I started with Chromecast but found it kind of clunky and limited. About 15 months ago my youngest son got me to change to firestick so I could download an IPTV APK and had it ever since.
My stick is jailbroken, easy to do, so I can add those outside apps like Peacock and my VPN.
I saw a mention about remotes, mine is 2nd Gen and it has Alexa which I don't use. I can control my TV and power with it. If I use my soundbar the volume and features are controlled by that remote. The firestick also has a search function and while I agree with the cluttered screen comment you can find what you're looking for using search in less than a minute.
Now another twist, I live just outside TV and my media company is Zito Media. They've gone away from cable boxes and out their "cable tv" on an app that you can access on firestick or Roku. I won't get into it here but you have to wonder if other media providers are going the same route?
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