NowTV box or stick?

AndyPK

I have a nowTV box.

I always wanted a stick! and now they do one, I'm thinking of getting one for my parents.

What are the disadvantages of the stick? Am I missing something?

Do they plug into a HDMI Port ?

Do I get anything different with the yellow button version?

neilmcl

I wouldn't bother with either. Get a Roku stick instead so you can access NowTV, Amazon, Netflix, Google Movies etc all on the same device.

AndyPK

They are made by Roko

Just want it for catchup and YouTube

Inner_Zone

Stick Wi-Fi only, box both Ethernet and Wi-Fi. Both plug into a HDMI socket except the early white box which had NTSC composite video output as well.

neilmcl

AndyPK wrote: »

They are made by Roko

Just want it for catchup and YouTube

I know, so why not get the full functionality of the Roku device.

AndyPK

Where do you get them ?

And are they (a lot)more than £15

Neil49

AndyPK wrote: »

I have a nowTV box.

I always wanted a stick! and now they do one, I'm thinking of getting one for my parents.

What are the disadvantages of the stick? Am I missing something?

Do they plug into a HDMI Port ?

Do I get anything different with the yellow button version?

The stick plugs into the an HDMI port and gets power via a supplied lead that plugs into a USB port. This cuts down on the number of power cables.

I've got both a stick and a box and find the box responds faster but otherwise they work the same way.

DCFC79

AndyPK wrote: »

Where do you get them ?

And are they (a lot)more than £15

Just an example

Amazon have the New Roku Express £30

Argos have the stick for £25

As you can see they are both more than £15, the prices for Roku sticks were expensive on Amazon.

Andy can you wait for Black Friday, maybe 1 would be discounted then.

AndyPK

Yeah that’s an excellent idea. Just need to remember.

Was going to Order one on the spur of the moment.

I recall I purchased my box when it was on sale, sold the vouchers. It hardly cost me anything

AndyPK

That roku does look better actually.
Saved in my Argos list.
Mod they do voice reckognisation

DCFC79

AndyPK wrote: »

That roku does look better actually.
Saved in my Argos list.
Mod they do voice reckognisation

Yes the stick is just like the fire stick, it can be discreetly hidden.