Sentences with phrase «streaming box»

Earlier this fall Roku started selling an «Express» streaming box, a miniature version of its popular streaming boxes, for just $ 30.

Apple TV is a neat streaming box, but it doesn't set itself apart in any notable way.

The Amazon Fire TV, as the latest version of Amazon's streaming box, has its superiorities, such as Alexa voice remote control, streaming channel or content, the combination with 4K Ultra video and built - in Dolby Atmos audio.

The areas where I don't think apple is better is their streaming box and desktop computer (for me anyway) I find the roku to be the best streaming device and if I were to get a desktop computer I would want to build a windows PC for the gaming aspect.

I still feel like I have more choices and freedom with android and I have more choices with other choices for laptop, streaming box, and etc..

A media streaming box is a natural progression for Amazon.

NVIDIA's latest Shield streaming box — which was announced earlier today — will be one of the first devices to include the Assistant.

The good news is: Google's third attempt at a set - top streaming box is its best yet, and it has the potential to do very well in the future.

With high - budget, innovative titles such as Transistor and Beat Sports, it was easy to believe that the Apple TV might be the second streaming box to make an honest go of gaming.

The fourth - generation Apple TV was a competent, if unexciting streaming box, buoyed by strong Siri navigation and hamstrung by navigational oddities and a high price tag.

Now that you've got a Miracast - capable device, power on your display, and switch the appropriate input if you're using a streaming box or adapter.

For many of us, the new Apple TV is the first streaming box that the...

Xiaomi's Mi Box, the cheapest 4K HDR streaming box on the market, comes from two names you might not be familiar with.

The AirTV Player is a $ 100 streaming box that runs the Android TV operating system, similar to the Nexus Player, Xiaomi Mi Box, and Nvidia Shield TV.

However, the app's ability to control your Roku or Apple TV streaming box might still be important functions.

Those options aren't as seamless as what AirTV is offering, but they do free you to buy a better streaming box, like the Amazon Fire TV, Nvidia Shield TV, or Roku Streaming Stick.

The streaming box — which previously retailed for $ 130 — boasted just about any and every feature you could want.

Instead of juggling a bunch of different remotes for your TV, cable box, game console, streaming box, or whatever else, a good universal remote can clean up your end table and let you go from watching nothing to watching something with a single press of a button.

The new streaming box will also offer the power of Alexa that was made popular by Amazon's connected speaker, Echo.

Considering the fact that the Shield costs just $ 199 and does the job of devices worth hundreds more, this is not only a smart buy as a streaming box, but it's also potentially the best smart home hub money can buy.

Both of these rumors turned out to be true, as the streaming box is available now, and sells for under $ 70.

If you're looking for a 4K streaming solution, then this bundle might be a better fit for your setup: It comes with the all - new 4K - capable Amazon Fire TV streaming box, Alexa Voice Remote, and an HD antenna that lets you cut the cable altogether.

The Roku is a streaming box... and not much else.

Source devices for our test included a Roku Ultra streaming box as well as Oppo's UDP - 203 4K Ultra HD Blu - ray Disc Player.

But with each wave of new hardware, the case for upgrading gets stronger, and I inevitably field questions about whether the time is right to replace an old streaming box or stick.

In terms of price, the Apple TV 4K isn't the cheapest streaming box on the market (an honor that currently belongs to Google's Chromecast).

But instead of controlling the TV's volume, those buttons only adjust sound on the streaming box itself.

Back in July 2015, Amazon announced a Chromecast - like feature for its own Fire TV streaming box and Fire TV Stick.

At minimum, you needed one for your television and another for your game console or streaming box.

Google apps and features that had shipped on other platforms were no - shows on Android TV, and the company didn't even bother announcing the retail launch of Xiaomi's Mi Box, last year's only new Android TV streaming box.

The big benefit here is a new option to have the streaming box automatically turn off HDR when you're watching SDR content.

For those who want to combine over-the-air DVR with a do - it - all streaming box, Tablo's upcoming Droid DVR app could do the trick.

I don't see how Xbox One could be a better streaming box when Sony has Playstation Vue in its back pocket, ALONG WITH, more than likely, the same lineup of streaming apps.

The better answer from Arzt and Chesnai is that it's not necessarily a console or a streaming box, but an Atari - branded PC for the living room.

If 4K streaming is what you seek, Roku's new $ 80 Premier streaming box will be your cheapest choice.

The Nvidia Shield splits the difference between a streaming box and a gaming console, and has a lot to offer on both fronts.

The set - top streaming box market is a crowded one, with Apple, Amazon and Roku elbowing each other for space.

The Nvidia Shield TV streaming box just keeps getting cooler.

Apple's newest streaming box features a handful of upgrades designed to optimize performance for sparkling 4k HDR content.

Judging Android 8.0 Oreo by its performance on a three - year - old streaming box might be harsh, but right now the Nexus Player is the only device that supports the new software.

The new software is a mess on Google's three - year - old streaming box, and it's missing several features that Google showed off at its I / O developers conference in May.

The Shield TV is already an excellent 4K HDR streaming box — albeit a pricey one at $ 200 — so if you're thinking of buying one or own one already, Tablo Engine is an easy and inexpensive addition.

This year's Nexus products are the first to run on Android Lollipop and the streaming box is also the first one to run on Android TV, so they come with some interesting new features.

With recording and playback all done via apps, browsers or a streaming box like the Roku, there's no need for the box to even be in the same room as your TV.

The channel list is local to your device, rather than the tuner, so you need to scan every time you install the app on a new streaming box, smartphone, or tablet.

Dish Network plans to debut the AirTV Player, a new 4K streaming box that integrates Sling TV and over-the-air channels into a single menu.

It's slowly dawning on both streaming box manufacturers and content providers that a new movement is afoot.

Roku Ultra is now the only full - sized streaming box in the lineup.

The same can be said about Roku's $ 89 CAD Premiere + Streaming box, which supports 4K, as well as HDR10 and Dolby Vision, the industry's two competing high - dynamic range formats.

If you're OK with the price tag, the NVIDIA Shield is the best streaming box, 4K or otherwise.