If you have other Apple devices the Apple TV is the best option.
Plex makes an app for it, and infuse makes a fantastic media server client.
Also enables all kinds of useful home automation integration, and FaceTime via your television(this is a game changer).
Hazzia@infosec.pub 4 weeks ago
I’d probably opt for an external streaming box and simply use the TV as a monitor instead of the whole system (as it was originally)
HolidayGreed@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
That’s what I’m planning to do and curious if Apple TV box is a good option. Fire stick is riddled with ads. Not sure about Roku and Apple TV.
spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Roku is chocked full of ads too, and regularly sets the default for the “Select” button to open those ad sites or apps. Roku used to be great. It has now been completely enshittified.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I mean, it could be worse. It could not work at all when put behind a pihole. I keep all my Roku devices in their own group and haven’t seen ads on them
BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
No matter how you feel about Apple in general, Apple TV boxes are really the only way to go these days. Everything else is designed to aggressive sell to you whether you like it or not.
It’s either that or use something like a Raspberry Pi and settle for websites, which also have a habit of streaming you lower-quality content.
OriginalJay@lemmy.federate.lol 4 weeks ago
I don’t see any ads in my Apple TV interface aside from some shown in the streaming apps themselves. We’ve been very happy with ours, keeping in mind the whole family already had iPhones.