The Best Streaming Device Deals For January 2025

January 21, 2025

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Password management for streaming services makes it a real pain to set them up on a new TV or other display. That’s why a stand-alone streaming device can make your life way easier. With one of these, you can take your movies and shows wherever you go. Just enter your login, plug in the HDMI dongle and watch your favorite content wherever you have a screen and a Wi-Fi connection.

Keeping track of the online media landscape is a full-time job, with streaming bundles, new subscription plans, and other changes coming every day, so there’s a good reason to streamline your setup. Here are the best discounts on streaming sticks and set-top boxes from Amazon, Roku, and Apple in January.

Let’s lead off with a $20 discount on a streaming stick we rated “Excellent” in our review. Roku is well-known for the most user-friendly software in the streaming space, and this high-definition dongle is no exception. Even though it’s a budget model, it boasts nice picture quality with HDR10, HDR10+ and Dolby Vision support, and connects quickly to Wi-Fi. You can also link up to your Apple devices to transmit video to your screen via AirPlay. At this price, it’s one of the cheapest ways to enable 4K streaming on the market.

The Editors’ Choice-winning Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K is our all-around top choice for media streamers, with lead analyst Will Greenwald saying that its hardware upgrades “ensure a responsive experience so you can browse and load content without delay” in our review. This is one of the simplest streaming sticks to get set up, with instant access to both Amazon’s massive Prime video library and all of the competing services as well. Support for Wi-Fi 6 gives you bigger bandwidth for high-definition streaming, and the Alexa voice recognition in the remote is handy to have when your hands are full.

The flagship product in Roku’s array of media streamers, the most recent iteration of the Ultra is a robust and easy-to-use set-top box that gives you efficient access to all of your favorite content at high speeds. With both Wi-Fi 6 support and a dedicated Ethernet port, you can set it up for maximum speed no matter your home network configuration. In our review, we gave it an “Excellent” rating and praised its faster processor and improved Roku Voice Remote Pro, which lets you navigate the system without using your hands. $20 off is a solid discount.

The Apple TV set-top box was one of the pioneers in the streaming space, and the company has steadily refined the technology and accompanying remote. In our review of the second-generation Apple TV 4K, we said that it was “updated with a new processor and remote for a faster, more intuitive experience,” praising its integrations with Apple HomeKit and Siri as well as Dolby Vision support. The new Siri Remote with touch-enabled clickpad lets you navigate your content with ease, and this offer comes with three free months of Apple TV+.

If you’re looking for a streaming device that also brings the boom audio-wise, the Fire TV Cube is a smart pickup. In our review, we gave it an Editors’ Choice award and said that the Cube “remains one of the most capable media streamers on the market,” praising its intuitive hands-free Alexa voice control, pass-through HDMI compatibility, and lightning-fast 4K streaming with support for Wi-Fi 6E. The Fire TV platform is simple to use, with quick access to all the big services, and at a $30 discount it’s an attractive offer.