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SnakeEyeSS Senior Enthusiast

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I know most states don't bother with emissions testing. That's the America I remember! Freedom of choice.

 

Imagine that concept in the Northeast. We have a weird knack for electing democrats, decade after decade ...

 

If you think the roads are bad there, you ought to take a run down MA highways. Don't put a drink in the cupholder without a lid - you've been warned. :lol:

You live there, but you hate it. You're

 

Massachusnuts

 

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StinkyCheese Senior Enthusiast

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Oh this is great, people just keep answering.

 

https://www.amazon.com/ask/questions/Tx15ZZNUMPJMLSE/?

 

There are a few answers sprinkled in where people prefer lower quality streaming to owning a disc(bit rate on a UHD disk playing is 40-50Mbps, 4K streaming maxes around 12Mbps), but otherwise the same thing reworded a hundred different ways.

What's a disk? :-P. I don't stream anything only pirating by downloads for me. Plus they're console people, they don't even know what 1080 or 60 fps is let alone 4k.

 

On a more serious note though, wtf really? No 4k Blu-ray player? Wasn't that one of the selling points of the ps3 is that it could play Blu-rays while the 360 you had to buy a separate thingie. Fun part is how many people act up have a 4k TV. My favorite is how the movie industry has basically adopted a resolution for 4k while the TV industry has adopted a different resolution as 4k. Yeah figure that one out.

LongrangeLauber Senior Enthusiast

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Let's be honest, how many people can tell the difference between 4k and 1080p? I'm not much into tv's and consoles and all the different resolutions anymore because 1) I don't have time 2) I don't have the money and 3) I still have a 360 and ps3, and barely use them at that. If I can stream Netflix like once or twice a month when me and my gf stay in on the weekend that's good enough for me lol

Chris Senior Enthusiast

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Let's be honest, how many people can tell the difference between 4k and 1080p? I'm not much into tv's and consoles and all the different resolutions anymore because 1) I don't have time 2) I don't have the money and 3) I still have a 360 and ps3, and barely use them at that. If I can stream Netflix like once or twice a month when me and my gf stay in on the weekend that's good enough for me lol

Quit buying new trucks and quads and then you would have the extra money

 

 

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LongrangeLauber Senior Enthusiast

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Quit buying new trucks and quads and then you would have the extra money

 

 

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Lol I never ended up getting a SxS, yet. Quad is almost paid off, 2 more payments! I don't use my TV or consoles enough to care too much honestly
Chris Senior Enthusiast

Chris

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Lol I never ended up getting a SxS, yet. Quad is almost paid off, 2 more payments! I don't use my TV or consoles enough to care too much honestly

Mine is a tax write-off. It is for my work and the "waiting area"

 

 

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SnakeEyeSS Senior Enthusiast

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If anyone wants to know, I've had all the major streaming boxes except apple TV.

 

Roku has by FAR the best app selection. Get a higher level one and you'll be happy for years, in just need to reset to from time to time. It has all the apps, from Amazon to Vudu to Google Play to the good kids channel apps. It's like the Switzerland of streaming boxes. It holds its own and everyone likes them, but not the strongest or coolest. The Roku 4 was really the first product that blew it, and they are now releasing a new one that fixes the issues soon.

 

nVidia Shield is the most rewarding to use IMO. It's overpowered, and does and plays nearly everything. doesn't have a hiccup unless an app or your network has a problem. What sucks is app selection, Android TV is just being ignored, and no Amazon streaming app will probably ever be available.

 

I have the newest Amazon FireTV and the first gen Fire stick. You can look at every device amazon has ever made and they range from underpowered to a more than adequate, but never the best specs, it seems like planned obsolescence IMO, the stick had bad wifi from the start, and after a year it really struggles. But, Voice search is fantastic. App selection is hit and miss, amazon app store is holding it back. And with its custom Android interface, it's never the fastest or the smoothest even with the Fire TV. No Vudu for your Ultraviolet library.

Chris Senior Enthusiast

Chris

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I'm looking to replace the roku 3 with an Apple TV soon and possibly adding a Mac mini to the living room tv

 

 

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MikeNH Senior Enthusiast

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I've been happy with the Apple TV. Been good. The lack of competing apps is only a minor hinderance since you can port stuff from your iPad or whatever using AirPlay.

Chris Senior Enthusiast

Chris

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I've been happy with the Apple TV. Been good. The lack of competing apps is only a minor hinderance since you can port stuff from your iPad or whatever using AirPlay.

Lack of what apps? I use Hulu, Netflix, YouTube, and amazon video

 

 

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MikeNH Senior Enthusiast

MikeNH

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Lack of what apps? I use Hulu, Netflix, YouTube, and amazon video

 

 

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Apple TV won't support Hulu or Amazon natively. You'll have to play them off another iThing.

Chris Senior Enthusiast

Chris

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Apple TV won't support Hulu or Amazon natively. You'll have to play them off another iThing.

Guess I won't be going with Apple TV then. It's that simple.

 

 

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