But for now, the set-top box king is Roku. The small, privately held company is the market leader. It's also beloved by tech critics like TheStreet's own Rocco Pendola, who said that the Roku 3 "nails this one across the board" and crushes the Apple TV.

According to Parks Associates, Roku enjoys the pole position in video streamers with about a 37% market share, followed by No. 2 Apple TV at 24%. Parks also predicts the number of devices will almost double to around 330 million by 2017.

From the article, "Will Amazon Web TV Take Out Roku and Apple TV?" by Robert Weinstein.

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