Roku vs. Chromecast vs. Apple TV 4K: What's the Best Streaming Device?
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.
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Roku Express 4K Plus: https://cnet.co/46WKevl
Roku Streaming Stick 4K: https://cnet.co/3uVgim6
Google Chromecast: https://cnet.co/3Rp6xEg
Apple TV 4K: https://cnet.co/3uYWFtr
Roku Streambar: https://cnet.co/3RCkjEJ
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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 #appletv #googlechromecast
I hate my chromecast with google tv, the remote battery lasts about a month and a half, sometimes i turn on my tv and it doesn’t turn on forcing me to unplug and plug it back in again, it gets laggy even after you uninstall apps and free up space (I found out this is a problem with Android itself and you’ll just have to wait for google to fix it). But i would raher put up with all that than use any of the other streaming sticks, it’s just so good when it works.
Can I, download 3rd party APK apps in ROKU & GOOGLE CHROMCAST. Kindly reply back..
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Ugh Chromcast. Typical Google what did I expect? 6 months everything going fine and the remote craps out. This is why folks pay the premium for Apple.
My Roku Ultra keeps overheating. Very frustrating.
ONN Android box for $20. Better remote than Chromecast, not bloated like Firestick, not locked down like Roku (no web browser).
Not mentioning the differences in codecs and passthrough specs for the audio and video differences is wild. Dolby, HDR10+, DTS+, etc
This guy must be sponsored by Roku, Roku is the most dumbest streaming device ever, yeah it’s the cheapest of them but why by something to get ads on? By the google tv instead, or if you have the money the Apple TV that has the A12 Bionic chip inside that makes everything smooth
That Roku sound bar is trash . It’s always crashing and now the sound goes out even though the show is still on.
We started with Chromecast but found it hugely frustrating. Setup took forever (on a new and very common brand TV). The remote is hard to hold onto. The home screen, as shown in the clip, is an unpleasant blob of ads & promotions. And the search results routinely omitted offerings on certain Google competitors. Roku was none of these things. All our TVs now use Roku.
I’m going with Apple TV brav
Forget about using mainstream speakers and headphones with a roku tv. They use a proprietary form of Bluetooth and the for the optical output. Roku compatible accessories are spendy compared to the usual.
For that alone I’ll never buy roku again. I feel like I got screwed. I may just open mine up and install a regular phone jack for wired speakers.
I chose Google Chromecast 4K to use here in Jamaica because it has HBO Max which my Wi-Fi Provider gave us a Free Account, everything else has MAX and i can’t use it here in Jamaica, even my LG TV has Max, so far it is running great, my Neighbour has Roku and it is terrible to me 😏
What happened to Fire TV?
So how much did Roku pay you to say it’s the best choice???!!!
I’ve had an Apple TV for years and it IS worth the price!!! No ads on the home screen (you can’t say that about Roku), easy UI and great picture quality are just some of its advantages. In fact, I bought a Roku box once just to check it out. Its picture quality was garbage in comparison with the Apple TV!!! I quickly tossed it aside, and never went back.
So it’s totally unfair to tell newcomers and others that it’s not worth the price. The Apple TV is one of the best streamers out there. No, it’s not cheap—but quality never is. My advice to anyone is to save up your money if you need to, and get an Apple TV. You won’t be disappointed!!!
(and if you happen to be disappointed, prove to me why)
Roku all the way! They know how to keep it simple.
Anybody else’s apple TV make a annoying high pitched noise?
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You guys got issues with Amazon?😅😅😅
I appreciate this video. I always thought CNET to be biased by who pays the most, but this seemed to be a very unbiased comparison and I can now put more faith into future videos. Congrats CNET and the dude in this video.
