流媒体服务已经占领了家庭，赢得了比传统电视更多的订阅。但是，由于每项服务都需要按月订阅，您可能会发现您不想用太多的服务来权衡预算。
仅就价格而言，有些比其他便宜，但在选择一个之前，您确实需要密切关注您的家人将使用什么。
Amazon Prime ($12.99 Per Month)
对于大多数人来说，Amazon Prime TV将是最物有所值的，因为它捆绑在一个包含免费送货的包裹中。如果您经常从亚马逊(Amazon)订购，那么这个价格非常值得。
Prime会员现在还可以享受免费当天送货和特别折扣日等福利。流媒体服务包括流行的独家节目，如获得艾美奖的(Emmy Award-winning) The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel和汤姆克兰西的杰克瑞恩(Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan)。如果您尝试访问您所在国家/地区以外的内容，可以帮助您建立连接的第三方VPN数量有限，尽管(VPNs)亚马逊(Amazon)非常主动地阻止此类访问。
亚马逊的监视列表(Watchlist)功能可让您按标题或最近添加内容的时间排序。您可以使用Fire TV 遥控器(Fire TV remote)轻松打开字幕，也可以直接在浏览器中打开字幕。在所有流媒体服务中，Amazon Prime TV是最难使用的，其布局笨拙(clunky layout)，很难找到可以看的东西。
亚马逊提供(Amazon offers)30 天免费试用，并提供两天免费送货服务。学生还可以在网站的特定学校购买部分获得为期六个月的免费试用。
Netflix ($8.99 Per Month)
Netflix 仍然是最受欢迎的流媒体服务，(streaming service)截至 2018 年 5 月(May 2018)拥有约 2000 万订户。尽管您会发现许多从其他网络获得许可的热门节目，但 Netflix 的吸引力在于其原创节目。
Stranger Things和Orange Is the New Black等热门节目让观众支付每月订阅费(subscription fee)。也在为 Netflix 工作？事实上，它通常在提供对 4K 分辨率等技术的支持方面领先于竞争对手。
Netflix上的原始队列(Queue)功能已被“我的列表(My List)”取代，无论您是使用移动设备还是电视，都可以轻松访问该功能。您可以轻松打开字幕或更改您的首选语言(change your preferred language)，只要该功能可用于您正在观看的内容。
Netflix不断更新其用户界面(user interface)，以确保其尽可能简单明了。如今，您甚至可以从“浏览(Browse)”屏幕轻松观看预告片，从而轻松决定要观看的内容。该服务的家长控制特别受家庭欢迎。要从一个国家/地区的Netflix选项转移到另一个国家/地区，您需要Netflix尚未阻止其服务器的少数VPN(VPNs)之一。
Netflix的最大缺点之一是它的价格。虽然 8.99 美元与其他服务一致，但如果您想要高质量的视频，则必须升级到 10.99 美元至 12.99 美元的月度计划。Netflix确实提供了为期一个月的免费试用，让您决定它是否适合您。
YouTube TV ($49.99 Per Month)
您可能对YouTube 上(YouTube)的所有免费内容都非常熟悉。但该网站的付费订阅服务是(subscription service)有线电视或卫星电视(cable or satellite)的绝佳替代品。
与其他服务不同，YouTube TV旨在让您访问电视上的许多频道，包括ABC、CBS、FOX、ESPN和HGTV等。您需要输入邮政编码(ZIP code)以获取您所在地区可用频道的完整列表。
YouTube TV的界面类似于您在计算机上浏览免费的YouTube 视频时看到的界面。(YouTube videos)您不会发现浏览功能像其他一些服务那样易于使用，并且您还不能将项目添加到您的监视列表中。YouTube TV与其他服务一样提供字幕和语言设置，但您只能找到少数其他语言的内容。
YouTube TV的免费试用期(trial period)比其他服务更短，而且试用期似乎在不断缩短，但您可能更容易找到有效的VPN。
Hulu ($5.99 Per Month)
如果您是电视迷(TV fan)，Hulu很可能是您的最爱，尽管其他人提供了这些服务。您将可以访问在ABC、CBS、Bravo、A&E、Food Network、HGTV、Lifetime和许多其他网站上播出的许多节目。(many of the shows)还有直播电视选项(Live TV option)，让您可以访问所有在切断电源线时丢失的节目。最重要的是，不含直播电视(Live TV)选项的包含广告的基本计划每月仅需(is only)5.99 美元。
Hulu 的关注列表不仅可以保存您想观看的节目，还可以让您查看已经观看过的节目。该网站上有相当强大的国际选择(international selection)，您可以轻松更改语言偏好，以便观看它们。
与Netflix一样，Hulu 也在(Hulu)不断更新其界面，以使其尽可能易于在各种设备上使用，而“继续观看(Keep Watching)”部分对于从上次中断的地方重新开始特别有用。
Hulu相当实惠，而且还提供 30 天免费试用。最大的劣势在于其原创节目，因为该服务仍难以跟上Netflix、亚马逊(Amazon)和HBO的步伐。要访问其他国家/地区的内容，您需要跟上少数可以绕过服务阻止工具的VPN 。(VPNs)
HBO GO ($14.99 Per Month)
HBO长期以来一直是一项付费优质服务(premium service)，但网络在流媒体时代(streaming era)已经发展。尽管HBO GO(HBO GO)上有很多很棒的原创节目和大片，但它的价值远不及竞争对手。
如果你更喜欢电影而不是电视节目，HBO GO可能是比Netflix 或 Hulu(Netflix or Hulu)更好的选择。除了无商业广告的电影和授权系列之外，您还将获得诸如遏制您的热情(Curb Your Enthusiasm)、平分秋色(The Deuce)和巴里之类的(Barry)原创内容(original content like) 。
在选择方面，HBO GO不会像Netflix 或 Hulu(Netflix or Hulu)这样的服务那么好，它们都有大量的节目和电影库。然而，网络的原创系列才是真正的平局。您也不会找到与其他流媒体服务一样多的国际标题，但您可以更改首选语言并轻松访问字幕。
(Navigation)使用HBO GO进行(HBO GO)导航相当容易，尤其是当您经常从一台设备移动到另一台设备并想从中断处继续时。您将通过HBO 订阅访问(HBO subscription)HBO GO，许多有线电视提供商提供免费试用期，但是，您可以独立获得 HBO Now(you can get HBO Now independently)并获得前 7 天免费。如果您想观看来自其他国家/地区的内容，您需要搜索最新的 VPN 以找到尚未被阻止的 VPN。
Which Streaming Video Provider Is the Best Value?
