Apple TV 4k vs Fire TV Cube! Which Should YOU Buy?

[@CraigsTechTalk]

🔴 Next check out these videos for more on both of these devices 🍿 WHY the NEW Apple TV 4K (2022) is Still the BEST! - kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqjaeqyYpq6Lhrs 🍿 Should YOU Buy the NEW Fire TV Cube? - kzbin.info/www/bejne/jai2noCmr5plaLc

[@cyberpunk6812]

halow, can you test Firecube 3 with WD MyBook 14TB? I doubt it cant read. Thanx

[@WW-tg5pu]

I have both but the Fire Cube 2022 is used constantly! Love it

[@CraigsTechTalk]

Nice. Thanks for sharing and for watching

[@WW-tg5pu]

@@CraigsTechTalk Thanks Craig. Great channel

[@BritishBulldog545]

The cube is way better. I have both 4k and hd models in Apple TV. The Amazon cube is so much more responsive and the colours are brighter and pop more. And runs at 60 hz while the Apple runs at 50hz. The cube remote controls more appliances I always use the cube and the apple is up in the loft

[@davidx3453]

I purchased the new Fire cube Gen 3 and the video quality was terrible compared to the 2nd Gen. I waited to see if any updates came up before return period ended. No updates came that fixed video quality, I returned it before deadline. Bought the Apple 4k TV with Ethernet and there are a few quirks that hopefully will be addressed with future updates but the video quality and the Gig Ethernet are what really made me happy!

[@RagnarBlox]

The fact that the Fire Cube didn't put Gig Ethernet on its new device in 2022 is mind boggling. I have a PLEX media server I run on a network NAS that has thousands of movies/tv shows and being throttled at 100mbps on Ethernet is crazy. That really only leaves me Apple TV or Nvidia Shield.

[@mhill2468]

iPhone = Apple TV. Anything else = Amazon fire cube. Edit: glad you said this twice throughout the video

[@jonashdzh]

depends on the Smart Home...i would say

[@FNJ720]

I have both in my bedroom.🤦🏽‍♀️

[@johng1htc]

@@jonashdzh I agree I have all the home accessories connected through Alexa so fire tv is a no brainer

[@MNblown2v]

Fire cube sucks. Got 2 of them both didn’t work properly. Remote wouldn’t even connect to change my audio. Shit sucks

[@LeeRox91]

1:15 the Cube only got an 100mbit ethernet port, if you want faster speed you have to use wifi.

[@CraigsTechTalk]

Thank you for putting this. For a lot of people WiFi is the better option. Thanks for watching.

[@stevenvanpelt486]

It's actually quite simple: If you value sound quality (lossless audio formats like TrueHD and DTS-HD MA) and have a dedicated AVR, you'll go for the Fire TV Cube. If you don't care about audio but want a butter smooth interface, you'll opt for the Apple TV.

[@saadalhaddad4055]

So right! Even more, it would really be bad if someone install an Apple TV on a high end Sony Bravia Master series (like an A90J, A95k or A95L) which support both IMAX Enhanced and DTS X with multiple apps like Disney+ and Bravia core and the usual Prime and Netflix, and the consumer watches one of those IMAX Enhanced movies on an Apple device that doesn't support DTS, just because the wiring and the AVR is set up to run on Apple TV. The consumer ends up with a clean interface with no ads, but miss the IMAX movie experience after paying premium dollars. Imagine if they also had an IMAX enhanced compatible AVR like one of those expensive high end Denons or the new Sony AVRs (although Sony is not a high end receivers, maybe the STRAZ5000ES and the STRAZ7000ES are 🙂) . Even if the consumer knows how to hook up all the wires, to connect all their IMAX Enhanced TV and IMAX Enhanced AV Receiver as an option, and watching everything else on Atmos and Dolby Vision on Apple TV, why confuse the consumer and have them toggle between the built in apps and a streaming device. Just get the Amazon Cube to stream IMAX Enhanced from Disney +, Prime and Netflix. However for Bravia Core, you must use the built in app as I searched for a Bravia core app on Amazon Cube Apps and it's just not there yet.

