Roku vs. amazon firestick for plex movies

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I meant the actual homepage in the internet:

Bottom right -> country selector

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Oh yea


Does that matter?
It might - I don’t know.

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For me it means there is no “official” entry into the countries that are not listed. So even if I buy one here in Germany there probably won’t be a lot (any?) German “channels”. If you only use it for Plex, it wouldn’t bother one.

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As previously mentioned, and taking in to account you’re a Plex User so I probably know what kind of stuff you’re used to, you’re not going to want 98% of what Roku ‘Channels’ offer outside of Plex, so until Roku increases it’s EU footprint - it’s not gonna make any difference.

The Good Channel Apps - the ones you might actually use - are probably already in ‘The Rest Of The World’.

You won’t have a lot of useless ‘clutter’. <— and that does describe the overwhelming majority of what Roku Offers in it’s ‘Vast Channel Lineup’.

I have 3 Plex Channels
Sky News
NHK World
CBS 24/7 News <—Rare/Disaster/Hurricane Strike
PBS <—have never used it
Mr. Lobo’s Channel <—Lobo is cool - the content is awful
a few more I don’t use or migrate in and out when required


and that’s about it.

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Still, if I have to choose between a Roku and an Android TV or Apple TV, which probably also has the other “channels”/apps/plugins I use, it is clear why people here don’t buy an imported Roku.

Apart from Plex on my Shield I mainly use Netflix, Dazn and youtube and have used other (local) streaming services. Will all this work on the Roku? I wouldn’t bet on that and for the local ones I am quite sure they won’t be available. Deal sealed.

Edit: Amazon reviews are full of people complaining “it doesn’t work” in Germany. Good job from Amazon selling it here anyways


But enough of Germany, wasn’t the point of this discussion anyways :slight_smile:

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Because ‘Bog Standard Users’ are clamoring for everything Roku Promises and Promotes - until they actually see what it is - trash.

The Point is - until you step outside ‘Android World’ onto Planet Roku - and a real Plex App - one like you’ve never seen before - you don’t know what we’re talking about.

One can’t experience the Ride of a Rolls Royce Silver Arrow unless you ride in one (might suck - but the Roku app doesn’t).

Two of us are saying basically the same thing:
The Roku is the preferred weapon of choice - even when we switch to something else BRIEFLY to cover some area Roku doesn’t do well in. When that’s done we can’t get back fast enough to Roku.

Jus sayin


:wink:

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huh? I have Plex Preview and Plex (i only use plex preview) I’m just curious what other ones you have.

P.S Roku > Firestick

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I keep a “RARflix” in the grouping 'cause I have a Roku2HD (for emergency/loaner) and it coughs up hairballs on the new UNO
lol

BTW: RARflix will probably stop working one day.
When it does we’ll have the funeral for the Roku2HD and I can then remove RARflix from the lineup.

BTW2:
I used RARflix on everything during the various iterations of Roku App Tests - until they released UNO, then kicking and screaming I fired it up and said
:
“Whoa
 this is different
”
I saw a bright light and my life changed


:smiley:

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