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Roku makes my favorite streamers but it has a crazy selection of seven models to choose from right now including three four standard TVs and four four 4k TVs so which one should you get my pick for most people with 4k TVs is the Roku streaming stick plus sure it's more expensive than most of the others but it's still affordable and it's mix of features and capabilities is the best on the market I'll tackle the other rogue whose later in this video but for now let's take a closer look at the plus this tiny stick is designed to plug into the HDMI port on your TV and remain out of sight it includes a cable with something called an advanced wireless receiver it's supposed to improve Wi-Fi reception and my test it didn't make much difference but Wi-Fi reception was still great more important is 4k HDR video output the streaming stick plus is one of the least expensive streamers deliver the highest quality 4k and HDR videos from Netflix Amazon Vudu and other apps if you have a compatible 4k TV that means to be getting the best picture for your streaming dollar and even if you don't have a 4k TV yet chances are good that your next TV will be 4k the plus is cheap enough that you might want to get it now anyway and be ready for the future another great feature is their motes ability to control your TV buttons for power and volume are programmed automatically during setup using the information contained in your TV afterward you can kick your televisions remote to the curb otherwise everything I like about Roku is on board including the best search in the business simple menus that are easy to customize and more apps for can otherwise than the competition and all that goodness trickles down to the cheaper Roku's to slightly less expensive but still an excellent choice is the Roku premier plus available exclusively at Walmart the only differences between it and the streaming stick plus are form factor it's a tiny box not a stick and the lack of 5 gigahertz Wi-Fi I think it's worth a bit more to get the faster Wi-Fi but maybe your standard 2.4 gigahertz network is fine making the premier plus a solid choice Roku's cheapest 4k HDR streamer is the premier drops the fancy TV controlling remote but keeps everything else if you just want to spend the least amount possible on a 4k streamer this is your boy the most expensive Roku is the ultra it has all the capabilities of streaming stick plus including 4k HDR it's also the only current Roku where the remote has a headphone jack for private listening and includes the headphones - there's also a cool remote finder that makes the click or beep if it gets lost in the couch cushions and you can connect an ethernet cable if your Wi-Fi isn't great these features probably aren't worth the extra money for most people unless they just want the best Roku period so what if you don't care at all about 4k HDR get the standard streaming stick basically the non 4k version of my favorite streamer at the plus it's remote can do TV control and voice search just like the plus and response times are just as snappy the cheapest Roku of all is the Roku Express it's my go to pick for ultra budget streaming hardware and delivers the goodness of Roku for the least amount of money and unlike older versions of Roku's cheapest streamer response times are plenty fast for people with older TVs that lack HDMI ports Roku sells the Express plus it comes with a set of yellow red and white analog cables so you can infuse that ancient television with a full suite of modern apps in the end Roku's massive streamer lineup has something for everybody but my pick for most people is a streaming stick plus