Sonos Plans to Launch Apple TV-Like Streaming Box
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Roku North America only, the rest of the world doesn't have a clue about Roku.
Sonos peddles their wares globally.
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I don't know anything about Sonos but what I read in the feed, and this sounds like a big move they shouldn't make at this time.
Like "let's splash a big bunch of money on a huge hardware platform effort so people will forget about . . . you know"
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After Sobos bricked their old hardware to force upgrades, I wouldn't trust Sonos if they sold analog jack headphones.
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Not true. I know several people in the UK who have Roku streaming devices.
I used them for a long time. But switched elsewhere due to their enshitification through ads and their TPS bullshit.
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Roku comes preinstalled on a lot of the Chinese brands. I assumed the rest of the world bought those as well.
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Hardware is more capable... To do what?
I know some people play games and stuff, but as a streaming device, why? The newest Chromecast handles x264 and can support an Ethernet port just fine for like half the price.
Also supports miracast for the odd screen casting need
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How much does that matter?
If it’s an app or an OS I’m still subscribing and getting to watch what they upload, no?
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No. Apple TV is 2 different products with this name. Apple TV+ is a subscription based TV streaming service. Like Netflix and Disney+.
The other one, Apple TV, the one Sonos is copying, is a piece of hardware that plugs to your TV and downloads apps to connect to the other streaming services. This hardware piece is comparable to an Amazon Firestick, a Google Chromecast, Nvidia Sheild, Roku, and a slew of cheap Android TV boxes.
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Who's Analog Jack? And what kind of superpower is that even supposed to be?
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They did reverse that one pretty fast
