How to Choose a Streaming Device
Built from 266 Reddit owner comments on 5 tracked models.
What owners talk about most
- formats: 133 owner mentions
- plex kodi: 62 owner mentions
- speed ui: 49 owner mentions
- remote: 45 owner mentions
- value: 41 owner mentions
- ads: 35 owner mentions
What owners complain about most
- formats: 21 critical mentions
- speed ui: 8 critical mentions
- plex kodi: 8 critical mentions
- remote: 2 critical mentions
- value: 1 critical mentions
Price across tracked models
Prices we observed on Amazon ran from $109.98 to $549.88, with a median of $134.98, across 5 models. Sort the full list by price →
Specs worth checking on the listing
- Connectivity Technology (listed for 3 of 5 models)
- Connector Type (listed for 3 of 5 models)
- Other Special Features of the Product (listed for 3 of 5 models)
- Resolution (listed for 3 of 5 models)
- Supported Internet Services (listed for 3 of 5 models)
- Controller Type (listed for 3 of 5 models)
- Compatible Devices (listed for 3 of 5 models)
- Video Output Resolution (listed for 3 of 5 models)
- Item Weight (listed for 3 of 5 models)
- Item Dimensions L x W x H (listed for 3 of 5 models)
Rules of thumb from the data
- Treat models with fewer than 5 owner comments as unproven; we flag them on their pages.
- Read the critical quotes first. A recurring complaint theme says more than an average score.
- Compare price snapshots by date; Amazon prices move often.