(I'm not counting 'all you can eat' subscription services like Netflix, Hulu and HBO Now, since you can't choose individual titles.) While Roku has several to choose from - including Amazon, Google Play Movies and TV, Vudu and Fandango Now - Apple TV only has iTunes.Īt least, that's the case if you count what's available in the Apple TV app store.

Even more improvements - single sign-on for some cable and satellite providers and the new TV app - are due by the end of the year.īut if the product has one frustration point, it's the continued lack of alternatives for buying or renting TV shows and movies. The Apple TV box has only gotten better since its debut in 2015, with thousands of new apps and plenty of usability improvements via software updates. Watching my Vudu copy of 'Office Space' on the Apple TV via AirPlay