


What we like about ExpressVPN is how it documents setting up VPN services for virtually all the most popular set-top boxes, even those that don't natively support VPN. Trust, but verify: An in-depth analysis of ExpressVPN's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad weekĮxpressVPN is one of the most popular VPN providers out there, offering a wide range of platforms and protocols.The best way to do that is read our in-depth analysis: We've chosen to leave ExpressVPN in this recommendation, and I wouldn't necessarily dismiss ExpressVPN out of hand because of these reports, but it's up to you to gauge your risk level. Logging: No browsing logs, some connection logsĮxpressVPN has been burning up the headlines with not the best news.
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Simultaneous Connections: 5 or unlimited with the router app.Native Streaming Apps: Fire TV, Android TV, Nvidia Shield TV.It's the easiest and least expensive path.Įxcellent documentation, even for streamers without native apps Honestly, if you want to watch streaming TV through a VPN, just get a Fire TV stick and be done with it. But, if you're using a Roku, and Apple TV box, or any smart TV not running Android TV, you're forced to jump through a bunch of hoops, connecting your router up as a VPN, or connecting your TV as a client to your Mac or PC and using that machine's VPN-protected network. The XGIMI Halo projector I recently spotlighted in an outdoor theatre project is one such device. The exception to this is the Amazon Fire TVs and Fire TV Sticks, and any Android TV box. VPNs and set-top boxes and streaming sticks don't all work together well. That said, it is, at best, a legally gray area. If you're traveling, you can VPN back to your home country and use your home streaming service account to watch your favorite show.
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By contrast, VPN vendors go to great lengths making the case that you can use their services to bypass all those restrictions.īut there are times where, legally, you might want to use a VPN to watch a movie or video. Owners of entertainment content go to great lengths to control the distribution of their wares, especially when it comes to international markets for movies and TV, and even local regions for black-out sporting events. Image: Glenn Carstens Peters via Unsplash
