. Amazon and Disney go at things quite a bit and have for years. I wouldn’t want my user experience hindered if they start beefing again. Roku doesn’t have a dog in any fight as far as I know.I recommend the Roku. It really has become a good standard for streaming apps. Amazon and Disney were having a little tiff, and while it is resolved, one wonders if there wouldn't be future issues. I do recommend the larger Roku's with the wired connection, but that's really up to you.
I have both and think both are easy to use. I prefer Roku, though, mainly because the holy war between Amazon and Google apparently makes it very difficult to install YouTube TV on the firestick
I got my first Fire stick last Christmas and the first app I opened was YouTube, it was pre-installed.
Dragging this back up and quoting myself to say I ended up going with Roku Ultras and just set them up. What a slick device! My kids keep saying, “They’re so fast!” I am seriously considering giving up my Apple TV for one in the Living Room. They’re that intuitive and easy to use. Just thought I’d throw my input out there for if/when this thread popped up again.I agree with this. Amazon and Disney go at things quite a bit and have for years. I wouldn’t want my user experience hindered if they start beefing again. Roku doesn’t have a dog in any fight as far as I know.
Santa will be bringing the younger two Roku sticks and the oldest a Roku Ultra. I want her to have the ability to have a wired connection since it will be her main source for streaming.
Are they older versions? I wasn’t a fan of the one I had several years ago (2012) and gave it to my parents but this Ultra is really nice. It pretty much set itself up including the volume and power for the TV. The interface is completely different from what I remember.I went with a Fire Stick this Christmas and just started setting it up today... and I'm already regretting it! I checked with our internet provider (Xfinity) to make sure their streaming app was available before I bought it, and it should be, but I can't find it anywhere. At this point, I'm thinking I'm going to end up returning the Fire Stick and getting another Roku, even though I don't love the one we have, because there's no sense in a streaming device that can't access one of our most-used apps.