How much does that matter?
If it’s an app or an OS I’m still subscribing and getting to watch what they upload, no?
Comment on Sonos Plans to Launch Apple TV-Like Streaming Box
butter@midwest.social 6 days agoNot another streaming service. Another streaming OS.
Apple TV, the roku/firestick/android TV competitor.
Not Apple TV, the Netflix/Hulu competitor.
SouthEndSunset@lemm.ee 5 days ago
butter@midwest.social 5 days ago
No. Apple TV is 2 different products with this name. Apple TV+ is a subscription based TV streaming service. Like Netflix and Disney+.
The other one, Apple TV, the one Sonos is copying, is a piece of hardware that plugs to your TV and downloads apps to connect to the other streaming services. This hardware piece is comparable to an Amazon Firestick, a Google Chromecast, Nvidia Sheild, Roku, and a slew of cheap Android TV boxes.
chiisana@lemmy.chiisana.net 5 days ago
Apple TV’s hardware is just so much more capable than other platforms that they’ve just been coasting along the last several generations of ”Apple TV 4K”. Our over 7 years old Gen 1 is still super capable and the only reason we picked up Gen 3 is so we can get the Thread radio in a centralized location. As an Apple user, I’m extremely glad there’s going to be a new competitor in the space, which will hopefully push Apple further along the innovation path.
butter@midwest.social 5 days ago
Hardware is more capable… To do what?
I know some people play games and stuff, but as a streaming device, why? The newest Chromecast handles x264 and can support an Ethernet port just fine for like half the price.
Also supports miracast for the odd screen casting need