wonder how many will sign up for this and drop netflix?
Amazon Prime, Disney+, Netflix, YouTube and BBC iPlayer are the services i'm interested in. Which box should I be looking at to give me those in the best quality each service has to offer or is it still the case that there is no service agnostic box that does them all in the best quality each service can provide?
Really nicely described.No single device supports absolutely every service, sound codec or HDR format... there are always some compromises.
However, all those services (and Apple TV) are (or will be) available on the Amazon Fire TV 4K stick.
You can also get the following native apps : ITV Hub, Channel 4, Channel 5, UKTV Play, and YouTube + lots of other less well known services.
All recent versions of the Amazon Fire TV stick support native frame rate, but the NetFlix Apps does't support it. You'll get DolbyVision via the Amazon TV Stick on Amazon Prime & NetFlix. You'll get Dolby Atmos (via a Dolby Digital Plus stream) from Amazon Prime. NetFlix supports DolbyAtmos, but not on the Fire TV Stick (even though the device supports it).
The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K is a very cost effective solution at £49.99 (there are frequent sales promotions too).
Regards,
James.
You missed out that Apple tv+ programs are in HD on Fire tv..No single device supports absolutely every service, sound codec or HDR format... there are always some compromises.
However, all those services (and Apple TV) are (or will be) available on the Amazon Fire TV 4K stick.
You can also get the following native apps : ITV Hub, Channel 4, Channel 5, UKTV Play, and YouTube + lots of other less well known services.
All recent versions of the Amazon Fire TV stick support native frame rate, but the NetFlix Apps does't support it. You'll get DolbyVision via the Amazon TV Stick on Amazon Prime & NetFlix. You'll get Dolby Atmos (via a Dolby Digital Plus stream) from Amazon Prime. NetFlix supports DolbyAtmos, but not on the Fire TV Stick (even though the device supports it).
The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K is a very cost effective solution at £49.99 (there are frequent sales promotions too).
Regards,
James.
No single device supports absolutely every service, sound codec or HDR format... there are always some compromises.
However, all those services (and Apple TV) are (or will be) available on the Amazon Fire TV 4K stick.
You can also get the following native apps : ITV Hub, Channel 4, Channel 5, UKTV Play, and YouTube + lots of other less well known services.
All recent versions of the Amazon Fire TV stick support native frame rate, but the NetFlix Apps does't support it. You'll get DolbyVision via the Amazon TV Stick on Amazon Prime & NetFlix. You'll get Dolby Atmos (via a Dolby Digital Plus stream) from Amazon Prime. NetFlix supports DolbyAtmos, but not on the Fire TV Stick (even though the device supports it).
The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K is a very cost effective solution at £49.99 (there are frequent sales promotions too).
Regards,
James.
As i wrote Apple TV+ was initially in HDR now on my 4KFirestick and the latest Firetv cube it's HD ..purchased Films are in HDR but shows are HD.To add to the detail above from James:
Apple TV content in HDR10 rather than Dolby Vision on Fire TV Stick. There is also no NowTV should you want to watch anything there.
Conversely, Apple TV 4k doesn't have HLG or support Now TV Boost at present (supposed app update on the way).
Roku Stick 4K also a contender but no Dolby Vision.
As said, no perfect solution right now but all depends on your own use case/preferences.
I think most people who’ve dropped their Sky satellite subscriptions are happy with two monthly streaming subscriptions; they’ll tolerate 3, but won’t entertain 4. For most people the choices will be:
NetFlix
Amazon Prime
Apple TV
Disney+
Apple are now pushing their TV service via other platforms, but currently their service predominantly appeals to people who are already invested in the Apple ecosystem.
YouTube is pushing into TV delivery in the US too. Particularly local TV - far fewer homes in the US have a TV antenna, as cable has always been more dominant.
For people who are into sport, the situation is far more complicated and expensive. In the future I expect people will subscribe to a particular sport, or even a particular team.
Disney’s initial price seems very good. I’m going to add Disney+ to my NetFlix and Amazon Prime subscriptions. But that’s absolutely it - and I’ll monitor ‘silent’ price increases carefully.
While NetFlix and Amazon continue to invest in very high quality programming, I wouldn’t expect many subscribers to drop these services in favour of Disney+.
Regards,
James.
Not mewonder how many will sign up for this and drop netflix?