Awesome Tips Roku vs. Chromecast vs. Apple TV 4K: What’s the Best Streaming Device?
Streaming sticks and boxes can superpower any TV with Netflix, Disney Plus, Max and more. Here are our favorites.
Streaming sticks and boxes can superpower any TV with Netflix, Disney Plus, Max and more. Here are our favorites.
00:00 Roku Express 4K Plus
00:54 Roku Streaming Stick 4K
01:27 Google Chromecast
02:06 Apple TV 4K
02:49 Roku Streambar
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Roku for simplicity and if you don't need lossless Atmos audio. Otherwise Nvidia shield.
I would say it's an incomplete review, for example availability of apps in different market places and sideloadind of 3rd party apps etc…
Fire stick!
Apple TV 4K is (money no object) easily, easily, by FAR the best media player for any and every home theater system. It’s the fastest, most-secure, and most-aesthetic system available. If you haven’t tried it and you’re on the fence, go ahead and give it a shot. Apple has extended the return window during this holiday season and there are no fees to return it. If you don’t like it, just return it. But you won’t. You can thank me later.
So basically a Roku ad 😂😂😂
Does the Roku stick come with the same remote that the Roku Plus has?
Fire stick is great too. Why isn't this on the list!
Nvidia shield 2019 should be here!
I complained about this when they did this on the MacOS and now they’ve done it everywhere. For TVs and movies there is no way just to casually browse you can only go by the recommendations and ironically the most bought items… I loved going through and just casually browsing and seeing what was new. I can no longer do that so I guess I won’t be purchasing anything on Apple TV because I have no idea what has newly been released unless it is massively popular and everyone else is buying it…. Truly a terrible move by Apple however, I’m really not surprised… they’ve already ruined my iOS experience since iOS 12.1 so they may as well continue going downhill on my eyes.
At least Amazon Prime Video allows you to casually browse and buy TV shows and movies from them, so this could be a good opportunity to switch over
Problem with the Apple TV is no interactive shows on Netflix unlike Google TV which does. It's minor at the end of the day but definitely fun to do with the kiddos.
Fire Stick is good too.
AppleTV was a nightmare to setup without any other apple products in the house. Roku is still supreme, especially for older users. Enthusiasts still have the Shield (although it's growing outdated these days)
Apple
None of the above! The NVIDIA SHIELD TV PRO is he best 4K streaming device by far! Not sure why you never include this in your supposed reviews.
Finally not a apple fanboy.
I prefer the interface of chromecast than roku
Fire TV
"simple and clean" …where have i heard that before haha
Hey CNET and everyone I got a question : Does the Apple TV processor is superior or better than top Tv processor (Samsung,Sony etc..) ? If anyone can answer it will be great 😃 thanks !
Fire TV stick for me is the best!
What were the Fire TV 4k streaming devices not considered ?
I started with the first Roku ever released. I've gone through various releases in between and always loved Roku. Google released their initial Google TV so I tried that but it was really early and not good. I tried Apple TV but it didn't have many apps back then and less useful.I tried Amazon's Fire platform and while it is great for hacking, I didn't fall in love with it. Android TV showed real promise as it grew out of Google's original streaming platform. I ended up buying a second generation, premium Nvidia Shield, which was really nice but UI/UX wise, not great. I tried TiVo's Android TV Stick and that had promise but again, not perfect. Google finally knocked it out of the park with a Chromecast with Google TV, a more modern and user friendly version of the Android TV interface. I loved it but the system was not well equipped. I had to use dongles to add storage. Ultimately I decided to try the new iterations of Apple TV and everything I like about Google TV is better on Apple TV, even the quality of video. Google had since released a new version of their Google TV but apparently didn't pay attention to users and cut the resources rather than providing something more premium. For my money, Apple TV is the way to go. It truly is the most premium solution you can find for streaming content. It isn't for hackers though. If your goal is to steal content on the "gray" market, such with a Fire Stick or Android/Google TV. But if you want quality, go with Apple TV, even if like me, you are an Android fan not living in the Apple universe. You will still be very happy.
Google Chomecast with Google TV has an Apps Only mode.
All tvs have streaming features, no one needs this things.
I choose ROKU all the time.
This is a joke.
Roku is the worst, Roku OS is terrible!
My personal preference is Google Chromecast with Google TV, I prefer Chromecast because all my other devices are Google & my Chromecast instantly syncs with all my other devices Google interfaces, also I can easily log into to most of the apps b/c their account info is saved in my Google account so I can just click login in instead of having to manually log them in, I recently bought the Amazon fire cube TV just to try it out b/c everybody raves about it & I ended returning it b/c I wasn't impressed with it, at least not as impressed as I thought I would be considering all the hype it gets, The user interface was nice and smooth but so is my Chromecast so I really didn't see anything special about it since my Chromecast can do everything the FireCube TV can do & since Chromecast only cost $50 & I think I paid $150 for the far cube TV with the upgraded remote, considering the price difference though I didn't see anything special about the firecube TV, now I did like that upgraded remote though.
Anyways so my personal preference is Chromecast but I would say that as far as refinement goes I would have to say that overall The Amazon fire cube TV is the most refined overall so I would say that it's number one and it cost less than Apple TV, I wasn't impressed with Apple TV either I tried it as well.
Roku though I don't know what this guy's talking about b/c Roku is terrible, it's like the grandpa of streaming devices lol
Unless it's gotten better Roku literally had the worst search results and it has giant intrusive adds that take up alot of the interface
Not even a mention of Amazon's streaming devices? Given how many people are in the Amazon ecosystem, that seems like quite the oversight. I would at least expect to hear what makes these devices better than the Fire devices.
No nvidia sheild?
I did not like that i was getting ads on my roku premiere. I switched to nvidia sheild and google devices.
Apple TV can't even install phone apps on it, and the ads on Google TV and Fire TV ads are actually useful for times you don't know what to watch. Comes with a more widely used assistant such as Google and Alexa. It is cheaper, and Google TV devices have an app only mode of when you don't want ads.
Nvidia Shield Pro
Apple TV 4K is the best!
Apple TV is King Supreme
This video was sooo useless! Should have compared speed, etc side by side. I recently got an Apple TV cuz I spent so much time watching reviews of chrome cast and Roku etc and it’s not even close!! Apple TV is crazzzy good! Netflix opens in like a second! All others take minutes especially the smart tvs
Thanks. Is this advice for US only or also for me in Europe?
This video is a Roku ad in disguise
Nothing beats Apple TV if you have an iPhone. Also if you don’t have an iPhone! It’s soooo smooth and fast!
Laughable that you don't have the Firestick
Conspicuous in it's absence.
Questions should be which is best to pirate content
Nvidia Shield Pro 2019 is still better. Lol
Fire stick max 4k?
Is the Roku streaming box better than Amazon fire stick TV?
Until they get properly frame rate matching I'm not using any of them. :/
AppleTV for me!