Cutting the Cord

Streaming Devices

Your options and your questions answered

Roku TV Why do I need a Streaming Device? Roku creates a range of products designed to get your Think of the streaming device as a replacement for your streaming services onto that cable box. It’s a hub for all of your streaming services and new flatscreen on your wall allows you to display your services on your Television. Price: $30-140 Do I need a cable subscription to use a Streaming Device? Amazon Fire TV If you want to deliver 4K You do not need a cable subscription. Instead of using quality streaming to your cable, a streaming device pulls video signal from the devices look no further than the Amazon Fire stick or box How do I use my Streaming Device? Price: $40-100 The streaming device takes content from the internet and display it on your TV. To use a device, you will need a TV Google Chromecast with an HDMI port, as well as an HDMI cable. The HDMI Looking to cut the cord on a cable connects the streaming device’s HDMI port and the budget? This small device you TV’s HDMI port. To access the device, use your remote to control with your smartphone select the HDMI output you plugged the cable into. You can stream any of your apps can use the device’s remote to surf the device’s menu. Price: $35 How often do I have to pay for my Streaming Device? Apple TV Allowing you an easy way to The devices are a one time cost. stream your services, as well as get your itunes and imovies If I buy a Streaming Device, why do I also rentals up on the big screen Price: $149-199 have to pay for Streaming Services? The purpose of the streaming device is to allow you the option of watching streaming services on your TV that Games Consoles you would previously only be able to watch on your Already own a console? Turn computer or phone/tablet etc. It doesn’t however, give it into your new cable box! The you free access to those services. If you buy a TV you still range of compatability make have to pay for content for it through Satellite or Cable. consoles attractive options Price: varied streaming devices and services co-exist in the same way. There are also free streaming services that can provide Cutting the Cord

Streaming Services

Your options and your questions answered

Playstation Vue What kind of content can I stream? Cutting the cord doesn’t mean saying goodbye to live TV. Streaming has come a long way recently and you now Playstation Vue allows you to have the choice of streaming: ‘On Demand’, where you stream live over the internet. can watch entire Series of Television Programs, as well as Price: $30-45/mo a wide range of movies; or live Streaming, where you can watch live channels such as ESPN, and NBC through the

Sling TV How fast does my internet need to be to Know exactly which channels use Streaming Services? you want on your television? Sling provides live channels at The necessary speed for streaming differs from service to low cost with custom packages service and between different qualities of content (HD/4K $20-40/mo Price: etc). Most streaming services will require 5 megabits per second to stream one HD video. This means that even netBlazr’s standard plan will allow you to stream content, HBO NOW and use the internet elsewhere consistently. If you own a Want to cut the cord but can’t 4K ready TV, it is estimated that it will require 15 mbps to lose Game of Thrones? With HBO NOW you don’t have to How much do Streaming Services worry as all of HBO is yours Price: $10-15/mo Costs vary between the different streaming services. On Demand content services such as Netflix generally cost between $5 and $15 whereas live channels are generally Amazon prime/ Netflix/ Hulu more expensive, with Sling.tv starting at $20. There are The streaming hallmarks, some free services available however, such as Pluto.tv these services provide original programming and popular How can I buy Streaming Services TV and movie options Price: $8-15/mo and watch them on my Streaming The way to install streaming services onto your streaming device varies from device to device. In general, most Sports devices’ menus will have a ‘store’ in which you can Need to see your favorite purchase and install streaming services onto your team’s games every night? Each streaming device as apps. When you purchase a stream- major league in the USA has ing service, you’ll create a subscription for which you’ll be their own streaming service. asked to create login details. You can also purchase Price: $85-140p/a subscriptions and create login details for streaming