Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max (2nd Gen)

The 4K streaming dongle market splits cleanly into two tiers: sub-$50 sticks and the $100+ box-class devices like the Nvidia Shield TV Pro. The Fire TV Stick 4K Max Gen 2 positions itself at the top of the stick tier, directly above Amazon's own 4K Stick (non-Max) and squarely against the Roku Streaming Stick 4K and the Google Chromecast with Google TV 4K. The differentiator here isn't resolution — everything in this bracket does 4K — it's the Wi-Fi 6E radio and the slightly beefier silicon, which together separate it from the standard 4K Stick at a $15 premium. …More info