Apple TV - the 3 best alternatives
Often the wrong assumption goes around that there are no noteworthy alternatives to Apple TV. But that's not true. In this practical tip, we present three alternatives that have the same functions and some even have more.
Inexpensive and powerful: Amazon Fire TV
The Amazon Fire TV is one of the best alternatives, since it costs a good 90 euros less and offers a similar range of functions as the Apple TV.
- You can also stream Amazon Fire TV videos, music and other media content over the network directly to your TV. This even works in 4k resolution - provided you have a corresponding TV for it.
- The Fire TV only has 8 GB of internal storage. However, you can install a microSD card with up to 128 GB or connect an external hard drive via USB port.
- The Fire TV has access to Amazon Prime Video, Netflix and even the ZDF media library. If that's not enough, you can also install games and other apps.
- No browser is preinstalled on the Fire TV. With a bit of know-how, you can install a browser from an external source, since the system is based on Android.
- AirPlay is also supported, so you can use your Apple device with the Fire TV.
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Kodi - Free media center software for a wide range of devices
Kodi, formerly XBMC, is a free media center application that you can install on any platform you can think of and that has virtually no limits. Kodi runs on the PC and Android smartphone as well as on an Apple TV with a jailbreak. Kodi can be downloaded for free from our download area.
- The Kodi Media Center allows you to play content over the network or a USB storage device. If you have installed the Media Center on your PC, you can also play DVDs and BluRays via the drive and stream them. Kodi also has a LiveTV function.
- Thanks to the active community, there are numerous addons that you can use to customize and expand your media center - be it access to media libraries and streaming sites, downloading subtitles or customizable skins to send your media database to can present.
- You can also control the Kodi Media Center with the right apps on your smartphone or even stream content to other devices. On Android, for example, the free app Yatse, the Kodi / XBMC Remote is recommended.
- However, you cannot borrow films and series and are therefore dependent on your own collection.
- Both consoles can be connected to PCs or servers via the network, so that you can stream music or films from there. You can also access content on USB sticks. However, both consoles cannot cope with every file format and codec. Common formats such as AVI or MP4 are supported.
- In addition to their own film and music offering from Sony and Microsoft, both consoles support popular video-on-demand providers such as Amazon Instant Video, Maxdome and Netflix. All you have to do is install the appropriate applications.
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