Roku vs Apple TV? Thoughts?

[Veign06]

Originally Posted by Actionable Mango

The ATV is faster, smoother, better UI.

The touchpad/SIRI remote is super awesome for scrolling/scrubbing and has an incredible battery life. But the frequent complaints about picking it up wrong are true--somehow orientation is wrong most of the time when I pick it up. (You would think at worst it would be 50/50 right way, wrong way!) I've also heard that the trackpad is glass, so if you drop it onto tile, stone, or some other rigid surface, it can shatter.

But that's actually the little stuff. The absolute game changer for me is the combination of free 4K upgrades+MA+VUDU. Here are some of the more dramatic examples:

1) One of the things I struggle with is "4K or 3D?" when buying something. For example Blade Runner 2049 I want the sharpness, detail, and HDR presentation, which is 4K/DV. But I also want to experience it at least once in 3D (which is glorious on a 4K OLED). Now I don't have to choose. I buy the 3D disc and redeem the HD code in UV. Via MA it shows up in iTunes with 4K/DV. So get both without having to buy both discs separately.

2) 4K digital codes are a mess. You can buy a 4K disc but they often redeem in HD in a service, EVEN WHEN THAT SERVICE HAS THE TITLE IN 4K. This just pisses me off. Well if iTunes has it in 4K, the code will play in 4K. And if iTunes gets it later in 4K, it'll become 4K. This is really a basic straightforward expectation, but everyone else just seems incompetent about it.

3) There is a bonus combination that most people aren't aware of. iTunes+MA+VUDU+Disc-to-Digital. For example, I just did a disc-to-digital Starship Troopers for $2, which puts it in VUDU in HD. Then, via MA, it shows up in iTunes as 4K/Dolby Vision. So I got 4K+DV/HDR versions of Starship Troopers, I Am Legend, Star Trek, Terminator Genisys, and The Town...all for $2 each. Awesome. That's $10 total. Without D2D, that would have cost $100-$150.

And it's the gift that keeps on giving. Over time I fully expect more and more titles to go 4K on iTunes, so my Blu-ray disc collection will keep upgrading itself over time to 4K/HDR streaming for free.

This is literally the exact opposite of what we are all used to, which is begrudgingly trying to pick which titles should we double/triple/quadruple dip for, and paying out the butt every time we want to upgrade the media.

This is such a breath of fresh air, and absolutely 100% a game changer IMHO. I am surprised this isn't talked about more.

This is not how the 4k upgrade works. If you get a non 4k code and redeem in VUDU it doesn’t give you a 4K upgrade in iTunes. You only get 4k upgraded for Movies you buy or redeem directly in iTunes. If you are going by what’s listed in iTunes, that is not the PQ you own, that is only the highest the offer.

So that Blade Runner is not 4k in iTunes. I wished it worked how you think it worked. Same with those DTD, none of those port into iTunes giving 4k...it’s not that easy.

Here’s the spreadsheet, a lot of movies are not in 4k and a lot are only available if you purchase full price in iTunes: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...Htmh4/htmlview