This article was updated November 26 with additional detail and links to reviews. App selection is current as of November 26, 2014. The list applies only to the US market app selection varies in other countries worldwide. 'Yes' means the device supports the app natively 'TabCast' means the device supports the app using Chrome browser mirroring in our tests 'No' means the device does not currently have the app or did not fully support it via mirroring in our tests. A Chromecast, Roku Streaming Stick+, or a Fire TV Stick 4K are all great ways to access popular streaming services on your TV, but picking. Roku offers a neutral platform with many streaming apps and an intuitive user interface. By Josh Levenson and Simon Cohen March 29, 2020. The remote control can be included or optional. Meanwhile, the Roku Streaming Stick+ uses a ARM Cortex-A53 CPU and only has 1GB of RAM. It runs on a 1.9 GHz Amlogic S905D3 CPU, which has four ARM Cortex-A55 cores, 8GB of storage, and 2GB of RAM. A remote control allows you to control the device remotely. As its newer, Chromecast with Google TV is by far the more powerful device. Google Chromecast with Google TV (HD) Roku Express. Chromecast supports casting content from smartphones, tablets, and computers but lacks a dedicated remote. This allows you to assign them to your favorite apps and launch them with ease. All of these devices support additional apps beyond those listed here. Fire TV provides access to Amazon Prime Video, a voice-controlled remote, and integrates with Amazon Alexa. Apps were selected based on editorial discretion.

Chart Notes: *'Captive portal' refers to Wi-Fi authentication systems, common in hotels and college dorms, that force the device to see a special Web page to sign in before using the Internet normally.

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