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For most people, Amazon Prime TV will be the best value since it’s bundled in a package that includes free shipping. If you routinely order from Amazon, it’s well worth the price.
Prime members now also get benefits like free same-day deliveries and special discount days. The streaming service includes popular exclusive shows like the Emmy Award-winning The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan. If you’re trying to access content outside your country, there is a limited number of third-party VPNs that will help you make that connection, although Amazon is very proactive about blocking this type of access.
Amazon’s Watchlist feature lets you sort by title or how recently you added something to it. You can easily turn subtitles on using your Fire TV remote, as well as directly in your browser. Of all of the streaming services, Amazon Prime TV is the most difficult to use, with a clunky layout that makes it hard to find something to watch.
Amazon offers a free 30-day trial that comes with free two-day shipping. Students also get a free six-month trial on the section of the site that has school-specific purchases.
Netflix ($8.99 Per Month)
Netflix remains the most popular streaming service, with approximately 20 million subscribers as of May 2018. Although you’ll find plenty of popular shows licensed from other networks, Netflix’s draw is its original programming.
Popular shows like Stranger Things and Orange Is the New Black keep viewers paying that monthly subscription fee. Also working in Netflix’s favor? The fact that it’s usually ahead of the competition in offering support for technology like 4K resolution.
The original Queue feature on Netflix has been replaced by My List, a feature that’s easy to access whether you’re on a mobile device or your TV. You can easily turn on subtitles or change your preferred language, as long as that feature is available for the content you’re watching.
Netflix is constantly updating its user interface to make sure it’s as straightforward as possible. Today, you can even easily watch trailers from the Browse screen, making it easy to decide what to watch. The service’s parental controls are especially popular with families. To move from one country’s Netflix options to another, you’ll need one of the few VPNs that Netflix hasn’t yet blocked from its servers.
One of the biggest disadvantages of Netflix is its price. Although $8.99 aligns with other services, if you want high-quality video, you’ll have to upgrade to the $10.99 – $12.99 monthly plan. Netflix does offer a one-month free trial to let you decide if it’s the right service for you.
You’re probably all too familiar with all the free content you can get on YouTube. But the site’s paid subscription service serves as a great alternative to cable or satellite.
Unlike the other services, YouTube TV is designed to give you access to many of the channels you’d have on your TV, including ABC, CBS, FOX, ESPN, and HGTV, among many others. You’ll need to enter your ZIP code to get the full list of channels available in your area.
YouTube TV’s interface is similar to what you find when you browse free YouTube videos on your computer. You won’t find the browse feature as easy to use as some other services, and you can’t add items to your watchlist yet. YouTube TV offers subtitles and language settings as other services do, but you’ll only find a handful of content in other languages.
YouTube TV has a shorter free trial period than other services, and that period seems to keep shrinking, but you may have an easier time finding a VPN that works.
Hulu ($5.99 Per Month)
If you’re a TV fan, Hulu will likely be your favorite, despite what the others offer. You’ll get access to many of the shows aired on ABC, CBS, Bravo, A&E, Food Network, HGTV, Lifetime, and many others. There’s also the Live TV option, giving you access to all those shows you lost when you cut the cord. Best of all, the ad-inclusive basic plan without the Live TV option is only $5.99 a month.
Hulu’s watchlist not only saves shows you want to watch, but it lets you see the shows you’ve already watched. There’s a fairly robust international selection on the site, and you can easily change your language preferences so that you can watch them.
Like Netflix, Hulu is constantly updating its interface to make it as easy as possible to use across a variety of devices, and the Keep Watching section is especially useful for picking up where you last left off.
Hulu is fairly affordable, and it also comes with a free 30-day trial. The biggest disadvantage is with its original programming, as the service still struggles to keep up with Netflix, Amazon, and HBO. To get access to other countries’ content, you’ll need to keep up with the few VPNs that can get around the service’s blocking tools.
HBO GO ($14.99 Per Month)
HBO has long been a paid premium service, but the network has evolved in the streaming era. Although there are plenty of great original shows and blockbuster movies on HBO GO for the price, it’s not nearly as good a value as competitors.
If you are more into movies than TV shows though, HBO GO might be a better choice than Netflix or Hulu. In addition to commercial-free movies and licensed series, you’ll also get original content like Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Deuce, and Barry.
When it comes to selection, HBO GO won’t be as great a deal as a service like Netflix or Hulu, which both have extensive libraries of shows and movies. However, the network’s original series are the real draw. You also won’t find as many international titles as with other streaming services, but you can change the preferred language and easily access subtitles.
Navigation with HBO GO is fairly easy, especially if you often move from one device to another and want to pick up where you left off. You’ll access HBO GO through your HBO subscription, and many cable providers offer free trial periods, However, you can get HBO Now independently and get the first seven days free. If you want to watch content from other countries, you’ll need to search for the latest VPNs to find one that hasn’t yet been blocked.
