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February 2015
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2338 Reviews
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Affordable
Responsive
Played all video files
Simple installation for Kodi (XBMC)
Comfortable remote control (with Bluetooth)
Miracast streaming capabilities
So much content
Really smooth and easy to use
Supports all the popular services
Includes remote
Smartphone app
Supports Bluetooth remotes
Voice search is great
Portable
Dual band wireless (N600)
Supports voice search
Arrives preregistered to your Amazon account for simple setup
Reasonable pric
Useful features for Amazon Prime subscriber
Good app selection
Affordable (cheaper than Roku 3500R)
Works with any modern HDTV
Includes physical remote plus HDMI & AC adapters
Compact and lightweight
Supports most streaming services
Heavily interconnected with Amazon Prime features (Video
Music
Photos)
Easy to set up and use
Easy to use the remote
Has a wide variety of apps
Low power usage
Low price
Beautiful
Visual interface
Bundled remote makes navigation easy
Supports most third-party streaming apps
Excellent 4K HDR quality
Zippy navigation
Lots of great apps
Improved remote
Inexpensive. Feature-rich. Lots of content and services available
Especially for Amazon Prime members.
Inexpensive
Generous app and service platform
Alexa and voice search are useful
The Amazon Fire TV Stick can access thousands of the most popular streaming apps. It's dirt cheap and unlike Chromecast
It actually includes a physical remote. Amazon content launches quickly. The voice remote option allows more convenient search and eas
The $40 Amazon Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote is one of the least expensive devices to stream video from Netflix
Amazon
Hulu
HBO
Sling TV and other online services. It's just as responsive as other devices
Meaning it's lightning-fast
And char
Easy installation in any HDMI port
Straightforward
Simple menus
ASAP technology loads full resolution videos instantly
Plenty of free content for Amazon Prime members
Unobtrusive design
Vastly improved onscreen keyboard
Dedicated Prime Video section
List of apps keeps getting longer
The editors didn't like
Doesn't bit stream HD audio
Sideloading method of installing Kodi makes SAF a challenge if they accidentally exit the interface
Would like to see a large list of movies or TV shows when I'm looking for something to watch
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Voice search only works for Amazon Prime and Hulu Plus & requires app or optional remote
No support for DLNA media servers
No iOS remote app (yet)
Popular channels like HBOGo
TED
Picasa and VUDU currently not available
Lackluster search feature
Navigation feels lagg
Subpar games
Lacks support for HBO GO
Rdio
Vudu
& MGO
Mobile remote app & display mirroring has issues
Included remote lacks voicesearch
Gaming via the streaming stick is mediocre at best
As a stick
It's slower to load content than box devices
No voice search
No support for multiple accounts
Voice remote doesn't support Alexa
Yet
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Amazon-heavy interface
Requires inconvenient power adapter
Interface is curated primarily around Amazon content. Not as quick as the Fire TV. No iOS version of the remote app yet
No 4K video support
Alexa features are slightly limited compared with Amazon Echo
Slower than most other streaming devices. Popular apps like Netflix
Hulu
YouTube and others take a back seat to Amazon's own TV shows and movies. There's no way to customize the interface
The current user interface pushes Amazon content too aggressively. Alexa is less useful than with always-on devices. Unlike Roku there's no dedicated app for any other a la carte video service
Like Vudu or Fandango Now
Beyond Amazon's
Missing some major apps including Vudu and M-Go
Global search favors Amazon results
Remote app is inconsistent and voice search may not work
Still no HBO Go
Included remote lacks voice search button
Still some rough edges and inconsistencies in Fire OS
There's a lot to like about Amazon's Fire TV Stick.It's small, portable, powerful and really cheap. At £35 this is the best way to easily turn any old HDTV into a smart one.There's also plenty of support for other streaming services, but you're not going...
Published: 2015-02-17, Author: Will , review by: pcmag.com
Inexpensive. Feature-rich. Lots of content and services available, especially for Amazon Prime members.
Interface is curated primarily around Amazon content. Not as quick as the Fire TV. No iOS version of the remote app yet
Amazon's tiny stick-sized version of the Fire TV media hub is less than half the price and offers all of the same appealing features, save for sheer speed....
Affordable, Responsive, Played all video files, Simple installation for Kodi (XBMC), Comfortable remote control (with Bluetooth), Miracast streaming capabilities
Doesn't bit stream HD audio, Sideloading method of installing Kodi makes SAF a challenge if they accidentally exit the interface
Audio limitations aside, the Amazon FireTV Stick is hands down the best Kodi (XBMC) media player device I have ever had the pleasure of testing. Every video file I could dream of playing was successful, and the speed and responsiveness was equal to a dedi...
Abstract: The Roku Box and the Amazon Fire TV are small and inexpensive enough. Yet both Roku and Amazon also offer a smaller and cheaper HDMI streaming device to compete with the wildly popular Google Chromecast HDMI streaming stick. We'll pit the Amazon Fire TV S...
Published: 2015-02-03, Author: Scott , review by: chipchick.com
So much content, really smooth and easy to use, supports all the popular services, includes remote, smartphone app, supports Bluetooth remotes, voice search is great, portable
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There's an absolutely incredible amount of content that Amazon delivers to your TV with the Fire Stick, and it has all of the popular services! What's even more incredible is how affordable the stick is. You get a lot for just $39, and the experience is s...
Affordable (cheaper than Roku 3500R), Works with any modern HDTV, Includes physical remote plus HDMI & AC adapters, Compact and lightweight, Supports most streaming services, Heavily interconnected with Amazon Prime features (Video, Music, Photos)
Lacks support for HBO GO, Rdio, Vudu, & MGO, Mobile remote app & display mirroring has issues, Included remote lacks voicesearch, Gaming via the streaming stick is mediocre at best
Amazon took the competition head-on and gave them a run for their money with the release of their affordable Fire TV Stick. The standalone stick supports nearly all of the popular streaming services besides HBO GO, which is expected to be supported someti...
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Published: 2014-12-08, Author: Brian , review by: newatlas.com
Abstract: Amazon entered the battle for the living room when it launched its Fire TV set-top box earlier this year. More recently it expanded its attack with the launch of the Fire TV Stick that competes with the Chromecast and the Roku Streaming Stick. Here's our ...
Published: 2014-12-08, Author: Daniel , review by: yahoo.com
Abstract: Once you plug the Fire TV Stick into the back of your TV, it's completely out of sight, which is very nice.The Fire TV box, on the other hand, is a little bigger than an old-school portable CD player. It does, however, offer a sleek, all-black industrial...
Abstract: Amazon announced the Fire TV Stick back in October as the smaller version of its initial Fire TV streaming box. The small HDMI dongle officially launched last month and we took the chance to try it out for ourselves.Just like Google's Chromecast, which is...
Dual band wireless (N600), Supports voice search, Arrives preregistered to your Amazon account for simple setup
Voice search only works for Amazon Prime and Hulu Plus & requires app or optional remote, No support for DLNA media servers, No iOS remote app (yet), Popular channels like HBOGo, TED, Picasa and VUDU currently not available