[@ktb0717]

Correction : video states you cannot hook up AirPods, beats, or any noise canceling headphones to Amazon fire tv cube/ Firestick’s but you most definately can. All you have to do is pair the devices to one another through the Bluetooth section of fire cube/fire tv settings. I have firetv hooked up to many different Bluetooth devices. For example- my bathroom vanity mirror has built in speakers. When I turn on my mirror speaker it will automatically connect to the firetv I have it paired it too. I use to have it connected to a firestick in my room (located next to it), until I decided to update the set up. I now have a SmartTv hung right one the wall so I am able to view it at all times. I even decided to build a glass window to open up shower, being in more light, make the room look bigger, and make it possible to view the tv while showering. Having the mirror speaker push out the volume coming from the tv. 👍

[@twosawyers]

On the fire tv you get better ping by hooking it to the Ethernet connection but higher speeds from the Wi-Fi 6e connection.

[@CraigsTechTalk]

Nice. Thanks for sharing this.

[@TechwithFrancisco]

I have a Roku but I am upgrading to Apple TV 4K

[@jaycorbin]

My problem with the Apple TV is that their Match Content feature is broken and since the complaints have been around for years, clearly Apple doesn’t care enough to fix it.

[@cynthianorris5104]

Thanks for you compassion. Like the AirPods section. I have the Apple TV 2nd Generation, but I do plan on buying the new for my bedroom.

[@cyberpunk6812]

halow, can you test Firecube 3 with WD MyBook 14TB? I doubt it cant read. Thanx

[@senadmusic57]

I have a Forign father, who struggles with menu'ing and things of that nature. He likes his things in English because he likes to practice it through his movie watching and things like that. Voice control enables him to change his channels, switch inputs, use netflix, go back to cable, and so much more without ever having to call me over to ask how to "get back to this or that" That's something Siri could NEVER do Switching Channels just by calling them by name. He has an iPhone but I still would NEVER get him an Apple TV 4k

[@CraigsTechTalk]

Thank you for sharing this. I love that the Fire TV has been that helpful for your father. I wouldn’t switch either. Glad to hear it’s working well.

[@nrikhy2793]

Great review and comparison. It makes sense in purchasing one of these, as they do the job well and are fast and in a sense we just need regular tv and not smart tv.

[@georgesenda1952]

I hate ads. My problem with my original Apple TV is that it would take over my tv & to use my tv to watch movies on DVD or Blue Ray I had to disconnect the damned thing. I hope this has changed. When I buy a 4K next year I will probably buy an Apple TV since I have iPads, iPhones, Silicon M1 Mac mini, Macs and Mac books. However, there is very little on Apples service that I would ever watch. I watch a lot of stuff on Amazon Prime, Pluto and Paramount tv. Tubi is useless.

[@APeeKay]

Loved the video. YOu mentioned links about connecting speakers with these. Leaning towards Apple TV and want to connect my amplifier, surround speakers and my LG TV. Thank you.

[@Rongoran]

How does Apple TV is that unlock !?

[@texranger1012]

I love the Apple TV 4K and my mom like’s the Amazon fire stick

[@moniquem783]

Craig, I got my AppleTV last week (yes, the ethernet/thread one, I listen to you!) and it's not doing what I expected. I thought when I added the apps for the Australian free to air tv channels, and Prime etc, that if I went into those apps through the AppleTV and added something to my watchlist or watched a first episode of something, that it would show up in my Up Next list. But it doesn't. A couple of shows are there, but most aren't. I even opened the ABC app through my app menu and watched the first episode of a show and then went and checked the Up Next list and the next episodes weren't there. Am I doing something wrong? I was really looking forward to being able to have everything in one place and not having to remember which channel had which show, but my Up Next looks more like a watch list than a continue watching list. I'm not going to return it or anything, but I am disappointed. BTW, might be worth mentioning that it doesn't come with an HDMI cable either. It took me to the HDMI cable to add it to my cart too, but my first one came with one so I assumed there was a basic cable in the box and the one it wanted me to add on was an optional fancier one, which I figured I didn't need because I haven't upgraded my TV yet. I've used the cable from my old unit so it's fine, but if I hadn't had a spare one I would've needed to wait for that to get delivered too.

[@dingleberry42069]

Well my tv is 1 year to old for paramount plus so I reckon I probably get that

[@CraigsTechTalk]

Sorry to hear that.

[@irvinelover]

Craig quick ? I have 5 Amazon Echo’s throughout my house. Is there an easy way to connect them all permanently in the settings so that when ever I ask Alexa anything on any of my Echo’s that all of my Echo’s will be engaged and answer to anything that I ask Alexa on all devices all the time 24/7? If so maybe make a quick video short on how to do this k.

