Amadivayisi ama-9 amahle kakhulu wokuthenga ngo-2018 we-Streaming TV

Sika izintambo nezinkampani zekhebula bese usakaza okuqukethwe kwakho ku-TV yakho

Lezi zinsuku, abantu abaningi bakha izintambo nezinkampani zekhebula futhi basakaza ividiyo kwi-TV nge-smartphone yabo, ithebulethi noma ikhompyutha. Futhi akukho ukusweleka kokukhethwa kukho emhlabeni wokusakaza we-TV ngenxa yabadlali abakhulu njenge-Google, i-Amazon, i-Apple, i-Roku nokuningi. Kodwa wazi kanjani ukuthi iyiphi i-streamer efanelekile kuwe? Ukuze sisize, senze uhlu lwamashishini wokusakaza okuhamba phambili emakethe (futhi sinake konke okusebenzayo, ama-cons kanye namakhono), ngakho-ke kuyoba lula ukuthola okulungile kuwe.

I-flagship entsha ye-Roku, i-Ultra iyisinqumo esimnandi sokusakaza abalandeli abafuna inketho engcono kakhulu. Ku-4.9 x 4.9 x .8 amasentimitha, i-square-ish Ultra ikwazi ukusekela ikhwalithi yesithombe se-4K ne-HDR ngenqubo enamandla ye-quad-core. Ukusakaza kwe-4K Ultra HD kuphathwa ngo-60fps, noma izikhathi ezine ukulungiswa kwe-1080p HD, futhi, ngenxa yesakhiwo esisha, kugijima ngaphandle kwabalandeli. Kukhona i-HDMI port, i-Ethernet port (plus 802.11 a / c), okukhipha digital, i-microSD slot yokugcina isitoreji kanye ne-USB port. Ngeshwa, ayikho ikhebula le-HDMI elifakiwe, okungahambi kahle okungaqondakali.

Ngenxa yeprosesa enamandla, ukuhamba ngesistimu ye-menu ye-Roku kakade enobungane iyinhlangano ye-cinch. Ukukhethwa kwesiteshi kungaphambili nangaphakathi futhi kubonisa izinhlelo zokusebenza ezilandelwe. I-Ultra, njengamanye amadivayisi we-Roku, inikeza ukusesha ngezwi, okusebenza ngokugcwele kahle. Khuluma igama lobukiso, umlingisi, umqondisi noma uhlelo lokusebenza kusilawuli kude noma uhlelo lokusebenza lweselula (i-Android ne-iOS) ne-voila, imiphumela yakho izovela. Indawo eyikude iyi-fashion ejwayelekile ye-Roku ne-pad color direction pad kanye ne-slew of izinqamuleli ezizinhlelo zokusebenza ezinkulu kanye neminye imisebenzi yokulawula.

Kukhona uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-4K lwe-lightlight oluveza okuqukethwe kwe-UHD kuwo wonke amasevisi ahlukahlukene. Imodi yasebusuku yikongeza eyamukelekile ekhombisa ukuqhuma okukhulu nokugqamisa inkhulumomphendvulwano ukuze uvumele lonke indlu ilele lapho ubuka ebusuku. Inhlanganisela yeprosesa entsha, ukusakaza okungu-4K ne-HDR, kanye nokukhethwa kwesiteshi esikhulu kakhulu, kusho i-Ultra ngeke idumise.

Inkinobho ye-Roku ine-processor esebenzayo ye-quad-core kanye ne-double-band wireless enikezela amandla angaphezulu kuka-8x amandla okucubungula kunanini ngaphambili. Abasolwa abajwayelekile balapha nge-Netflix, VUDU, Amazon, Google Play nokuningi. Eqinisweni, lokhu kukhethiwe okwasiza ukuthola i-Roku Stick indawo yethu ephezulu.

