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The most popular streaming devices in the US

Even though millions of people have game consoles like the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, people are streaming less video on game consoles, and more on streaming media players, according to new research from Parks Associates, a Dallas-based market research firm.

That's because these boxes are easy to setup and use, relatively inexpensive, and have lots of options in terms of content.

Check out the brands Americans use most to stream content from the internet to their TVs.

From the article "The most popular streaming devices in the US" by Skye Gould and Tim Stenovec.

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