Excellent sound quality at a decent price? Qobuz is our favorite service for serious music lovers who also want to be able to purchase tracks.

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Originals, kids' titles and back catalogs all make a difference when deciding which streaming service is worth your money, along with the availability of new releases and blockbuster movies.

Simultaneous streams: Services usually charge more for more streams. Be sure you're covered for yourself and other members of your household, and consider whether you have to pay extra to share your account.

If the service was more yielding to PC users and smart home fans, Apple Music would easily become the service we would recommend. In short, Spotify is better for users of almost any phone, smart device or computer.

Hockey and MLS fans who root for teams that aren't based where they currently live need ESPN's streaming service to watch their team's action. The service won't be of much use to fans of the home teams.

Netflix is the standard-bearer for streaming video services. It hosts an impressive content selection, with new titles exchanged for older ones every month.

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Amazon Prime Video allows you to stream up to three different titles at the same time using the same Amazon account, but the same title can only be streamed by two devices simultaneously. Max allows up to three viewers to watch streams simultaneously.

We then compare the services based on the number of simultaneous streams they allow, if they throw in 4K streaming for free (or charge extra), and what other special features they allow.

Some judgments are based on our tastes for content, so note that if you love a specific show or style of the show, you may have a different favorite. If you want to go beyond on-demand platforms, check out our lineup of the best live TV streaming services.

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Qobuz's streaming service offers a wealth of music in hi-res, and you don't need a special hardware decoder to listen to it.

New shows and movies arrive each week. The company doesn't mind catering to different tastes with gaming options and categories for kids, and anime and foreign-language titles from all over the globe.