Ngokungafani ne-Chromecast ne-Apple TV, uRoku yi-platform agnostic futhi ifuna ukunikeza amakhasimende ayo zonke izinketho futhi yenza kanjalo nge-gusto. Singathanda ukubona ukusekelwa kwe-4K, kodwa lokho kungumhlatshelo esingabonga ekulawuleni okude okulungele ukude kwe-IR, uhlelo lokusebenza lomngane omkhulu we-Android ne-iOS namakhulu ezinhlelo zokusebenza nezinsizakalo. Eqinisweni, igama elilodwa kuphela elilahlekile lapha iTunes futhi alikho emangalisayo, ngeke uthole iTunes noma yikuphi ngaphandle komkhiqizo we-Apple. Ungase ungaphuthelwa kwisitoreji esandayo kodwa, futhi, izici ezifana nokuseshwa okungcono kakhulu kweklasi kusenza sikwazi ukungazinaki ezinye zezinto zokungabikho kwe-Roku Stick.

Kukhona ezinye izinsizakalo ezengeziwe, njengokuthi akuzona zonke izinhlelo zokusebenza zokusakaza ezisesikhathini ezishintshayo nezinguquko zayo zakamuva ze-UX noma ukuthi i-HDMI kuphela yindaba eyimfihlo yabanikazi be-TV asebekhulile. Futhi, singathanda ukubona i-Roku yenza okuthile mayelana neminithi emizuzu engu-2 nesikhathi sesi-52 sokuqalisa. Kodwa-ke, ngenxa yokukhethwa kokuqukethwe kokusakazwa, isikhombimsebenzisi esheshayo nesabelayo ngokusesha kanye nokuseshelwa kwezinsizakalo, i-Roku Stick iyisinqumo esilula sedivayisi enhle kakhulu yokusakaza i-TV.

Isizukulwane esisha sika-Amazon se-Fire TV Sticks okwamanje sihlukaniswe njenge-No. 1 Best Selling Electronic kusayithi layo. Ngenye yamadivayisi wokusakazwa emakethe engaphansi kuka- $ 40 futhi ifika nelakude elawula ukulawula kwezwi elingenantambo. Uma uyiLungu Eliyinhloko le-Amazon, ayikho idivayisi yokusakaza engcono okuvuza ukuthi uyayithanda i-Fire TV Stick.

I-Fire TV Stick ihlanganisa i-Alexa Voice Remote engakwazi ukufunda imiyalo yomlomo yomsebenzisi. Isibonelo, ukukhuluma ku-remote futhi ethi "Qalisa i-Netflix" kuzoqala ukusakaza kwe-Netflix, ethi "Alexa, hlala kancane" kuzomisa okwesikhashana ividiyo noma umculo oyidlalayo - ungatshela ngisho no-Alexa ukuthi ulawule i-pizza noma uthole izikhathi zokubonisa i-movie . Idivayisi yokusakaza ibhetele nakakhulu uma uyiLungu Eliyinhloko le-Amazon; ungathola ukufinyelela okungenamkhawulo ku-Prime Video, okufaka izinkulungwane zama-movie neziqephu ze-TV ezingenayo izindleko ezengeziwe. Amalungu anganezela nakweziteshi ezikhethekile ezifana ne-HBO ne-Showtime - eyayingaphambili kuphela ku-Apple TV kuphela.

I-TV TV Stick ihlanganisa amandla angaphezu kwamaphesenti angama-75 okucubungula kunabaningi bayo ngaphambili, ihlanganisa injini yehluzo ezinikezele, ukwesekwa okungcono kwe-Wi-Fi, imemori engu-2GB kanye no-8 GB wesitoreji esandisa kuze kube ngu-200 GB. Isekela i-4K Ultra HD futhi ihlanganisa zonke iziteshi zakho zokusakaza ezithandayo njenge-YouTube, Hulu ne-Amazon Video.

Isihloko se-Roku sikadivayisi esakaza kakhulu esithengekayo manje seka-Express futhi siyigqoke njengebheji lenhlonipho. Ehlanganiswe nazo zonke izinhlelo zokusebenza nezinsizakalo ozothola kunoma iyiphi enye idivayisi ye-Roku, inamandla okukhipha ividiyo engu-1080p, kodwa ihlaziya intengo yayo ephansi ngokusebenza kancane kancane nokulawula okuyisisekelo kwe-infrared remote. Ukusetha i-snap nekhebula elihlanganisa i-HD-18 ye-HDMI ne-interface ye-Roku enembile yenza kube lula ukucinga kuma-movie angu-350,000+ ama-movie nezigcawu ze-TV ezingaphezu kwezingu-3 500+ ezikhokhelwayo noma zamahhala, kufaka phakathi amagama amakhulu afana ne-Netflix, i-Amazon Video, i-Hulu, i-PBS nezingane Okuningi.

