Vidgo is another less-expensive competitor, although we were even less enthused with it the last time we checked it out. If none of our top picks meet your needs, sports fans might want to read our thoughts on FuboTV. Yet another alternative would be to install an app from your TV streaming service provider of choice on your smartphone, tablet, or personal computer. You’ll find our top picks in streaming devices at the preceding link. They connect to your TV’s HDMI port either way, drawing power from the TV’s USB port or from a power adapter.

Such devices come as either an HDMI stick or as a small box with an HDMI cable. You can also subscribe to these services with a streaming device that plugs into a TV, such as an Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Roku, or something similar. You’ll find our top picks in smart TVs at the preceding link. Most people will use a smart TV, and virtually every TV manufacturer builds those these days, including LG, Samsung, and Vizio to name just a few. You don’t need a set-top box or a tuner to receive streaming TV, but you will need an internet connection and a display you can watch TV on. Netflix, Amazon, and the like are more focused on movies and TV shows they produce on their own, although they also license movies and TV shows from other producers, including the aforementioned broadcast networks. TV streaming services like the ones covered here differ from video streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video in that the latter services don’t offer live TV programming or shows you’ll find on network television (ABC, CBS, NBC, et al). What’s the difference between TV streaming and video streaming?

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