[@CraigsTechTalk]

Unfortunately not. The only choices are the closest one answers or in a group you can set a speaker as the device that always answers.

[@vid111]

You can’t do that. The nearest one will respond or based on group. You can group multiple devices only for music / home theatre setup.

[@shawnbenn]

Is the Apple TV Ethernet 10GB?

[@CraigsTechTalk]

I don’t know. But I seriously doubt Apple would waste the resources on 10gb. The is no benefit for that speed.

[@shawnbenn]

@@CraigsTechTalk This is a future proof thing I think it would be great to have... but than how Apple will sell us next year "new" thing 🙂 It is at least 1GB? I couldn't find any info regarding that.

[@jeffkoshy9482]

It’s crazy. But the Ethernet port on most of these devices is capped at 100mbps…. Traditionally, you would expect wired connections to be “faster”, not the case anymore. The wireless connect can obtain faster speeds.

[@sarfrazpervaiz7576]

Does Apple TV support Dolby Atmos Audio ?

[@chrisferrett4586]

On Apple TV 4K with the latest version of tvOS, you can listen to music, films and TV shows in Dolby Atmos.

[@SkepticCyclist]

Android OS is the most busy of all streaming OS's. but has a lot of neat features not present in others. The problem with the Cube is it runs on Amazon's version of Android OS. It is way to busy, the ad takes up half the screen, and the one row people use the most (the APP row) is the smallest row with thumbnails so small you need a telescope to see each APP. Amazon has by far the worst UI of all streaming devices. Apple's tvOS is the simplest of all OS's and the easiest to use. I wish they did a better job at integrating across APP platform programs as the Apple TV APP doesn't integrate all APPs. But the top shelf pretty much covers what the Apple TV APP does not. It is, IMO, the smoothest, simplest, and easiest to use UI. It does exactly what streaming OS's should do, put the APPs as the main focus with no other busy crap or complex navigation. I started off using Fire TVs. I had the original gen one small rectangular TV, then fire sticks. I also use Roku's and Chromecast with Google TV, Google TV OS on one of my TVs, and Web OS on another TV. I slowly turned away from Amazon as each update just made the UI worse, focusing more on ads and less on the APPS. Once I bought an Apple TV, there was nothing that came close to matching it. Apple tvOS is the best UI of all on the market. I would put Roku #2 and all other Android based UIs after (with Amazon's version being the worst of all.)

[@bose5160]

ATV is so much nicer than Amazon’s AdStick or AdCube. 😊

[@CraigsTechTalk]

That’s is funny. I love it.

[@ProsperousHobo]

All Amazon needs to do is rid the ads and raise the price. People would pay for it. But yeah Amazon has ruined the experience this year, the devices are super unreliable.

[@CraigsTechTalk]

I wish they would. I seriously doubt they will raise it. I would pay, but I am blown away at the push back when I have said Amazon should make better hardware and charge more. I think Amazon got people used to a price and painted themselves in a corner. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts.

[@whoishim2998]

I wish Apple TV had the HDMI in function smh

[@kikakasayo]

Like he said at the beginning he loves apple devices

[@CraigsTechTalk]

I like to mention I am an Apple fan so people can weight my comments against that. I try not to be biased as best I can. But I think we all have them. Thanks for watching.

[@kikakasayo]

Make sense. I still like your review tho

[@CraigsTechTalk]

I appreciate it. 🙏 have a great day.

[@V_-4-_VENDETTA71]

The fire tv because you can put kodi on it or other apps that have free content. You keep your Apple TV, I rather not have a high ass cable bill

[@CraigsTechTalk]

You dont have to have cable for an Apple TV. Other then the apps you have to side load on Fire TV, there are plenty of free services to watch on Apple TV. Zero need for a high cable bill. If you are buying it to get “free” movies that are stolen, Fire TV sticks are perfect. As a creator, I pay for services because those are not “free” movies. I don’t need a device to steal them. If that’s what you want it for, you can keep it.

[@V_-4-_VENDETTA71]

@@CraigsTechTalk the cable companies steal from people every month. There’s no way a person should pay $200 a month for a cable package and still have to pay for more services. Some people that have phone,internet,cable,pay per view and sports packages can reach close to $300 to $400 a month.

