Top 5 Media Streaming Devices

We have identified top 5 media streaming devices based on certain quality parameters as mentioned in the later part of this post. (For qualifying purchases from the links we may earn an affiliate commission.)

1. Fire TV Stick 4K streaming device

   
   The is the best streaming device and it comes with Alexa voice remote.  There is Dolby Atoms audio with it. You can access huge collection (Almost 500000) of movies and TV episodes. This device is very easy to use. With quad core processor, it offers excellent performance. It also supports Bluetooth. This is the most powerful device.




2. Roku Ultra 2020

   
   This is a fantastic streaming device. It supports both Dolby vision and Dolby Atoms. It supports 4K media streaming as well. Along with that it provides Bluetooth streaming. It also comes with a voice remote and headphones jack. It supports Bluetooth and USB. It has a very good quad core processor which gives improved performance. It offers wide range with smooth streaming experience. Though it does not have a built in speaker. It is Apple airplay compatible. This is a fastest player with improved processor. 




Some other Roku Players



3. NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV 4K HDR

   
   This high performance streaming device comes with a Dolby Vision and Dolby Atoms. It works with both Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa as well. It uses NVIDIA Tegra X1+ for better performance. One of the solid streaming device. With high performance NVIDIA Tegra X1+ processor, the device provides crisp and clear 4K resolution. The remote supports voice search. Built in Chromecast so you can cast from mobile device to TV. You will get a super cinematic experience with one. High performance with great quality.




4. Fire TV Cube

   
   This device supports 4K ultra HD. It is also enabled with Alexa so that you can use your voice command to control it. With Dolby Atoms it gives awesome sound. It has 16 GB of storage capacity. You get instant access to huge volume of movies and TV shows. It has a hexa core processor that gives it super power. This is super easy to user.




5. Apple TV 4K

   This device from Apple comes in both 32 GB and 64GB variance. It gives stunning quality with 4K with Dolby Vision. It uses Dolby Atoms for awesome sound. You can use Airplay to see pics and videos from iPhone to TV. It is powered with Siri search.

Quality Parameters

With the emergence of lot of online video service provider such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Disney etc more and more number of people are subscribing to these apps in order to avail the best TV shows available in the internet and generally people want to see all these best shows on the TV. A media streaming device helps to display these type of TV shows from these apps to your TV. Of course there are smart TV but it has it’s own limitation such as you cannot get access to all the apps, no voice support etc. Thus media streaming device becomes a necessity. But with so many media streaming devices available in the market how do you narrow down your choice. Couple of quality parameters you need to consider while purchasing a media streaming device. These are number of apps supported by the device, 4K ultra HD support, voice control, ease of use.

 

Resolution: Resolution is one of the key quality factors while selecting media streaming device. If the device supports 4K, you can experience great quality picture.

Performance: The media streaming device must provide smooth experience in order give full satisfaction. In general streaming device is not faster than set top boxes.

Apps: Lot of people chooses streaming device based on this parameter. But best streaming device covers almost most of the application.

Ease of use: The device should not be too complex to use. Anybody should be able to use it without any hassle.