Apple offers similar tools via AirPlay 2, and casting shows from the phone and tablets to Samsung, Sony, Vizio and LG TVs. You find the program on your smartphone and then click a button on the phone to "cast" it to the TV. Google ChromecastĪ budget option, at $29.99, Google Chromecast is more complicated to use than the other units. These units are considerably more expensive than Roku and Amazon, which start at around $25 during the holidays and regularly go for $29.99 for Roku and $39.99 for Amazon. For $20, get lots of cable but no sports or newsĬomes in three varieties, starting at $149.99 for a unit that streams in 1080p resolution, or the 4K models, at $179.99 (with 32 gigabyte storage) or $199.99 with 64 GBs. So if you've got a yen for watching reruns of "Parks and Rec" or favorites from the current NBC lineup, like an all-day Today show channel or "Saturday Night Live" on demand, and love the idea of a "Max" HBO with special channels devoted to DC Comics, TCM and more in addition to the HBO programming, where to go?įull picture: NBC's Peacock arrives last to streaming wars, but has a valuable weapon: It's free (with ads)Ĭheap streaming options: Philo now cheapest streaming service after YouTube TV price hike. Together, they account for some 70% of the streaming viewing audience, with each claiming 40 million active users.īoth rejected HBO Max when it debuted in May as well, and haven't softened in bringing it on either.
The latest new streamer, Peacock from NBCUniversal, debuts Wednesday, but you won't be able to find it on the two most popular streaming player platforms, Roku or Amazon.
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