Turbo or Rollers

I know this has been asked before however there doesn't appear to be any definite answers.
What I would like to know is which one will benefit me as an endurance Mountain Biker? I appreciate the obvious choice would be a turbo trainer as they have resistance, however I believe you can buy resistance kits for rollers which don't cost the earth.
The only real benefits I've read about each is a turbo trainer allows you to watch tv and rollers are good for balance.
As I live in north Scotland the weather here isn't the best so whichever device I get will be a substitute for actual riding and will be used heavily as a training aid.
Thanks for reading.
What I would like to know is which one will benefit me as an endurance Mountain Biker? I appreciate the obvious choice would be a turbo trainer as they have resistance, however I believe you can buy resistance kits for rollers which don't cost the earth.
The only real benefits I've read about each is a turbo trainer allows you to watch tv and rollers are good for balance.
As I live in north Scotland the weather here isn't the best so whichever device I get will be a substitute for actual riding and will be used heavily as a training aid.
Thanks for reading.
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Rollers - more entertaining, develop balance etc, more road like...the downside being that standard ones dont offer enough resistance/ you need to be reasonably skilled to push hard enough to get your HR up
Turbo - mind numbing etc...but you can watch TV. Ideal for doing high intensity intervals.
Both are difficult to spend greater than an hour on. I think that you should go for both and use them for different sessions, but if you could only have one then the turbo is probably the most versatile.
simple answer - get access to both. :P
Unfortunately I don't have money for both so it's one or the other.
Thanks
If I was to get roller with resistence would you change your mind?
I think I'll go with the rollers and get a resistance kit later. Christmas is coming soon