[@seapeajones]

Is no third party making anything decent?

[@CraigsTechTalk]

3rd party? Maybe but I don’t have any interest in a device with no strong ecosystem

[@steelernation1895]

Amazon cube is way better

[@garrybrotherton5418]

Worst thing about Apple TV is you can’t do anything with it, can’t put third party apps on it so complete waste of money

[@CraigsTechTalk]

I personally never understand what you are saying. I don’t know what app is missing and so necessary that it needs to be side loaded on a device. Every streaming service people need is there, so I don’t know how it can be a complete waste of money. I guess that is why they make Nvidia shield for people like you who need it. But waste of money 🤣🤣

[@JonteTheRoach]

What 3rd party apps would you need on a streaming device the apple tv doesn't have?

[@strider6920]

I have both Firecube 3rd gen and a new Apple TV. Both have their uses. The cube allows side-loading via downloader and you can use custom launchers like Wolf launcher, but Amazon keep messing things up and blocking things with constant updates. So far, I really love the ATV device. It is very clean and just works well. The sound seems better especially for Apple Music. Streaming is very fast thanks to the new processor and way more storage. I do however use Amazon for my smart home as devices are cheap and there are so many compatible devices for it. Apples smart accessories are very expensive. Maybe that will change with the new systems. I really like the use of SIRI for searching for films or music. It is incredibly fast and accurate. I am a long time Apple iPhone/iPad user, so I am very used to Apple devices. As stated, I do like both devices, but find I am using the Apple TV device for most streaming at the moment.

[@kev2427]

The fact that the Ethernet port on the fire TV is bottlenecked at 100m/bits in 2022 is disgraceful

[@Polkster13]

You can actually use AirPods Pro as a hearing aide. I've been told that you can send the audio to two different AirPod sets and have different volume levels to each. I only have one set of AirPods so I haven't been able to test that feature out.

[@TheBigdutchster]

I've been using Apple TVs for a very long time and have also dabbled with a Fire TV and a Roku. I like the Apple TV the best nad recently installed the latest model. I find that using the ethernet connection does produce the best results. I use the Spectrum TV app and it was almost unusable without the ethernet connection. I also like the new remote a lot and truly appreciate the mute button.

[@caseyhouser9839]

Not even close. Apple. Amazon is shiy

[@tuTWENTY]

Just got the latest model Apple TV 128gb and I can’t believe what I was missing. I had an older Apple TV way back I’m day pre HD when they were almost $300 loved it used it for about a year almost 2. Then came the 4k and better quality tvs and at that time the Apple TV didn’t seem so great so I tried it a fire stick and for a while was hooked had every fire stick form the second one to current 4k. Lately my 4k max forestick had been giving me issues Netflix’s not loading at all slow boot times etc so I added a thumb drive for more memory and didn’t help any. Now this brings me to currently I decided to take the plunge back to Apple TV and wow I can’t believe I waited so long to come back from the airdropping from my iPad iPhone e to just how easy it works over all is what I love about it. One other weird issue was with the Apple TV my sound bar actually sounds better and plays more even the firestock the Audio was always too low and wasn’t what I expected and it was over a few fire sticks so it’s something with the coding I’m them. The video was fine. But even with Apple TV I’ve seen a little better picture too. My recommendation would be if you are a Apple person ie iPad iPhone go Apple TV if your a android firesti kick or even on a budget go for it either way your gonna be getting some of the best streaming devices around easy 1-2 out of them all

[@ginodigiulio6162]

Now

[@aaronlimitless]

No comparison the Apple TV box all the way it’s the the best streaming box. I use Alexa devices or compatible device devices that work with the Alexis system because it’s the best for smart home. However, the fire TV interface alone keeps me away from ever using a Amazon device for TV. I can’t stand using it even using the prime app I don’t like fire os at all.

[@Starcom70]

The Problem with Amazon is that they make too many damn products. If they would mke one or two streaming devices and 2 Echo Devices they wouldn't have to spend so much money on development for multiple specs. The other issue is that people don't trust these devices to get the best prices on things if you want to order through them. It is hard to regain trust once you fuck up once.

[@lukusblack6442]

I'm perfectly happy with my Tivo 4k. Not a single issue so far, unlike my old Roku or Fire Stick.

