Experts prefer Apple TV 4K over Roku 4
On 3 Apr 2024 (23 days ago) we went through 73 Streaming Player expert endorsements .
Currently, Apple TV 4K received 10 endorsements from Tom's Guide (2 Mar 2024), IGN (1 Mar 2024) PCMag (6 Oct 2023) and 7 others. Meanwhile, Roku 4 did not receive any endorsements this month.
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Endorsement summary:
- On 2 Mar 2024 Tom's Guide ranked Apple TV 4K as #4
Rank Streaming Player Comment ... ... ... #4 out of 13 Apple TV 4K Best streaming device for Apple device owners / Editor's Choice... ... ... Source: www.tomsguide.com - On 1 Mar 2024 IGN ranked Apple TV 4K as #5
Rank Streaming Player Comment ... ... ... #5 out of 7 Apple TV 4K Best 4K Streaming Box for Apple Households... ... ... Source: www.ign.com - On 6 Oct 2023 PCMag ranked Apple TV 4K as #9
Rank Streaming Player Comment ... ... ... #9 out of 9 Apple TV 4K Best for Siri ControlSource: www.pcmag.com - On 15 Feb 2023 The Verge ranked Apple TV 4K as #1
Rank Streaming Player Comment #1 out of 5 Apple TV 4K The best overall streaming player... ... ... Source: www.theverge.com - On 25 Jul 2023 Reviewed ranked Apple TV 4K as #4
Rank Streaming Player Comment ... ... ... #4 out of 7 Apple TV 4K Editors' Choice... ... ... Source: www.reviewed.com - On 13 Jun 2023 Business Insider ranked Apple TV 4K as #3
Rank Streaming Player Comment ... ... ... #3 out of 6 Apple TV 4K Best high-end... ... ... Source: www.businessinsider.com - On 5 Oct 2023 TechHive ranked Apple TV 4K as #4
Rank Streaming Player Comment ... ... ... #4 out of 4 Apple TV 4K Best high-end media streamerSource: www.techhive.com - On 7 Oct 2022 TechRadar ranked Apple TV 4K as #1
Rank Streaming Player Comment #1 out of 9 Apple TV 4K The best streaming device for iOS... ... ... Source: www.techradar.com - On 5 Oct 2023 WIRED ranked Apple TV 4K as #4
Rank Streaming Player Comment ... ... ... #4 out of 8 Apple TV 4K For Apple Purists... ... ... Source: www.wired.com - On 12 Mar 2024 Digital Trends ranked Apple TV 4K as #1
Rank Streaming Player Comment #1 out of 5 Apple TV 4K The best overall streaming device... ... ... Source: www.digitaltrends.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 [25]
- with a score: 18
- without a score: 7
Highest score by The Guardian | 100 |
Average score based on 25 reviews | 89 |
Lowest score by Indian Express | 80 |
Score distribution:
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- Dolby Atmos for immersive, room-filling sound
- A12 Bionic chip gives a big boost to audio, video, and graphics, for even better game and app experiences
- 4K High Frame Rate HDR with Dolby Vision for fluid, crisp video
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- Perfect for HD and 4K Ultra HD TVs, features fast quad core processor and 802.11AC dual band wireless
- 4k ultra HD with 4 times the resolution of 1080p HD, delivers crisp detail and brilliant, life like images
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- Netflix
- Hulu
- Sling TV
- YouTube
- Microphone
- Headphone Jack
- App Specific Buttons (Netflix, YouTube, etc.)
- Wired/Ethernet
- Wireless/Wi-Fi
- HDMI
- Digital Optical Audio
- USB
- microSD
- Smartphone remote controlled
- Voice search
- Internet radio playback
- Internet video playback
- Digital photo playback
- On-line Internet gaming
Apple TV 4K is a very popular option at the top of the price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling streaming players and has quite a few popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Nvidia Shield TV Pro or Beelink GT King .
Apple TV 4K is $144.96 more expensive than the average streaming player ($74.99).
Roku 4 is a popular option in the middle of the streaming players price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling streaming players and has a couple of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Chromecast with Google TV 4K or Roku Streaming Stick 4K .
Roku 4 was released in 2015. There are dozens of newer streaming players on the market. Show newer Streaming Players
Roku 4 is $26.99 cheaper than the average streaming player ($74.99).