To help ease the transition from cable, perhaps you’ve picked a live TV streaming service such as YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, or Sling TV, and now you need a streaming device to go with it. If you want the best possible experience, this decision is more complicated than it might seem.

Roku’s streaming boxes, streaming sticks, and smart TVs have a reputation for being easy to use, but that doesn’t mean every useful feature is obvious from the start.