[@SaltyShaves]

Im a 100% android fella, but the Roku devices and the Amazon Fire TV devices all seem inadequate. The firesticks all lag behind and filled with ads and the Roku device had less content available than the Fire devices. Apple TV seems like the clear choice for me, due to its very friendly UI and that users seem to have virtually no lag or ads and have given good reviews, however, I usually HATE Apple products due to their track record of bullshit. Not sure if the Apple TV would be worth it for my particular case. I mostly want to stream in good quality, with no lag. Im fine with minimal ads such as the Roku had, but the Amazon is too many ads for myself.

[@Nick_S1]

I use multiple devices which is not great for integration, but works for my personal preference. I much prefer the Apple TV over the fire interface, but setup is slightly annoying since I have a Samsung phone. All the activations go to my iMac, but since I only need to setup once it's fine. I also use alexa as my smart home hub and prefer that over Siri.

[@CraigsTechTalk]

Hello Nick, I can see how the mix could be a pain. Especially working with the Apple devices from a Samsung phone. I don’t know if you have an iPad, but that is great for setup of Apple devices. Thanks for sharing and watching.

[@rayzergarcia3692]

Yes you can set up surround sound on the cube you can hook up your Bluetooth devices I have a sound cord headset and Liberty 3 earbuds hook to the cube and it's awesome you do have a surround sound app for the Liberty 3 earbuds on the app what's nice about both you have EQ setup on the app you can set it up perfect just for you the way you like the sound just thought I'd mention that I love the cube i had the first generation just recently replaced it with the third generation😊

[@BritishSoundboardPranks]

Apple TV all day long. It's cleaner, quicker, has a better remote and has frame rate match support for apps that the Firecube doesn't (e.g Netflix). For Plex users, Apple TV is a much better experience too - adding Infuse to the mix works well for me.

[@CraigsTechTalk]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts on it. I am with you about the Apple TV. I didn’t realize Plex was a better experience on Apple TV

[@mannequindisplay]

I would recommend not to hard wire fire tv as the network port is rated at 10/100MPS and you get much better speeds with a wi-fi 6 connection for example 400mps over wi-fi . If they put a 10/1000 port then you can hard wire

[@KAnE3o1]

😮

[@KAnE3o1]

And is this for the Cube version 2 or 3 or both?

[@Danny-xm1pe]

If you want the best and you are willing to pay more for it, buy the Apple TV. If price is a top consideration for you, still don't get the Fire TV; it sucks and will annoy you with ads all over the place and a cluttered interface. Get a Roku instead; it is cheap and it is the second best streaming device if the Apple TV is too expensive for you.

[@TorqueFormulaWon]

Price is fairly moot now I think as there isn't much difference in price. The apple specs blow the cube out the water. I find it hard to believe Amazon didn't make better updates and stuck with USB 2.0, 100 mbit ethernet and no bundled new remote which would have made the second gen cube the better deal IMO but they have discontinued it now. I'm happy to wait since I bought the second gen cube not long back.

[@LilJr93777]

The Apple tv will be brilliant as I have an iPhone and an iPad so it will work beautifully

[@theofficialjaycool]

I think I comment on one of your videos where I said I prefer Chromecast with Google TV 4K version. And how I'm in the Google ecosystem. But in my opinion I think the best two smart streaming devices platform UI are Google TV and Apple TV. But obviously I think Google TV UI is way better than Apple TV UI lol. As always definitely enjoy your video tho.

[@Lracnolip]

had 3 Apple Tvs, find them very limited, compared to fire or Roku. My first choice is fire Tv, it allows you to do more using the android OS, Apple OS is more controlling and limited.

[@CraigsTechTalk]

That makes sense if you want to dive deeper into other streaming options and uses for your streaming device. Thanks for sharing and watching.

[@torianomalo2151]

Ive been watching a lot of reviews and trying to decide which to buy. But i found out that the apple tv doesnt have a tiktok app like the chromecast tv or fire cube. So thats a big minus for me. It also makes me think. What else can i not download on the apple tv?

[@CraigsTechTalk]

That is interesting and makes a lot of sense. That is a great question. I know there was a point that KZbin app and Disney App wasn’t on Fire TV. I understand why Tik Tok is not on the Apple TV. It is not a streaming service and non streaming or gaming apps are really limited. Apple may not want it on their devices.

