The $ 50
Streaming Stick only supports HD streaming.
The Fire TV Stick has 8 GB of internal storage and 1 GB of memory, whereas Roku's
Streaming Stick only has 256 MB of storage and 512 MB of memory.
Not exact matches
This latest hardware move comes
only a week after Amazon announced a new TV
streaming stick.
One note on HDR: The Roku
Streaming Stick +
only supports HDR10, not Dolby Vision, so if you have a 4K TV with HDR, make sure it supports that format.
The
Streaming Stick isn't Roku's
only effort to eliminate TV spaghetti.
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It is almost identical to the
Streaming Stick +, but supports
only 1080p resolution and doesn't have the external Wi - Fi antenna.
The Roku
Streaming Stick doesn't do well with local media playback, and the
Streaming Stick has completely dropped the local USB port (the built - in USB port is for power
only).
This story was updated on January 24, 2018 to add our reviews of the Apple TV 4K, which we found to be highly polished, but overkill for people who aren't wedded to Apple's ecosystem; and the 2017 Roku Express, which isn't priced low enough for us to recommend over the
only slightly more expensive Roku
Streaming Stick.
The
only major downside of the Roku
Streaming Stick + compared to, say, the Roku Ultra is that there are no extra ports for USB drives or microSD cards.
For
only $ 40, you can have all the benefits of a pricier Fire TV device that supports 1080p with the Amazon Fire TV
Streaming Stick.
The
Streaming Stick + is geared for 4K HDR, but can be used with TVs that
only stream 1080p.
To be fair, though, even with a refreshed device, Apple wouldn't really be competing with all of Roku's product line; rather it's
only targeting those who would be in the market for the high - end Roku Ultra
streaming player, not a basic device or
stick.
I'm glad it still has ethernet — last year I had some issues getting the Wi - Fi
only Roku
Streaming Stick to connect to my home network, and having an ethernet jack is a nice fallback.
At
only $ 69.99, the California - based company's
Streaming Stick + cuts surprisingly few corners, retaining its «cousin's» 4K Ultra HD and HDR functionality, the same included voice remote and boasting «exceptional» wireless performance.
In fact, when it comes to the regular
Streaming Stick, the
only new features are on the included remote.
The
only disadvantage to using your TV's USB port is longer boot - up times, as the
Streaming Stick + will be powered down when your TV is turned off, rather than remain on all the time when sipping wall power.
The solution, of course, is a
streaming stick or set - top box, which are not
only more prevalent than ever, but also offer 4K
streaming for as little as $ 70 - 80 (we recommend checking out Roku's new line, as well as the forthcoming Chromecast Ultra).
If we could
only recommend one
streaming device this year, it would be the Roku Streamin
streaming device this year, it would be the Roku
StreamingStreaming Stick +
The
only other item we'd like to see Roku include with its
streaming sticks is a flexible HDMI adapter.
But the Roku
Streaming Stick isn't the
only option on the table.
The
only app sorely missing from Chromecast's arsenal is Amazon Prime Video, which the company has reserved for their own line of
streaming products, the Fire TV and Fire TV
Stick.
Chromecast Ultra vs. Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV
Stick: While Amazon might offer a cheaper streaming stick at $ 39 (# 35, about AU$ 56), keep in mind that it only supports 1080p, SDR v
Stick: While Amazon might offer a cheaper
streaming stick at $ 39 (# 35, about AU$ 56), keep in mind that it only supports 1080p, SDR v
stick at $ 39 (# 35, about AU$ 56), keep in mind that it
only supports 1080p, SDR video.