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so nowadays television sets offer a wide variety of smart functions out of the box now that alone would make anyone question why they should even buy a dedicated streaming device of some kind but trust us you'll want to check these two out hey guys John velasco here with andrew authority and this is our video comparison between the new Roku stick and the chromecast okay so they're gonna be hitting the majority of the time so it doesn't matter which one looks better right actually we still have to point out the ingenious design of the second-generation chromecast for starters it looks better with its circular shape but is involved to not be as obtrusive even better it's easier to attach to rear or side mounted HDMI ports whereas with the Roku stick it's nearly impossible to attach to a rear-mounted port if the TV is wall-mounted sure you can place it on a port that side mounted but its conventional design makes it stick out like a sore thumb the setup process with both is a snap and quite frankly their purpose and end functions are really no different you plug them into an HDMI port then connect to your existing Wi-Fi network and that's pretty much it for the chromecast you just tap on the casting icon in the apps that support it to begin streaming of course and with the Roku stick it has a dedicated UI that allows us to surf through various channels which are the apps for the service in this case at the heart of it all users get to watch content on their television set popular monthly paid streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu are supported by two in addition to the vast selection of services from other cable networks so thank each bo comedy central stars and much more you can get other popular services like Fandango Flixter Pandora Vudu crackle and YouTube the big standout here is that the Roku stick supports Amazon video something you don't find supported by the chromecast on top of that time warner customers can watch a live tv through the power of the Roku stick making it one of the few devices to allow such functionality in the first place screen mirroring is available with the two of course it means we can mirror whatever we're doing on our Android device it's pretty stable well that's only if you plan on playing certain games and speaking of games most titles perform without any problems there are some latency issues but it's most problematic for those titles with intensive action and kilogram --ax one handy feature of the Roku stick though is that your Android device also doubles as your remote yes there's a physical one that comes bundled with it but an event that you happen to misplace it there's that convenience of using your phone with the chromecast there's really no physical remote per se seeing that you just interact with the apps on your phone and finally the Robo stick has a unique feature called private listening mode it's wonderful because you can pop in your favorite pair of headphones to your Android device and listen to whatever you're watching in privacy it's really useful when you don't want to disturb others like at night when everyone's asleep however it can be buggy at times since it can sometimes cut in and out in terms of price the chromecast is cheaper at $35 so if you want streaming capabilities on the cheap it's the way to go plus we do like that it's design is a bit more ingenious that's where the second-generation Roku stick it does cost more at $50 however it's justifiable for starters we like that it supports Amazon video secondly the private listening mode is useful in keeping the audio isolated to a pair of headphones so that we're not constantly disturbing others and for those Time Warner customers out there you have true live TV servers thanks to the Roku stick in all fairness the chromecast is nice but for serious binge Watchers the Roku stick achieves a higher level experience that shouldn't go unnoticed it is the ultimate streaming stick so which one do you like better leave your answer in the comment section below or on the page on our website for this article and if you guys wanna learn more about either device you could check out our website Android Authority comm this is John Velasco signing out