media streamer

Digital content box

A media streamer is a device that connects to a television to deliver streaming content from the internet—movies, shows, music, and apps from services like Netflix or YouTube.

Common examples include Roku, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire Stick.

The term also applies to software that serves the same function: I use my laptop as a media streamer when traveling.

Related

HDMI · remote · screen mirroring · binge · watch party · WiFi · dongle · casting · 4K · video quality · smart TV · cord cutting · Apple TV · apps · playlist · pause · subscribe · content

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Opposites
content delivery method

media streamercable box

Television signal decoder

antenna · satellite receiver · broadcast television · cable television · set-top box

physical vs. digital media

media streamerDVD player

Device for watching films

VCR · VHS player · disc player · CD player · tape player

Family

media, medium, medial, median, mediate, mediation, mediator, intermediate, multimedia

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G