Fire Stick or Roku? - Page 3

OnlyShopsOnline · ‎03-09-2010

@willdob3 wrote:
@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.

@willdob3 I just checked. They came to an agreement back in August. I don’t know how long their problem was. I’m assuming it started when Google bought YouTube. I watch a lot of quilting and embroidery videos on YouTube. It’s nice to have more options now! 👍

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gabstoomuch · ‎03-16-2010

I just had a conversation with my dil regarding this. I am getting a ROKU for my grandson for Christmas.

She said that she has an Amazon Firestick in their (her and hubby)bedroom and hardly use it because they felt it was so disorganized and it was hard to find what you wanted.

I told her to watch one of the video's of a presentation of the Roku on either HSN or QVC and she was surprised at how the Roku offered so much more and seemed to be much easier to find what you wanted because of the menu on the left side.

I am now thinking of getting them a ROKU now too, because I can see them sticking the Firestick in G-sons room and taking the Roku for themselves. (they would do that). Of course, G-son would not be able to stick up for himself and say no since he is only 10. He knows how to work the Roku because his Mom (parents are separated) got a Roku and gave up cable for a while.

By that conversation, and watching Firestick presentations, I do think the Roku offers more.

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

I have both a Roku and a Firestick and prefer the Firestick.

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Sweet_Serenity · ‎01-22-2016

@Kachina624 wrote:
I have both a Roku and a Firestick and prefer the Firestick.

I have a question: My Sony 4K Smart TV came with the apps built in ready to access such as Prime, YouTube, Netflix, Hulu. Do you pay extra for streaming?

denisemb · ‎12-07-2012

@gabstoomuch wrote:
I just had a conversation with my dil regarding this. I am getting a ROKU for my grandson for Christmas.

She said that she has an Amazon Firestick in their (her and hubby)bedroom and hardly use it because they felt it was so disorganized and it was hard to find what you wanted.

I told her to watch one of the video's of a presentation of the Roku on either HSN or QVC and she was surprised at how the Roku offered so much more and seemed to be much easier to find what you wanted because of the menu on the left side.

I am now thinking of getting them a ROKU now too, because I can see them sticking the Firestick in G-sons room and taking the Roku for themselves. (they would do that). Of course, G-son would not be able to stick up for himself and say no since he is only 10. He knows how to work the Roku because his Mom (parents are separated) got a Roku and gave up cable for a while.

By that conversation, and watching Firestick presentations, I do think the Roku offers more.

I know nothing about Roku, but bought a Fire Stick a few months back. I agree, I found it confusing to use at first, but with practice found my way around using the remote.

First, it has Alexa (which I swore I'd never use), but in this case Alexa is only activated by pressing/holding a button and speaking your request.

Second, at the top of the Home menu, you will see a magnifying glass where you can enter a TV show, movie, actor, whatever manually.

Denise

glb613 · ‎03-09-2010

@Sweet_Serenity wrote:
@Kachina624 wrote:
I have both a Roku and a Firestick and prefer the Firestick.

I have a question: My Sony 4K Smart TV came with the apps built in ready to access such as Prime, YouTube, Netflix, Hulu. Do you pay extra for streaming?

It depends on what you watch. If you have Amazon Prime, you only need to sign in and you'll have access to all of the free content. Be advised, not every movie or TV program is free. Hulu and Netflix are subscription based with a monthy fee. The same is true for Acorn TV and Britbox.

The ONLY thing a streaming device does is give you a way to stream contant from the internet. So, whether you have a Firestick, Roku or Apple TV, what you stream is a separate service and rarely free.

Sweet_Serenity · ‎01-22-2016

@glb613

Do appreciate your help. Having Netflix and Amazon Prime see no need.

CJC · ‎03-11-2010

We have 4 Roku streaming sticks on our TV's because we have Spectrum cable service. If you don't want to pay rental for those big cable boxes hooked up to each TV, you must use either Roku or go out and buy Samsung smart TV's. We have several wall mounted tv's and no room for those ugly set top cable boxes that date back to the time when people owned a 25-inch console tv in the family room with plenty of space for a set top box. All those boxes are just a money maker for Spectrum. They have a deal with higher priced Samsung tvs where they feed their digital signal directly into tv, but only if you have Samsung. Didn't choose to replace my 5 tvs with Samsungs. Roku was cheapest way to go. Had to buy a wifi signal extender for $50 at Best Buy because Spectrum's modem/router is not the best. Our Roku's work well, but the Spectrum app does go belly up now and then. Sometimes I have to unplug the Roku and then set it up all over again -- but not frequently. I am a throwback to when cable first became available for $7/month, so I hate tv service these days. Don't need 500 channels; just give me back my common broadcast channels and my old roof top antenna.

Jordan2 · ‎03-16-2010

I was wondering which streaming player is better? Is one easier to set up, navigate, etc? I'm not tech savvy so I need something I can handle. Some have said the Roku is simpler to find channels and content than the Amazon Fire Stick. I know both have microphones you can speak into so that is a big help for finding what you want. I don't have a 4K TV, but I think I can use any model.

Mom2Dogs · ‎03-09-2010

We just purchased a ROKU....I am in the learning process, we will keep cable but purchase a less expensive package. In my area cable offers for a smaller fee 50/60 (not sure exactly) 'free'/included channels and then we can choose 10 that we want to add. Price is about $150.00 incudes cable, internet and phone service, including the boxes needed to get cable to the tv.

Problem is there are 15 channels that we want, so not sure what we are going to do. Using the ROKU has a learning curve and as a poster pointed out to me your interenet needs to be up to speed, or it won't work. We are having that problem and will upgrade our internet to 100 mbps.