Roku Streaming Stick Plus vs. Chromecast with Google TV: Battle of the best $50 streamers

As the holidays approach everybody is starting to look for deals on gifts. One category of gadgets that’s more popular than ever are streaming sticks, the small dongles that bring TV shows and movies from Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus and Hulu to any TV.

CNET has reviewed nearly all of the major streaming devices and our two favorites are Roku’s Streaming Stick Plus and Google’s new Chromecast with Google TV. Both devices, as well as Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K, cost $50 and deliver most of the major apps you’ll want to stream in 4K resolution and high dynamic range. In our book the Roku and Chromecast outshine Fire TV on either functionality or ease of use, which is why we’re focusing on those two here. 

To see how they stack up against one another, let’s take a look at a few key areas: interface, features and remote. 

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