Staying in is the new… staying in, or are we just getting old?

We like nothing better than spending evenings in our upstairs den, with the wood-burner lit, watching films & television – with a glass of wine, perhaps.

We’re HUGE fans of European dramas such as Borgen, The Bridge, The Killing, Spiral and Gomorrah. We’re also occasionally known to gorge on box sets like House of Cards, West Wing, The Wire, The Sopranos…

Currently, we’re only able to watch Netflix-only series (House of Cards, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul et al) on the laptop; not an ideal scenario. A media streaming stick is the ideal solution. You just plug it into the back of the television (so long as it has an HDMI slot), connect it to the Wi-Fi and off you go!

We’ve done a bit of research into what’s best for our requirements and these are the best options. We’ve read a few reviews and done a service comparison between all three products and, even though it’s the dearest and has the fewest number of channels (who needs that many, anyway?), we’re going to plump for the Roku.

1. 1. Roku: £39.99, Currys
   2. Chromecast: £25, Tesco
   3. Amazon Fire: £34.99