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which streamer should you get there's a lot of options for this list we're going to choose the best from five different manufacturers otherwise this list would be dominated by Roku also this list is approved by CNET's own TV guru David Katz Mayer at number five the Nvidia shield this is an Android TV device with a ton of power it can stream 4k from streaming services like YouTube and Netflix the shield also features a lot of great apps but not as many as you'll see on other streamers on this list for example you will not find Amazon Instant Video on the shield however the shield does offer a pretty sweet Plex setup it can act as a plex server so you can stream video from the shield easily to other devices at number four the Amazon fire TV if you love using Amazon video this box is your best bet it's voice search works really well and it can also stream in 4k if you're looking for a general streamer for Netflix Hulu or YouTube expect all those apps to take a backseat to Amazon's own video service at number three is the Google chromecast the chromecast really is more of a smartphone accessory than a dedicated streamer on its own the chromecast will show you a nice wallpaper with a clock but it won't stream a dang thing however if you have a phone we'll take care of that it's only $35 in the US which is super cheap if you're a person who loves sharing things from your phone then chromecast is hard to beat at number two it's the Apple TV if you get your movies or TV shows from iTunes you should really have an Apple TV the fourth-generation version is speedy and that remote with Siri support is excellent it is a bit pricey but if you're only using an Apple TV for Apple stuff the cheaper third generation will handle the job quite nicely and at number one it's the Roku streaming stick this is flat-out the best deal for your money unlike other companies Roku doesn't push its own service so it supports pretty much any video service out there the streaming stick costs fifteen dollars more than the chromecast and it has dedicated apps for the most part this is the streamer that should make the most people happy for more top 5s visit top-5 cnet.com Amaya's act iron i'll see you online