I-Roku Express isekela i-802.11 b / g / n / ibili-band MIMO ephaketheni elincane nje .7 x 3.4 x 1.4 amasentimitha futhi lilinganisa ama-ounces amathathu. I-infrared (i-line-of-sight) esilawuli kude i-wand evamile engu-Roku 5.3-intshi emgqeni onombukiso obomvu ohlanganiswa nezinkinobho ze-Home, Back, Replay ne-Option.

Uma uqhathanisa uhlangothi lwe-Roku Express ngokumelene nabantwana bakithi ababizayo, ubona ukulibazisa okuncane ekusebenzeni jikelele: cabanga imenyu yokulayisha, ukulayishwa kohlelo njll. Nokho, ukusebenza okuphuthumayo akusho nganoma iyiphi indlela ukuvimbela ukusebenza kwevidiyo ne-TV edlala ngokukhethwa kukho okubizayo. Ukwengeza, akukho ukusesha ngezwi elisuka kude okushiwo i-Amazon Fire TV Stick noma i-web-mirroring njengeCromecast kodwa lokho akuyona into embi. Uma ubheka ukuthola i-inthanethi uphinde usakaze izinkulungwane zemiboniso yakho oyintandokazi ngokungabi nakakhulu ngangokunokwenzeka, i-Roku Express ngeke idumale.

I-Google ithatha i- "uma ingaqhekeki, ungayilungisi" isho futhi uyiphonsa ngaphandle kwefasitela ngokuthatha i-Google Chromecast esivele ihlaba umxhwele futhi yenza kube ngcono nakakhulu. I-Chromecast Ultra manje inikeza ukusakaza ku-4K Ultra HD ne-HDR enezivinini ezingeziwe zokuphatha ikhwalithi enamandla kakhulu. Njengabandulelayo bayo, i-Chromecast Ultra ixhuma ngqo ku-port ye-HDMI yakho ye-TV iphinde isebenze namadivayisi we-iPhone, iPad, Android nama-laptops ngezinkulungwane zezinhlelo zokusebenza ezinikwe amandla.

I-Chromecast ye-Google isekela imibukiso ye-TV engaphezu kwezingu-200,000, kanye nezingoma ezingu-30 million, umsakazo, ezemidlalo, imidlalo nokuningi. Nakuba kungenzeka ukuthi izinketho ezifana ne-Roku zinezici ezengeziwe, i-Google Chromecast Ultra ingaba isevisi yokusakazwa elula futhi ehlelwe kahle kakhulu emhlabeni jikelele.

Ukufakwa kwe-adapter ye-Ethernet kuzosiza imizi nokuxhumana kwe-intanethi okungenzeka kungakalungi futhi kulungele ukusizakala kokusakaza okungu-4K. Abasebenzisi be-Chromecast bazothola ikhono lokubukela amawebusayithi ku-TV, kanye nesibuko se-smartphone yabo. Amandla asekelwa ngokusebenzisa uxhumano lwe-microUSB olungangena kunoma yikuphi ukuphuma kwamandla, kuyilapho i-HDMI ixhuma ngqo ku-TV.

I-Chromecast ye-Google ingenye yamadivaysi e-TV e-TV evumela kakhulu futhi ngesizathu esihle: Ngenye yezinto ezingabizi kakhulu. Manje, ngokuncintisana okuningi, i-Google igcine indlela "encane kakhulu" ngokuthembela kakhulu kumadivayisi angaphandle ukulawula ukudlala kwayo. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uyayithanda noma uyayizonda, i-Chromecast ayikho ukulawula okude, isikhathi. Ukukhethwa kwayo kokuqukethwe okuxhaswe yi-Roku futhi kukhula cishe nsuku zonke.

