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Testseek.com have collected 125 expert reviews of the Amazon Fire TV and the average rating is 77%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Amazon Fire TV.
Award: Most Awarded June 2014
June 2014
 
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The editors liked

  • Great content selection
  • Can play games well
  • Competitive $99 price
  • Impressive hardware specs lead to a lagfree experience
  • Voice search works as advertised
  • Gaming with the FireTV goes beyond what anyone else can offer
  • Super simple set up
  • The system runs super smoothly
  • Intuitive remote control and user interface
  • Great gaming experience – especially at this price point
  • Voice search works well
  • Nice minimalist hardware design
  • Kindle Fire TV owners can take advantage
  • Dualband wireless
  • Voice search works fairly well
  • Arrives preregistered to your Amazon account for simple setup
  • Optional wireless game controller improves gaming experience
  • Device specs run circles around the nearest Android-driven competition
  • Build quality and design of hub
  • Remote
  • And gamepad are sleek
  • If you want to find Amazon-hosted content like videos and games
  • The microphone gets the job done
  • Simple to setup
  • Voice search does a great job of translating what you say
  • Comfortabl
  • Ergonomic remot
  • Promising voice-search capabilit
  • Responsive interface with Amazon service
  • Doubles as entry-level game console
  • The Amazon Fire TV can access thousands of the most popular streaming apps. Its interface is very quick to respond
  • And Amazon content launches almost immediately. Parental controls and support are top-notch. Voice search from the remote works very well
  • Snappy performance
  • Powerful components in a small package
  • Voice search and ASAP work as advertised
  • Easy to use
  • Fast
  • Good WiFi plus Ethernet
  • Plays games
  • Competitive price
  • Voice search
  • Games and other apps
  • Very responsive
  • Slim design
  • Clever interface focuses on content instead of apps
  • Impressively accurate voice searches
  • Kidfriendly Freetime section is built in
  • Great for tinkering
  • With the ability to sideload Android apps
  • The Amazon Fire TV Recast antenna DVR doesn't charge any monthly fees. Its sophisticated program guide fits live TV channels seamlessly into the Fire TV interface. Setup is easy and out of home streaming to your phone works well. Picture quality was perfe
  • Easy to set up and use with Fire TV devices and Alexa
  • Smooth video playback across all channels
  • Low price for built-in storage with no subscription fees
  • Easy to setup and use with Fire TV devices and Alexa
  • Lo
  • Lets you record up to four programs at onc
  • Works with Fire T
  • Can stream programs to smartphone
  • Easy to set up
  • Integrates well with Fire TV
  • Simple DVR function
  • Works with Amazon Alexa
  • Very responsive. Elegant design and interface. Lots of content and apps available. Voice search is functional. Flexible port array.
  • Easy to set up and use
  • Easy to use the remote
  • Apps and games load quickly
  • Has a wide variety of apps and games
  • Has accurate voice search
  • Has the most comprehensive parental controls out of all the products we tested
  • Low power usage
  • Picture is bright and colorful with all-angle viewing
  • Set-up and controls are relatively straightforward
  • Ambient Experience adds unique layer of functionality
  • Built-in speaker system doesn't necessitate soundbar
  • Mics in remote and television for Alexa
  • Lets you record and watch OTA channels anywhere
  • Seamless integration with Fire TV and Alexa voice commands
  • Reliable streaming performance
  • Easy and flexible setup
  • Subscription-free DVR
  • Up to four tuners and plenty of storage
  • Alexa support makes control easy
  • Easy setup
  • Plenty of DVR space
  • It just works
  • Speedy performance
  • Voice search that works
  • Fun games that aren't a gimmick
  • Effective voice search function
  • Powerful quad-core processor
  • ASAP feature loads movies for instant playback
  • HDMI CEC functionality
  • No Airplay-like feature
  • Old Netflix interface
  • Missing key apps such as HBO
  • No deep search yet
  • Fast performance
  • Impressive list of apps
  • Even at launch
  • Voice search is convenient
  • Fast and accurate
  • Access to plenty of 4K content
  • Excellent gaming
  • Regular content and apps access
  • Streams content very smoothly
  • Powerful processing specs for smooth use
  • Excellent price
  • Fast and intuitive interface
  • Voice search is fast and accurate
  • Bluetooth remote doesn't require line of sight

