Category: Streaming Devices
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Amazon Introduces Fire TV Stick 4K
Today, Amazon announced the Fire TV Stick 4K along with a new Alexa Voice Remote. Amazon says this is the “most powerful streaming media stick available” and answers the need for a 4K streaming experience with a small, easy to use device. With a price of $49.99, the Fire TV Stick 4K will provide a…
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Review: Channel Master’s Stream+ DVR
Last December Channel Master announced a new Android TV-powered DVR called the Stream+. Not only does it record your antenna but you also have access to the Google Play Store to access apps like Hulu, Sling TV, PlayStation Vue, and more. “Stream+ is the culmination of customer requests, market research and engineering, rolled up into an…
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Review: The New AirTV from Sling TV
The AirTV 2 just went for sale and this week we had an opportunity to test it out. This is a very different experience from the Air TV 1 (that is still for sale). No longer is it an Android TV player. The AirTV 2 is a network tuner. Yes, you connect your antenna to…
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Review: SiliconDust’s HDHomeRun Extend – Stream Your Antenna Through Your WiFi
The ability to stream your antenna to a wide range of devices is something many cord cutters have wanted for a while. Now with the HDHomeRun Extend you can do just that. The HDHomeRun Extend allows you to stream your antenna to devices including the Fire TV, Android TV, iOS, Android, Xbox One, Windows 10,…
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Review: ClearStream TV — Turning Your Antenna into a Wi-Fi Antenna
Antenna Direct recently made a big announcement of a new product called ClearStream TV. It is a stick that connects to your antenna allowing you to stream your TV through your home Wi-Fi network to any supported device including Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, Fire TV, Kindle, iOS, and Android devices. If you want to see the…
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Our First Look at PlayStation Vue’s New Guide
It looks like PlayStation Vue has quietly updated their Fire TV and Android TV app to bring a new guide to the Fire TV. Here is a hands on look at the new guide: This new PlayStation Vue app on the Fire TV comes after Sony recently started to add more Fox and CBS locals to…
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Review: TCL 4K HDR Roku TV New 2017 P-Series
This week I have been testing two TCL Roku 2017 TVs—both the 55″ 4K HDRRoku TV and the 43″ 4K HDR Roku TV. (Disclaimer: TCL sent us a review unit of the 55″ 4K HDR Roku TV and I liked it so much I went out and purchased the 43″ 4K HDR Roku TV for…
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First Look: Sling TV’s New Traditional Guide
Today Sling TV announced that they have added the much demanded traditional channel guide. Now Sling TV users can pick if they want the Sling TV guide or a more traditional guide. Here is a quick look at how the new guide works: Here is a quick breakdown of what is new: Grid Guide –…
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Review: PBS Kids Streaming Stick With Live TV, On Demand, & Games
PBS KIDS recently announced a new way for families to access PBS KIDS content wherever they go with the launch of the PBS KIDS Plug & Play Streaming Stick. Pre-loaded with sing-alongs, exclusive games and other original content that can all be accessed without Wi-Fi, PBS KIDS Plug & Play transforms any TV into an interactive,…
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Sling TV’s Air TV Unboxing & Review
Sling TV this year released their first streaming media player called AirTV. The new AirTV comes from its parent company, Dish, and takes the best of over-the-air TV and Sling TV and puts them in one device along with Netflix I played with the new AirTV at CES back in January week. It offers a smooth, easy…