AppleTV complete replacement opinions (lemmy.sdf.org)

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Hi and hope all are well today. First, thanks in advance for any / all responses. Second, apologies if this isn’t the best place to ask this question.

I’m curious if anyone, has moved completely from using an AppleTV to something else. Current use case for the ATV is a few streaming apps (Crunchyroll / HiDive, Tubi, etc.) and Apple Arcade (a few casual games).

If you did completely switch, what did you decide on using? Did you go back to buying movies / using a DVD/Blu-Ray player, setup a mini PC and stream from websites / rip music and movies, use a gaming console instead, etc.?

Exploring options and entertaining thoughts for right now. Again, thanks and have a good day / evening.

Edit - 2024/01/01 - Just wanted to thank everyone for the lively discussion and resources (links, recommendations, etc.) related to my question.

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[-] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

I've never used an Apple TV, but my smart TV is a Roku and it does most of the things you've described. I use Crunchyroll and Tubi and a few other streaming apps including Apple's. I use Prime Music and it has like 99% of the albums I want to listen to. Obviously it doesn't have Apple Arcade, but I mostly just play games on my phone anyway. I even put a Roku box on an old CRT TV that I use sometimes for watching older shows in SD format lol! I don't know if this is the type of answer you were looking for but I hope it's helpful.

[-] randomcruft@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 9 months ago

Appreciate your insights on how you use the Roku devices. Understood about gaming, my eyes can't handle mobile gaming :)

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[-] ctobrien84@lemmy.world -2 points 9 months ago

Roku, Playstation, Xbox, streaming device from ISP (like the device from comcast), Fire stick, and I'm sure there are many more. They all do what you're looking for.

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[-] JeromeVancouver@lemmy.ca -3 points 9 months ago

We have a Roku and host a Plex server. I have never had an apple tv but I don't think I am missing anything

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