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RE: Roku, Firestick or ??? ...........................

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In Reply to: RE: Roku, Firestick or ??? ........................... posted by Cut-Throat on September 17, 2019 at 14:11:40

Short answer: Get one of the Roku stick devices.

We travel a lot and use a Roku Streaming Stick+. Have good results.

Prefer Roku over Fire - Fire is too cluttered with promotions.

Also, one problem when traveling is connecting to hotel Wi-Fi that has a sign-in page. Roku (or Fire) does not always handle this well. We use a portable Wi-Fi router (TP-Link) that ties into hotel Wi-Fi with aid of tablet or computer. Roku, as well as all of our other devices (phones, tablets, computers), ties into the portable router without having to enter new sign-ns or passwords. Makes life on the road a little easier.

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RE: Roku, Firestick or ??? ........................... - Cut-Throat 14:01:41 09/25/19 (0)
OK, got a Stick+ --- Works good.. I may buy another.. I can't see much difference from my Roku 3, except for the size.. I don't even need to bring the remote with the Roku phone App.

I also use a portable Router... A linksys that I attach to the WiFi of the place we are renting... Main advantage of this is that it has 4 Ethernet Ports and when we use our VOIP, it needs Ethernet to work. Calling from Australia is a pretty simple affair with this.
RE: Roku, Firestick or ??? ........................... - Hornlover 07:56:32 09/18/19 (2)
We use Firestick at home, and it works very well. I'm not sure what promotions you are referring to. We have no problem.
- RE: Roku, Firestick or ??? ........................... - Audio Snob 17:55:25 09/18/19 (1)
  Yes, the Fire Stick works, and I've used it.
  
  However, to my eye the Fire screen presentation is just too busy with a lot of "pay for" option choices (of little interest to me) that clutter the screen.
  
  The Roku just offers a cleaner simpler user interface. Give it a try if you haven't.
  - Totally agree, I tried both, Roku is much better. Nt. - ABliss 08:17:51 09/22/19 (0)
    Nt
RE: Roku, Firestick or ??? ........................... - Cut-Throat 17:53:43 09/17/19 (3)
One Question... With the Stick plugged into the back of the TV, how does the remote work without a 'line of sight' to the stick?
- RE: Roku, Firestick or ??? ........................... - ABliss 08:25:40 09/22/19 (0)
  Mine is pluged in to the rear of my Oppo 205, powered by the 5v USB on the Oppo. No problem with the remote, works great.
- I use their app which just needs WiFi connectivity - E-Stat 13:56:22 09/19/19 (0)
  A big factor for my using Roku players (have three) is they have an app that can access your LMS server. I store over three hundred videos on the NAS that each one can access.
- RE: Roku, Firestick or ??? ........................... - Audio Snob 18:09:48 09/17/19 (0)
  Bluetooth or similar RF. Line of sight not required.

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