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Amazon Fire TV Stick
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Engadget Review
The Fire TV Stick addresses a number of issues we had with the Fire TV and comes with a much smaller price tag. It's not dramatically better than its competitors, but it's certainly not any worse. For $39, it's a perfectly viable streaming-media option, and the best one if you've already bought into Amazon's ecosystem.
Pros
- Unobtrusive design
- Vastly improved onscreen keyboard
- Dedicated Prime Video section
- List of apps keeps getting longer
Cons
- Still no HBO Go
- Included remote lacks voice search button
- Still some rough edges and inconsistencies in Fire OS
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Amazon Fire TV Stick
- Critic Reviews (7)
- User Reviews (2)
- 79AVERAGE CRITIC SCORE7 ReviewsEngadget80Fire TV Stick review: a more affordable streamer fFor $39, it's a perfectly viable streaming-media option, and the best one if you've already bought into Amazon's ecosystem.TechCrunch70Fire TV Stick Review: A Great Streamer For An Amazt’s true, the $100 Fire TV is a better device, but for $60 less, a person gains access to the same content and experience. And I can deal with a touch of lag if I’m saving $60.CNET80Amazon Fire TV Stick review: A streaming hot bargaWhile it doesn't match the app selection or search capabilities of Roku, Amazon's Fire TV Stick's solid performance and mastery of Amazon content make it easily worth the $40 price.TechHive70Amazon Fire TV Stick review: A cheap, quick, and dAmazon's TV dongle suffers from a bloated interface and some version 1.0 bugs, but it delivers Prime Instant videos for an unbeatable $39.SlashGear70Amazon Fire TV Stick Review – A Prime no-brainerFor a Prime subscriber on the fence about a $99 Fire TV, the Fire TV Stick is a no-brainer. The ease and convenience of getting Amazon’s growing catalog of free content on your TV is certainly worth $39.ChipChick100Amazon Fire TV Stick ReviewThere’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.Digital Trends80Amazon Fire TV Stick reviewThe Fire TV Stick is simply the most powerful and entertaining streaming HDMI device on the market, and a hell of a deal to boot.
- 90AVERAGE USER SCORE2 Reviewsjs87100May 6, 2015Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!This was purchased as part of the special launch offer in the U.K. So as a result of starting a Prime membership, it has only cost me £7. Possibly the best £7 I have spent. The U.I is great, responsive & offers enough choice of apps to keep most people satisfied. Previously I have used a Roku LT, Xbox 360/One & a YouView box. This beats them all for media streaming.Engadget Reader80December 18, 2014Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!Nice handy device, much like Chromecast but a bit easier to use. With the ability to view Amazon prime on the main screen and use apps such as Netflix gives you the ability to switch back and forth with ease. The only issue that i have with it is that the sound skips a lot. Maybe on the next firmware update this will be fixed. But I think that Amazon has a winner on their hands.
Key Specs
TYPE
Audio / video player
VIDEO SERVICES
Netflix, Amazon, Youtube, Other
VIDEO CODEC SUPPORT
H.264 / AVC
AUDIO CODEC SUPPORT
Aac, Flac, Mp3, Ogg
VIDEO OUTPUTS
HDMI
AUDIO OUTPUTS
Via HDMI
WIFI
Yes
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