Rank #5 in Best 4K Streaming Stick 2026: 10 Ranked, and the Spec Tables That Don't Add Up
PLEIO Freely Streaming Puck, 4K HDR, 12 Months Gaming
Price and rating as shown on Amazon when we collected them. Both change.
The PLEIO is a Freely-certified streaming puck from Netgem, model number N9600, listed at £99.00. It takes fifth place in this guide and is the most expensive device in it. The listing credits it with 32 GB of storage, 3 GB of RAM, 4K output at 3840 x 2160 pixels, a voice remote, a wireless gamepad and 12 months of cloud gaming, and says it pulls live TV over Wi-Fi with no aerial and no dish needed.
The field doing the most work on the page is the one labelled Network Connectivity Technology, which reads: Bluetooth 5.0, Dolby Atmos (Passthrough), HDMI 2.0/ HDMI 2.1, IR 38Khz, WiFi 6. Two of those five entries are network standards; Dolby Atmos is audio, IR 38Khz is a remote-control sensor and HDMI is a cable. The Supported Internet Services row goes the other way and opens with "4, 5" before it reaches BBC iPlayer, ITVx or Netflix. The ratings row shows 4.0 out of 5 from 306 ratings, while the star breakdown adds up to 100 entries — 55 five-star, 16 four-star and 29 at three stars or lower — which behaves like a percentage split rather than counts. None of this says the hardware is poor: one reviewer below reports Freely running flawlessly over Wi-Fi. It says the specification fields are doing marketing rather than measurement. Everything on this page comes from the Amazon listing, not from any testing we have carried out.
How those 306 ratings break down
An average hides its own shape. This is the spread behind the 4.0 stars.
Specification
Exactly as published on the Amazon listing, field for field.
| Price | £99.00 |
|---|---|
| Rating | 4.0 out of 5, from 306 ratings |
| Brand and model | Netgem PLEIO, model number N9600 |
| Memory Storage Capacity | 32 GB |
| RAM Memory Installed | 3 GB |
| Network Connectivity Technology | Bluetooth 5.0, Dolby Atmos (Passthrough), HDMI 2.0/ HDMI 2.1, IR 38Khz, WiFi 6 (as listed) |
| Supported Internet Services | 4, 5, BBC iPlayer, DAZN, Discovery+, Freely, HBO MAX, ITVx, NOW, Netflix, Paramount+, Prime Video, U, YouTube, and many more (as listed) |
| Best Sellers Rank | 26 in Streaming Clients |
What buyers actually say
Quoted from customer reviews on Amazon
Verified purchase“Replaced Sky to with this - free to with loads of channels and lots of apps to choose from if you want to add Disney, now, prime etc. Well worth it. Plug it in, follow the on screen prompts and it's up and running in no time. No satellite, no aerial - runs off your internet. Great.”
Verified purchase“Easy to set up. It's remote can be used to operate the TV and soundbar over the HDMI connection. Full access to play store to download more apps. Returned a Manhattan aero freely box because of software glitches. So far the pleio beats the pants off the aero. Update. This has the same problems as the aero after a few weeks of use. Using ITV X causes the pleio to not be able to play anything other than BBc live channels. Sick anf tired of factory resetting it. Returned for a refund. Note to manufacturers, get it right before releasing it to market.”
What it is up against
The rivals it was ranked against in Best 4K Streaming Stick 2026: 10 Ranked, and the Spec Tables That Don't Add Up.
Questions people ask
Does the PLEIO N9600 need an aerial or a satellite dish?
No. The listing says it is Freely certified and watches live TV over Wi-Fi with no aerial and no subscription needed, including BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, restart live TV, pause and on-demand.
What is in the box with the PLEIO Puck?
The listing gives the box contents as an HDMI cable (2.0), the PLEIO Puck streaming device, a voice-enabled PLEIO remote control, a PLEIO wireless gaming controller and a UK plug power adaptor (USB-C).
What happens to the cloud gaming after 12 months?
The listing says 12 months of PLEIO Extra are included, covering 300+ cloud games and 150+ Extra Channels. After that it is £9.99 per month, or you keep using Freely and your apps completely free, with no lock-in.
Why is Dolby Atmos in the network connectivity field?
We cannot tell you — the listing itself puts Bluetooth 5.0, Dolby Atmos (Passthrough), HDMI 2.0/ HDMI 2.1, IR 38Khz and WiFi 6 in a single row labelled Network Connectivity Technology. That mixes audio, video cable and remote-sensor standards into a network field.
How much storage and memory does the Netgem PLEIO have?
As listed: 32 GB of memory storage capacity and 3 GB of RAM installed. The 32 GB figure is repeated in the bullet about downloading apps from the Google Play Store.
What do the 306 ratings break down into?
The listing shows 4.0 out of 5 from 306 ratings. Its star breakdown lists 55 five-star, 16 four-star, 12 three-star, 6 two-star and 11 one-star — 100 entries in total, which reads as a percentage split rather than counts against the 306.
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