14 best Black Friday 2022 streaming deals: Top service and device sales

• Current price: $29
• Original price: $55

Amazon has a Fire TV Stick 4K bundle on sale for 47% off as part of an early Black Friday deal. The bundle pairs the Fire Stick with a two-year protection plan that includes normal, mechanical, and electrical malfunctions. The Fire Stick alone usually sells for $25, which essentially brings the protection plan down to $4. You get 24/7 support and two-day replacements. The Fire Stick lets you stream entertainment from Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, Disney+, Peacock and other streaming services when plugged into your HD or 4K UHD TV.

• Current price: $30
• Original price: $73

This box has everything you need to set up streaming channels like HBO Max, Apple TV+, Netflix, Hulu and Netflix in 4K quality. That device is the Ultra LT version, which the box says is Roku’s “best Wi-Fi and wired streaming service” with voice remote control, Dolby Vision picture and quick channel launch. The package includes an HDMI cable. A cool feature is that you can control your TV using your iPhone, iPad, or other Apple device using the Apple Home app or Siri. This feature also works with a Google Assistant compatible device.

• Current price: $15
• Original price: $30

For $15 you can connect your streaming services to your TV and watch. It’s an affordable streaming solution to start with that has gotten much cheaper. The only downsides are that the stick doesn’t do what the more expensive versions do: it doesn’t let you control your TV, so you won’t be able to turn your TV on or adjust the volume through it. The fire tv stick will allow you to control your TV, and it’s on sale for $20, and the Fire 4K TV Stick is best for 4K streaming. What you can do with this version, the Fire TV Stick Lite, streams in Full HD with Alexa voice search across multiple apps. You can also listen to music through Spotify, Amazon Music, Pandora and other services, and check on your smart home by asking Alexa to do things like dim the lights or check the weather.

• Current price: $158
• Original price: $260

Your entertainment experience becomes much cheaper and much clearer with this Sony Blu-ray™ player. 4K Ultra HD means you can enjoy movies at four times the resolution of regular Blu-ray™ in 4K resolution. This Blu-ray™ player doesn’t just play Blu-ray™ discs: it also lets you watch, listen to and stream almost anything. That means HD video, audio and streaming services, all streaming video up to 4K. The Blu-ray™ player features Dolby Vision, for better contrast, and HDR10, for 100x maximum brightness compared to a standard signal.

• Current price: $25
• Original Price: $50

The Roku 4K Streaming Stick lets you stream from all your favorite services (Netflix, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Prime Video, and more) by simply connecting to your TV. The stick comes with a remote control that lets you control everything: you can turn on the TV, change the volume and perform voice search through streaming services. The stick enables streaming in 4K, Dolby Vision and HDR10 plus. It has a long-range wireless connection for streaming in any room, up to twice as fast. This broadcast stick is compatible with an Alexa-enabled device for full voice control.

• Current price: $40
• Original Price: $50

The Chromecast Streaming Stick follows the same philosophy as the Fire Stick and Roku Stick: plug in and easily stream whatever you want. This version of Chromecast offers the highest video resolution, up to 4K HDR, voice remote control with Google Assistant, Google TV, and compatibility with thousands of apps. You get personal suggestions and access movies, shows, live TV and more in 4K HDR quality. The feature I like the most about the Chromecast, compared to the other sticks, is that you can access all of your streaming services from your home screen, so you don’t have to jump from app to app. another to find something to watch. You get the most comprehensive library possible, depending on the services you subscribe to. It’s a practical ability.

• Current price: $20
• Original price: $40

This is the latest Fire TV Stick model that has 50% more power than previous models, which means faster streaming for you, in Full HD. You get the Alexa voice remote with preset buttons for popular streaming services and power and volume buttons to control your TV. You can watch or listen to whatever you want. Only downside, this stick does not support 4K streaming, specific to the Fire TV Stick 4K. Dolby Atmos home theater audio is only compatible with certain home audio systems.

• Current price: $100
• Original price: $199

The Apple TV 4K is powered by an A12 Bionic chip, for better streaming, and Dolby Atmos sound. Dolby Vision stands for 4K video, and the system works with any 4K HDR-capable TV (not just Apple TVs). The Apple TV app brings together most of your other streaming services in one place so you’ll know when a new episode of your favorite shows is out without having to navigate to the specific app it’s hosted on. Any Apple charger you use to charge your iPhone or iPad will charge the remote, which has a battery life of about six months between charges. You won’t have to watch ads for streaming services on your home screen: the screen shows your apps, and your apps only.

• Current price: $80
• Original price: $130

The Roku Streambar provides access to 4K streaming as well as internal speakers that produce expansive sound. Dolby Audio provides that volume boost for easily understood dialogue when watching your favorite shows. The Streambar also quiets loud commercials and supports Bluetooth streaming. The included remote lets you power your TV, adjust volume, and control streaming from one place. A nice feature is Night Listening, which automatically reduces loud commercials, increases the volume of voices, and ensures you don’t wake the house while enjoying your entertainment.