Today, there are so many different tv streaming services available, making it difficult for someone to decide which one to use. Below we’ve listed some of the pros and cons of different tv streaming services, according to Tom’s Guide, in an attempt to help you decide which service best suits your needs.
Netflix
Best overall streaming service according to Tom’s Guide. Netflix provides streaming of TV shows and movies for a monthly subscription of $9/month. It allows the user to create different profiles so that they can keep track of each person’s preferences and provides recommendations.
Pros:
- Great selection
- Optimized interface
- Good recommendation system
Cons
- More expensive than other services
- Titles come and go frequently
- Limited brand-new content
Hulu
Best streaming service for TV programs according to Tom’s Guide. Provides a great selection of current TV shows for a monthly subscription of $8/month. It also lets users watch entire TV series after they’ve aired.
Pros
- Great selection of current TV shows
- Inexpensive
- Quality of the original programming
Cons
- Frequent commercials
- Not a great selection of movies
- Inconvenient interface
Amazon Prime Instant Video
Best streaming service for families according to Tom’s Guide. Instant video comes along with your yearly subscription of $99 to Amazon Prime so you get all the benefits of Amazon Prime as well.
Pros
- Wide selection of content
- Included with other Prime benefits
- Good original shows
Cons
- Not many new videos
- Annual subscription
- A la carte content costs extra
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