Ngokusebenzisa i-Chrome kwideskithophu noma ngokusebenzisa izinhlelo zokusebenza ezisemthethweni (noma ezingavumelekile) ku-Android naku-iOS, kunokuningi okunengqondo yokunikeza i-Chromecast ukubukeka okude, kanzima. Enye inzuzo ukubonakala kwayo (kuyinto encane kakhulu). Lokhu kuhle kunoma ubani ohambayo futhi efuna ukukophela ku-TV yehhotela futhi asakaze okuqukethwe kwakhe siqu. I-Chromecast izoba yindlela yethu yokuhamba ngokuhamba nje njengoba nje sidinga i-unit ngokwalo kanye ne-smartphone yethu kunokuba sikhathazeke ngokuthi kufaka phakathi ukude okuhlukile. Isakhiwo sayo esisha sibonisa i-hockey puck encane, eplastiki. Ikhebula elilodwa, elifushane lixhumeka kwi-HDMI elilodwa lokuxhuma futhi liya ngqo ku-TV yakho. Ukusetha i-Chromecast kulula kakhulu. Vele uyixhumise, thatha uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-Chromecast ye-smartphone yakho bese ulandela okumbalwa okulandelayo futhi ubalekile emidlalweni.

Umehluko owodwa ophawulekayo kulo lonke lolu hlu kungukuntuleka kwanoma yisiphi isikhombikubona esibukweni. I-Chromecast ayinayo futhi i-Google ibonise ukuthi akeke afike. Ukusebenzisa izinhlelo zakho zokusebenza ezikhona ku-Netflix ukugxuma ngqo "ukukhipha" kulula, kulula futhi kudinga nje ukuthepha kwenkinobho eyodwa. Nakuba ukungabikho kwe-iTunes nokuqukethwe kwe-Amazon kuqashelwa, singathola okuningi kokuqukethwe kokuqala kanye nomlando esikufunayo ku-Google Play.

I-Apple TV 4 iyunithi encane, ebiza kakhulu kodwa igcina isikhombimsebenzisi esibonisiwe esenze imikhiqizo ye-Apple amanye amadivayisi athengisa kakhulu. Iyunithi ye-1.66-ounce iqukethe ukusesha ngezwi elimangalisayo kusuka ku-Siri, ukukhethwa okuhle kwezinhlelo zokusebenza kanye ne-AirPlay zezinhlelo zokusebenza ezingaxhasiwe. I-Apple TV isekela izinsizakalo eziningi ezifana ne-Roku kodwa yenezela ikhono lokudlala okuqukethwe okuvela kumtapo wakho we-iTunes. Phonsa nge-mirroring kusuka ku-iPhone yakho, i-iPad noma i-Macbook nge-AirPlay futhi unamathuba amaningi.

Noma kunjalo, akuyona yonke into ephelele njengoba nanoma ubani ongaboshwa ku-Apple ecosystem ngeke abone inani eligcwele le-Apple TV. Njengoba kunikezwe izindleko, akunakubuza ukuthi le divayisi ye-TV yokusakazwa ihamba kahle kuphela kulabo abathengiswa ngokuphelele kwi-ecosystem evelile. Kuzinhlelo zokusebenza ezingu-6,000+ zomdabu ku-Apple TV manje, ama-1,300 ayividiyo yokusakaza. Ukusesha ngezwi le-Siri kwenza kahle, kodwa uhlelo lwayo lokusebenza lokunciphisa ukucasula kunikezwe ukuthi uRoku wenze kahle kangakanani lo msebenzi ngendleko eshibhile. Enye inothi ukuthi abathengi abaningi kumele banelisekile kunomthamo ongabizi kakhulu we-32GB kunokuba imodeli engu-64GB. Ngaphandle kokuthi ubheke ukusebenzisa i-Apple TV njengomshini wokudlala onzima, inkumbulo encane ifunda indlela yokukhulula isikhala yedwa ukuvumela ukufakwa kwezinhlelo zokusebenza ezintsha.

Ukuntuleka kokuqukethwe kokuqala okuvela eminye imithombo efana ne-Google Play kuyiphumelelo eliphawulekayo, kodwa akulona isimanga kuleli zwe lanamuhla le-Apple vs Android. Uma kucatshangwa ukuthi okuqukethwe okuningi okuqala kokuqala kuyatholakala kwi-platform ngayinye (gcina ezinye kuphela), akusiyo i-breaker.

