Alphane Moon@lemmy.world to Apple@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoApple’s Marketing Executives ‘Detest’ The Idea Of Introducing An Affordable TV Stick-Like Device, But A Report Says It Is Necessary To Expand Its Presencewccftech.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down13cross-posted to: hardware@lemmy.world
arrow-up134arrow-down1external-linkApple’s Marketing Executives ‘Detest’ The Idea Of Introducing An Affordable TV Stick-Like Device, But A Report Says It Is Necessary To Expand Its Presencewccftech.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.world to Apple@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square14fedilinkcross-posted to: hardware@lemmy.world
minus-squareburkybang@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoThis is built into Roku now. I can AirPlay to all my TVs, and I’ve never had an Apple TV.
minus-squarewhynotzoidberg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoMy experience with Airplaying to a Roku-based TV is that it isn’t as smooth. E.g., screen mirroring a Mac had noticeable mouse lag, whereas it was pretty buttery smooth with an AppleTV. Maybe newer Rokus have addressed that problem, though.
minus-squareburkybang@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoI haven’t tried with a Mac, but it works well with my iPhone. My TVs are at least a couple years old.
This is built into Roku now. I can AirPlay to all my TVs, and I’ve never had an Apple TV.
My experience with Airplaying to a Roku-based TV is that it isn’t as smooth. E.g., screen mirroring a Mac had noticeable mouse lag, whereas it was pretty buttery smooth with an AppleTV.
Maybe newer Rokus have addressed that problem, though.
I haven’t tried with a Mac, but it works well with my iPhone. My TVs are at least a couple years old.