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Fire Stick or Roku?

bargainsgirl — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 04:11:06 GMT

I am not so tech savy and prefer simple. Would Amazon Fire stick or Roku be best? No games...just watch tv and not that much.

Getting rid of my Spectrum.

Re: Fire Stick or Roku?

on the bay — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 04:23:28 GMT

I want to get Roku because it has the Hallmark channels.

You can look up what channels each has.

I was thinking the other day that I am glad so many are getting rid of these high price cable companies.

It will serve them right if they no longer have any customers, esp. because with their stupid bundles you have to pay for 100's of channels you don't want to get the several you do want!

I didn't know this until a few days ago (still not really up on so much of this), that some what they call "smart tvs" have these streaming devices already built in. At least roku does. That is pretty neat. But I don't really need to get a new tv so I'll just get the roku device.

I'm glad you asked this question. I'll be interested to see what others say. There are so many here who really are knowledgable

about this stuff.

I think Sling tv is good, plus a roku device.

Re: Fire Stick or Roku?

OnlyShopsOnline — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 04:33:43 GMT

We just got the Roku Ultra for our TV in our sunroom. I love it. Tons of free movies. Also, I watch a lot of things on YouTube, and you can’t get YouTube on an Amazon Firestick....feud between Amazon and Google.

Re: Fire Stick or Roku?

on the bay — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 04:41:05 GMT

@OnlyShopsOnline-

I didn't know that about youtube.

Another good reason for roku. I watch a lot of music on youtube.

Re: Fire Stick or Roku?

Lilysmom — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 09:46:11 GMT

@on the bay, YouTube has amazing content. Search and enjoy! LM

Re: Fire Stick or Roku?

gardenman — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 11:47:22 GMT

@OnlyShopsOnline wrote:
We just got the Roku Ultra for our TV in our sunroom. I love it. Tons of free movies. Also, I watch a lot of things on YouTube, and you can’t get YouTube on an Amazon Firestick....feud between Amazon and Google.

You can easily get YouTube on a Fire Stick. I have both a Fire Stick and a Fire TV and watch YouTube on both. The YouTube app for Fire accesses YouTube through a web browser, but works fine. I use it everyday. It's fast, easy, and no trouble at all. You just click on the YouTube app and up comes YouTube.

Re: Fire Stick or Roku?

jackthebear — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 11:50:23 GMT

I had both

I like the firestick better

but my Roku was an older one

you do need good internet/router in your house for both of these

Re: Fire Stick or Roku?

sophiamaria2 — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 14:23:49 GMT

and your tv has to have a place to plug it in...one of my older (not ancient) tv's..does not.

Re: Fire Stick or Roku?

SusieQ_2 — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 16:18:25 GMT

@sophiamaria2 wrote:
and your tv has to have a place to plug it in...one of my older (not ancient) tv's..does not.

For those with older TVs that have composite A/V ports (red, white, and yellow) there is a Roku that will work for you. It's called the "Roku Express +"

It comes with everything you need for your older TV to access all the same streaming channels as the newer TVs that have HDMI ports.

I just checked Walmart online and saw one for $35. I'd link it but I think it's against the rules and it's easy to find. Just be sure that if your TV is older you get the right one...Roku Express +

It has to be the +

Re: Fire Stick or Roku?

Josefina — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 16:21:43 GMT

I would definitely get Roku, it is considered the best.

Re: Fire Stick or Roku?

willdob3 — Sat, 01 Dec 2018 14:24:51 GMT

@bargainsgirl

Im sure either will work fine. I have both and never use Roku since getting the Fire TV Stick.

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willdob3 — Sat, 01 Dec 2018 14:26:47 GMT

@OnlyShopsOnline wrote:
We just got the Roku Ultra for our TV in our sunroom. I love it. Tons of free movies. Also, I watch a lot of things on YouTube, and you can’t get YouTube on an Amazon Firestick....feud between Amazon and Google.

@OnlyShopsOnline

I watch YouTube on Fire TV Stick.

Re: Fire Stick or Roku?

riley1 — Sat, 01 Dec 2018 23:06:05 GMT

I've had ROKU for about three years now - User friendly Don't know about the Fire Stick.

