Roku Vs Chromecast Vs Apple TV Vs Amazon Fire TV with Indian Channels. In the last one month, I spent quite a lot of time identifying the best streaming device for my home television. To start with, those who know me will understand my first principal of choosing a device would be economical Frugal. I tried out both Chromecast and Roku HDMI Stick past few days for my use case and landed with Roku HDMI Stick. Roku Stick is truly a winner even if I compare this with Apple TV Amazon Fire TV. Let me look at the comparisons among the four and why I ended up with Roku Stick. I am not going to do a table comparing features of Roku to other three products, because CNN already did an article on this. Please check this article by CNN called  Amazon Fire TV vs. Chromecast vs. Roku vs. Apple TV. So I do not want to repeat the same info and duplicate something on the net for you. I will provide some of my learning from reading these and using the devices. To start with since I was looking for one of the cheapest device, I only picked up the low end models provided by Roku, Google, Apple or Amazon. Amazon, Roku has a higher end models but these lower end models pretty much does the job for us, unless you are some one boasting a 6. TV and looking for ultra fast streaming device etc. If you are looking for an ultra fast best device and do not mind spending that 1. Roku 3 is the best and clear  winner. Roku 3 even has a killer feature, where you have a head phone jack on the remote and watch the TV with audio on headphones. None of the other devices provides this option. Also Roku is in the phase of releasing voice commands by adding microphone to your Roku remote. This would make Roku 3 even better. If you are someone like me, with a cheap television set in the range of 3. Roku HDMI Stick does the best job at just half the price. Some of the use cases that were important for me in watching television. I can confirm what John says. I recently tried Sling TV the 7day trial and ALMOST forgot to cancel. Thank the Good Lord I remembered about 20 minutes before the 7. Does the Streaming stick provide a setup box like experience without being dependent on one more device other than the TV streaming device It is a clear yes for Roku. But Chromecast or Apple TV are just your companion device to stream content from other Android or i. OS device like your Tablet or phone. I had to ensure I keep charging my tablet or i. Pad use that to stream movies from them. It is such a jarring experience for watching TV honestly. I do not want to always handle one more device to manage content. Shop for sling14dayofferevn53072 at Best Buy. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. IHSzmtQDEFJwnIoXQWaaDv8_g=/830x467/2015/01/22/a0237505-aecc-477b-9405-309e609b7713/sling-tv-product-photos-14.jpg' alt='Sling 14 Day Trial Roku Stick' title='Sling 14 Day Trial Roku Stick' />Roku Stick does that job clearly, it is like a set top box, with apps managed using their dedicated remote only to navigate. They also give a remote control app for your Apple or i. The rickroll stunt was just one hack at the security conference DEF CON, which ran a threeday Voting Machine Hacking Village to test the security of various machines. OS device, incase you are someone finicky of having one more remote control in home. But once you play the content, you dont need to be dependent on the device or remote to be on while it is playing. Which is a big freedom. I struggled with Chomecast, because I had to ensure my tablet is charged and I had to keep pushing content from tablet every time I liked something. Was not a seamless experience. Can I watch Indian Television Channels Like Tamil Telugu Hindi Malayalam Language popular Television shows from the device For Roku we have a dedicated app called Dishworld and this is the best app for Indian Channels so far I have seen. Oh  Dishworld is officially now called as Sling International, they ditched the Dish name and moved to the mother brand of Sling. You should read My money blog to understand why Sling TV is another clear winner if you are a sports fan with just 2. USD a month you could save on your cable network bills. So Dishworld Sling International provides a base language pack as minimum as 2. Sling-Orange_Aug.-2017.png' alt='Sling 14 Day Trial Roku Stick' title='Sling 14 Day Trial Roku Stick' />Free Roku Streaming Stick When You Sign Up for 2 Months of Sling TV So far I like everything about Sling, especially the user friendly account management and the effectiveness of its operation through Roku. I recently added a Roku. Want to watch ESPN on Roku or Amazon Fire TV This comprehensive Sling TV review explains how to watch live TV online with a current Sling TV Channels list. Serial Communication With Gsm Modem. FUBOTV PREMIER SLING ORANGEBLUE DIRECTV NOW Windows PC, Mac, Apple iPhone, Apple iPad, Apple TV, Android smartphones, Android tablets, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon. USD and you can top it up with additional channels if necessary. You can watch live those channels or recorded version for the past few days as much you can scroll through that remote. But very clear and easy to watch through Roku without any hassle of one more device. You can take up their device offers and get a Roku Stick for free if you sign up for 3 month in advance, along with a 1 month free bonus subscription. So all in all with 9. USD you would have 4 month subscription a free Roku Stick which is a pretty great deal to land with. For Chromecast, users you can still use Dish TV but you need to hang on to the Tablet and play the channels from your android tablet and see those apps crashing atleast more than once a day. I even tried the Yupp TV for Indian Regional channels, which is not part of Roku in US, so you have to use Chromecast screening. Pretty jarring experience, not a great way to watch television for me. Was not a happy customer. So your Roku stick Roku 3 does the job if you are a desi like me living in USA and finding solutions to watch Indian channels. Can I stream movies from my laptop   Or Can I stream web videos from my laptop to Roku This is a very important use case for me. Since I am not a fan of watching TV shows unlike my wife. I am a big fan of watching movies, and all I would want is to watch some movie either streamed from my laptop and that need not be a You. Tube or a Net. Flix content. I know Net. Flix, Hulu, You. Pagemaker 5.0 Windows Xp. Tube all has dedicated apps for streaming through any of the four mentioned devices. But, I am desi guy watching most of the Tamil Malayalam Telugu movies and some Hindi movies as well. Netflix, Hulu or even You. Tube does a good job for me. Sites like Tent. Kotta. Einthusan. com does the job for me. Tent. Kotta is a premium 8 dollar a month Tamil movie streaming site. It is legal to use, and you pay a monthly subscription. So can I stream movies from my browser to the TV using a Roku or Chromecast or Apple TV. I know chromecast was a clear winner in this because you can cast pretty much anything you see in your Chrome browser to the TV using the Chromecast. So just for this use case is it the only winner. For apple TV if you have an Apple device you can do Airdrop not from your Windows laptop like me. Given its closed solution to i. OS and Mac, I am not getting into Apple solution only. I wanted a clear inter operable solution. Roku has a beta solution and that is when I felt Roku Stick is more than enough and returned my Chromecast device. Roku Screen Mirroring is your solution for that. This is pretty well explained in this Roku Forum page. Below text in blue is from Roku Forum Topic, I just copied here to get continuity as you read through this review. Those in black or my additions. What is screen mirroring The screen mirroring feature allows you to mirror your compatible mobile devices screen onto a larger TV screen wirelessly. This feature is currently made available as a beta feature on select Roku players and devices in the US and UK. What Roku player models are supportedThe following Roku players and software versions currently have screen mirroring enabled Roku 3 Model 4. Roku Streaming Stick HDMI Version Model 3. How do I get started Then select your device phone, tablet, PC platform. Your device must support screen mirroring. Windows  Windows phone Rocks here, Android also allows this, you just need to project your screen to this Roku device. Ensure both your laptop and Roku are connected to the same Wi. Fi. How you project your screen in windows just in a similar way you can project. Before that go to devices and add Roku to that display device. Once you have projected your screen to Roku either by duplicating your screen or extending your screen you can play any content from your latop or streaming content from your browser.