Is an Apple TV or a smart TV better?

Apple TV has a good app ecosystem and it allows you to ignore your Smart TV unless you want to use Amazon Prime or other content providers that are not available on Apple TV. Beyond that, it is pretty smooth and easy getting around. read more

A “dumb” TV is, on average, going to be cheaper than a smart TV. Sometimes a little harder to find, but in my opinion, worth it. Media devices (like the Apple TV or Roku) will turn over or refresh about every two years or less. Your TV is a much more long-term investment that you’ll probably have for about 10 years, give or take. read more

The better media streamers, like Roku and Apple TV, have Amazon Instant Video (or iTunes), along with a lot of other content like HBO Go in the US or Sky's Now TV in the UK. HBO Go is available on numerous streaming boxes, but the only smart TVs that have it are from Samsung. Now TV is pretty ubiquitous in the UK. read more