Smart TV's are great and they're a lot cheaper
than they used to be a generation ago,
but cheaper isn't necessarily cheap.
At least not compared to these budget streaming devices.
These are all under 50 bucks
and we're gonna be talking about
which ones are worth your money.
So stick around, let's get started.
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So, let's start with the first name you've gotta know
if you wanna to talk about budget streaming
and that is Roku.
Right here we have the Roku Streaming Stick
which comes in at 50 bucks.
There's also the Roku Express at 30,
the Roku Premiere at about 40
and the Roku Premiere+ again at 50.
So you got four options under 50 bucks,
from Roku, all very good.
But here's what I recommend.
Stay away from the Express,
unless you're going for the absolute lowest dollar
amount he possibly can.
That one, it's fine, it's better than it used to be,
but it still doesn't hold a candle to the other three.
There is a Streaming Stick+,
but that actually passes the $50 mark
and so I didn't put it on the list
and I would pick either of the Premiere options
over this Streaming Stick regular option.
This one does not do 4K or HDR,
the Roku Premiere options both do.
But I would actually go with the Premiere+,
the $50 option there, for a very simple reason.
On the remote, similar to this one,
you've got a power button and volume buttons
to control your TV.
Now that sounds like a little thing,
is it worth 10 of 15 extra bucks?
In my opinion, yes, absolutely,
it'll be so annoying if you have to keep manipulating
two different remotes just to watch TV.
Having it all on one remote is worth your time and effort
and money, just to have that lack of annoyance.
So that's what I would go with.
Next up let's talk about Amazon, the Amazon Fire Stick,
there's two versions of it.
This one is the Fire Stick 4K,
there's also just a regular Fire Stick.
Well, what's the difference between the two?
Not all that much.
You get the same remote either way, which,
like I talked about with the Roku,
you've got a TV power button and volume buttons there
so it's nice that way.
This one is missing, if you noticed on the Roku one,
this one has a sling button
and a Hulu button and Netflix button.
Some people find these really convenient,
some people find them very annoying.
So if you don't like those you get a much slicker
little experience with the Amazon remote
and it's the same either way.
Really the only difference between the two,
the Amazon Fire Stick and the Fire Stick 4K
is 10 bucks and better video quality.
So, this one, the 4K version right now is 40 bucks,
normally it would be 50.
Right now Amazon's running a promotion,
I have no idea how long that'll last,
but right now this is 40 bucks
and the regular version is 30
and the difference between the two is video quality.
So this one, obviously it says 4K,
so this one is gonna get you 4K, HDR, UHD, Dolby Vision,
whatever all the acronyms that you're used to
come with that 4K version.
So if you have a little bit modern TV that you want to use
to its fullest potential, 10 bucks is well worth it.
Last up is the Chromecast, this one comes in at 35 bucks.
There is a Chromecast Ultra that you can get
for about twice that price and that's where
you're gonna get all the 4K capability,
but I don't necessarily recommend that
because the $35 Chromecast is really good.
Now, one thing that you'll notice that missing,
glaringly, from the table here
is that there is no remote here.
As you may recall from the Chromecast review
that I did a few weeks ago
there is no remote for the Chromecast.
You may appreciate the simplicity or you may not
you may want that remote, but the Chromecast takes your
phone or your tablet and turns that into a remote.
So, if that's appealing to you that's great and 35 bucks
ain't a bad price for what you get here.
But, my pick would either be the Amazon Fire Stick 4K
or the Roku Premiere+.
Which ever one is your favorite is going to probably depend
on whether you prefer the slick interface on the Fire Stick
or the brand agnostic interface over here on the Roku.
I really like both of them,
but I would like to hear what you think
because you have a vote too, so hit the comments below
and let me know what your favorite
budget streaming device is.
So nobody come at me with how much
you love the Nvidia Shield,
it's great but it's no budget device.
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