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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, at the time of writing, is the Walmart Onn Android TV UHD 4K which does everything but the AV1 video codec. The Amazon Firestick 4K Max is currently, at the time of writing, the least expensive device that supports the AV1 video codec.
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, H.265/HEVC, Main/Main10 | 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, H.265/HEVC, Main/Main10, 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 Dolby Vision HDR10/HDR10+/HLG | 3GP, AAC, FLAC, M4A, M4P, MKV, MP4, OGG, MPEG-TS, WEBM | 8GB | 802.11ac | $29.99 |
| Amazon Firestick (2020) | Fire OS | 1080p | Dolby Atmos, AC3, eAC3, AAC-LC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC, MIDI, MP3, Vorbis, PCM/Wave, AMR-NB, Opus | 3GP, AAC, FLAC, M4A, M4P, MKV, MP4, OGG, MPEG-TS, WEBM | 8GB | 802.11ac | $39.99 | |
| Amazon Firestick 4K | Fire OS | 4k/2160p | Dolby Atmos, AC3, eAC3, AAC-LC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC, MIDI, MP3, Vorbis, PCM/Wave, AMR-NB, Opus | 3GP, AAC, FLAC, M4A, M4P, MKV, MP4, OGG, MPEG-TS, WEBM | 8GB | 802.11ac | $49.99 | |
| Amazon Firestick 4K Max | Fire OS | 4k/2160p | Dolby Atmos, AC3, eAC3, AAC-LC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC, MIDI, MP3, Vorbis, PCM/Wave, AMR-NB, Opus | MPEG1/2, H.263, MJPEG, MPEG4, WMV9/VC1, H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8, VP9, AV1, Dolby Vision HDR/HDR10+/HLG | 3GP, AAC, FLAC, M4A, M4P, MKV, MP4, OGG, MPEG-TS, WEBM | 8GB | 802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 | $54.99 |
| Amazon Fire TV Cube | Fire OS | 4k/2160p | Dolby Atmos, AC3, eAC3, AAC-LC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC, MIDI, MP3, Vorbis, PCM/Wave, AMR-NB, Opus | MPEG1/2, H.263, MJPEG, MPEG4, WMV9/VC1, H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8, VP9, Dolby Vision HDR/HDR10+/HLG | 3GP, AAC, FLAC, M4A, M4P, MKV, MP4, OGG, MPEG-TS, WEBM | 16GB | 802.11ac | $119.99 |
| Chromecast with Google TV | Google TV | 4K/2160p | FLAC, HE-AAC, LC-AAC, MP3, Opus, Vorbis, WAV, WEBM | H.264, HEVC/H.265, Main/Main10, VP9, HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision | MP2T, MP3, MP4, OGG, WAV, WEBM | 8GB | 802.11ac | $49.99 |
| 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, VP8, VP9, 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, VP8, VP9, 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 | Android TV 9 | 1080p | Dolby Atmos, AC3, eAC3, AAC-LC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC, MIDI, MP3, Vorbis, PCM/Wave, AMR-NB, Opus | H.264, H.265, VP9, Main/Main10 | 3GP, AAC, FLAC, M4A, M4P, MKV, MP4, OGG, MPEG-TS, WEBM | 8GB | 802.11ac | $14.88 |
| Walmart Onn Android TV UHD 4K | Android TV 9 | 4k/2160p | Dolby Atmos, AC3, eAC3, AAC-LC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC, MIDI, MP3, Vorbis, PCM/Wave, AMR-NB, Opus | H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9, Main/Main10 | 3GP, AAC, FLAC, M4A, M4P, MKV, MP4, OGG, MPEG-TS, WEBM | 8GB | 802.11ac | $19.88 |