Ngokungafani neningi lomncintiswano walo ozama ikhwalithi engu-1080p, i- Roku 4 ithatha imfanelo kwenye izinga. Ukwengezwa kweziteshi ezingu-2 500 + zokusakaza, 4x isinqumo se-1080p HD nokuthuthukiswa okuphezulu kwezingu-720p ze-HD wonke unamathisele indawo ye-Roku 4 njengomnqobi encwadini yethu. Ikwazi ukusebenzisana nanoma yikuphi i-TV enexhumano le-HDMI, ukusakaza okungu-4K kunqunyelwe kumaTVs alungile kakade oku-4K UHD okungaziwa njengamamodeli angu-1080p kodwa ulindele ukuthi ushintshe ngokuphawulekayo eminyakeni embalwa ezayo.

Enye into ephawulekayo ukuthi i-Roku 4 isekela kuphela i-HDMI 2.0, hhayi i-HDMI 2.0a, engase ingabonakali njengemininingwane enkulu namuhla, kodwa kungenzeka esikhathini esizayo uma ukuxhaswa okungeziwe kokuqukethwe okusakaza okushukumisayo okuphezulu kuyengezwa. I-Roku 4 ihambelana nomngane wayo we-Stick ekuphenduleni futhi kulula ukuyisebenzisa futhi sithanda ukungezwa kwezinkinobho zokufinyelela okusheshayo kokubili i-Netflix ne-Sling. Bonke abadlali abakhulu bayatholakala nge-Roku kuhlanganise ne-Netflix, iTwitch, i-YouTube, i-Amazon, ne-Hulu. Ufuna ukusakaza izithombe, umculo namavidiyo agcinwe kwi-smartphone yakho ngqo ku-Roku 4? Usuyilanda nje uhlelo lokusebenza lokusebenza ngaphandle kwesinye inzuzo enhle yokuthola i-Roku.

Uma ukugembula oyifunayo ngempela, i-NVIDIA Shield iyisakazo sakho se-Android TV sokuzikhethela. Esikhundleni sezinketho ezithe xaxa futhi ezibonakalayo ezibonakalayo njenge-Xbox One noma i-Playstation 4, i-Shield iyinhlangano ejabulisayo phakathi kwedivayisi yokudlala kanye nokusakaza okugcwele kwe-TV. Ngenkathi i-pricey, ifika ne-16GB yesitoreji sangaphakathi kanye nokusebenza okungama-3x okusheshayo kune-Apple TV, i-10x ngokushesha kune-Roku 4 no-4x ngokushesha kunomlilo we-TV. Ukuntuleka kwamathemba okuzijabulisa akubandakanya lapha ku-Netflix, HULU, YouTube, ESPN, Showtime, Disney, Kodi , HBO, njll. Thatha ukude okungeziwe futhi usho izinto ezifana ne "Ama-movie a-Oscar" noma "Qalisa i-Netflix" nezwi le-Google eliphambili imiyalo izothola ukuthi yini oyifunayo. Nakuba enye isevisi engekho ebonakalayo engeyona i-Prime Video ye-Amazon.

Zonke izinketho ze-TV ezisakazayo zivele nje nge-icing kwikhekhe njengoba umklomelo wangempela ukudlala. Iyakwazi ukusakaza amageyimu we-PC amasha ne-classic kusukela efwini nge-GeForce MANJE eceleni kweqoqo le-Android ne-SHIELD-okukhethwa kukho okukhethekile okudlala, kukhona konke okuvela ezintandokazi zomndeni, ama-indie afinyelela kumagama amakhulu kudlala kwefoni. Ngokweqiniso, kuzoba nemibuthano yokudlala i-Apple TV noma i-Amazon's Fire TV kodwa okwamanje ayiyona indawo yokuzinikela ye-console yegeyimu. Okufakiwe kuyisilawuli semidlalo esisebenza njengendlela eyinhloko yokusesha.

Ukusetha kulula kakhulu nge-Android TV futhi iShield ayiyona into. Khetha ulimi, iphasiwedi ye-WiFi, ukungena ngemvume kwe-akhawunti futhi uvale. I-Shield ilawula zonke izibuyekezo ze-OS nohlelo lokusebenza ngemuva kwezigcawu ezikushiye ukuthi ujabulele izithelo zobuchwepheshe.

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