[@keithedwinsmith9416]

Thanks for muting the ‘Alexa’ word. Wish more youtubers would take the trouble to do this. I had a basic FireTV stick but started getting issues. As an Apple user (iPhone, 2xiPads, iMac, and MacbookPro) over many years now, I decided to get an AppleTV 4K (2021) to stay in the Apple ecosystem. So far, no problems.

[@CraigsTechTalk]

Thank you very much. I appreciate you mentioning there putting. I try my best not to drive people crazy with triggering their devices. Good to hear you are enjoying the Apple TV.

[@andregreen77]

I have an iPhone but I love to side load apps so the Apple TV doesn't work for me.

[@CraigsTechTalk]

That makes sense. Thanks for sharing and for watching.

[@roberttouro]

Will Ring doorbell work with HomeKit when matter becomes available you think?

[@CraigsTechTalk]

In theory at least new devices should work with Matter and HomeKit. But until someone like Ring opens it up, we don’t know yet. I hope so.

[@roberttouro]

@@CraigsTechTalk that be sweet if I could open HomeKit and see my front door lol

[@christianhotter]

I was hoping for the same thing. I still have an older model of the Ring for my doorbell and home security. I've been looking at HomeKit integrated options, but having the camera and sensors available for HomeKit would mean I could hold onto it a bit longer.

[@wade196840]

Isn't the fire cube 100mbs Ethernet port?

[@mindblockandroid]

Thanks for the balanced review! As for myself, Fire TV cube all day! I just watch netflix and youtube, so I don’t mind the ads, and I really like that it can control other stuff with the IR

[@JC-bl9bo]

I absolutely despise Apple, sorry. I have the Fire Cube 2nd Gen and now the 3rd Gen. Absolutely love it, super fast, controls my home theater very nicely. Turns on the TV, receiver, and controls the volume. Also if you are an Amazon music/HS/unlimited as I am it's also perfect. Now the bad is Amazon does not get along with everyone. Vudu is a disaster on Fire TV devices, same with Movies anywhere.

[@CJ30123]

The Apple TV relies on HDMI-CEC for basic remote functions. You have the option of IR for. volume and mute but not power. This creates constant headaches because everyone know CEC is finicky at best. Also the remote tends to lose connection a lot needing a reset. Never once had these kind of issues with the Fire TV. While the power and UI is easily better on the Apple I couldnt still with it for my main TV because of the remote issues. Also the Apple tends to get app updates much slower than Fire TV.

[@NicolSD]

I have been using the Apple TV 4K for quite a few years now. Last summer, my son wasn't happy with his Fire stick so I bought him an Apple TV 4K. He's not going back to Amazon.

[@henryfanai7740]

Too poor to buy either one of them but you know dream ON 😢

[@gaming4platinums899]

Sound pass through on apps is horrible on Apple TV. I say that as I use it I’m my home theatre room with 150 inch screen Sony 4k projector. My denon hates Apple TV and defaults certain feeds to 5.1 on Apple RGARDLESS OF SETTINGS TRUST ME. love Apple but my fire tv crushes it especially for this room in a normal tv setting I understand why Apple is the best and I wish since I love Apple products

[@emanuelesteves2818]

How well does a vpn work with the fire tv cube, will I be able to change prime video, Netflix from Canada to US

[@TorqueFormulaWon]

VPN's work fine. I use Nord VPN as just one example.

[@TorqueFormulaWon]

I can access Netflix U.S. Library no problem from the UK.

[@Bambam21476]

I've had them all and what I find is that they all have their pluses and minuses. So it's what's most important to you which defines your choice. In my case my Nvidia Shield was clunky going in and out of Netflix 4K and sometime wouldn't load, and I wasn't into games. AppleTV is great but an app or two wasn't available and no sideloading. Roku just seems outdated. I have the FireTV 4K max and love it. Only problem, limited storage so my daily driver is the Fire Cube. Just my take.

[@ljohn4466]

Add and external jump drive to your firestick...storage problem solved

[@Bambam21476]

@@ljohn4466 ...I bought a Fire Cube and added extra storage via the USB port. Now I have the device that suits my needs, although I find the AppleTV pretty awesome.

