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Black Friday deals: Best sales on TVs, speakers, and streaming video devices
The home theater category is rife with junk products and outright rip-offs on Black Friday. But here are the living room deals that TV buffs and cord cutters should actually care about.
Roku upgrade guide: Should you buy a new box?
Time to upgrade your Roku? This guide will help you decide.
Roku Express review: Cheap, decent, and probably still not the streaming box for you
The new Roku Express is much faster than its predecessor, but the best Roku still doesn’t cost much more.
The latest free streaming TV service: Your public library
Hoopla and Kanopy offer free streaming movies, TV shows, and documentaries with just a library card.
Philo is a sports-free TV bundle for just $16 per month
Philo is the cheapest streaming TV bundle yet with AMC, Discovery, and Viacom channels.
Apple TV 4K review: The high price of polish
The Apple TV 4K gets the little details right, but it's more than twice the price of other 4K HDR streaming devices.
How to decide if you should replace your Apple TV, Chromecast, Fire TV, or Roku—or stick with what you have.
Still waiting for the ideal streaming TV interface
Which streaming box has the best software? None of them.
Chromecast support quietly pops up in Amazon Music for Android
Amazon Music and Google Chromecast: A sign of amends, or just a test?
The fear and fantasy of broadband price hikes
Will higher internet prices make cord cutting futile? Here’s some perspective.
Roku Ultra (2017) review: Stuck in the middle
If you need a streaming box with hardwired ethernet support, the Roku Ultra is the cheapest one available.
Amazon Fire TV (2017) review: This is a step backward, even with 4K HDR
The new Fire TV has cheap 4K HDR video and a lot of problems.
Old Roku players are on sale, but the latest models are well-worth the extra cash.
Roku Streaming Stick and Stick+ review: A new remote makes a big difference
Roku's Sticks get even better with TV controls, voice commands, and 4K HDR video at the high end.
Comcast’s unappealing pitch to cord cutters
Xfinity Instant TV: Comcast's cord-cutting plan has arcane restrictions and potentially high prices.