The editors didn't like

  • Voice search only works with Amazon content
  • Not all games are optimized well for the controller
  • Content support nonexistent for non-U.S. users
  • Limited internal storage
  • Gaming controller is an extra $40 on a device is already at the top of the price range
  • No killer feature to make it a must have
  • Controller sold separately
  • Missing apps like Spotify – HBO GO and the Time Warner Cable app
  • The system puts Amazon services first before others
  • Voice capability is limited to just searching – and not navigating the device
  • Voice search only works for Amazon Prime and Hulu Plus content
  • No support for DLNA media servers
  • USB port currently not in use you can't play content from USB devices
  • Significantly fewer channels and apps than Roku 3
  • Popular channels like HBOGo
  • TED
  • Media browsing puts all Amazon content front-and-center
  • Making Hulu
  • Netflix
  • And other apps less convenient
  • Particularly since they can't tap into microphone search
  • Launch game selection ranges from uninspired to wholly unoptimized
  • Does not have access to full Google Play app store
  • Game offerings sparse
  • Some video pausing glitches encountered with Hulu Plus
  • Voice search only works for Amazon's store
  • Major video and music providers missin
  • Voice search doesn't support enough apps ye
  • So-so games not yet worth price of $49 controlle
  • Interface not customizable
  • Popular apps like Netflix
  • Hulu
  • YouTube and others take a back seat to Amazon's own TV shows and movies. Search results prioritize Amazon
  • And often hide results from other providers even if you've installed them. There's no way to customize the interfac
  • Voice search limited to Amazon results
  • Same old music and video content at same old price
  • No HBO Go
  • Where to buy
  • The Amazon Fire TV is available for $99 from Amazon.com
  • Which is tax-free in all states but AZ
  • CA
  • IN
  • KS
  • KY
  • MA
  • NC
  • NJ
  • NY
  • ND
  • NV
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  • No support for USB flash drives or media servers. No web browser
  • Game controller not included
  • No HBO GO
  • Voice search doesn't work within apps
  • Onscreen keyboard is painful to use
  • It's more expensive initially than many antenna TV options. You need a Fire TV device attached to your TV
  • And can only watch on two devices at once. Alexa search isn't as dependable as manually using the channel guide
  • And the required Fire TV menu syste
  • Fire TV required to watch on televisions
  • No ad-skipping features
  • Out-of-home streaming only works on mobile devices
  • Requires purchase of Fire TV device
  • Is fairly expensive
  • Only works with Fire TV
  • Transcoding hurts video quality
  • Max 2 simultaneous streams
  • Highly curated Amazon interface limits out-of-the-box Android flexibility. Game performance isn't spectacular
  • Voice search doesn't work with non-Amazon apps (Netflix
  • Hulu Plus
  • Etc.)
  • Fire TV aggressive in upselling content and services
  • Fire TV is a bit of a jumble
  • Ambient Experience can be frustrating for snack breaks
  • Limited to two concurrent streams
  • BYOA (bring your own antenna)
  • Mobile app isn't nearly as good as Fire TV experience
  • Can only stream to two devices simultaneously
  • Mobile experience lacks features like scheduling
  • Only works with Fire TV products
  • Voice search is limited
  • Missing key apps like HBO Go
  • No live TV options
  • Voice search and watchlists not functional for all services
  • Limited on-demand video apps
  • Nice hardware
  • Voice search that actually works
  • Supports games
  • Small and easy to hide
  • Multitasking
  • Sort of
  • Onscreen keyboard is offensively bad
  • Inconsistent gaming experience
  • Carousel UI doesn't work as well on Fire TV as it does on tablets
  • Many apps and games are buggy ports from other platforms
  • No HDMI 2.0 as far as we can tell
  • Weak on game selection
  • No access to full range of Google Play apps
  • Heavily oriented toward Amazon Prime subscribers
  • Voice search limited to only Amazon content (won't work in apps)
  • No way to refine searches within Amazon content

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  Published: 2014-04-10, review by: mobiletechreview.com

  • Easy to use, fast, good WiFi plus Ethernet, plays games, competitive price
  • No support for USB flash drives or media servers. No web browser
  • As we've come to expect from Amazon, Fire TV is a well thought out, easy to use and pleasant product. It's backed by a name that many folks trust, and their customer support and purchasing systems are top notch. Amazon's video library is decent, and s...