[@Paul-ng4jx]

Personally, I’ve been with the Apple TV for the past two years but lately this year it’s been absolute garbage a a lot of the apps aren’t being upgraded or updated at all. Netflix is giving me so many issues anymore because Apple never update it or at least Netflix doesn’t update the app with the Apple. I’m having so many issues that I actually bought the Amazon fire cube just recently. It should be here tomorrow

[@user-kw1xf4kg3i]

I hope you add The Nvidia Shield Pro to this test soon, this is the biggest competitor to the Cube in my opinion

[@DailyCorvid]

AppleTV >> FireTV >> NV Shield. For general streaming, music and games. If you are generally a gamer who also uses some media... ... then reverse the order.

[@jrwagh333]

​@@DailyCorvid What do you base that on? The Shield is highly regarded as having the best AI upscaling.

[@DailyCorvid]

@@jrwagh333 Yeah that was when the things actually received updates. Shield USED TO BE good that's the device, it is a "used to be good" model which is pretty much defunct now. Typically it's still gonna be great for the purpose you bought it for, playing older stuff. Realistically though it's like a home Switch it is underpowered. For the money I think you are better off avoiding it, until the release a newer one with at least 10 years full support for updates. _edit_ I checked my software is v9.0 and it SUCKS because I cannot now downgrade back to the last GOOD VERSION which was 8.3.2a. Now I can no longer block all the Google ads soI get shite speeds whilst it uses 90% of my wifi to download stupid pointless ads I will never ever click on. Yes they do "updates" hurrah for them but they BROKE the software past 8.3! The only reason they prevent my downgrading my software is because Google pays them ad revenue every time somebody uses their ShieldTV. If the ads don't load NEITHER DOES YOUR CONTENT NOW. Scew Nvidia I am done with these clowns. What a shitty company, they are thieves with shitty products. I wanted a new graphics card but screw you Nvidia trying to charge me $700 for a goddamn 8GB card when I HAVE AN 8GB CARD THAT COST LESS FROM 4 YEARS AGO! They are shameless thieves. Nvidia = shit company.

[@DubCityTv]

I’ve been using Apple TV since 2020 and I couldn’t see myself using anything else.

[@TensaZangetsu63]

Fire TV is bugged and randomly switches down from 4k to 1080p, Chromecast with Google TV stutters during video playback. Apple TV with ethernet is perfect. Faster than the others and features a gigabit Ethernet port for better networking than any of the other options.

[@SunMaximus]

Does it output tv sound through the speaker build into the cube?

[@CraigsTechTalk]

No it does not. Just Alexa uses it.

[@ChrisHolzer]

Buy the AppleTV because apps on TvOS use the apple player which is capable of framerate / refreshrate switching - thus no stutter on the AppleTV. The AppleTV is the *only device* which is capable of that. Even though the new GoogleTV software supports refresh rate switching NONE of the apps do (disney+, netflix, etc.).

[@nuwannilanka]

After several years of using Firestick, I finally got rid of my Firestick 4K Max and got Apple TV 4K 3rd gen. It works flawlessly compared to Firestick devices.

[@paulh6517]

I had been using firesticks, but since I have a an Iphone, I watch I felt comfortable getting the apple tv 4k. However, I had to send it back because it did not play well with my Yamaha receiver which the firestick never had a problem.

[@DJChipsandGarlic]

i like how he mutes alexa :D

[@GashDemet]

I like how you kinda mute "Alexa" so it doesn't trigger our's Hahahaha! Brilliant

[@charlymundo7478]

I was told the apple tv increases a lot the picture quality is it true? Amazon fire stick is also an upgrade? Otherwise I see no point in getting one if I'm only watching a couple movies a week

[@kevinmills5293]

I hate the fire stick. It grinds along at a snails pace and after less than a year, the legends have worn off the buttons. Horrid device.

[@faithfamilyandfuntech5062]

Craig did you know you could impersonate David Lee Roth both in voice and how you talk:-0 great video

[@ca4merica945]

I chose the Fire TV Cube over the Apple TV.. I’m glad i did. I can do more with it. It has the Apple TV app too.

[@blacknightinkerala]

does any of these support dts x audio support i heard that disney+ is adding dts x audio format in future..i hope you reply soon craig❤

[@omgcrisbreezy]

Like both. But Amazon needs to relax with the ads. Firestick. Echo show devices show ads nonestop.

[@EntropyGuardian]

I got some surface pros and ipads and needed to factory reset them. The surface pros could do this by holding shift and restarting into recovery mode. The ipads required me to download itunes on my PC and hook them up with a cable and I needed an apple account to use iTunes. And that's why I use the Fire TV cube.

