Extra devices mean more hardware to support, more software licenses to purchase and maintain, more wires to plug in, more electricity to use, more companies to submit my email address to, and just more grief that I don't want.
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I'm likely an idiot, but I can't figure out why anyone would buy a special purpose device like a game device or a TV streaming device when a general purpose device like a real computer can do pretty much everything a special purpose device can do. Separately, Apple Music is now available on a wide variety of Echo and Fire products, if only in a few countries. The service was pulled from the Show even before the same happened on Fire TV devices, allegedly because the Show offered a "broken user experience." Indeed something unresolved is the absence of YouTube on the Echo Show and Spot. It still doesn't sell any Google Home speakers, presumably because it feels these would be a threat to the Echo lineup. This forced Fire TV owners to take a detour to YouTube via the Web.Īmazon finally resumed selling Chromecasts towards the end of 2018. Google originally pulled its YouTube client from Fire TV devices in early 2018, after it couldn't persuade Amazon to carry competing products like the Chromecast or Google Home.
Native AirPlay is only beginning to roll out through brands like LG and Vizio. Though the app already works with AirPlay and the Apple TV, Chromecasts are far cheaper than an Apple TV, and many televisions now have built-in Cast compatibility. On its end, Amazon is promising to finally support Chromecast and Google Cast devices in the Prime Video app. Arriving later in 2019 will be separate apps for YouTube TV and YouTube Kids. An updated YouTube app, coming soon, will enable 4K and/or 60fps video on compatible Fire TV streamers along with Alexa voice search.
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