I'm curious as to how what you can do with one you can't do with the other?
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I'm curious as to how what you can do with one you can't do with the other?
The only thing I know of that a Roku can do that Apple TV can't is watch Bandersnatch on Netflix.
As for the Super Bowl:
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TNF on NFLN in 4k HDR (Produced by Fox Sports)
www.avsforum.com
The tech manager for TNF is a friend. His summary of what is available currently:
TNF originates in the truck as 1080p59.94 HDR (HLG with BT 2100 color space).
Then they make a 1080p SDR feed, a 720p SDR feed, and an uprezzed UHD HDR version for DirecTV and Verizon and some others.
They are currently testing originating UHD HDR in house, and expect to have it fully up and running by Super Bowl.
So if you're watching in UHD, it's an uprezzed 1080p59.94 source.
I have to ATV - two versions before 4K.
Really not thrilled with remote, but can deal with it.
Have Roku in Bedroom and like it.
Looking to add/replace ATV on main TV and looking to go with ROKU Ultra/4K. Though price is small issue, I just seem to like the Roku interface and remote better.
Watch mostly Hulu (no ads), CBS, Prime and Netflix. Stream locally via Flex occasionally. Sonos soundbar with surrounds and sub.
Thoughts? What am I missing?
AppleTV does not support HLG IIRC, which is what Fox and most broadcasters use.
For what it's worth, Apple maybe adding support for AV1 soon, which should take care of long standing 4K incompatibility with YouTube.Seems like Apple refuses to support anything but their standard, thus why I have a Roku.
Here's the wiki that compares Apple TV to Apple TV app.
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For what it's worth, Apple maybe adding support for AV1 soon, which should take care of long standing 4K incompatibility with YouTube.
As for HLG, tvOS apps are fully capable of dynamically converting it to HDR10 (as YouTube app has been doing, albeit at 1080p).
I like the different channels/movie genres on Roku that are not available on Apple TV.I'm curious as to how what you can do with one you can't do with the other?