Unsurprisingly, Black Friday is an ideal time to purchase a streaming device, like Fire Sticks, Roku devices, and Apple TVs. I've been writing about tech and sniffing out deals for about as long as, well... I have a confession to make. Despite reviewing TVs for a living, the main set in my living room is still an old Samsung that I bought over 10 years ago – my television doesn't even have apps. If you're in a similar position, I wanted to see what this year's Black Friday entertainment deals have in store.
My lack of fully featured TV hasn't been a massive problem as I use my PlayStation 4 (like I said... behind the times) to login into many of my subscriptions. But that hasn't also stopped me from getting a separate TV streaming device (just a cheap 1080p Fire Stick). I tend to leave it in one of the TV's HDMI ports and use it if I want to watch something on a platform that the PS4 doesn't support. Plus, – much like CinemaBlend's Sean O'Connell taking his Firestick to every press junket – I shove it in my case when I travel, just in case I have an evening in and just want to catch some live sport or binge episodes of Mad Men again.
I also find that these devices are ideal Christmas Tree fodder. I've lost count of the amount of my... more mature relatives that I've brought kicking and screaming into the 21st century with a Fire Stick or Chromecast. Just bear in mind that you're probably signing up for a half-an-hour tutorial, too!
I started off looking at what discounts the usual suspects – i.e. Amazon, Google, Apple – are offering on their own devices. And then broadened my search to some of the most reliable tech websites on the internet. Because CinemaBlend doesn't test kit in-house, it makes sense to see what streaming devices the experts are recommending to buy this Black Friday. I then filtered out any deals that I thought weren't actually that good to end up with the elite list below.
Adam Marshall
Tech journalistI started writing about tech when I joined Which? magazine (the UK version of Consumer Reports) back in 2013. I got my hands dirty reviewing TVs, soundbars, laptops, tablets... even paper shredders! Since then I worked as a Deals Editor on TechRadar, helping shoppers find their perfect gadgets and spearheading the site's Black Friday bargain hunting.
My Favorite Black Friday Streaming Device Deal
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Best Black Friday Streaming Device Deals $20-$50
Best Black Friday Streaming Device Deals Over $50
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Make the most of this years Black Friday streaming deals, which you can load onto whichever streaming device you go for. There are also some great Black Friday Peacock deals, with the likes of Fire Stick usually having compatible VPN apps so you can also secure your device with Black Friday VPN deals and unblock your streaming services while travelling.