However, as @x Hedge mentioned, you need a good Router and internet provider.

If your router is too old you will find a lot of pausing, buffering, etc.

Re: Fire Stick or Roku?

VaBelle35 — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 01:33:15 GMT

@on the bay wrote:
I want to get Roku because it has the Hallmark channels.
You can look up what channels each has.

I was thinking the other day that I am glad so many are getting rid of these high price cable companies.
It will serve them right if they no longer have any customers, esp. because with their stupid bundles you have to pay for 100's of channels you don't want to get the several you do want!

I didn't know this until a few days ago (still not really up on so much of this), that some what they call "smart tvs" have these streaming devices already built in. At least roku does. That is pretty neat. But I don't really need to get a new tv so I'll just get the roku device.

I'm glad you asked this question. I'll be interested to see what others say. There are so many here who really are knowledgable
about this stuff.

I think Sling tv is good, plus a roku device.

@on the bay

The Hallmark Everywhere channel on Roku only works if you have cable. You have to log into your cable account to activate it.

I have Comcast, so when I first open the Hallmark Everywhere App, I have to log into my Comcast account to verify I am a subscriber.

I also have a subscription to Hallmark Movies Now, which is a streaming service for $60/year but only has old movies and series. Nothing current.

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on the bay — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 01:35:14 GMT

@VaBelle35-

Thanks for telling me that.

If I got Sling tv and Roku would I be able to get the Hallmark channels?

Does sling tv replace cable?

Re: Fire Stick or Roku?

VaBelle35 — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 01:48:56 GMT

@on the bay I don't know anything about Sling but reading about Hallmark channel you watch it on Sling TV for $5 more, it's an add on service, something called "Lifestyles Extra."

Re: Fire Stick or Roku?

OnlyShopsOnline — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 20:01:28 GMT

@willdob3 wrote:
@OnlyShopsOnline wrote:
We just got the Roku Ultra for our TV in our sunroom. I love it. Tons of free movies. Also, I watch a lot of things on YouTube, and you can’t get YouTube on an Amazon Firestick....feud between Amazon and Google.
@OnlyShopsOnline

I watch YouTube on Fire TV Stick.

@willdob3 Amazon and Google must have eventually come to an agreement. For a long time, you couldn't get Youtube on a Firestick.

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willdob3 — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 20:04:12 GMT

@OnlyShopsOnline wrote:
@willdob3 wrote:
@OnlyShopsOnline wrote:
We just got the Roku Ultra for our TV in our sunroom. I love it. Tons of free movies. Also, I watch a lot of things on YouTube, and you can’t get YouTube on an Amazon Firestick....feud between Amazon and Google.
@OnlyShopsOnline

I watch YouTube on Fire TV Stick.
@willdob3 Amazon and Google must have eventually come to an agreement. For a long time, you couldn't get Youtube on a Firestick.

@OnlyShopsOnline

I don’t use YouTube very often but I don’t recall a single time when I wasn’t able to use it. I never read up on any problems since I never noticed any.

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skittles2 — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 21:44:55 GMT

@on the bay

I love Hallmark, wouldn't want to be without it!

Re: Fire Stick or Roku?

gardenman — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 21:59:08 GMT

@OnlyShopsOnline wrote:
@willdob3 wrote:
@OnlyShopsOnline wrote:
We just got the Roku Ultra for our TV in our sunroom. I love it. Tons of free movies. Also, I watch a lot of things on YouTube, and you can’t get YouTube on an Amazon Firestick....feud between Amazon and Google.
@OnlyShopsOnline

I watch YouTube on Fire TV Stick.
@willdob3 Amazon and Google must have eventually come to an agreement. For a long time, you couldn't get Youtube on a Firestick.

That was very, very short-lived. Amazon tweaked their app so it accessed YouTube through a web browser instead of accessing it directly. YouTube gained nothing by that little game as Amazon just side-stepped their roadblock. I'm not sure Amazon didn't have the fix in place before the ban took effect. The first time you clicked the YouTube app after the fix you were asked which browser you wanted to use, and that was it. Everything's worked seamlessly since then. You wouldn't know anything had changed.