AbidanYre@lemmy.world
on 05 Feb 2025 12:14
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Have they fixed everything their app update broke yet? That would go a long way towards consumer confidence and getting people to invest in any more of the Sonos ecosystem.
diviledabit@lemmy.world
on 05 Feb 2025 12:22
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It’s a little better but even if they fixed all the bugs there are still basic UI issues like the lack of a widget.
hydrashok@sh.itjust.works
on 05 Feb 2025 13:29
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Not even close. It’s better than launch, but not by much. Still some infuriating workflows.
SouthEndSunset@lemm.ee
on 05 Feb 2025 12:54
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Oh goody, another streaming service…just what the world needs.
butter@midwest.social
on 05 Feb 2025 13:21
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Not another streaming service. Another streaming OS.
Apple TV, the roku/firestick/android TV competitor.
Not Apple TV, the Netflix/Hulu competitor.
chiisana@lemmy.chiisana.net
on 05 Feb 2025 14:01
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Apple TV’s hardware is just so much more capable than other platforms that they’ve just been coasting along the last several generations of ”Apple TV 4K”. Our over 7 years old Gen 1 is still super capable and the only reason we picked up Gen 3 is so we can get the Thread radio in a centralized location. As an Apple user, I’m extremely glad there’s going to be a new competitor in the space, which will hopefully push Apple further along the innovation path.
butter@midwest.social
on 05 Feb 2025 19:06
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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
SouthEndSunset@lemm.ee
on 05 Feb 2025 19:52
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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?
butter@midwest.social
on 05 Feb 2025 21:28
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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.
PrivacyDingus@lemmy.world
on 05 Feb 2025 13:12
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keep bundling content in little services which cost an extra 10 dollarydoos a month and i’ll keep telling people to walk the plank and saying ARRRR
butter@midwest.social
on 05 Feb 2025 13:22
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Why is this ‘Apple TV’ like, and not Roku-like. Since it’s by-far the most popular.
I remember reading this article a couple months ago. Here is a quote:
This operating system is supposedly built around ads; we know how that sounds, but advertising is also prevalent in other TV software platforms including webOS and Fire TV OS. The Trade Desk emphasises a user experience that delivers “better cross-platform content discovery, personalization, subscription management, and potentially fewer (more relevant) ads,” so we hope that the importance of ads doesn’t detract from the user experience.
If this is actually true, there is no reason to consider Sonos. Especially at the super premium price of $200-$400. That makes the Apple TV look cheap.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world
on 05 Feb 2025 14:21
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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”
Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
on 05 Feb 2025 14:32
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After Sonos bricked their old hardware to force upgrades, I wouldn’t trust Sonos if they sold analog jack headphones.
Asetru@feddit.org
on 07 Feb 2025 08:08
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Who’s Analog Jack? And what kind of superpower is that even supposed to be?
lepinkainen@lemmy.world
on 07 Feb 2025 08:30
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Have they fixed everything their app update broke yet? That would go a long way towards consumer confidence and getting people to invest in any more of the Sonos ecosystem.
It’s a little better but even if they fixed all the bugs there are still basic UI issues like the lack of a widget.
Not even close. It’s better than launch, but not by much. Still some infuriating workflows.
Oh goody, another streaming service…just what the world needs.
Not another streaming service. Another streaming OS.
Apple TV, the roku/firestick/android TV competitor.
Not Apple TV, the Netflix/Hulu competitor.
Apple TV’s hardware is just so much more capable than other platforms that they’ve just been coasting along the last several generations of ”Apple TV 4K”. Our over 7 years old Gen 1 is still super capable and the only reason we picked up Gen 3 is so we can get the Thread radio in a centralized location. As an Apple user, I’m extremely glad there’s going to be a new competitor in the space, which will hopefully push Apple further along the innovation path.
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
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?
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.
keep bundling content in little services which cost an extra 10 dollarydoos a month and i’ll keep telling people to walk the plank and saying ARRRR
Why is this ‘Apple TV’ like, and not Roku-like. Since it’s by-far the most popular.
Apple TV is high-end / premium (AKA expensive), same as Sonos. Apple TV doesn’t suck though, unlike Sonos.
Roku North America only, the rest of the world doesn’t have a clue about Roku.
Sonos peddles their wares globally.
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.
Roku comes preinstalled on a lot of the Chinese brands. I assumed the rest of the world bought those as well.
I remember reading this article a couple months ago. Here is a quote:
If this is actually true, there is no reason to consider Sonos. Especially at the super premium price of $200-$400. That makes the Apple TV look cheap.
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”
After Sonos bricked their old hardware to force upgrades, I wouldn’t trust Sonos if they sold analog jack headphones.
Who’s Analog Jack? And what kind of superpower is that even supposed to be?
They did reverse that one pretty fast