Comparison among popular Set Top Boxes
Posted By : Oodles Admin | 19-May-2015
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
| Roku | Amazon Fire | Chromecast | Apple TV | |
| Price | Starts at $39.99 | $39 | Starts At $27.85 | $64.00 |
| Models | Roku Products - Roku Streaming Stick, Roku Streaming Player - Roku 1, Roku 2, Roku 3, Roku TV | Fire TV, Fire TV Stick | Chromecast | Apple 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation |
| Connectivity | HDMI and VGA (in Roku 2 and below) | HDMI (all models), Optical Audio (Fire TV Box only) | HDMI | HDMI, Optical Audio |
| Max. Video Resolution | 1080p | 1080p | 1080p | 1080p |
| Video Codecs Supported | MKV (H.264), MP4 (H.264), MOV (H.264), WMV (VC | H.263, H.264, MPEG4-SP, VC1 | VP8 and H.264 | H.264, MPEG-4, Motion JPEG |
| Audio Codecs Supported | AAC, MP3, WMA, FLAC (firmware 5.3 and later), WAV (firmware 5.3 and later) | MP3, Vorbis, AAC-LC, HE-AACv1 (AAC+), HE-AACv2 (enhanced AAC+), AC3, eAC3, FLAC, MIDI, PCM/Wave | HE-AAC, AAC LC, MP3, Vorbis, WAV (LPCM) | HE-AAC (V1), AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound pass-through |
| USB | 1 USB and 1 Micro-USB | 1x USB 2.0 (Fire TV box), 1x mini-USB 2.0 (Fire TV Stick) | 1x Micro-USB for power | 1x Micro-USB for maintenance |
| Expandable Memory | No internal memory but Roku 3 containing Micro SD card reader | 8 GB for buffering but no card reader | 2 GB for buffering but no card reader | 8 GB for buffering but no card reader |
| Internal Memory | 512MB | 2GB | 512MB | 512MB |
| Network File Client | Via channel | iTunes, AirPlay | ||
| News Channel | 80+ | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| Music Channel | 100+ | 12 | 5 | 4 |
| Sports Channel | 70+ | 9 | 5 | 9 |
| Children Channel | 60+ | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| Remote | First major to have headphone jack in remote | Has Remote control with Voice search Feature | Does Not have | 6-button Remote, Remote iPhone App |
| Wireless | Dual-Band | Dual-Band | Single-Band | Dual-Band |
| Processor | Dual Core | Quad Core | Single Core | Single Core |
| No. Of Apps | 2000+ | 1000+ | Major apps covered | Fewer apps and features than Roku |
| Form Factor | Box and Stick | Box and Stick | Dongle that fits into TV | Box |
| Screen Mirroring | Android devices | Kindle Fire (HDX) | Android and iOS devices, Macintosh and Windows-based computers | iOS devices and Macintosh computers |
Request for Proposal
Cookies are important to the proper functioning of a site. To improve your experience, we use cookies to remember log-in details and provide secure log-in, collect statistics to optimize site functionality, and deliver content tailored to your interests. Click Agree and Proceed to accept cookies and go directly to the site or click on View Cookie Settings to see detailed descriptions of the types of cookies and choose whether to accept certain cookies while on the site.
About Author
Oodles Admin
Divya has more than 6 years of industrial experience in different domains – SAP EP, Search Quality Operations and Content Writing. She loves travelling across the world and also enjoys watching movies.