TV Streaming Devices

Articles on this page contain reviews, news, and comparisons relating to various streaming devices like Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, and others. Streaming devices are essential to cut the cord. You can discover which one meets your needs in our guide to choosing the best streaming device.

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Below are our most recent articles covering TV streaming devices.

Apple Unveils The Next Generation of Apple TV 4K

Published 2021-04-20 By Dennis Restauro

Today, Apple announced the next generation of Apple TV 4K, with high frame rate HDR, Dolby Vision, and a new Siri Remote. The new Apple TV 4K boasts an upgraded processor with an A12 Bionic chip that provides a significant boost in graphics performance, video decoding, and audio processing. The Apple TV 4K comes with the [Continue Reading]

A Look At The New 2021 Roku Express 4K+

Published 2021-04-13 By Dennis Restauro

The Roku Express is Roku’s entry-level set-top streaming device, and it’s getting an upgrade. The new Roku Express 4K+ adds 4K video resolution along with support for the HDR+ video standard. While the device won’t be available until May 16th, 2021, you can preorder now at a retail price of $39.99. But, before you pull [Continue Reading]

The Roku Voice Remote Pro Is A Great Buy

Published 2021-04-13 By Dennis Restauro

The Roku Voice Remote Pro is finally available to Roku owners. This remote is a huge leap forward from its predecessor, the Roku Enhanced Voice Remote. The Voice Remote Pro does everything the Enhanced Voice Remote can do, but accepts hands-free voice commands, has a built-in remote finder, and doesn’t require batteries! The Roku Voice [Continue Reading]

Is It Illegal to Jailbreak a Fire Stick

Published 2021-02-17 By Dennis Restauro

Recently, I’ve received a lot of questions about “jailbroken” Amazon Fire TV devices. Today I wanted to explain what jailbreaking is, whether it is legal or illegal, and how it pertains to Amazon Fire TV Stick. The fire stick is very affordable at Amazon. The price, coupled with the ability to “jailbreak” it, has caused a surge in popularity. [Continue Reading]

How to Use Streaming Services on Xbox and PlayStation

Published 2021-01-15 By Dennis Restauro

If you’re looking to stream to your TV and have a game console, you likely already have a way to watch streaming apps on your TV without having to purchase a streaming device. Years ago, when my family cut the cord and ditched our cable subscription, we tested the waters by streaming on an Xbox [Continue Reading]

Amazon Has Big Discounts on Fire TV Devices.

Published 2020-11-23 By Dennis Restauro

Right now, Amazon’s Black Friday Deals are active and they have deep discounts on all Amazon Fire TV devices. Right now you can get any of the following deals: Amazon Fire TV Stick Lite – Now $17.99, down from $29.99 (see our review) Amazon Fire TV Stick: Now $27.99, down from $39.99 (see our review) [Continue Reading]

Apple Airplay Now Works On Roku

Published 2020-11-11 By Dennis Restauro

In the 9.4 release of the Roku OS, Roku added support for Apple Airplay 2 and HomeKit. AirPlay 2 now allows Roku users to stream and share content directly from an iPhone, iPad, or Mac to a supported Roku device. When you enable Airplay from your iOS device, anything on your device is shown on [Continue Reading]

How To Use an Antenna With Roku TV

Published 2020-10-30 By Dennis Restauro

If you have a Roku TV like my TCL Roku TV, it has a feature other Roku’s like the Roku Ultra and Roku Streaming Stick+ don’t have, the ability to hook up a TV antenna to receive local broadcast networks. If you have a Roku TV, read on to learn how to use it with [Continue Reading]

How To Control Roku with Alexa

Published 2020-10-28 By Dennis Restauro

My wife, 2 kids, and I moved into a new home last year. We were moving from a rancher to a house that had multiple floors. Instead of yelling through the house to communicate when we were on separate floors, we decided to buy a few Echo Dots and use Alexa as intercoms to communicate to various [Continue Reading]

Why I Love MY TCL Roku TV

Published 2020-10-23 By Dennis Restauro

In the past, I haven’t been a fan of smart TVs for cutting the cord. Generally, I find the operating system on the smart TV either doesn’t support all the apps I want, the WiFi isn’t optimal, or other issues that make me miss my Roku. That was until TCL build a TV around the Roku OS. Everything [Continue Reading]