It's a little crazy that Roku has no YouTube and no AirPlay equivalent. Twonky Beam sort of bridges the gap, but the experience is terrible. I really wanted to replace ATV with Roku3, but I ended up switching back.
I've got a MacBook, iPad, and iPhone, and I still love my Roku more than my old AppleTV. The only issue is that the AppleTV has better options for watching sports, but Plex alone more than makes up for that.
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I did switch to the Roku, and, even speaking as somewhat of an Apple fanboy, it is miles better.
Roku and Plex are a match in heaven.
It's a little crazy that Roku has no YouTube and no AirPlay equivalent. Twonky Beam sort of bridges the gap, but the experience is terrible. I really wanted to replace ATV with Roku3, but I ended up switching back.
IIRC there is a YouTube plugin for Plex, but honestly I don't watch YouTube on the television so it does not affect my use-case.
I've just bought one based on your comment and I've got more Apple kit than is probably healthy :) Just read about the Roku and it looks impressive.
I've got a MacBook, iPad, and iPhone, and I still love my Roku more than my old AppleTV. The only issue is that the AppleTV has better options for watching sports, but Plex alone more than makes up for that.
But no AirPlay (or anything like it built in), which is a pain. There are a couple of hacky third-party solutions.
The Roku remote on your iDevice will allow you to play the music on your iDevice on your TV. No hackiness required.