[@andreacarlopecoraro4612]

Sorry I am an Android user, smartphone, tablet etc. Can I connect my phone to apple tv 4k or it must be an iphone or an apple product?

[@JimmyN48]

It does not seem that tech is not stable no matter what the brand

[@CraigsTechTalk]

I find for streaming, both are pretty stable. You go beyond that, its gets less reliable.

[@agrinsonis]

You have the option to disable the ads on fire tv

[@craigseverance95]

So I have a question I have an Apple TV and and Apple TV 4K, and received a gift of a Fire TV Cube, but non of my TVs are 4K, my best TV is a Panasonic “65 Plasma from 2010 so is it even worth using the 4K units other than buffering advantages?

[@johncosgrove2738]

I have 3 Apple TV 4K+ and they are fast, smooth, video quality is amazing, and the engine powerful to handle many additional upgrades. Love Them !!

[@michaelpergine3858]

I got a Apple TV 4K back on November 7 and I just love that how easy it was to set up and I just love how smoothly it connects with my iPhone 11 and I have not even try Amazon and everything and plus the rest of my house has Roku 4K 6N the Apple TV 4K is so much faster than the Roku’s sticks what I have on my other house rest of my house And I will never use any of them devices except for the Apple TV and everything

[@MrJAE288]

Would there be any reason for a fire stick 4k gen3 not to display Dolby Vision? On other stream apps not on the firestick are able to display Dolby vision just not on the fire stick .. thanks

[@enricowolf454]

Sadly I thought this is a good review until you said get the firetv stick….try on these stick to watch a either local or plex streamed real 2160p tv show (approx 23-25gb) or movie with at least 40-50gb. And you won’t get it even to start. Why? Because the stick has no native codec for processing while the cube has already had before back then on model 2. further more the cube is the first one with a ai upscaling while this feature has no other Amazon device before. So far the Nvidia shield pro 2019 had this feature…. So thanks for your review….

[@CraigsTechTalk]

It’s not a good review because I recommend the fire tv 4k max. You are so far into the weeds and away from how most people will use this. I stand by what I say because I guarantee you ask 10 random people what plex is or streaming local is on a fire tv and you will get a glazed over look. I can appreciate wanting the fire tv cube for that. But once you knocked the video for something such a small percentage will use, I couldn’t take your comment seriously. But thanks for watching.

[@Fudgieguys1969]

In the Apple world, Apple TV is hands down the best. I have all my devices seamlessly synced together. I can mirror my Mac on the Apple tv. I can mirror my iPhone on the Apple Tv. FireTv will never be able to accomplish that. Future Tvios upgrades will provide Find Me for the Apple Tv remote, and Facetime will now be available on Apple TV.

[@CraigsTechTalk]

I am with you on that assessment. You are going to get integration across devices that no one else can touch. I like that more TVs are supporting AirPlay and Apple Home. Thanks for watching.

[@EntropyGuardian]

I just upgraded to the 3rd gen fire cube from my 1st Gen. Then I got a studio and set in home theater mode. But I need to unpair and reconnect at least once a day because sound stops coming out of the studio.

[@christianhotter]

I started with Amazon for the price of devices, but as an Apple computer and phone family, the HomePod/Apple TV combo was less clunky.

[@CraigsTechTalk]

I can relate to that. The Apple TV is definitely nice for a household or Apple devices.

[@oscarcharlybravo]

None of them. Just buy a Nvidia Shield!

[@momadness4938]

Thanks. I love apple. But As far as house I’m team Amazon lol

[@DailyCorvid]

I have both, the AppleTV is for my dads for Christmas and the FireTV Cube is for a friend. Personally I still prefer doing all that media stuff on a PC but they both want the simpler UI for the kids games and music. Apple as usual do a slightly better more expensive version, whereas TvOS/Android will get you by cheaply.

[@mturkic]

I wish they had OPTICAL ports both

[@johnpereira6934]

What about VPN & proper integration with Plex? Issues there so Nvidia Shield is my choice. Otherwise I would go with the AppleTV.

[@CraigsTechTalk]

Thank you for sharing your experience. It’s good to know that Nvidia Shield helps with those two things.

[@rickystafford7433]

The heck with paying to be served ads

[@jasimrind]

Chromecast with Google TV 4K is the best

[@Darth_CeeZeR]

Shield tv pro best one still after 5 years lol