Testseek.com have collected 32 expert reviews of the Amazon Fire TV 2015 and the average rating is 79%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Amazon Fire TV 2015.
November 2015
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The editors liked
I like how zippy it is. It's noticeably faster than my old Fire TV Stick. (I also like the bigger remote because it's harder to lose.) It's cool that you can ask it what the weather is
Though I need more time to change my browsing habits before I really
Loading times for non-live streaming content are the fastest yet on a streaming box—even surpassing the more expensive Xbox One
No
Seriously. Even rewinding and fast-forwarding benefit from some very smart pre-fetching tech
Fire TV voice search now rec
4K streaming capabilities
Voice search
Additional Alexa features
Games and other apps
Very responsive
4K and 802.11ac Wi-Fi for the same price as the old Fire TV
Prime-centric home screen brings you video without much effort
Fast navigation and accurate voice control
Super speedy
4K support (if you have a 4K display)
Alexa
The editors didn't like
As much as I enjoy the Amazon Fire TV experience
I must admit that it's exceedingly mediocre. Compared to Apple TV
For instance
The interface feels clunky and confusing. I also feel like I'm constantly being pushed to buy or rent Amazon content which i
Fire OS 5.0 interface still suffers from too much pecking through menus
It would be nice if you could pin favorite apps and content
Alexa functionality is impaired by incomplete rollout of its personal-assistant features
A lack of universal voice searc
Lacks full Dolby Digital support until an update is released
Non-Amazon content and apps can get buried in the menu
Music category only integrates with Prime music
Third-party app integration pales in comparison to Prime
With the second-generation Fire TV, Amazon has made a very good product even better, adding 4K support, a faster processor, and more robust search capabilities without increasing the price. My general verdict about the Fire TV remains the same as it did i...
4K and 802.11ac Wi-Fi for the same price as the old Fire TV, Prime-centric home screen brings you video without much effort, Fast navigation and accurate voice control
Third-party app integration pales in comparison to Prime, 4K content is limited to Amazon and Netflix, No Netflix content in search results
The latest Fire TV makes some welcome improvements, but owners of the original needn't upgrade...
Abstract: It's been about a year since Amazon released the first Fire TV Stick (give or take a couple of months), which was probably the best streaming stick at the time—arguably better than both Chromecast and Roku Streaming Stick. Naturally, the company didn't wa...
If you have a 4K TV and are an Amazon Prime subscriber, the 2015 edition of the Fire TV is worth the $100 you'll spend. If, however, you're looking for an OK video streaming device for as cheap as possible, you might want to hunt down last year's model.If...
Published: 2015-11-05, Author: Samuel , review by: booredatwork.com
Abstract: The new Amazon Fire TV 4K Gaming edition retails for $140, comes with a Game controller, 32GB microSd card two free games and the ability to watch streaming content in 4K. Enjoy console-style gaming with an up to 2 GHz quad-core processor, dedicated GPU...
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Published: 2015-11-03, Author: Jennifer , review by: hothardware.com
4K streaming capabilities, Voice search, Additional Alexa features, Games and other apps, Very responsive
Lacks full Dolby Digital support until an update is released, Non-Amazon content and apps can get buried in the menu, Music category only integrates with Prime music
Although it may look similar to the original, the new Fire TV for 2015 is a true second-generation device. Amazon has improved the hardware inside the Fire TV by offering a quad-core, 64-bit MediaTek SoC, a more powerful graphics engine, and better Wi-Fi...
Super speedy, 4K support (if you have a 4K display), Alexa
Favors Prime content, Busy interface, Loses audio output
More times than not, the Verge score is based on the average of the subscores below. However, since this is a non-weighted average, we reserve the right to tweak the overall score if we feel it doesn't reflect our overall assessment and price of the produ...
Published: 2015-10-15, Author: Sam , review by: arstechnica.com
Loading times for non-live streaming content are the fastest yet on a streaming box—even surpassing the more expensive Xbox One, No, seriously. Even rewinding and fast-forwarding benefit from some very smart pre-fetching tech, Fire TV voice search now rec
Fire OS 5.0 interface still suffers from too much pecking through menus; it would be nice if you could pin favorite apps and content, Alexa functionality is impaired by incomplete rollout of its personal-assistant features, A lack of universal voice searc
Abstract: When it comes to streaming devices, you do have quite a wide choice to take advantage of now. Certainly more than you did last year and when the first generation Fire TV device was released. Since then, Android TV had arrived with its many guises and as a...
Published: 2015-10-11, Author: Tony , review by: gaming-age.com
Abstract: One and a half years ago, we reviewed the Amazon Fire TV–a device that had A Lot of Problems, yet A Lot of Potential. Given the incremental nature of the hardware update, so too will this be an incremental review that will explore what's improved, what st...
