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TV Streaming Devices
Protektor edited this page Jan 29, 2022
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Here is a list of devices that can be used if your TV is not a smart TV. It might be cheaper to go this route for a non-smart TV than the added expense of a smart TV that might not support the video and audio codecs that are the latest and best.
The least expensive device currently is the Walmart Onn Android TV UHD Streaming Device 4K which does everything but AV1 video codec. The Amazon Firestick 4K Max is currently the cheapest device that supports AV1.
Please check with stores for current pricing on devices.
| OS | Max Resolution | Audio Codecs | Video Codecs | Containers | Storage | Connectivity | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple TV HD | iOS | 1080p | HE-AAC (V1), AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, AIFF, WAV, AC-3 (Dolby Digital 5.1) and E-AC-3 (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 surround sound) | MPEG-4, H.264/HEVC SDR, Main/Main 10 profile | M4V, MP4, MOV | 32GB | 802.11ac, 100Mb Ethernet | $149.00 |
| Apple TV 4K | iOS | 4k | HE-AAC (V1), AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, AIFF, WAV, AC-3 (Dolby Digital 5.1) and E-AC-3 (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 surround sound) | MPEG-4, H.264/HEVC SDR, Main/Main 10 profile, HEVC Dolby Vision HDR/HDR10 | M4V, MP4, MOV | 32GB | 802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6, 1Gb Ethernet | $179.00 |
| Amazon Firestick Lite | Fire OS 7 | 1080p | HDMI Audio passthrough for Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital+, Dolby Atmos, and DTS. AAC-LC, HE-AACv1 (AAC+), HE-AACv2, FLAC, MIDI, DLS, XMF, MP3,Vorbis, Ogg, PCM/Wave, AMR-NB, Opus | MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.263, H.264, VP8, VP9, H.265/HEVC, Main/Main10 HDR10/HDR10+/HLG | 3GP, AAC, FLAC, M4A, M4P, MKV, MP4, OGG, MPEG-TS, WEBM | 8GB | 802.11ac | $18.99 |
| Amazon Firestick | Fire OS | 1080p | 3GP, AAC, FLAC, M4A, M4P, MKV, MP4, OGG, MPEG-TS, WEBM | 8GB | 802.11ac | $19.99 | ||
| Amazon Firestick 4K | Fire OS | 4k/2160p | 3GP, AAC, FLAC, M4A, M4P, MKV, MP4, OGG, MPEG-TS, WEBM | 8GB | 802.11ac | $29.99 | ||
| Amazon Firestick 4K Max | Fire OS | 4k/2160p | MPEG1/2, H.263, MJPEG, MPEG4, WMV9/VC1, H.264, H.265/HEVC/HDR, VP8, VP9/HDR, Dolby Vision HDR/HDR10 | 3GP, AAC, FLAC, M4A, M4P, MKV, MP4, OGG, MPEG-TS, WEBM | 8GB | 802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 | $39.99 | |
| Amazon Fire TV Cube | Fire OS | 4k/2160p | MPEG1/2, H.263, MJPEG, MPEG4, WMV9/VC1, H.264, H.265/HEVC/HDR, VP8, VP9/HDR, Dolby Vision HDR/HDR10+ | 3GP, AAC, FLAC, M4A, M4P, MKV, MP4, OGG, MPEG-TS, WEBM | 16GB | 802.11ac | $84.99 | |
| NVidia Shield | Android TV 11.0 | 4K/2160p | AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, MP3, WAVE, AMR, OGG Vorbis, Opus, FLAC, PCM, WMA, WMA-Pro, WMA-Lossless, Digital Plus, Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD (pass-through), DTS-X (pass-through), and DTS-HD (pass-through) | MPEG1/2, H.263, MJPEG, MPEG4, WMV9/VC1, H.264, H.265/HEVC/HDR, VP8, VP9/HDR, Dolby Vision HDR/HDR10 | Xvid, DivX, ASF, AVI, MKV, MOV, M2TS, MPEG-TS, MP4, WEBM | 8GB | 802.11ac | $149.99 |
| Nvidia Shield Pro | Android TV 11.0 | 4K/2160p | AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, MP3, WAVE, AMR, OGG Vorbis, Opus, FLAC, PCM, WMA, WMA-Pro, WMA-Lossless, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD (pass-through), DTS-X (pass-through), and DTS-HD (pass-through) | MPEG1/2, H.263, MJPEG, MPEG4, WMV9/VC1, H.264, H.265/HEVC/HDR, VP8, VP9/HDR, Dolby Vision HDR/HDR10 | Xvid, DivX, ASF, AVI, MKV, MOV, M2TS, MPEG-TS, MP4, WEBM | 16GB | 802.11ac, 1Gb Ethernet | $199.99 |
| Roku Express | Roku | |||||||
| Roku Express 4K+ | Roku | 4k/2160p | ||||||
| Roku Streambar | Roku | |||||||
| Roku Streaming Stick 4K | Roku | 4k/2160p | ||||||
| Roku Streaming Stick 4K+ | Roku | 4k/2160p | ||||||
| Roku Ultra | Roku | 4k/2160p | ||||||
| Tivo Stream 4k | Android TV | |||||||
| Walmart Onn FHD Streaming Device | Android TV | 1080p | ||||||
| Walmart Onn Android TV UHD Streaming Device 4K | Android TV | 4k/2160p |