Amazon Fire TV vs. Apple TV vs. Roku 3 vs. Chromecast

The newly-announced Amazon Fire TV wants to take over your living room with its tiny, flat media box, but with lots of other existing devices on the market, you'll want to consider all streaming options first before making a purchase.

Fire TV — a set-top box, gaming console hybrid — will directly compete against streaming devices like Apple TV, Roku and Google Chromecast, but it will also take on gaming consoles such as Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and even the Android-powered Ouya.

For the sake of comparing Fire TV to existing set-top boxes — and leaving the gaming consoles out for now — there's a lot to be said about its bells and whistles. First, it uses voice search when you speak into the remote and boasts a stronger quad-core processor than the Roku 3 (double core), Apple TV (single core) and Chromecast (single core) Read more...