--- description: Related: 18 Streaming TV Boxes Ranked from Worst to First title: VIDEO: Best Streaming TV Boxes: Roku vs Apple TV vs Fire TV and Others image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt578767cab9e06534/69868888e53abaaef54d1ce2/img_0663.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Ranked: Best Streaming TV Boxes by [Doug Aamoth](/author/doug-aamoth/) ## Doug Aamoth Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 3, 2014 7:51 PM CUT  The Fire TV box is about the thickness of a dime turned on its side. Also shown are the included remote control and the $40 gamepad. The Fire TV box is about the thickness of a dime turned on its side. Also shown are the included remote control and the $40 gamepad.Doug Aamoth--TIME by [Doug Aamoth](/author/doug-aamoth/) ## Doug Aamoth Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 3, 2014 7:51 PM CUT **Related:** [18 Streaming TV Boxes Ranked from Worst to First](http://time.com/134575/best-streaming-tv-boxes/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2819605/video-best-streaming-tv-boxes/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2819605/video-best-streaming-tv-boxes/"},"headline":"Ranked: Best Streaming TV Boxes","datePublished":"2014-06-03T19:51:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:02:23.512Z","description":"Related: 18 Streaming TV Boxes Ranked from Worst to First","url":"https://time.com/2819605/video-best-streaming-tv-boxes/","keywords":["Tech","Gadgets","Videos","Chromecast","Home entertainment","Graphiq","video","Apple TV","TV","Roku"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt578767cab9e06534/69868888e53abaaef54d1ce2/img_0663.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Doug Aamoth","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/doug-aamoth/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt578767cab9e06534/69868888e53abaaef54d1ce2/img_0663.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Amazon Fire TV","caption":"Amazon Fire TV","creditText":"Doug Aamoth--TIME","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2819605/video-best-streaming-tv-boxes/","name":"Ranked: Best Streaming TV Boxes"}}]}] ```