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The Roku Streaming Stick 4K+ bundles the company's Streaming Stick 4K and Voice Remote Pro into one compelling package for hands-free 4K media streaming.
The Roku Streaming Stick 4K is a powerful media streamer for watching 4K HDR content from many streaming apps, and AirPlay support lets you easily mirror Apple devices.
If you have a recent iPhone, you can automatically tune your screen's image. It isn't as good as professional calibration, though, or simply using the right picture mode.
If you're willing to shell out the cash for it, the second-generation Siri Remote can improve the browsing experience on your exsiting Apple TV or Apple TV 4K.
The second-generation Apple TV 4K is overpriced, but it remains an excellent media streamer, especially if you use the company's other products and services.
The Roku Express 4K+ makes it easy to access and stream 4K HDR content on your TV and is the company's most affordable 4K model.
The main YouTube app remains available on Roku, so Google just added YouTube TV to it. Roku calls the move 'the clear conduct of an unchecked monopolist.'
In a blog post about the YouTube TV fight, Google mentions that a Roku deal to carry the free YouTube app expires in December. Current tensions between the two parties may make renegotiations tough.
The Roku Express 4K+, Roku Express 4K, Roku Ultra (2020), and Chromecast with Google TV all get HDR10+.
The latest Apple TV 4K is faster, comes with a new and improved remote, and can use your iPhone to optimize your TV's color balance. But is it worth another $179 if you already own the old Apple TV 4K? We help you decide.
The A12 Bionic chip is not Apple's newest system-on-a-chip, but it's a significant step up from the A10X processor on the previous Apple TV 4K.
The new Roku OS adds features like Instant Resume and expands Apple AirPlay 2 and HomeKit support to more Roku devices. The $40 Roku Express 4K+ supports 4K in HDR10 and HDR10+.
If you already have a Roku TV or another Roku device, you can use the Voice Remote Pro to add hands-free voice control and other useful features.
The next-generation of Apple TV hardware looks set to include a HDMI 2.1 port and support for 120Hz TVs.
The 2020 model of the Roku Ultra media streamer is faster than its predecessor and is the first Roku device to support Dolby Vision.