Everything you just described is also available on the Amazon FireTV On Dec 10, 2016 9:21 AM, "Travis Johnson" <t...@ida.net> wrote:
> Ya... Amazon is not available on Apple TV... they are competing for users > at this point. LOL > > The cool thing about Apple's service (music, movies, apps) is you can do > their Family Share plan that is $14.95/month and up to 5 family members > (using their own Apple ID) can all share any music, movies or apps that you > pay for and have access to. > > So, I can buy a movie on my Apple TV for $9.99 and then all of my kids > have access to it on all of their devices (iphones, ipads, Apple TV) for > free. > > With Apple TV you can also download apps like TnT and NFL and if you have > a satellite or cable account (with username/login and access to those > channels), you get access to them on Apple TV as well. :) > > Travis > > > On 12/9/2016 11:32 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: > > OK, after my son taught me how to use the remote (you swipe the upper > half, it is pretty cool) I like the remote. > I taught it to control the volume of the TV and you can search with > voice. I really like the remote better than Roku once I got used to it. > Just swipe to skip ahead etc. > > The video quality is the best of all the devices I am currently trying. > Gold Rush never looked so good. > > It took some time for the Directv app to initialize and load the guide > etc. I left it on for an hour and came back to it mostly working. > I did have to upgrade the Apple TV software. > > I tried to watched some old episodes of The Profit and it would stop part > way through with an apologetic error code on the screen. > So, a bit buggy for archived content. Once they get the DVR function > working, I think I will cancel SlingTV and Sony Playstation Vue. > > I really like using the voice command for usernames and passwords. Loaded > up Netflix, Hulu, Showtime. > Oddly, no Amazon app. Must be some bad blood between companies or > something. > > Oh well, keeping the Tivo, it does Amazon and all my locals. Did not see > any locals on Apple. > > *From:* can...@believewireless.net > *Sent:* Friday, December 09, 2016 5:18 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Directv Now > > Received mine yesterday. I couldn't tell the difference between it and the > HD FiOS TV I have. But haven't > moved it to my 4k TV yet. > > Although, I hate the remote. The Roku remote is so ergonomically friendly, > just not happy with the Apple TV > remote. > > On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 5:21 PM, <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > >> FedEx says my apple tv is waiting on my doorstep when I get home. >> Be interesting to see the difference in the user experience as compared >> to viewing on the PC. >> > > > >
