Experts prefer Amazon Fire TV Stick over Roku Streaming Stick 3500R
On 3 Apr 2024 (23 days ago) we went through 73 Streaming Player expert endorsements .
Currently, Amazon Fire TV Stick received 2 endorsements from PCMag (6 Oct 2023) and Reviewed (25 Jul 2023). Meanwhile, Roku Streaming Stick 3500R did not receive any endorsements this month.
Rank | Change | Price | Streaming Player | Tom's Guide | IGN | PCMag | The Verge | Reviewed | Business Insider | TechHive |
TechRadar | WIRED | Digital Trends |
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11 | - | Check price | Amazon Fire TV Stick | - | - | 1 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - |
N/A | N/A | $32 | Roku Streaming Stick 3500R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Endorsement summary:
- On 6 Oct 2023 PCMag ranked Amazon Fire TV Stick as #1
Rank Streaming Player Comment #1 out of 9 Amazon Fire TV Stick Best for Alexa Users / Editors' Choice... ... ... Source: www.pcmag.com - On 25 Jul 2023 Reviewed ranked Amazon Fire TV Stick as #6
Rank Streaming Player ... ... #6 out of 7 Amazon Fire TV Stick ... ... Source: www.reviewed.com
Rank | Change | Price | Streaming Player | Tom's Guide | IGN | PCMag | The Verge | Reviewed | Business Insider | TechHive | TechRadar | WIRED | Digital Trends |
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1 | - | $200 | Apple TV 4K | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
2 | - | $46 | Roku Streaming Stick 4K | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 9 | - | - |
3 | - | $48 | Chromecast with Google TV 4K | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | 2 | - |
4 | - | $92 | Roku Ultra 2022 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 | - |
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Expert reviews [13]
- with a score: 8
- without a score: 5
Highest score by Gadget Review | 98 |
Average score based on 13 reviews | 87 |
Lowest score by Engadget | 79 |
Score distribution:
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- Cinematic experience - Watch in vibrant 4K Ultra HD with support for Dolby Vision, HDR, and HDR10+.
- Home theater audio with Dolby Atmos - Feel scenes come to life with support for immersive Dolby Atmos audio on select titles with compatible home audio systems.
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- 600+ channels with movies, TV shows, music, sports & more
- High definition streaming up to 1080p HD
- Works with virtually any TV
- Free app for iOS and android
- Built in wireless (WiFi b/g/n)
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- Netflix
- Hulu
- YouTube
- Amazon Prime or Instant Video
- Netflix
- Hulu
- YouTube
- Amazon Prime or Instant Video
- Microphone
- Bluetooth Connection
- Wired/Ethernet
- Bluetooth
- Wireless/Wi-Fi
- Wired/Ethernet
- Wireless/Wi-Fi
- HDMI
- USB
- Includes Alexa Voice Remote
- Free cloud storage for all Amazon content
- Internet video playback
- Smartphone remote controlled
- Alexa Voice Remote
- USB cable
- Power adapter
- 2 AAA batteries
Roku Streaming Stick 3500R is a very popular and one of the cheaper options. It's in the top 3 bestselling streaming players and has many popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Roku Premiere or Roku Express 4K Plus .
Roku Streaming Stick 3500R was released in 2014. There are a lot of newer streaming players on the market. Show newer Streaming Players
Roku Streaming Stick 3500R is $42.99 less expensive than an average streaming player ($74.99).