{"id":35512,"date":"2016-06-22T09:49:43","date_gmt":"2016-06-22T04:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tothenew.com\/blog\/?p=35512"},"modified":"2016-06-24T15:07:05","modified_gmt":"2016-06-24T09:37:05","slug":"comparison-between-smart-tvs-roku-4-vs-apple-tv-2015-vs-amazon-fire-tv-2015-vs-nvidia-shield-android-tv-vs-chromecast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tothenew.com\/blog\/comparison-between-smart-tvs-roku-4-vs-apple-tv-2015-vs-amazon-fire-tv-2015-vs-nvidia-shield-android-tv-vs-chromecast\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparison between smart tv&#8217;s : Roku 4 vs Apple Tv (2015) vs Amazon Fire Tv (2015) vs Nvidia Shield Android Tv vs ChromeCast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Smart TVs and <span style=\"color: #000000\">chrome cast <\/span>have amused users with some very compelling features and UX. Every product has different capabilities and qualities and choosing one over the other can vary from person to person according to their needs and past experience with technologies.<\/p>\n<p>Three main categories in smart TVs that attract users are:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Apps and Services<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Remote<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Voice Feature<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h1>1. Apps and Services :<\/h1>\n<p>Apple TV now has\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tothenew.com\/blog\/app-thinning-for-ios-tvos-and-watchos\/\">app ecosystem via tvOS<\/a>. If we are talking about apps and services, Roku is the first runner, while Amazon Fire TV being the second runner. Both offer a\u00a0good number of applications with proper categories like news, weather, games, and so on. Nvidia Shield Android TV \u00a0also has a strong selection through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tothenew.com\/blog\/setup-for-android-tv-apps\/\">Android tv platform<\/a>. But Android TV is still pale in \u00a0comparison to Roku 4 and Amazon fire TV.<\/p>\n<h1>2. Remote\u00a0:<\/h1>\n<p>Below are listed the feature of smart tv&#8217;s remote:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Roku 4 \u00a0:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Microphones for voice control<\/li>\n<li>Very handy headphone jack for private listening<\/li>\n<li>Adds motion control for some games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Fire TV:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Microphones for voice control<\/li>\n<li>Doesn&#8217;t provide motion control<\/li>\n<li>Offers optional gamepad controller<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Android TV :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Microphone-equipped remote<\/li>\n<li>Microphone-equipped gamepad in the Shield<\/li>\n<li>Option for conventional remote<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Apple TV :<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It has everything that <span style=\"color: #000000\">holds <\/span>Roku 4, Amazon Fire TV &amp; Android TV ( except headphone jack).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It has motion control<\/li>\n<li>Microphone and touchpad<\/li>\n<li>No first-party gamepad<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>3. Voice Search :<\/h1>\n<p>Voice search system is available on Apple TV, Fire TV, Roku 4, and Android TV devices. All of them have remotes with built-in microphones.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The voice search feature of <a title=\"smart tv apps development\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tothenew.com\/mobile-smart-tv-application-development\">Smart TV<\/a>, Android and Fire TV are relatively stronger. Roku 4 voice search is also able to find plenty of content but it is not as good as Android TV devices.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Now let&#8217;s have a brief introduction of Smart TV&#8217;s technical specifications and then we will move on to some pros and cons of these devices as per my personal experience.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;border-spacing: 0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-weight: normal;padding: 20px 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top\"><\/th>\n<th style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-weight: normal;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\"><strong>NVIDIA SHIELD<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-weight: normal;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\"><strong>APPLE TV (2015)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-weight: normal;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\"><strong>FIRE TV(2015)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-weight: normal;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\"><strong>ROKU 4<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;background-color: #000000;color: #ffffff\" colspan=\"5\">\u00a0<strong>Specifications<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top\" width=\"100%\"><strong>Performance<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a034x Faster<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a013x<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a08x<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a03x<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top\" width=\"100%\"><strong>CPU<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0Quad-core, 64-bit<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0Dual-core, 64-bit<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0Quad-core, 64-bit<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0Quad-core, 32-bit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top\" width=\"100%\"><b>Memory<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">3GB<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a02GB<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a02GB<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">1.5GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top\" width=\"100%\"><b>User Storage<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a016 GB \/ 500 GB<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a032 GB \/ 64 GB<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a08 GB<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0Not advertised<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top\" width=\"100%\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Ethernet Performance<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10.5px;line-height: 0px\"><br \/>\n(Based on theoretical peak speeds)<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a010x (Gigabit Ethernet)<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a01x<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a01x<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a01x<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top\" width=\"100%\"><strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Wi-Fi Performance<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.5px;line-height: 0px\"><strong>(Based on theoretical peak speeds)<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a03x (802.11ac)<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a03x (802.11ac)<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a03x (802.11ac)<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a03x (802.11ac)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top\" width=\"100%\"><strong>HDMI<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0HDMI 2.0 with HDCP 2.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0HDMI 1.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0HDMI 1.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0HDMI 2.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top\" width=\"100%\"><strong>MicroSD Card Slot<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0Yes<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0No<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0Yes<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top\" width=\"100%\"><strong>USB 3.0 Ports\u00a0for<br \/>\nexpansion\/accessories<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a02 USB 3.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0No ( Having USB C)<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a01 USB 2.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a01 USB 2.