Google TV will likely become a serious competitor in the coming years but it isn’t in the Apple TV/Roku leagues yet.Īnd, of course, there is Apple TV. Some big disadvantages include lack of HuluPlus and a wonky interface. One of the notable advantages of Google TV is that it offers a ‘unified search’ which will find what you want to watch with one search, whether it’s on TV, YouTube, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Video, Google Play or other video sources. Vizio and Asus CUBE apparently designed specifically to be used with Google TV and, to my knowledge, is one of the few boxes with Google TV built in (joining Logitech, NetGear and Hisense). Western Digital (WD) TV has been getting good word of mouth and is priced competitively but doesn’t have Roku’s multitude of channels. It is sold on-line for about $10 more than Roku LT. However, Roku does offer access to Pandora as well as including free movies and TV from Crackle, CNBC, CNET video, Disney, Fox News, and a few dozen other niche focused channels.ĭ-Link MovieNite Plus is another reasonably priced contender but only if you pick up the newer Model 312 which offers a decent array of channels including YouTube but noticeably not Amazon Instant Videos. C’mon guys, this isn’t rocket science! Spotify and YouTube are available to Western Digital TV and LG media streaming devices who have a Spotify premium subscription. The fact that it doesn’t carry Spotify is a deficiency given my opinion that Spotify is the best music channel available currently. Roku LT is an attractive because of its breadth of channels (it includes Amazon Prime, but not Spotify) and its cost (we recently purchased it for $49 via Amazon Prime) but which lacks the instant replay feature on the remote available on other more expensive Roku boxes. The Roku box doesn’t require any monthly fees, but some channels do require a subscription. ![]() Personally, we’ve used Samsung (built into a DVD player) Nintendo Wii, Apple and Roku. We strongly recommend you check out this chart before making the streaming media plunge.
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