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Amazon Fire TV Stick

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Amazon Fire TV Stick

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83 Engadget Score
There's a lot to like about this in spite of a few flaws.
83

There's a lot to like about this in spite of a few flaws.

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The Engadget Score is a unique ranking of products based on extensive independent research and analysis by our expert editorial and research teams. The Global Score is arrived at only after curating hundreds, sometimes thousands of weighted data points (such as critic and user reviews).

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.

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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

Reviews

79
 
Average Critic Score
Critic Reviews 7
87
 
Average User Score
User Reviews 3
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Specs

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
Type
Video services
Video codec support
Audio codec support
Video outputs
Audio outputs
WiFi
Audio / video player
Netflix, Amazon, Youtube, Other
H.264 / AVC
Aac, Flac, Mp3, Ogg
HDMI
Via HDMI
Yes

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83 Engadget Score
There's a lot to like about this in spite of a few flaws.
83

There's a lot to like about this in spite of a few flaws.

How we score

The Engadget Score is a unique ranking of products based on extensive independent research and analysis by our expert editorial and research teams. The Global Score is arrived at only after curating hundreds, sometimes thousands of weighted data points (such as critic and user reviews).

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Scores

Engadget

83
 

User Reviews

100
js87
This was purchased as part of the special launch offer in the U.K. So as a...read more
80
elmitols
Nice handy device, much like Chromecast but a bit easier to use. With the ability...read more
80
arnehess
There's a lot to like about this in spite of a few flaws. - Engadget
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