TV Streaming Devices

Lately, I have been getting questions regarding the fundamentals of cord-cutting. People don’t have the time to dig through tech articles looking for a way to watch TV without cable. With that in mind, I decided to put together a post covering every facet of every version of the Roku streaming device. What is Roku? [Continue Reading]

The Roku Channel has quietly become one of the top apps for cord-cutters. While The Roku Channel offers tons of free movies and TV, it also allows you to subscribe to premium services like HBO, Starz, and Showtime. I was able to install “The Roku Channel” on my TCL Roku TV, and it worked like a [Continue Reading]

If you are looking to buy an amazon fire TV device, the decision could be a bit overwhelming with five streaming devices on the market. We have the Fire TV Cube, which combines streaming TV with an Amazon Echo. We have four flavors of the Amazon Fire TV Stick: The Fire TV Stick 4K, The [Continue Reading]

Released in September 2021, The Roku Streaming Stick 4K is the latest streaming device from Roku. The most significant improvements over 2019’s Roku Streaming Stick+ come in the way of support for more HDR standards and eight times more channel storage. It has all the functionality a cord-cutter needs starting at around $49.99. Roku has [Continue Reading]

Amazon has introduced the new Fire TV Stick 4K Max. The new Fire Stick boasts a more powerful processor, picture-in-picture, and supports the new WiFi 6 standard (802.11ax) and costs $20 more than the  Amazon Fire Stick 4K.  The official release date is October 7, 2021. However, you can preorder the Fire TV Stick 4K [Continue Reading]

More Americans are Streaming TV and Movies at home than ever before. A recent Nielsen report shows streaming video accounts for 25% of total TV usage among adults. You can bet that number is higher for children. With all that streaming, people will want to get the streaming device that will allow them to stream the media [Continue Reading]

With everyone more dependent on streaming alternatives to cable, many are looking to pick up a streaming device. Due to its ease of use and a number of apps supported, my favorite streamer is Roku. However, there are over 5 on the market now. Which Roku should you buy? Before we get into the details, [Continue Reading]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

While we now use Roku, when our family first learned how to watch TV without cable, we settled on the Apple TV for content streaming. While expensive, it’s more than a capable streamer. It’s also one of the more aesthetically eye-pleasing streamers available. However, while the Apple TV remote is easily the most attractive remote you will ever [Continue Reading]

It’s been a while since we’ve revisited Apple TV to see if it holds an advantage over Roku or Amazon Fire TV. This is mainly due to its high price point relative to other streaming devices. However, we thought it was time to take a look at what Apple has to offer from it’s streaming [Continue Reading]

When Google originally release Chromecast was in 2013, it was a great way to watch streaming apps from your phone on your TV. However, it required users to have a smart device handy to watch TV. The latest release, Chromecast with Google TV, changes all of that. What is Chromecast with Google TV Unlike the Chromecast [Continue Reading]