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Apple TV 4K is Preferred Among home theater enthusiast. I have a Roku 4k Ultra and I never use it anymore since purchasing the Apple TV 4K. Its the Difference between a Mercedes and a Mazda. The AppleTV 4k is So Much better with better Security features too. It checks all the boxes. I keep all my Streaming channels and apps on the AppleTV and don’t bother with Anything else. If I was starting out building a home TV entertainment system today the Apple TV 4K is the 1st thing I would buy. It’s worth the extra money.
Hi!
Thank you for this informative video. Quick question can they work if linked directly to a projector instead of a tv?
Roku sucks now- they hate their customers and refuse to have parental controls without multiple accounts and multiple subscriptions. They lost all my business- avoid if you’re a parent.
Apple is trash for not allowing Roku app on it
They don’t mention bitrate and image quality, quite disappointing.
*I’ll just plug my phone in and stream for free, thanks* 😂
I’m going to be honest I really like Google TVs overall UI and look, but they perform like crap
If you have YouTube TV it did not work well on my Roku Device and it was the most expensive Roku device you could buy. I purchased Apple TV 4K and YouTubeTV worked better and great! Happy with my AppleTV 4K.
The best streaming devices pepole could buy is the
• nVIDIA SHIELD TV PRO
• Apple tv 4K
Both you could have tyem for decades with yearly updates.
PS Roku is outdated devices
Thanks for this. Something I’ve noticed about some streaming devices that really really annoys me is, they cut off the ending music of films, series, whatever. That I think is a terrible thing to do, as is talking over it. It is such a horribly unemotional ‘move-on’ attitude. The ending music is for contemplating what you’ve just seen, talk about it. As soon as the ending music is cut off you don’t talk about what you’ve just watched. It’s all about what’s next. That is a bad attitude. Aren’t people affected by what they see? Don’t they want to think about it, discuss it?
No Nvidia Shield ???
What a joke!!!
Easily the Apple TV is the best.
Iam using apple tv since 6 years its best ever but there is no safari and chrome browser option
It´s possible to download Apps´s like stremio ?
Does Roku do sports programming too
Does Roku support chromecast/mirror screen?
No Fire stick?
Amazon did not pay you?
Hello everyone. I have a question. Does any of this devices can download the bilibili app?
I am not tech savvy at all so this may sound like a dumb question to some of you, but do you purchase these devices like that Apple TV cube and the Roku stick and just plug them into any smart tv you want and they’ll work?
Apple TV is RIDICULOUSLY OVERPRICED and I would never buy one for that reason.
Is the roku streaming stick 3810 still good?
Roku and Apple TV don’t have Android. Can’t install what I want. /enddiscussion…
DONT BUY ROKU,IT IS CONSTANTLY BREAKING DOWN ACTING WEIRD LIKE SOMEONE IS CAUSING IT TO DO STRANGE THINGS LIKE MAKING MY REMOTE NOT WORK,AND THIS IS HAPPENING TO BOTH MY DEVICES AT SAME TIME,IT IS NOT A RESTART ISSUE,OK SO U DERSTAND THAT ROKU IS CAUSING PROBLEMS IN THEIR STREAMERS SO YOU KEEP BUYING NEW ONE,AND ON MY SECOND DEVICE I NEVER USE THATS ACTING THE SAME WAY,ITS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT WEARING OUT,DO NOT DEAL WITH ROKU
Genuinely curious, what’s the point of having one of these if almost all new tv’s are smart tvs and available to download apps through them?
You missed the biggest reason to get the Apple TV: you don’t have ads all over the interface. It’s not until you go into an app where an ad will happen.
Google TV built in to my TV and won’t run a Spectrum TV app and I Hate this. Google tyrany strikes again Spectrum is my cable provider…
Can i conect the lan cable to it
Roku crashes constantly when attempting to stream Netflix. It doesn’t have issues with any other app. It’s the reason I’m looking for one which works seamlessly with all apps.
You forgot the best part of the Apple TV
It doesn’t sell your data to 3rd parties and smother your homescreen in ads. The reason the Roku is so much cheaper is because the Roku is not the product, YOU are the product.
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