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  Published: 2014-04-09, review by: arstechnica.com

  • Device specs run circles around the nearest Android-driven competition, Build quality and design of hub, remote, and gamepad are sleek, If you want to find Amazon-hosted content like videos and games, the microphone gets the job done
  • Media browsing puts all Amazon content front-and-center, making Hulu, Netflix, and other apps less convenient, particularly since they can't tap into microphone search, Launch game selection ranges from uninspired to wholly unoptimized
  • Putting money where the buttons areIf you have other systems' controllers and want to save a few bucks, you might be in luck. Sony's DualShock 3 didn't play nice, but we were able to pair DualShock 4 controllers with only slight issues. Even better, our w...

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  Published: 2014-04-09, Author: Hubert , review by: ubergizmo.com

  • "AMAZON PRIME SUBSCRIBERS ARE THE PERFECT CUSTOMERS"Your level of interest for the Amazon Fire will vary greatly depending where you are coming from. I hope that the information above has helped you get a sense of how it is to use the Amazon Fire TV in th...

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  Published: 2014-04-09, Author: Terrence , review by: engadget.com

  • Fast performance, Impressive list of apps, even at launch, Voice search is convenient, fast and accurate
  • Voice search doesn't work within apps, Onscreen keyboard is offensively bad, Inconsistent gaming experience, Carousel UI doesn't work as well on Fire TV as it does on tablets, Many apps and games are buggy ports from other platforms
  • The Fire TV is a compelling proposition, so long as you're already locked into the Amazon ecosystem. It's fast, powerful and priced in line with its higher-end competition. The addition of a single game controller for $40 gives access to gaming that doesn...

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  Published: 2014-04-08, Author: Brian , review by: newatlas.com

  • Abstract:  Last week, Amazon unveiled its new streaming and gaming set-top box, the US$99 Fire TV . Not only does it stream TV and movies from Amazon, but it also includes popular apps like Netflix, has voice search, and is a nice gaming rig too. Here's a look at ou...

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  Published: 2014-04-08, Author: Barb , review by: soundandvision.com

  • Effective voice search function, Powerful quad-core processor, ASAP feature loads movies for instant playback, HDMI CEC functionality
  • Voice search and watchlists not functional for all services, Limited on-demand video apps
  • Fire TV is a solid performer, but it needs more content and services, and a global search option, to make it a hit....

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  Published: 2014-04-07, review by: phonearena.com

  • Impressive hardware specs lead to a lagfree experience, Voice search works as advertised, Gaming with the FireTV goes beyond what anyone else can offer
  • Limited internal storage, Gaming controller is an extra $40 on a device is already at the top of the price range, No killer feature to make it a must have
  • Amazon has put together an impressive package with FireTV, offering specs to rival last year’s hero phones and positively dwarfing the competition in the streaming market. The voice search is unique and works well and the FireTV’s gaming capabilities f...

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  Published: 2014-04-07, Author: Mikey , review by: appleinsider.com

  • Snappy performance, Powerful components in a small package, Voice search and ASAP work as advertised
  • Voice search limited to Amazon results, Same old music and video content at same old price, No HBO Go, Where to buy, The Amazon Fire TV is available for $99 from Amazon.com, which is tax-free in all states but AZ, CA, IN, KS, KY, MA, NC, NJ, NY, ND, NV, P
  • Amazon's Fire TV is a well-built and executed device with a good feature set and competitive content library. With 8GB of onboard storage and the ability to download different apps, services and games, Fire TV has the potential to go toe-to-toe with the ...

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  Published: 2014-04-06, Author: Chris , review by: slashgear.com

  • Fire TV is a first-gen product, and it feels it. For all the clear benefits - the fast processor, ease of setup, accurate Voice Search, and solid picture quality - there are still glitches. The UI can be confusing, and searching by voice ignores the vas...

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  Published: 2014-04-05, Author: Christina , review by: mashable.com

  • Great content selection, Can play games well, Competitive $99 price
  • Voice search only works with Amazon content, Not all games are optimized well for the controller, Content support nonexistent for non-U.S. users
  • The Amazon Fire TV brings all of the company's content ecosystem to the living room for just $99. This is what Google TV should have been...

 
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