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;background-color: #000000;color: #ffffff\" colspan=\"5\">\u00a0<b>Features<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top\" width=\"100%\"><strong>Resolution<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a04K 60 Ultra HD &amp; 1080p<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a01080p<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a04K 30 Ultra HD &amp; 1080p<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a04K 60 Ultra HD &amp; 1080p<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top\" width=\"100%\"><strong>Voice Search<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0Yes<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">Yes<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0Yes<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top\" width=\"100%\"><strong>Voice Commands<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0Yes<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0Yes<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0Yes<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top\" width=\"100%\"><strong>Cross-App Search<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0Yes<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0Yes<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0Yes<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top\" width=\"100%\"><strong>Cast to your TV<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0Yes (Chromecast built-in)<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0Yes (AirPlay)<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0Yes<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top\" width=\"100%\"><strong>Mobile Compatibility<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">Android &amp; iOS<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0iOS<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0Android<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0Android &amp; iOS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top\" width=\"100%\"><strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Private Listening<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.5px;line-height: 0px\"><strong>(Headphone jack on remote)<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0Yes<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0No<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0No<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top\" width=\"100%\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Console-Class Games<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0Yes<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0No<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0No<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top\" width=\"100%\"><strong>Stream Games from PC<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0Yes<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0No<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0No<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top\" width=\"100%\"><strong>Cloud Gaming<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a01080p<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0No<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0720p<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;padding: 20px;border-style: solid;border-width: 1px;overflow: hidden;vertical-align: top;text-align: center\">\u00a0No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Roku 4<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35606\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-ttn-blog\/uploads\/2016\/06\/roku-4.jpg\" alt=\"roku-4\" width=\"680\" height=\"351\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>Pros\u00a0:<\/h1>\n<ol>\n<li>Intuitive interface and easy setup<\/li>\n<li>3000+ streaming channels that provide us\u00a0300,000+ movies &amp; TV episodes<\/li>\n<li>Proper categorization\u00a0of apps through channels<\/li>\n<li><strong>Headphone jack<\/strong> in remote for private listening<\/li>\n<li>Game playback via <strong>motion control<\/strong> capabilities in remote<\/li>\n<li>Remote Finder<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h1>Cons\u00a0:<\/h1>\n<ol>\n<li>Doesn&#8217;t have internal storage<\/li>\n<li>Doesn&#8217;t have capabilities to stream content from computers<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h1>Verdict\u00a0:<\/h1>\n<p>Roku has a\u00a0rich number of applications for movies and <span style=\"color: #000000\">episodes <\/span>with proper categorization. It has a great user interface and a great remote. I really love the remote for its private listening feature and other multipurpose uses like for gaming.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Apple TV (2015)<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35613 size-full\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-ttn-blog\/uploads\/2016\/06\/apple_tv_2015.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"453\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>Pros\u00a0:<\/h1>\n<ol>\n<li>Fourth Generation has Siri, App Store, and Third Party Controllers<\/li>\n<li>No batteries needed, remote has a charging connector<\/li>\n<li>Very\u00a0familiar user interface for Apple users<\/li>\n<li>Apple 4th generation TV can be controlled by the Apple devices like iPad or IPhone.<\/li>\n<li>Can be controlled on the TV via WiFi<\/li>\n<li>Has internal storage<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h1>Cons\u00a0:<\/h1>\n<ol>\n<li>Doesn&#8217;t have a good amount of apps like Roku or Amazon<\/li>\n<li>Cannot search content across different applications<\/li>\n<li>Doesn&#8217;t have Android app to control Apple TV<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h1>Verdict\u00a0:<\/h1>\n<p>It&#8217;s a\u00a0great choice for Apple addicts. Personally, I really like it&#8217;s remote because of an excellent\u00a0touch pad and great motion sensor\u00a0capabilities. Its AirPlay feature is really cool as we can show our Mac screen to Apple TV.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Amazon Fire TV (2015)<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35618 size-full\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-ttn-blog\/uploads\/2016\/06\/amazon-fire-tv.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"417\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Pros\u00a0:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Android control app also <\/span>supports<span style=\"color: #000000\"> voice search<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Easy access to Amazon Cloud Drive<\/li>\n<li>FreeTime is a great way to engage children<\/li>\n<li>Voice search works well<\/li>\n<li>Motion control is also available<\/li>\n<li>Has the screen mirror capability for compatible devices<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Cons\u00a0:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Voice search only works on Amazon content<\/li>\n<li>Doesn&#8217;t have web browser capabilities<\/li>\n<li>There is no control app for iOS, though it&#8217;s in the <span style=\"color: #000000\">roadmap<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Android app&#8217;s virtual keyboard does not work properly in all applications<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Verdict:<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The amazon fire TV is an\u00a0excellent choice for users who are Amazon Prime members. Kids love its FreeTime service a lot. It&#8217;s a\u00a0good\u00a0choice if you have small\u00a0children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Chromecast<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35621 size-full\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-ttn-blog\/uploads\/2016\/06\/rsz_chromecast.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"539\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>Pros\u00a0:<\/h1>\n<ol>\n<li>Inexpensive<\/li>\n<li>Works on Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android<\/li>\n<li>Chrome browser mirroring is simple and effective<\/li>\n<li>Plug in and enjoy the chrome cast, no need for a\u00a0separate box<\/li>\n<li>We\u00a0can &#8220;cast&#8221; videos from the Chrome Web browser<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h1>Cons\u00a0:<\/h1>\n<ol>\n<li>Mandatory to have mobile devices or computer<\/li>\n<li>Our TV should have an HDMI port because it doesn&#8217;t support analog and digital audio outputs<\/li>\n<li>Wifi is the only medium for connection<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h1>Verdict\u00a0:<\/h1>\n<p>Chome cast is the\u00a0best suit for the users who uses their mobile device as a primary entertainment source. 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