Getting streaming services on your TV

[JirinPanthosa]

As I moved from a studio apartment to a house, my computer has been swept from my TV.

Verizon has built in Netflix but I’d like to also get Hulu, Amazon Prime and CBS All Access on my TV. Can you do this through either Switch or PS4, or can I sonehow sync my phone? What do all of you do to get all the streaming services on big screens?

 

[Avro Arrow]

I don’t know about the Switch or PS4, but I do know that if your TV is too old to be “smart”, then you can get streaming content through a Google Chromecast, Roku, or Amazon Fire Stick. You’d need to check which services are available on each one in your country.

 

[Enterprise is Great]

My tv has a built in Roku so I use that for streaming. I could get apps for streaming on my blu-ray player but I don't have it hooked up to the internet.

 

[bigdaddy]

Hulu and Amazon should be able to go through your PS4. Not sure about CBS.

 

[EnderAKH]

Buy a $35 Chromecast. Cast just about any video service from your phone.

 

[Asbo Zaprudder]

My LG TV supports streaming but I recommend a Roku stick. Some Blu-ray players and set-top decoders also support streaming from at least Amazon and Netflix. Screen casting from my phone I found a bit iffy -- probably too much interference from other devices.

 

[Starbreaker]

Get a Fire stick. I prefer it over pretty much everything else.

 

[JirinPanthosa]

Thanks, will research each cost and reviews.

 

[Owain Taggart]

I only have a Roku stick and a Chromecast, and between the two, the Chromecast is the more flexible of the two as loads of apps support it. But the Roku stick is more self-contained and is easier for the less tech minded as you can just give them the remote and they'll be fine.

No experience with Amazon, but it is available on the PS4.

 

[MacLeod]

I can stream thinks like Netflix through my Xbox. And I'm fairly certain my Blu-ray player has the facilities to do it as well. I likely could do it via my lap top as well as I have a wi-fi dongle for the TV.

 

[tomalak301]

I have an Apple TV and YouTube TV. It’s pretty good.

 

[Amaris]

I love my little Roku box. I use it for Hulu, Plex, CBS All Access, Pluto (a free TV app that gets lots of good stuff), and Amazon Prime TV & Movies. My version is the Roku 1 that came out about 5 or 6 years ago. Before I upgraded to that one, I wore out my little Roku N1000 (the original "Netflix" box from 2008). My next one will be a new Roku (though I'm waiting until I've wore this one out, too). I'm pretty dedicated to Roku since I like how easy they are to setup, and how simple they are to work. They've become so inexpensive, too! When I bought my first Roku box, I paid $100. The second one was $79 on sale, and the new Roku Express is $30.

So I recommend Roku.