That «and more» will be pretty important, because while it sounds like the AirTV will do a fine job doubling as a pseudo-cable box for cord cutters,
rival streaming boxes support a wide range of services.
Not exact matches
Western Digital's $ 99
streaming box does much of what the Roku does, but it has a slicker on - screen interface, compared to the boring blackness of its
rival.
Given just how much content the Gem
Box could
stream for less than $ 100, it has the potential to be a serious
rival to platforms such as Fire TV and Roku.
The next generation of Apple's set - top
box could gain Siri voice navigation, fully integrated games that don't require a connected iOS device and a steady
stream of channels to help the
box take on
rival streaming devices like the Roku 3.
Google announced its Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV -
rivalling Nexus Player set - top -
box a couple of days ago but with few details at the time.It has since labelled it a «console» as while it is able to play media files and
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Also, no affordable, mass market external
streaming boxes currently support the 4K UHD
streams from Netflix and Amazon, whereas support for these key 4K sources is now built into almost all
rival 4K TVs now.
You can
stream the three services from your mobile device through Chromecast support, but many
rival devices support them natively, including the Amazon Fire TV and Roku
boxes — a more elegant solution by far.
Amazon rolls out a novel
streaming media player for the Fall, in an attempt to beat
rivals to the curve, as multiple ventures prepare to bring updated video
streaming boxes and sticks.
Given just how much content the Gem
Box could
stream for less than $ 100, it has the potential to be a serious
rival to platforms such as Fire TV and Roku.
Chromecast is an HDMI dongle designed to plug into your TV and is a
rival to Apple's AirPlay and devices like Apple TV, Roku and other
streaming boxes.
Apple's
rivals have been hard at work updating their
streaming boxes in that time, so it's no wonder that Apple TV now lags behind the competition.