Apple TV vs. Google Chromecast vs. Roku: What You Can Watch [Chart]

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Posted July 26, 2013 at 6:43pm by Shalom Levytam

Check out this comparison chart from Marketing Land that compares what you can watch on the Apple TV versus the newly announced Google Chromecast and the Roku player.

If you have a lot of Apple devices, you might want the support Airplay offers for talking with your TV. If you’re a big music fan, there are music options I’m not covering here. In terms of major video content choices, I’d say the Roku gives the most options for the least price. Still, at $35, you’re not risking much with a Chromecast — and it can be pretty fun to have various people sitting around “flinging” YouTube videos at it.

Take a look at the chart below...

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Apple TV vs. Google Chromecast vs. Roku: What You Can Watch [Chart]

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kathy - October 8, 2013 at 3:28pm

Talking about roku 3 it has netflix , Pandora, blockbuster, red box, mlb, nhl, amazon prime, hulu, too much to choose from. I have three of them. No more need for cable or dish

kathy - October 8, 2013 at 3:18pm

Roku is the way to go get rid of cable and dish save $100 or more a month. It has a lot of channels. That are free. Some are pay channels. That cost less then 5 a month.greAt for movies tv and news and sports too. Pay for what you want to watch not things you don't

Tonysplace - August 3, 2013 at 11:33pm

I was talking about the actual google tv boxes not the chromecast. They have YouTube and hopefully with update will be able to get all android apps including xbmc which has so many options to customize. Can only hope it runs smooth.

Tonysplace - August 3, 2013 at 11:42am

I have 2 atvs with xbmc. One is tethered. It freezes a lot and needs tethered reboot often. Very inconvenient. I also have a quad core android stick. Android sticks main problem is remote integration. I know google tv has been a joke but with the upcoming update to 4.2.2 jellybean on arm based systems only it will finally get ndk support so developers phone and tablet apps will work on google tv. The potential of a real android system with a remote that has touch pad, backlit qwerty keyboard and voice integration, connected through Bluetooth instead of ir could lead me to sell atv's and change to google tv. Sorry to ramble. Just thought it might be worth waiting a month if your in no hurry to see how this update works out. Not an android fanboy. I actually own pretty much all apple devices, and love them. Just can't recommend one right now untill google tv update comes along. might be a game changer.

justabrake - July 27, 2013 at 1:59pm

Are they ever going to be able to jailbreak the new apple boxes

Hansen - July 27, 2013 at 1:55pm

boxee box is the best box off all times''

Kai - July 27, 2013 at 1:38pm

Correction: Chromecast has no Netflix

Tim - July 27, 2013 at 10:37am

Apple TV is brilliant in schools, particularly in combination with an iPad. It becomes a superb and cheap interactive whiteboard.

shar - July 27, 2013 at 9:36am

I am gonna get me one those android usb sticks, honestly I don't know why anyone would think of anything else, unlike all other media players, coming with an android, it play almost every media type possible, whether is local or on local network share, it has apps for many services including "netflix" (I am not sure about hulu plus though), youtube, etc.., even if there is no app, you can open up the website and play the flash/html5, which means you can virtually play video content from most websites. they could come with HD playback, remote control/mouse, camera, keyboard, usb port for peripherals like storage devices, wireless mouse, etc.. you can even run voip apps, video chat apps, skype, etc.. and talk right from your tv. none of the other well-known player supports many of these. and they are usually less than $70.

shar - July 28, 2013 at 3:06am

what are you taking about dude?, you saw one word "android" and turned hostile and sprouted out a long unrelated content :), this article is about media players and if you read the rest of my post you would have seen its related to that, these media player are usually called "android sticks" they are not storage devices :-/

Wolfmen1989 - July 26, 2013 at 9:44pm

Apple TV it's the best

AppleGuy299 - July 26, 2013 at 7:49pm

Apple TV Will always be the best!

Default - July 26, 2013 at 7:46pm

WD LiveTV Hub can play VOB files

Matt - July 26, 2013 at 7:26pm

I am looking for one that can play vob files from my NAS and stil have not found one with this capability. I know I can convert but that will take addional time. so if someone know something that can do this out of box I apprecaite the input.

Cyberdazed - July 26, 2013 at 7:27pm

Jailbroken AppleTV but nothing out of the box that I'm a ware of

Tom - July 26, 2013 at 8:33pm

Get an Xtreamer it can play all files

matt2 - July 27, 2013 at 3:01pm

Thanks. Unfortunately I only have the latest apple TV3 where there is no jailbreak method as yet. still waiting for the community to come with jailbreak method and once is available I will definitely do that.

Guest - July 26, 2013 at 7:20pm

If that is the case, then out of the box you can stream hulu plus and such from a chrome browser to the tv.

Guest - July 26, 2013 at 6:51pm

This chart is not correct. It has no to iTunes for the Roku. That is incorrect. If you have Plex you can get to your iTunes Library on a Roku.

Marky mark - July 26, 2013 at 6:57pm

I'm pretty sure the article is referring to what the unit can do out the box. Otherwise there would be several errors i.e. roku can play YouTube through a third party app such as Playon..